diff --git a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
index 42071c9a4e60caaa025d7eb21475cff03bb5fc93..f918b5b4dc2e4275dd046287438ae64bd84555f7 100644
--- a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     system_boot_reason_prop
     system_net_netd_hwservice
     system_update_service
+    test_boot_reason_prop
     thermal_service
     thermalcallback_hwservice
     thermalserviced
diff --git a/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
index d74139a0cb5fae8f7d1fd08c0e2417098cf768b7..fc00e959937922855d28a3e8051c58e39a3e5029 100644
--- a/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     storaged_data_file
     system_boot_reason_prop
     system_update_service
+    test_boot_reason_prop
     tombstone_wifi_data_file
     trace_data_file
     traced
diff --git a/private/platform_app.te b/private/platform_app.te
index b147bd9c2ed561217f35129f307911e0166f8f1a..31c5741a8f1301720696e814ee401a4f364fd6e7 100644
--- a/private/platform_app.te
+++ b/private/platform_app.te
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ read_runtime_log_tags(platform_app)
 allow platform_app system_server:udp_socket {
         connect getattr read recvfrom sendto write getopt setopt };
 
+# allow platform apps to connect to the property service
+set_prop(platform_app, test_boot_reason_prop)
+
 ###
 ### Neverallow rules
 ###
diff --git a/private/property_contexts b/private/property_contexts
index 4433bdf7dea1ef6ca05244b2b0082dabc4791ea0..de09d4a60cc7689e998b0334172d3ceee00ec5f4 100644
--- a/private/property_contexts
+++ b/private/property_contexts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ ro.boot.bootreason      u:object_r:bootloader_boot_reason_prop:s0
 persist.sys.boot.reason u:object_r:last_boot_reason_prop:s0
 sys.boot.reason         u:object_r:system_boot_reason_prop:s0
 pm.                     u:object_r:pm_prop:s0
+test.sys.boot.reason    u:object_r:test_boot_reason_prop:s0
 
 # Boolean property set by system server upon boot indicating
 # if device owner is provisioned.
diff --git a/public/property.te b/public/property.te
index 5dd88dccbaafab4e0ae7790dbecba7eceade9ead..de8e4bec92d2f8480b5e305744dfbe4be8975fbe 100644
--- a/public/property.te
+++ b/public/property.te
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type shell_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
 type system_boot_reason_prop, property_type;
 type system_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
 type system_radio_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
+type test_boot_reason_prop, property_type;
 type traced_enabled_prop, property_type;
 type vold_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
 type wifi_log_prop, property_type, log_property_type;