diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/device.te b/whitechapel/vendor/google/device.te
index fef97187..f9d422fc 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/device.te
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/device.te
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ type touch_offload_device, dev_type;
 # LWIS (Lightweight Imaging Subsystem) devices, used by Lyric camera HAL
 type lwis_device, dev_type;
 
+# RLS device
+type rls_device, dev_type;
+
 # sensor direct DMA-BUF heap
 type sensor_direct_heap_device, dmabuf_heap_device_type, dev_type;
 
diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/file_contexts b/whitechapel/vendor/google/file_contexts
index 0eb94c7a..91773613 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/file_contexts
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/file_contexts
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 /vendor/lib(64)?/lib_aion_buffer\.so                                    u:object_r:same_process_hal_file:s0
 /vendor/lib(64)?/libGralloc4Wrapper\.so                                 u:object_r:same_process_hal_file:s0
 
+/dev/stmvl53l1_ranging                                                  u:object_r:rls_device:s0
 
 /dev/lwis-act0                                                          u:object_r:lwis_device:s0
 /dev/lwis-act1                                                          u:object_r:lwis_device:s0
diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/rlsservice.te b/whitechapel/vendor/google/rlsservice.te
index 2217908d..10f76dcc 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/rlsservice.te
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/rlsservice.te
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ allow rlsservice persist_camera_file:dir search;
 allow rlsservice persist_camera_file:file r_file_perms;
 allow rlsservice mnt_vendor_file:dir search;
 
+# access device files
+allow rlsservice rls_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
+
 binder_call(rlsservice, hal_sensors_default)
 binder_call(rlsservice, hal_camera_default)