diff --git a/private/domain.te b/private/domain.te
index 2369e55..0b50cfb 100644
--- a/private/domain.te
+++ b/private/domain.te
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 # do not change between system_server staging the files and apexd processing
 # the files.
 neverallow { domain -init -system_server -apexd -installd -iorap_inode2filename } staging_data_file:dir *;
-neverallow { domain -init -system_app -system_server -apexd -kernel -installd -iorap_inode2filename } staging_data_file:file *;
+neverallow { domain -init -system_app -system_server -apexd -kernel -installd -iorap_inode2filename -priv_app } staging_data_file:file *;
 neverallow { domain -init -system_server -installd} staging_data_file:dir no_w_dir_perms;
 # apexd needs the link and unlink permissions, so list every `no_w_file_perms`
 # except for `link` and `unlink`.
diff --git a/private/priv_app.te b/private/priv_app.te
index 2325716..7794ee8 100644
--- a/private/priv_app.te
+++ b/private/priv_app.te
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
 # on the Incremental File System.
 allowxperm priv_app incremental_control_file:file ioctl INCFS_IOCTL_PERMIT_FILL;
 
+# Required for Phonesky to be able to read APEX files under /data/apex/active/.
+allow priv_app apex_data_file:dir search;
+allow priv_app staging_data_file:file r_file_perms;
+
 ###
 ### neverallow rules
 ###