diff --git a/detox/detox.d.ts b/detox/detox.d.ts
index 3b1737f0c..be7680db3 100644
--- a/detox/detox.d.ts
+++ b/detox/detox.d.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ declare global {
             localIdentifier?: string;
             networkLogsIncludeHosts?: string[];
             networkLogsExcludeHosts?: string[];
+            autoGrantPermissions?: boolean;
         }
 
         interface DetoxCloudAuthConfig {
diff --git a/detox/src/configuration/composeSessionConfig.js b/detox/src/configuration/composeSessionConfig.js
index 98487146d..7d203ab69 100644
--- a/detox/src/configuration/composeSessionConfig.js
+++ b/detox/src/configuration/composeSessionConfig.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const log = require('../utils/logger').child({ cat: 'config' });
  */
 async function composeSessionConfig(options) {
   const { errorComposer, cliConfig, globalConfig, localConfig, isCloudSession } = options;
-  const cloudSupportedCaps = ['server', 'name', 'project', 'build', 'local', 'forceLocal', 'localIdentifier', 'networkLogsIncludeHosts', 'networkLogsExcludeHosts'];
+  const cloudSupportedCaps = ['server', 'name', 'project', 'build', 'local', 'forceLocal', 'localIdentifier', 'networkLogsIncludeHosts', 'networkLogsExcludeHosts', 'autoGrantPermissions'];
   const session = {
     ...globalConfig.session,
     ...localConfig.session,
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ async function composeSessionConfig(options) {
         throw errorComposer.invalidCloudSessionProperty('forceLocal', 'boolean');
       }
     }
+    if (session.autoGrantPermissions != null) {
+      const value = session.autoGrantPermissions;
+      if (typeof value !== 'boolean') {
+        throw errorComposer.invalidCloudSessionProperty('autoGrantPermissions', 'boolean');
+      }
+    }
     if (session.localIdentifier != null) {
       const value = session.localIdentifier;
       if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.length === 0) {
diff --git a/detox/src/configuration/index.js b/detox/src/configuration/index.js
index 1d6bfcd53..a7135465e 100644
--- a/detox/src/configuration/index.js
+++ b/detox/src/configuration/index.js
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ async function composeDetoxConfig({
       'forceLocal': _.get(sessionConfig, 'forceLocal'),
       'localIdentifier': _.get(sessionConfig, 'localIdentifier'),
       'networkLogsIncludeHosts': _.get(sessionConfig, 'networkLogsIncludeHosts'),
-      'networkLogsExcludeHosts': _.get(sessionConfig, 'networkLogsExcludeHosts')
+      'networkLogsExcludeHosts': _.get(sessionConfig, 'networkLogsExcludeHosts'),
+      'autoGrantPermissions': _.get(sessionConfig, 'autoGrantPermissions')
     };
     sessionConfig.server += `?caps=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(query_param))}`;
   }