diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 1e0fa9a82..bf34a9e66 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -1361,3 +1361,16 @@ on property:persist.device_config.mglru_native.lru_gen_config=core_and_nonleaf_y
   write /sys/kernel/mm/lru_gen/enabled 5
 on property:persist.device_config.mglru_native.lru_gen_config=all
   write /sys/kernel/mm/lru_gen/enabled 7
+
+# Allow other processes to run `snapshotctl` through `init`. This requires
+# `set_prop` permission on `snapshotctl_prop`.
+on property:sys.snapshotctl.map=requested
+    # "root" is needed to talk to gsid and pass its check on uid.
+    # "system" is needed to write to "/dev/socket/snapuserd" to talk to
+    # snapuserd.
+    exec - root root system -- /system/bin/snapshotctl map
+    setprop sys.snapshotctl.map "finished"
+
+on property:sys.snapshotctl.unmap=requested
+    exec - root root system -- /system/bin/snapshotctl unmap
+    setprop sys.snapshotctl.unmap "finished"