diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index eb89493..0ef3b91 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@
 	return c.config.productVariables.ReleaseAconfigValueSets
 }
 
+// The flag default permission value passed to aconfig
+// derived from RELEASE_ACONFIG_FLAG_DEFAULT_PERMISSION
+func (c Config) ReleaseAconfigFlagDefaultPermission() string {
+	return c.config.productVariables.ReleaseAconfigFlagDefaultPermission
+}
+
 // A DeviceConfig object represents the configuration for a particular device
 // being built. For now there will only be one of these, but in the future there
 // may be multiple devices being built.
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 03a80c1..eb44847 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@
 	ReleaseVersion          string   `json:",omitempty"`
 	ReleaseAconfigValueSets []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
+	ReleaseAconfigFlagDefaultPermission string `json:",omitempty"`
+
 	KeepVndk *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }