diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index f59e318d9b2cd..271f2666041f1 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ package android {
     field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA";
     field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE";
     field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC";
-    field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_FILE_MANAGEMENT = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_FILE_MANAGEMENT";
     field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_HEALTH = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_HEALTH";
     field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION";
     field public static final String FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK = "android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK";
@@ -12727,7 +12726,6 @@ package android.content.pm {
     field @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA}, anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, conditional=true) public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA = 64; // 0x40
     field @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE}, anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE, android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN, android.Manifest.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.NFC, android.Manifest.permission.TRANSMIT_IR, android.Manifest.permission.UWB_RANGING}, conditional=true) public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CONNECTED_DEVICE = 16; // 0x10
     field @RequiresPermission(value=android.Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, conditional=true) public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_DATA_SYNC = 1; // 0x1
-    field @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_FILE_MANAGEMENT) public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_FILE_MANAGEMENT = 4096; // 0x1000
     field @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_HEALTH}, anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION, android.Manifest.permission.BODY_SENSORS, android.Manifest.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS}) public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_HEALTH = 256; // 0x100
     field @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION}, anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, conditional=true) public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_LOCATION = 8; // 0x8
     field public static final int FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MANIFEST = -1; // 0xffffffff
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java
index 0b503eb06c3cb..6ca708aab7817 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ public class ServiceInfo extends ComponentInfo
      * the {@link android.R.attr#foregroundServiceType} attribute.
      * The file management use case which manages files/directories, often involving file I/O
      * across the file system.
+     *
+     * @hide
      */
     @RequiresPermission(
             value = Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_FILE_MANAGEMENT
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index f74ebc49760c3..27f2b8a729019 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6487,6 +6487,7 @@
     <!-- Allows a regular application to use {@link android.app.Service#startForeground
          Service.startForeground} with the type "fileManagement".
          <p>Protection level: normal|instant
+         @hide
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_FILE_MANAGEMENT"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_foregroundServiceFileManagement"
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
index ef94484f8de62..11a4ed7376d8f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
@@ -1720,8 +1720,10 @@
             <p>Requires the app to hold the permission
             {@link android.Manifest.permission#FOREGROUND_SERVICE_FILE_MANAGEMENT} in order to use
             this type.
+
+            TODO: b/258855262 mark this field as {@code hide} once this bug is fixed.
+            <flag name="fileManagement" value="0x1000" />
         -->
-        <flag name="fileManagement" value="0x1000" />
         <!-- Use cases that can't be categorized into any other foreground service types, but also
             can't use @link android.app.job.JobInfo.Builder} APIs.
             See {@link android.content.pm.ServiceInfo#FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE} for the