diff --git a/private/platform_app.te b/private/platform_app.te
index eb9b70c..38339da 100644
--- a/private/platform_app.te
+++ b/private/platform_app.te
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
 # Allow platform apps to create VMs
 virtualizationservice_use(platform_app)
 
+# Allow platform apps to read files and directories under /data/system/shutdown-checkpoints/
+r_dir_file(platform_app, shutdown_checkpoints_system_data_file)
+
 ###
 ### Neverallow rules
 ###