diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index bc01349dbfd22..5295b474066a4 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String READ_LOGS = "android.permission.READ_LOGS";
     field public static final String READ_PHONE_NUMBERS = "android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS";
     field public static final String READ_PHONE_STATE = "android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE";
+    field public static final String READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE = "android.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE";
     field public static final String READ_SMS = "android.permission.READ_SMS";
     field public static final String READ_SYNC_SETTINGS = "android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS";
     field public static final String READ_SYNC_STATS = "android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index a42ba17c100ed..e54215edaaf04 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2057,8 +2057,10 @@
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
     <!-- Allows read only access to precise phone state.
-         @hide Pending API council approval -->
+         Allows reading of detailed information about phone state for special-use applications
+         such as dialers, carrier applications, or ims applications. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.UNDEFINED"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
     <!-- @SystemApi Allows read access to privileged phone state.