diff --git a/config/permissions/org.cyanogenmod.theme.xml b/config/permissions/org.cyanogenmod.theme.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a26a04cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/permissions/org.cyanogenmod.theme.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2014 The CyanogenMod Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<permissions>
+    <feature name="org.cyanogenmod.theme" />
+</permissions>
diff --git a/config/themes_common.mk b/config/themes_common.mk
index 919b4a11..a392a014 100644
--- a/config/themes_common.mk
+++ b/config/themes_common.mk
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
        com.tmobile.themes
 
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-       vendor/cm/config/permissions/com.tmobile.software.themes.xml:system/etc/permissions/com.tmobile.software.themes.xml
+       vendor/cm/config/permissions/com.tmobile.software.themes.xml:system/etc/permissions/com.tmobile.software.themes.xml \
+       vendor/cm/config/permissions/org.cyanogenmod.theme.xml:system/etc/permissions/org.cyanogenmod.theme.xml