diff --git a/private/apexd.te b/private/apexd.te
index afb3129ba..2e890a08e 100644
--- a/private/apexd.te
+++ b/private/apexd.te
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ get_prop(apexd, cold_boot_done_prop)
 # Allow apexd to read per-device configuration properties.
 get_prop(apexd, apexd_config_prop)
 
+# Allow apexd to read apex selection properties.
+# These are used to choose between multi-installed APEXes at activation time.
+get_prop(apexd, apexd_select_prop)
+
 neverallow { domain -apexd -init } apex_data_file:dir no_w_dir_perms;
 neverallow { domain -apexd -init } apex_metadata_file:dir no_w_dir_perms;
 neverallow { domain -apexd -init -kernel } apex_data_file:file no_w_file_perms;
diff --git a/private/compat/31.0/31.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/31.0/31.0.ignore.cil
index 47a2e8c3e..70621ad41 100644
--- a/private/compat/31.0/31.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/31.0/31.0.ignore.cil
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 (typeattribute new_objects)
 (typeattributeset new_objects
   ( new_objects
+    apexd_select_prop
     artd_service
     attestation_verification_service
     camera2_extensions_prop
diff --git a/private/property_contexts b/private/property_contexts
index ba00280af..d9a52b40b 100644
--- a/private/property_contexts
+++ b/private/property_contexts
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ apexd.                  u:object_r:apexd_prop:s0
 apexd.config.dm_delete.timeout           u:object_r:apexd_config_prop:s0 exact uint
 apexd.config.dm_create.timeout           u:object_r:apexd_config_prop:s0 exact uint
 persist.apexd.          u:object_r:apexd_prop:s0
+persist.vendor.apex.    u:object_r:apexd_select_prop:s0
+ro.boot.vendor.apex.    u:object_r:apexd_select_prop:s0
 
 bpf.progs_loaded        u:object_r:bpf_progs_loaded_prop:s0
 
diff --git a/public/property.te b/public/property.te
index f73a40829..c33d8a67e 100644
--- a/public/property.te
+++ b/public/property.te
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ compatible_property_only(`
 
 # Properties which can be written only by vendor_init
 system_vendor_config_prop(apexd_config_prop)
+system_vendor_config_prop(apexd_select_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(aaudio_config_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(apk_verity_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(audio_config_prop)