diff --git a/data/etc/car/com.android.car.xml b/data/etc/car/com.android.car.xml
index f1797deed0754..19548bc404d13 100644
--- a/data/etc/car/com.android.car.xml
+++ b/data/etc/car/com.android.car.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.PROVIDE_TRUST_AGENT"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.REBOOT"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_LOGS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 </permissions>
diff --git a/data/etc/car/com.google.android.car.kitchensink.xml b/data/etc/car/com.google.android.car.kitchensink.xml
index 6b26e8f3d5f2e..d36a82684e9e5 100644
--- a/data/etc/car/com.google.android.car.kitchensink.xml
+++ b/data/etc/car/com.google.android.car.kitchensink.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.PROVIDE_TRUST_AGENT"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_LOGS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.REBOOT"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>