diff --git a/scripts/Android.bp b/scripts/Android.bp
index 9367ff06a..97f6ab424 100644
--- a/scripts/Android.bp
+++ b/scripts/Android.bp
@@ -237,3 +237,20 @@ sh_binary_host {
     name: "jars-to-module-info-java",
     src: "jars-to-module-info-java.sh",
 }
+
+python_binary_host {
+    name: "modify_permissions_allowlist",
+    main: "modify_permissions_allowlist.py",
+    srcs: [
+        "modify_permissions_allowlist.py",
+    ],
+}
+
+python_test_host {
+    name: "modify_permissions_allowlist_test",
+    main: "modify_permissions_allowlist_test.py",
+    srcs: [
+        "modify_permissions_allowlist_test.py",
+        "modify_permissions_allowlist.py",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/scripts/modify_permissions_allowlist.py b/scripts/modify_permissions_allowlist.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..38ec7ec86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/modify_permissions_allowlist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+"""A tool for modifying privileged permission allowlists."""
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+from xml.dom import minidom
+
+
+class InvalidRootNodeException(Exception):
+  pass
+
+
+class InvalidNumberOfPrivappPermissionChildren(Exception):
+  pass
+
+
+def modify_allowlist(allowlist_dom, package_name):
+  if allowlist_dom.documentElement.tagName != 'permissions':
+    raise InvalidRootNodeException
+  nodes = allowlist_dom.getElementsByTagName('privapp-permissions')
+  if nodes.length != 1:
+    raise InvalidNumberOfPrivappPermissionChildren
+  privapp_permissions = nodes[0]
+  privapp_permissions.setAttribute('package', package_name)
+
+
+def parse_args():
+  """Parse commandline arguments."""
+
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+  parser.add_argument('input', help='input allowlist template file')
+  parser.add_argument(
+      'package_name', help='package name to use in the allowlist'
+  )
+  parser.add_argument('output', help='output allowlist file')
+
+  return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+  try:
+    args = parse_args()
+    doc = minidom.parse(args.input)
+    modify_allowlist(doc, args.package_name)
+    with open(args.output, 'w') as output_file:
+      doc.writexml(output_file, encoding='utf-8')
+  except Exception as err:
+    print('error: ' + str(err), file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main()
diff --git a/scripts/modify_permissions_allowlist_test.py b/scripts/modify_permissions_allowlist_test.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ee8b12cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/modify_permissions_allowlist_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+"""Unit tests for modify_permissions_allowlist.py."""
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import unittest
+
+from xml.dom import minidom
+
+from modify_permissions_allowlist import InvalidRootNodeException, InvalidNumberOfPrivappPermissionChildren, modify_allowlist
+
+
+class ModifyPermissionsAllowlistTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def test_invalid_root(self):
+    xml_data = '<foo></foo>'
+    xml_dom = minidom.parseString(xml_data)
+    self.assertRaises(InvalidRootNodeException, modify_allowlist, xml_dom, 'x')
+
+  def test_no_packages(self):
+    xml_data = '<permissions></permissions>'
+    xml_dom = minidom.parseString(xml_data)
+    self.assertRaises(
+        InvalidNumberOfPrivappPermissionChildren, modify_allowlist, xml_dom, 'x'
+    )
+
+  def test_multiple_packages(self):
+    xml_data = (
+        '<permissions>'
+        '  <privapp-permissions package="foo.bar"></privapp-permissions>'
+        '  <privapp-permissions package="bar.baz"></privapp-permissions>'
+        '</permissions>'
+    )
+    xml_dom = minidom.parseString(xml_data)
+    self.assertRaises(
+        InvalidNumberOfPrivappPermissionChildren, modify_allowlist, xml_dom, 'x'
+    )
+
+  def test_modify_package_name(self):
+    xml_data = (
+        '<permissions>'
+        '  <privapp-permissions package="foo.bar">'
+        '    <permission name="myperm1"/>'
+        '  </privapp-permissions>'
+        '</permissions>'
+    )
+    xml_dom = minidom.parseString(xml_data)
+    modify_allowlist(xml_dom, 'bar.baz')
+    expected_data = (
+        '<?xml version="1.0" ?>'
+        '<permissions>'
+        '  <privapp-permissions package="bar.baz">'
+        '    <permission name="myperm1"/>'
+        '  </privapp-permissions>'
+        '</permissions>'
+    )
+    self.assertEqual(expected_data, xml_dom.toxml())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  unittest.main(verbosity=2)