diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 5a736d5ff9a51..d029745020a90 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String BIND_TELECOM_CONNECTION_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_TELECOM_CONNECTION_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BIND_TEXT_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_TEXT_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BIND_TV_INPUT = "android.permission.BIND_TV_INPUT";
+    field public static final String BIND_TV_INTERACTIVE_APP = "android.permission.BIND_TV_INTERACTIVE_APP";
     field public static final String BIND_VISUAL_VOICEMAIL_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_VISUAL_VOICEMAIL_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BIND_VOICE_INTERACTION = "android.permission.BIND_VOICE_INTERACTION";
     field public static final String BIND_VPN_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 50e9f237c5895..e6d35132d8efb 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4130,6 +4130,13 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_TV_INPUT"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
+    <!-- Must be required by a {@link android.media.tv.interactive.TvInteractiveAppService}
+         to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged
+    -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_TV_INTERACTIVE_APP"
+                android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+
     <!-- @SystemApi
          Must be required by a {@link com.android.media.tv.remoteprovider.TvRemoteProvider}
          to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/interactive/TvInteractiveAppManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/interactive/TvInteractiveAppManagerService.java
index 35cc43faa4e9e..19aa25be880f9 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/interactive/TvInteractiveAppManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/tv/interactive/TvInteractiveAppManagerService.java
@@ -129,7 +129,12 @@ public class TvInteractiveAppManagerService extends SystemService {
 
         for (ResolveInfo ri : services) {
             ServiceInfo si = ri.serviceInfo;
-            // TODO: add BIND_TV_INTERACTIVE_APP permission and check it here
+            if (!android.Manifest.permission.BIND_TV_INTERACTIVE_APP.equals(si.permission)) {
+                Slog.w(TAG, "Skipping TV interactiva app service " + si.name
+                        + ": it does not require the permission "
+                        + android.Manifest.permission.BIND_TV_INTERACTIVE_APP);
+                continue;
+            }
 
             ComponentName component = new ComponentName(si.packageName, si.name);
             try {