diff --git a/private/file_contexts b/private/file_contexts
index 61126eba3eb6dd635f92d2c63c87e38fb6feed59..ebc8a718d61f3a5a1541875ef2f9e676cedf78b3 100644
--- a/private/file_contexts
+++ b/private/file_contexts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
 /system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.memtrack@1\.0-service       u:object_r:hal_memtrack_exec:s0
 /system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.nfc@1\.0-service            u:object_r:hal_nfc_exec:s0
 /system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.power@1\.0-service          u:object_r:hal_power_exec:s0
+/system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.thermal@1\.0-service        u:object_r:hal_thermal_exec:s0
 /system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.vibrator@1\.0-service       u:object_r:hal_vibrator_exec:s0
 /system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.vr@1\.0-service             u:object_r:hal_vr_exec:s0
 /system/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.wifi@1\.0-service           u:object_r:hal_wifi_exec:s0
diff --git a/private/hal_thermal.te b/private/hal_thermal.te
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2623e3f2f1347b5e37585cbd24d64c7c24c10de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/hal_thermal.te
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# May be started by init
+init_daemon_domain(hal_thermal)
diff --git a/public/hal_thermal.te b/public/hal_thermal.te
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..665471b9aa06467c711de3728742dd780151fd95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/hal_thermal.te
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# thermal subsystem
+type hal_thermal, domain;
+type hal_thermal_exec, exec_type, file_type;
+
+# hwbinder access
+hwbinder_use(hal_thermal)
+
+# call into system_server process (callbacks)
+binder_call(hal_thermal, system_server)
diff --git a/public/system_server.te b/public/system_server.te
index 924a6d308351baa7bcfd28192c1359a1eb058ad2..ac1e8bd60ad0b90630112850f6363191f4e72187 100644
--- a/public/system_server.te
+++ b/public/system_server.te
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ binder_call(system_server, hal_boot)
 binder_call(system_server, hal_light)
 binder_call(system_server, hal_memtrack)
 binder_call(system_server, hal_power)
+binder_call(system_server, hal_thermal)
 binder_call(system_server, hal_vibrator)
 binder_call(system_server, hal_vr)
 binder_call(system_server, binderservicedomain)
@@ -568,7 +569,6 @@ r_dir_file(system_server, sysfs_type)
 # Allow system_server to make binder calls to hwservicemanager
 binder_call(system_server, hwservicemanager)
 
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