diff --git a/policy/support/file_patterns.spt b/policy/support/file_patterns.spt
index 6ce53fa94..19fcf2755 100644
--- a/policy/support/file_patterns.spt
+++ b/policy/support/file_patterns.spt
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ define(`manage_files_pattern',`
 	allow $1 $3:file manage_file_perms;
 ')
 
+define(`mmap_manage_files_pattern',`
+	allow $1 $2:dir rw_dir_perms;
+	allow $1 $3:file { manage_file_perms map };
+')
+
 define(`relabelfrom_files_pattern',`
 	allow $1 $2:dir search_dir_perms;
 	allow $1 $3:file relabelfrom_file_perms;