diff --git a/private/mediaprovider_app.te b/private/mediaprovider_app.te
index 7ad8febf3..1f84eca1f 100644
--- a/private/mediaprovider_app.te
+++ b/private/mediaprovider_app.te
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ allow mediaprovider_app mediametrics_service:service_manager find;
 # Talk to regular app services
 allow mediaprovider_app app_api_service:service_manager find;
 
+# Read SDK sandbox data files
+allow mediaprovider_app sdk_sandbox_data_file:file { getattr read };
+
 # Talk to the GPU service
 binder_call(mediaprovider_app, gpuservice)
 
diff --git a/private/mediaserver.te b/private/mediaserver.te
index aaf49f698..f44cbde80 100644
--- a/private/mediaserver.te
+++ b/private/mediaserver.te
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ get_prop(mediaserver, media_config_prop)
 # Allow mediaserver to start media.transcoding service via ctl.start.
 set_prop(mediaserver, ctl_mediatranscoding_prop);
 
+# Allow mediaserver to read SDK sandbox data files
+allow mediaserver sdk_sandbox_data_file:file { getattr read };
+
 # Needed for stats callback registration to statsd.
 allow mediaserver stats_service:service_manager find;
 allow mediaserver statsmanager_service:service_manager find;