diff --git a/policy/modules/services/networkmanager.te b/policy/modules/services/networkmanager.te
index 6568e314c..27ca9adad 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/networkmanager.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/networkmanager.te
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ files_manage_etc_symlinks(NetworkManager_t)
 files_read_etc_runtime_files(NetworkManager_t)
 files_read_usr_files(NetworkManager_t)
 files_read_usr_src_files(NetworkManager_t)
+files_watch_etc_dirs(NetworkManager_t)
 
 fs_getattr_all_fs(NetworkManager_t)
 fs_search_auto_mountpoints(NetworkManager_t)
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ auth_use_nsswitch(NetworkManager_t)
 logging_send_audit_msgs(NetworkManager_t)
 logging_send_syslog_msg(NetworkManager_t)
 
+libs_watch_lib_dirs(NetworkManager_t)
+
 miscfiles_read_generic_certs(NetworkManager_t)
 miscfiles_read_localization(NetworkManager_t)
 
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/libraries.if b/policy/modules/system/libraries.if
index ab150d68b..c603551ef 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/libraries.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/libraries.if
@@ -276,6 +276,24 @@ interface(`libs_manage_lib_dirs',`
 	allow $1 lib_t:dir manage_dir_perms;
 ')
 
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Watch /usr/lib directories
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain allowed access.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`libs_watch_lib_dirs',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type lib_t;
+	')
+
+	allow $1 lib_t:dir watch;
+')
+
 ########################################
 ## <summary>
 ##	dontaudit attempts to setattr on library files