diff --git a/prebuilts/api/29.0/public/property_contexts b/prebuilts/api/29.0/public/property_contexts
index f59b5de41..309049014 100644
--- a/prebuilts/api/29.0/public/property_contexts
+++ b/prebuilts/api/29.0/public/property_contexts
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ ro.telephony.default_network u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact string
 ro.url.legal u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact string
 ro.url.legal.android_privacy u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact string
 ro.vendor.build.security_patch u:object_r:vendor_security_patch_level_prop:s0 exact string
+ro.media.xml_variant.codecs u:object_r:media_variant_prop:s0 exact string
+ro.media.xml_variant.codecs_performance u:object_r:media_variant_prop:s0 exact string
+ro.media.xml_variant.profiles u:object_r:media_variant_prop:s0 exact string
 ro.zram.mark_idle_delay_mins u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact int
 ro.zram.first_wb_delay_mins u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact int
 ro.zram.periodic_wb_delay_hours u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact int
diff --git a/private/compat/29.0/29.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/29.0/29.0.ignore.cil
index c1ea9496f..ff2dd0a62 100644
--- a/private/compat/29.0/29.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/29.0/29.0.ignore.cil
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     mirror_data_file
     light_service
     linkerconfig_file
+    media_variant_prop
     metadata_bootstat_file
     mnt_pass_through_file
     mock_ota_prop
diff --git a/private/property_contexts b/private/property_contexts
index 216531cec..ab6c4f89d 100644
--- a/private/property_contexts
+++ b/private/property_contexts
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ ro.lmk.thrashing_limit_decay    u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact int
 ro.lmk.use_minfree_levels       u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact bool
 ro.lmk.upgrade_pressure         u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact int
 
+ro.media.xml_variant.codecs             u:object_r:media_variant_prop:s0 exact string
+ro.media.xml_variant.codecs_performance u:object_r:media_variant_prop:s0 exact string
+ro.media.xml_variant.profiles           u:object_r:media_variant_prop:s0 exact string
+
 ro.minui.default_rotation u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact string
 ro.minui.overscan_percent u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact int
 ro.minui.pixel_format     u:object_r:exported3_default_prop:s0 exact string
diff --git a/private/zygote.te b/private/zygote.te
index f9e5476b7..f27005ec7 100644
--- a/private/zygote.te
+++ b/private/zygote.te
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ allow zygote system_server:fd use;
 # Send unsolicited message to system_server
 unix_socket_send(zygote, system_unsolzygote, system_server)
 
+# Allow zygote to access media_variant_prop for static initialization
+get_prop(zygote, media_variant_prop)
+
 ###
 ### neverallow rules
 ###
diff --git a/public/hal_codec2.te b/public/hal_codec2.te
index 60cd3b0c4..8c7816a88 100644
--- a/public/hal_codec2.te
+++ b/public/hal_codec2.te
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+get_prop(hal_codec2_client, media_variant_prop)
+get_prop(hal_codec2_server, media_variant_prop)
+
 binder_call(hal_codec2_client, hal_codec2_server)
 binder_call(hal_codec2_server, hal_codec2_client)
 
diff --git a/public/hal_omx.te b/public/hal_omx.te
index 707cae8c7..8e74383d3 100644
--- a/public/hal_omx.te
+++ b/public/hal_omx.te
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ hal_attribute_hwservice(hal_omx, hal_omx_hwservice)
 
 allow hal_omx_client hidl_token_hwservice:hwservice_manager find;
 
+get_prop(hal_omx_client, media_variant_prop)
+get_prop(hal_omx_server, media_variant_prop)
+
 binder_call(hal_omx_client, hal_omx_server)
 binder_call(hal_omx_server, hal_omx_client)
 
diff --git a/public/property.te b/public/property.te
index 67a1fbeac..e6224035e 100644
--- a/public/property.te
+++ b/public/property.te
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ system_vendor_config_prop(exported_camera_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(exported_config_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(exported_default_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(exported3_default_prop)
+system_vendor_config_prop(media_variant_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(userspace_reboot_config_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(vehicle_hal_prop)
 system_vendor_config_prop(vendor_security_patch_level_prop)