diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.storagemanager.xml b/data/etc/com.android.storagemanager.xml
index e85a82c983df4..a1635fe5548b2 100644
--- a/data/etc/com.android.storagemanager.xml
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.storagemanager.xml
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.USE_RESERVED_DISK"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 </permissions>