diff --git a/legacy/vendor/common/init_shell.te b/legacy/vendor/common/init_shell.te
index 817477b0..1f9c7a8f 100644
--- a/legacy/vendor/common/init_shell.te
+++ b/legacy/vendor/common/init_shell.te
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ userdebug_or_eng(`
 #set_prop(qti_init_shell, ctl_console_prop)
 set_prop(qti_init_shell, vendor_coresight_prop)
 set_prop(qti_init_shell, vendor_audio_debug_prop)
+set_prop(qti_init_shell, vendor_vm_bms_debug_prop)
 ')
 
 set_prop(vendor_qti_init_shell,vendor_dcvs_prop)
diff --git a/legacy/vendor/common/property.te b/legacy/vendor/common/property.te
index 70e73305..2dfeedca 100644
--- a/legacy/vendor/common/property.te
+++ b/legacy/vendor/common/property.te
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type vendor_ctl_LKCore_prop, property_type;
 
 type vendor_freq_prop, property_type;
 type vendor_vm_bms_prop, property_type; #To start vm_bms
+type vendor_vm_bms_debug_prop, property_type;
 type vendor_dataqti_prop, property_type;
 type vendor_dataadpl_prop, property_type;
 type vendor_dataqdp_prop, property_type;
diff --git a/legacy/vendor/common/property_contexts b/legacy/vendor/common/property_contexts
index 4cd4f834..3f46fc87 100644
--- a/legacy/vendor/common/property_contexts
+++ b/legacy/vendor/common/property_contexts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ persist.vendor.cne.logging.qxdm   u:object_r:vendor_cnd_vendor_prop:s0
 persist.vendor.cnd.        u:object_r:vendor_cnd_vendor_prop:s0
 persist.vendor.cnd.wqe     u:object_r:vendor_cnd_vendor_prop:s0
 ctl.vendor.vm_bms                 u:object_r:vendor_vm_bms_prop:s0
+vendor.vbms.debug.enable          u:object_r:vendor_vm_bms_debug_prop:s0
 ro.vendor.qualcomm.bluetooth.        u:object_r:vendor_bluetooth_prop:s0
 ctl.vendor.ipacm           u:object_r:vendor_ipacm_prop:s0
 ctl.vendor.ipacm-diag      u:object_r:vendor_ipacm-diag_prop:s0
diff --git a/legacy/vendor/common/vm_bms.te b/legacy/vendor/common/vm_bms.te
index 77d4f978..d8e128e9 100644
--- a/legacy/vendor/common/vm_bms.te
+++ b/legacy/vendor/common/vm_bms.te
@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ allow vm_bms self:capability { setpcap setgid setuid };
 
 #allow vm_bms to block the system suspend and get wake lock
 wakelock_use(vm_bms)
+
+#allow start and stop of vm_bms via ctl.start/ctl.stop
+set_prop(vm_bms, vendor_vm_bms_prop)
+userdebug_or_eng(`
+set_prop(vm_bms, vendor_vm_bms_debug_prop)
+')