diff --git a/renderdoc/replay/entry_points.cpp b/renderdoc/replay/entry_points.cpp
index 830fafff8..4749fa8fa 100644
--- a/renderdoc/replay/entry_points.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/replay/entry_points.cpp
@@ -759,8 +759,6 @@ extern "C" RENDERDOC_API void RENDERDOC_CC RENDERDOC_StartAndroidRemoteServer()
   adbExecCommand("shell am force-stop org.renderdoc.renderdoccmd");
   adbForwardPorts();
   adbExecCommand("shell setprop debug.vulkan.layers \\\"\\\"");
-  adbExecCommand(
-      "shell pm grant org.renderdoc.renderdoccmd android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE");
   adbExecCommand(
       "shell am start -n org.renderdoc.renderdoccmd/.Loader -e renderdoccmd remoteserver");
 }
diff --git a/renderdoccmd/android/src/org/renderdoc/renderdoccmd/Loader.java b/renderdoccmd/android/src/org/renderdoc/renderdoccmd/Loader.java
index f574f9889..9b9a64b63 100644
--- a/renderdoccmd/android/src/org/renderdoc/renderdoccmd/Loader.java
+++ b/renderdoccmd/android/src/org/renderdoc/renderdoccmd/Loader.java
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ public class Loader extends android.app.NativeActivity
     static {
         System.loadLibrary("renderdoc");
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(android.os.Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        // Popup a dialog if we haven't granted Android storage permissions.
+        requestPermissions(new String[]{android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, 1);
+    }
 }