diff --git a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
index 42071c9..f918b5b 100644
--- a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     system_boot_reason_prop
     system_net_netd_hwservice
     system_update_service
+    test_boot_reason_prop
     thermal_service
     thermalcallback_hwservice
     thermalserviced
diff --git a/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
index d74139a..fc00e95 100644
--- a/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     storaged_data_file
     system_boot_reason_prop
     system_update_service
+    test_boot_reason_prop
     tombstone_wifi_data_file
     trace_data_file
     traced
diff --git a/private/platform_app.te b/private/platform_app.te
index b147bd9..31c5741 100644
--- a/private/platform_app.te
+++ b/private/platform_app.te
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
 allow platform_app system_server:udp_socket {
         connect getattr read recvfrom sendto write getopt setopt };
 
+# allow platform apps to connect to the property service
+set_prop(platform_app, test_boot_reason_prop)
+
 ###
 ### Neverallow rules
 ###
diff --git a/private/property_contexts b/private/property_contexts
index 4433bdf..de09d4a 100644
--- a/private/property_contexts
+++ b/private/property_contexts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 persist.sys.boot.reason u:object_r:last_boot_reason_prop:s0
 sys.boot.reason         u:object_r:system_boot_reason_prop:s0
 pm.                     u:object_r:pm_prop:s0
+test.sys.boot.reason    u:object_r:test_boot_reason_prop:s0
 
 # Boolean property set by system server upon boot indicating
 # if device owner is provisioned.