diff --git a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
index 2f5f1f5cd..f46d94929 100644
--- a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
     network_watchlist_data_file
     network_watchlist_service
     package_native_service
+    perfetto
+    perfetto_exec
+    perfetto_tmpfs
+    perfetto_traces_data_file
     perfprofd_service
     property_info
     slice_service
diff --git a/private/file.te b/private/file.te
index 5ff77680e..0dcf25461 100644
--- a/private/file.te
+++ b/private/file.te
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ type storaged_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
 
 # /data/misc/wmtrace for wm traces
 type wm_trace_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
+
+# /data/misc/perfetto-traces for perfetto traces
+type perfetto_traces_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
diff --git a/private/file_contexts b/private/file_contexts
index f9aee796d..6e2c9259a 100644
--- a/private/file_contexts
+++ b/private/file_contexts
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
 /system/bin/usbd   u:object_r:usbd_exec:s0
 /system/bin/inputflinger u:object_r:inputflinger_exec:s0
 /system/bin/logd        u:object_r:logd_exec:s0
+/system/bin/perfetto        u:object_r:perfetto_exec:s0
 /system/bin/traced        u:object_r:traced_exec:s0
 /system/bin/traced_probes        u:object_r:traced_probes_exec:s0
 /system/bin/uncrypt     u:object_r:uncrypt_exec:s0
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@
 /data/misc/media(/.*)?          u:object_r:media_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/net(/.*)?            u:object_r:net_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/network_watchlist(/.*)? u:object_r:network_watchlist_data_file:s0
+/data/misc/perfetto-traces(/.*)? u:object_r:perfetto_traces_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/recovery(/.*)?       u:object_r:recovery_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/shared_relro(/.*)?   u:object_r:shared_relro_file:s0
 /data/misc/sms(/.*)?            u:object_r:radio_data_file:s0
diff --git a/private/perfetto.te b/private/perfetto.te
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..389fdf4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/perfetto.te
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Perfetto command-line client. Can be used only from the domains that are
+# explicitly whitelisted with a domain_auto_trans(X, perfetto_exec, perfetto).
+# This command line client accesses the privileged socket of the traced
+# daemon.
+
+type perfetto, domain, coredomain;
+type perfetto_exec, exec_type, file_type;
+
+tmpfs_domain(perfetto);
+
+# Allow to access traced's privileged consumer socket.
+unix_socket_connect(perfetto, traced_consumer, traced)
+
+# Allow to write and unlink traces into /data/misc/perfetto-traces.
+allow perfetto perfetto_traces_data_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
+allow perfetto perfetto_traces_data_file:file create_file_perms;
+
+# Allow to access binder to pass the traces to Dropbox.
+binder_use(perfetto)
+binder_call(perfetto, system_server)
+allow perfetto dropbox_service:service_manager find;
+
+# Allow statsd and shell to pipe the trace config to perfetto on stdin and to
+# print out on stdout/stderr.
+allow perfetto statsd:fd use;
+allow perfetto statsd:fifo_file { getattr read write };
+allow perfetto shell:fd use;
+allow perfetto shell:fifo_file { getattr read write };
+
+# Allow to communicate use, read and write over the adb connection.
+allow perfetto adbd:fd use;
+allow perfetto adbd:unix_stream_socket { read write };
+
+# allow adbd to reap perfetto
+allow perfetto adbd:process { sigchld };
+
+# Allow to access /dev/pts when launched in an adb shell.
+allow perfetto devpts:chr_file rw_file_perms;
+
+###
+### Neverallow rules
+###
+### perfetto should NEVER do any of this
+
+# Disallow mapping executable memory (execstack and exec are already disallowed
+# globally in domain.te).
+neverallow perfetto self:process execmem;
+
+# Block device access.
+neverallow perfetto dev_type:blk_file { read write };
+
+# ptrace any other process
+neverallow perfetto domain:process ptrace;
+
+# Disallows access to other /data files.
+neverallow perfetto { data_file_type -system_data_file -zoneinfo_data_file -perfetto_traces_data_file }:dir *;
+neverallow perfetto { system_data_file -perfetto_traces_data_file }:dir ~{ getattr search };
+neverallow perfetto zoneinfo_data_file:dir ~r_dir_perms;
+neverallow perfetto { data_file_type -zoneinfo_data_file -perfetto_traces_data_file }:lnk_file *;
+neverallow perfetto { data_file_type -zoneinfo_data_file -perfetto_traces_data_file }:file ~write;
diff --git a/private/shell.te b/private/shell.te
index ded9d1f94..7a7ebf462 100644
--- a/private/shell.te
+++ b/private/shell.te
@@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ allow shell traced_tmpfs:file { read write getattr map };
 unix_socket_connect(shell, traced_producer, traced)
 
 domain_auto_trans(shell, vendor_shell_exec, vendor_shell)
+
+# Allow shell binaries to exec the perfetto cmdline util and have that
+# transition into its own domain, so that it behaves consistently to
+# when exec()-d by statsd.
+domain_auto_trans(shell, perfetto_exec, perfetto)
+
+# Allow shell to read and unlink traces stored in /data/misc/perfetto-traces.
+allow shell perfetto_traces_data_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
+allow shell perfetto_traces_data_file:file r_file_perms;
diff --git a/private/statsd.te b/private/statsd.te
index 073c38b40..a51a547a8 100644
--- a/private/statsd.te
+++ b/private/statsd.te
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ binder_call(statsd, system_server)
 read_logd(statsd)
 control_logd(statsd)
 
-# Allow to control Perfetto traced and consume its traces.
-unix_socket_connect(statsd, traced_consumer, traced)
+# Allow to exec the perfetto cmdline client and pass it the trace config on
+# stdint through a pipe. It allows statsd to  capture traces and hand them
+# to Android dropbox.
+allow statsd perfetto_exec:file rx_file_perms;
+domain_auto_trans(statsd, perfetto_exec, perfetto)
 
 # Grant statsd with permissions to register the services.
 allow statsd {
diff --git a/private/su.te b/private/su.te
index 6e7fc37d9..16e47bbbf 100644
--- a/private/su.te
+++ b/private/su.te
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ userdebug_or_eng(`
   # Put the incident command into its domain so it is the same on user, userdebug and eng.
   domain_auto_trans(su, incident_exec, incident)
 
+  # Put the perfetto command into its domain so it is the same on user, userdebug and eng.
+  domain_auto_trans(su, perfetto_exec, perfetto)
+
   # su is also permissive to permit setenforce.
   permissive su;
 
diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index d49deabb8..999c7e10e 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -373,6 +373,11 @@ allow system_server dumpstate:fifo_file append;
 # with no DAC access to it, for dropbox to read.
 allow system_server incident_data_file:file read;
 
+# Allow dropbox to read /data/misc/perfetto-traces. Only the fd is sent over
+# binder.
+allow system_server perfetto_traces_data_file:file read;
+allow system_server perfetto:fd use;
+
 # Manage /data/backup.
 allow system_server backup_data_file:dir create_dir_perms;
 allow system_server backup_data_file:file create_file_perms;
@@ -825,4 +830,3 @@ neverallow system_server { domain -system_server }:process ptrace;
 # CAP_SYS_RESOURCE was traditionally needed for sensitive /proc/PID
 # file read access. However, that is now unnecessary (b/34951864)
 neverallow system_server system_server:global_capability_class_set sys_resource;
-