diff --git a/private/statsd.te b/private/statsd.te
index 444d82e..59948ff 100644
--- a/private/statsd.te
+++ b/private/statsd.te
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 allow statsd incidentd:fifo_file write;
 
 # Allow StatsCompanionService to pipe data to statsd.
-allow statsd system_server:fifo_file { read getattr };
+allow statsd system_server:fifo_file { read write getattr };
+
+# Allow Statsd to pipe data to privileged apps.
+allow statsd priv_app:fifo_file { read write getattr };
 
 # Allow statsd to retrieve SF statistics over binder
 binder_call(statsd, surfaceflinger);