diff --git a/policy/modules/services/xserver.if b/policy/modules/services/xserver.if
index 854f3b905..40492ee9c 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/xserver.if
+++ b/policy/modules/services/xserver.if
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ interface(`xserver_role',`
 	allow $2 xserver_t:shm rw_shm_perms;
 	allow $2 xserver_tmpfs_t:file rw_file_perms;
 
+	# XCB Event Queue: used by the Qt library for example
+	allow $2 xserver_tmp_t:file rw_file_perms;
+
 	allow $2 iceauth_home_t:file manage_file_perms;
 	allow $2 iceauth_home_t:file { relabelfrom relabelto };