diff --git a/public/shell.te b/public/shell.te
index 5f7af0b48f7a364fcb322edbf7dce1da2f00a9b0..d643b7e7a952ccc537bba2de105c1f92f57e85f7 100644
--- a/public/shell.te
+++ b/public/shell.te
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ allow shell servicemanager:service_manager list;
 allow shell { service_manager_type -gatekeeper_service -netd_service -installd_service}:service_manager find;
 allow shell dumpstate:binder call;
 
+# allow shell to get information from hwservicemanager
+# for instance, listing hardware services with dumpsys
+hwbinder_use(shell)
+
 # allow shell to look through /proc/ for ps, top, netstat
 r_dir_file(shell, proc)
 r_dir_file(shell, proc_net)