diff --git a/lawnchair/AndroidManifest.xml b/lawnchair/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4d5dacb6d7..e1d5efb76f 100644
--- a/lawnchair/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/lawnchair/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.accessibilityservice"
+                android:resource="@xml/accessibility_service_config" />
         </service>
 
         <provider
diff --git a/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml b/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml
index 8c3672a343..e16ad2fc30 100644
--- a/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/lawnchair/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -565,4 +565,5 @@
     <string name="search_algorithm_global_search_via_asi">Global Search (via ASI)</string>
     <string name="app_search_algorithm">Search Algorithm</string>
     <string name="all_apps_search_result_calculator">Calculator</string>
+    <string name="accessibility_service_description">To lock your phone when performing a gesture, Lawnchair requires accessibility access.\n\nLawnchair doesn\'t watch any user action, though the privilege to do so is required for all accessibility services. Lawnchair discards any event sent by the system.\n\nIn order to lock your phone, Lawnchair uses the performGlobalAction Accessibility service.</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml b/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..682ffb8b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<accessibility-service xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:description="@string/accessibility_service_description"
+    android:packageNames=""
+    />