diff --git a/quickstep/Android.bp b/quickstep/Android.bp
index f5a8253563..638ce27800 100644
--- a/quickstep/Android.bp
+++ b/quickstep/Android.bp
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ filegroup {
         "tests/src/com/android/quickstep/NavigationModeSwitchRule.java",
         "tests/src/com/android/quickstep/AbstractQuickStepTest.java",
         "tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java",
+        "tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java",
     ]
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
index 3317ce1473..dc7cb9d942 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.PortraitLandscapeRunner.PortraitLandscape;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.TaplTestsLauncher3;
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ public class TaplTestsSplitscreen extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
     private static final String CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE =
             resolveSystemApp(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR);
 
+    private static final String READ_DEVICE_CONFIG_PERMISSION =
+            "android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG";
+
     @Override
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@ public class TaplTestsSplitscreen extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
             mLauncher.enableBlockTimeout(true);
             mLauncher.showTaskbarIfHidden();
         }
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation().adoptShellPermissionIdentity(
+                READ_DEVICE_CONFIG_PERMISSION);
     }
 
     @After