diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/access-flatpak.c b/src/examples/media-session/access-flatpak.c
index 10fb065a5..e194ab096 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/access-flatpak.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/access-flatpak.c
@@ -67,16 +67,26 @@ static void object_update(void *data)
 	if (client->obj->obj.avail & SM_CLIENT_CHANGE_MASK_INFO &&
 	    !client->active) {
 		struct pw_permission permissions[1];
+		uint32_t perms;
 
 		if (client->obj->info == NULL || client->obj->info->props == NULL ||
 		    (str = spa_dict_lookup(client->obj->info->props, PW_KEY_ACCESS)) == NULL ||
 		    strcmp(str, "flatpak") != 0)
 			return;
 
-		/* limited access for now */
-		pw_log_info(NAME" %p: flatpak client %d granted RX permissions"
-				, impl, client->id);
-		permissions[0] = PW_PERMISSION_INIT(PW_ID_ANY, PW_PERM_R | PW_PERM_X);
+		if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(client->obj->info->props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CATEGORY)) != NULL &&
+		    (strcmp(str, "Manager") == 0)) {
+			/* FIXME, use permission store to check if this app is allowed to
+			 * be a manager app */
+			perms = PW_PERM_ALL;
+		} else {
+			/* limited access for everything else */
+			perms = PW_PERM_R | PW_PERM_X;
+		}
+
+		pw_log_info(NAME" %p: flatpak client %d granted 0x%08x permissions"
+				, impl, client->id, perms);
+		permissions[0] = PW_PERMISSION_INIT(PW_ID_ANY, perms);
 		pw_client_update_permissions(client->obj->obj.proxy,
 				1, permissions);
 		client->active = true;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/keys.h b/src/pipewire/keys.h
index 9048de907..124dfc9e5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/keys.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/keys.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define PW_KEY_MEDIA_TYPE		"media.type"		/**< Media type, one of
 								  *  Audio, Video, Midi */
 #define PW_KEY_MEDIA_CATEGORY		"media.category"	/**< Media Category:
-								  *  Playback, Capture, Duplex, Monitor */
+								  *  Playback, Capture, Duplex, Monitor, Manager */
 #define PW_KEY_MEDIA_ROLE		"media.role"		/**< Role: Movie, Music, Camera,
 								  *  Screen, Communication, Game,
 								  *  Notification, DSP, Production,