diff --git a/file.te b/file.te
index 28076f5..0e08a38 100644
--- a/file.te
+++ b/file.te
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 type logdw_socket, file_type, mlstrustedobject;
 type mdns_socket, file_type;
 type mdnsd_socket, file_type, mlstrustedobject;
+type misc_logd_file, file_type;
 type mtpd_socket, file_type;
 type netd_socket, file_type;
 type property_socket, file_type;
diff --git a/file_contexts b/file_contexts
index cc152f6..5ca2852 100644
--- a/file_contexts
+++ b/file_contexts
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
 /data/misc/gatekeeper(/.*)?     u:object_r:gatekeeper_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/keychain(/.*)?       u:object_r:keychain_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/keystore(/.*)?       u:object_r:keystore_data_file:s0
+/data/misc/logd(/.*)?           u:object_r:misc_logd_file:s0
 /data/misc/media(/.*)?          u:object_r:media_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/net(/.*)?            u:object_r:net_data_file:s0
 /data/misc/shared_relro(/.*)?   u:object_r:shared_relro_file:s0
diff --git a/init.te b/init.te
index 3af01fb..34b010c 100644
--- a/init.te
+++ b/init.te
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@
 domain_trans(init, shell_exec, shell)
 domain_trans(init, init_exec, ueventd)
 domain_trans(init, init_exec, watchdogd)
+# case where logpersistd is actually logcat -f in logd context (nee: logcatd)
+userdebug_or_eng(`
+  domain_auto_trans(init, logcat_exec, logd)
+')
 
 # Support "adb shell stop"
 allow init self:capability kill;
diff --git a/logd.te b/logd.te
index 8c28b48..b0d978f 100644
--- a/logd.te
+++ b/logd.te
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 allow logd kernel:system syslog_read;
 allow logd kmsg_device:chr_file w_file_perms;
 allow logd system_data_file:file r_file_perms;
+allow logd misc_logd_file:file create_file_perms;
+allow logd misc_logd_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
+allow logd pstorefs:dir search;
+allow logd pstorefs:file r_file_perms;
 
 r_dir_file(logd, domain)
 
@@ -17,6 +21,11 @@
 
 control_logd(logd)
 
+# case where logpersistd is actually logcat -f in logd context (nee: logcatd)
+userdebug_or_eng(`
+  unix_socket_connect(logd, logdr, logd)
+')
+
 ###
 ### Neverallow rules
 ###
diff --git a/shell.te b/shell.te
index c55ce3e..ac55346 100644
--- a/shell.te
+++ b/shell.te
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # logcat -L (directly, or via dumpstate)
 allow shell pstorefs:dir search;
 allow shell pstorefs:file r_file_perms;
+# logpersistd (nee logcatd) files
+allow shell misc_logd_file:dir r_dir_perms;
+allow shell misc_logd_file:file r_file_perms;
 
 # read files in /data/anr
 allow shell anr_data_file:dir r_dir_perms;