diff --git a/private/priv_app.te b/private/priv_app.te
index 7794ee8..d5b8d3f 100644
--- a/private/priv_app.te
+++ b/private/priv_app.te
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
 allow priv_app apex_data_file:dir search;
 allow priv_app staging_data_file:file r_file_perms;
 
+# allow priv app to access the system app data files for ContentProvider case.
+allow priv_app system_app_data_file:file { read getattr };
+
 ###
 ### neverallow rules
 ###