diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 52c82f9..693ded4 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REBOOT" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECOVERY" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
 
     <application
diff --git a/privapp_whitelist_org.lineageos.updater.xml b/privapp_whitelist_org.lineageos.updater.xml
index 74e1753..d88ad9c 100644
--- a/privapp_whitelist_org.lineageos.updater.xml
+++ b/privapp_whitelist_org.lineageos.updater.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.REBOOT"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.RECOVERY"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 </permissions>