diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
index 43a96592..02b0de1d 100755
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
@@ -605,4 +605,5 @@ service vendor.audio-hal /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.audio.service
     capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND
     ioprio rt 4
     writepid /dev/cpuset/foreground/tasks /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
+    socket audio_hw_socket seqpacket 0666 system system
     onrestart restart audioserver
diff --git a/sepolicy/vendor/file.te b/sepolicy/vendor/file.te
index 16995b65..728e1787 100644
--- a/sepolicy/vendor/file.te
+++ b/sepolicy/vendor/file.te
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ type sysfs_fingerprint, sysfs_type, fs_type;
 # Kcal
 type kcal_dev, sysfs_type, fs_type;
 
+# Sockets
+type audio_socket, file_type;
+
 # Touchscreen wake_gesture
 type proc_dt2w, fs_type, proc_type;
 type sysfs_tap_to_wake, sysfs_type, fs_type;
diff --git a/sepolicy/vendor/file_contexts b/sepolicy/vendor/file_contexts
index dff15527..3bc4809c 100644
--- a/sepolicy/vendor/file_contexts
+++ b/sepolicy/vendor/file_contexts
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 # Service HALs
 /(vendor|system/vendor)/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.authsecret@1\.0-service                                                   u:object_r:hal_authsecret_default_exec:s0
 
+# Sockets
+/dev/socket/audio_hw_socket                                                                                                 u:object_r:audio_socket:s0
+
 # Tap to Wake
 /sys/devices/soc/c177000.i2c/i2c-3/3-005d/enable_dt2w                                                                       u:object_r:sysfs_tap_to_wake:s0
 /sys/devices/soc/c177000.i2c/i2c-3/3-0038/enable_dt2w                                                                       u:object_r:sysfs_tap_to_wake:s0
diff --git a/sepolicy/vendor/hal_audio_default.te b/sepolicy/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
index 2be3f60b..5f4b570e 100644
--- a/sepolicy/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
+++ b/sepolicy/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+allow hal_audio_default audio_socket:sock_file rw_file_perms;
 allow hal_audio_default diag_device:chr_file { read write };
 allow hal_audio_default sysfs:dir r_dir_perms;
 allow hal_audio_default sysfs_info:file { open getattr read };
diff --git a/sepolicy/vendor/hal_sensors_default.te b/sepolicy/vendor/hal_sensors_default.te
index a0d7974c..2e0e5156 100644
--- a/sepolicy/vendor/hal_sensors_default.te
+++ b/sepolicy/vendor/hal_sensors_default.te
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ allow hal_sensors_default diag_device:chr_file { read write };
 allow hal_sensors_default sysfs:file { read open };
 allow hal_sensors_default sysfs_info:file { read write };
 set_prop(hal_sensors_default, camera_prop)
+
+allow hal_sensors_default audio_socket:sock_file rw_file_perms;
+unix_socket_connect(hal_sensors_default, audio, hal_audio_default)