diff --git a/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if b/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if
index e4918b471..edf1f5a09 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if
@@ -556,6 +556,24 @@ interface(`miscfiles_read_man_cache',`
 	allow $1 man_cache_t:lnk_file read_lnk_file_perms;
 ')
 
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Map man cache content.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain allowed access.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`miscfiles_map_man_cache',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type man_cache_t;
+	')
+
+	allow $1 man_cache_t:file map;
+')
+
 ########################################
 ## <summary>
 ##	Create, read, write, and delete
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if b/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if
index 78e821eb2..79d106ce1 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/userdomain.if
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ template(`userdom_login_user_template', `
 	logging_dontaudit_getattr_all_logs($1_t)
 
 	miscfiles_read_man_pages($1_t)
+	# map is needed for man-dbs apropos program
+	miscfiles_map_man_cache($1_t)
 	# for running TeX programs
 	miscfiles_read_tetex_data($1_t)
 	miscfiles_exec_tetex_data($1_t)