diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index c684e7e7b8719..2f431c409d0f9 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -544,6 +544,14 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardWrite"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
 
+    <!-- Allows an application to write to internal media storage
+         @hide  -->
+    <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/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index df80546688fad..1870a4a460559 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_MTP" >
         <group gid="mtp" />
     </permission>