diff --git a/shell.te b/shell.te
index b5f037705c76433e4ef6c163fc320e41e3fcf368..94ad762db5d8eecd58915e516b209809eefed478 100644
--- a/shell.te
+++ b/shell.te
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ net_domain(shell)
 # XXX Transition into its own domain?
 app_domain(shell)
 
+# logd access
+read_logd(shell)
+control_logd(shell)
+
 # inherits from shelldomain.te