diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/app/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/cts/hostside/app/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5ddad7c1c4..3940de4240 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
 
     <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" >
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />