diff --git a/public/update_engine_common.te b/public/update_engine_common.te
index 078a41b..b55f4bc 100644
--- a/public/update_engine_common.te
+++ b/public/update_engine_common.te
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@
 
 # get physical block device to map logical partitions on device mapper
 allow update_engine_common block_device:dir r_dir_perms;
+
+# Allow update_engine_common to write to statsd socket.
+unix_socket_send(update_engine_common, statsdw, statsd)