diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix-legacy/AndroidManifest.xml b/pkg/android/phoenix-legacy/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6a11e0c1f3..8df3b52066 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix-legacy/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix-legacy/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
 
     <application
+        android:allowAudioPlaybackCapture="true"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="RetroArch"
diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml b/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2e5aeb5928..b37fef8f2b 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
     <application
         android:name="com.retroarch.playcore.RetroArchApplication"
+        android:allowAudioPlaybackCapture="true"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"