diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 5d5f8ac0b2781..7360913214ad4 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -1255,6 +1255,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2444fce19aa79..3635fabf8837d 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -532,6 +532,13 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardWrite"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
 
+    <!-- Allows an application to write to internal media storage -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_mediaStorageWrite"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_mediaStorageWrite"
+        android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
+
     <!-- ============================================ -->
     <!-- Permissions for low-level system interaction -->
     <!-- ============================================ -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 8a5af7d170fb8..b427a0e2c06cc 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1230,6 +1230,11 @@
     <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permdesc_sdcardWrite" product="default">Allows an application to write to the SD card.</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permlab_mediaStorageWrite" product="default">modify/delete internal media storage contents</string>
+    <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permdesc_mediaStorageWrite" product="default">Allows an application to modify the contents of the internal media storage.</string>
+
     <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permlab_cache_filesystem">access the cache filesystem</string>
     <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index 439fc90aff9a0..f45857662b8e1 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
         <group gid="sdcard_rw" />
     </permission>
 
+    <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >
+        <group gid="media_rw" />
+    </permission>
+
     <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_USB" >
         <group gid="usb" />
     </permission>