diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml b/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml
index ada8b000a26b0..06f1dae30cd34 100644
--- a/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USERS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MASTER_CLEAR"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING" />
         <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_DAY_NIGHT_MODE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS"/>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index 667433c46e505..7b8aba451e279 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@
     <!-- Listen app op changes -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WATCH_APPOPS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.OBSERVE_GRANT_REVOKE_PERMISSIONS" />
+    <!-- For handling silent audio recordings -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING" />
 
     <!-- to read and change hvac values in a car -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.car.permission.CONTROL_CAR_CLIMATE" />
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@
     <!-- Permission to make accessibility service access Bubbles -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ADD_TRUSTED_DISPLAY" />
 
+
     <protected-broadcast android:name="com.android.settingslib.action.REGISTER_SLICE_RECEIVER" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="com.android.settingslib.action.UNREGISTER_SLICE_RECEIVER" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="com.android.settings.flashlight.action.FLASHLIGHT_CHANGED" />