diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index bfab029bd..5d4a25087 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	<supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 	<application android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.FBReaderApplication" android:icon="@drawable/fbreader" android:logo="@drawable/fbreader_bw" android:label="FBReader">
 		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.error.BookReadingErrorActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Dialog" android:process=":error" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize">
diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern b/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern
index d67ae6469..f548a94ce 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml.pattern
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	<supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 	<application android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.FBReaderApplication" android:icon="@drawable/fbreader" android:logo="@drawable/fbreader_bw" android:label="FBReader">
 		<activity android:name="org.geometerplus.android.fbreader.error.BookReadingErrorActivity" android:theme="@style/FBReader.Dialog" android:process=":error" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize">