diff --git a/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl b/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
index 4611134..c1e39db 100644
--- a/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
+++ b/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
     /* get the content of the specified file. */
     String readFromFile(String path);
 
+    /* get file permissions of the give file by stat'ing it */
+    int getFilePermissions(String path);
+
     /**
      * Request the service to exit, triggering the termination of the VM. This may cause any
      * requests in flight to fail.
diff --git a/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java b/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
index be3c1da..4a33d6f 100644
--- a/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
+++ b/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@
         public String mFileContent;
         public byte[] mBcc;
         public long[] mTimings;
+        public int mFileMode;
 
         public void assertNoException() {
             if (mException != null) {
diff --git a/tests/testapk/Android.bp b/tests/testapk/Android.bp
index bafab53..9f80433 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/testapk/Android.bp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "cbor-java",
         "truth-prebuilt",
         "compatibility-common-util-devicesidelib",
+        "measure_io_as_jar",
     ],
     jni_libs: [
         "MicrodroidTestNativeLib",
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index f3f1252..0a81542 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseOutputStream;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
+import android.system.OsConstants;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachine;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineCallback;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig;
@@ -1779,6 +1780,42 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @CddTest(requirements = {"9.17/C-1-5"})
+    public void testFileUnderBinHasExecutePermission() throws Exception {
+        assumeSupportedKernel();
+
+        VirtualMachineConfig vmConfig =
+                newVmConfigBuilder()
+                        .setPayloadBinaryName("MicrodroidTestNativeLib.so")
+                        .setMemoryBytes(minMemoryRequired())
+                        .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_FULL)
+                        .build();
+        VirtualMachine vm = forceCreateNewVirtualMachine("test_vm_perms", vmConfig);
+
+        TestResults testResults =
+                runVmTestService(
+                        TAG,
+                        vm,
+                        (ts, tr) -> {
+                            tr.mFileMode = ts.getFilePermissions("/mnt/apk/bin/measure_io");
+                        });
+
+        testResults.assertNoException();
+        int allPermissionsMask =
+                OsConstants.S_IRUSR
+                        | OsConstants.S_IWUSR
+                        | OsConstants.S_IXUSR
+                        | OsConstants.S_IRGRP
+                        | OsConstants.S_IWGRP
+                        | OsConstants.S_IXGRP
+                        | OsConstants.S_IROTH
+                        | OsConstants.S_IWOTH
+                        | OsConstants.S_IXOTH;
+        assertThat(testResults.mFileMode & allPermissionsMask)
+                .isEqualTo(OsConstants.S_IRUSR | OsConstants.S_IXUSR);
+    }
+
     private static class VmShareServiceConnection implements ServiceConnection {
 
         private final CountDownLatch mLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp b/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
index 19d6cd4..07c8cd4 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@
             return ScopedAStatus::ok();
         }
 
+        ScopedAStatus getFilePermissions(const std::string& path, int32_t* out) override {
+            struct stat sb;
+            if (stat(path.c_str(), &sb) != -1) {
+                *out = sb.st_mode;
+            } else {
+                std::string msg = "stat " + path + " failed :  " + std::strerror(errno);
+                return ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC,
+                                                                   msg.c_str());
+            }
+            return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+        }
+
         ScopedAStatus quit() override { exit(0); }
     };
     auto testService = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<TestService>();
diff --git a/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java b/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java
index 278e1a2..8c995d7 100644
--- a/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java
+++ b/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public int getFilePermissions(String path) throws RemoteException {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported");
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public void quit() throws RemoteException {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported");
         }