diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index 0b54783..2d7f28f 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     // The permission configuration *must* be included to ensure security of the device
     required: [
         "NetworkPermissionConfig",
-        "privapp_whitelist_com.android.networkstack.tethering",
+        "privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     // The permission configuration *must* be included to ensure security of the device
     required: [
         "NetworkPermissionConfig",
-        "privapp_whitelist_com.android.networkstack.tethering",
+        "privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
diff --git a/Tethering/apex/Android.bp b/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
index 7863572..608f932 100644
--- a/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@
     apps: [
         "ServiceConnectivityResources",
     ],
-    prebuilts: ["current_sdkinfo"],
+    prebuilts: [
+        "current_sdkinfo",
+        "privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
+    ],
     manifest: "manifest.json",
     key: "com.android.tethering.key",
     // Indicates that pre-installed version of this apex can be compressed.
diff --git a/Tethering/apex/permissions/Android.bp b/Tethering/apex/permissions/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac9ec65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tethering/apex/permissions/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+package {
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+    default_visibility: ["//packages/modules/Connectivity/Tethering:__subpackages__"],
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
+    sub_dir: "permissions",
+    filename: "permissions.xml",
+    src: "permissions.xml",
+    installable: false,
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tethering/apex/permissions/OWNERS b/Tethering/apex/permissions/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b7e2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tethering/apex/permissions/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+per-file *.xml,OWNERS = set noparent
+per-file *.xml,OWNERS = file:platform/frameworks/base:/data/etc/OWNERS
diff --git a/Tethering/apex/permissions/permissions.xml b/Tethering/apex/permissions/permissions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f26a961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tethering/apex/permissions/permissions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License
+-->
+
+<permissions>
+    <privapp-permissions package="com.android.networkstack.tethering">
+        <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED" />
+        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS"/>
+      </privapp-permissions>
+</permissions>