diff --git a/private/stats.te b/private/stats.te
index ea9530c..26508f1 100644
--- a/private/stats.te
+++ b/private/stats.te
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   -shell
   -stats
   -statsd
+  -surfaceflinger
   -system_app
   -system_server
   -traceur_app
diff --git a/private/statsd.te b/private/statsd.te
index a55c42d..1e56b67 100644
--- a/private/statsd.te
+++ b/private/statsd.te
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
 
 # Allow StatsCompanionService to pipe data to statsd.
 allow statsd system_server:fifo_file { read getattr };
+
+# Allow statsd to retrieve SF statistics over binder
+binder_call(statsd, surfaceflinger);
diff --git a/private/surfaceflinger.te b/private/surfaceflinger.te
index e696fe5..5d78a18 100644
--- a/private/surfaceflinger.te
+++ b/private/surfaceflinger.te
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
 pdx_client(surfaceflinger, bufferhub_client)
 pdx_client(surfaceflinger, performance_client)
 
+# Allow supplying timestats statistics to statsd
+allow surfaceflinger stats_service:service_manager find;
+binder_call(surfaceflinger, statsd);
+
 ###
 ### Neverallow rules
 ###