diff --git a/src/android/templates/doc/src/android-manifest-file-configuration.qdoc b/src/android/templates/doc/src/android-manifest-file-configuration.qdoc
index 407a10c8920..d899e4675f0 100644
--- a/src/android/templates/doc/src/android-manifest-file-configuration.qdoc
+++ b/src/android/templates/doc/src/android-manifest-file-configuration.qdoc
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@ the actual values:
 able to include the correct permissions. So some functionalities
 might not work properly.
 
+\section3 Customizing Permissions
+
+Since Qt 6.8.1, it is possible to override the default permissions set
+by Qt modules. This is useful if you need to define the same permissions
+as used by a Qt module, but with additional or different attributes.
+
+To achieve this, you can manually define these permissions in the Android
+manifest file, along with the \c {<!-- %%INSERT_PERMISSIONS -->} placeholder.
+Manually defined permissions take precedence over the same permissions added
+by Qt modules, avoiding duplication.
+
 \section2 Style Extraction
 
 Qt uses different methods to determine how Qt Widgets and Qt Quick Controls
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpermissions.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qpermissions.cpp
index 6d295970550..bfe8087d969 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpermissions.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpermissions.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ QT_PERMISSION_IMPL_COMMON(QMicrophonePermission)
     \l {QLocationPermission::Precise}{precise location}) and ensure that
     \c {BLUETOOTH_SCAN} permission doesn't have the
     \c {android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation"} attribute set.
+    For setting and customizing permissions in the application manifest,
+    \l {Qt Permissions and Features}{see this guide}.
 
     \include permissions.qdocinc permission-metadata
 */
diff --git a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
index 6567b0dac0d..08bd4ccdf3f 100644
--- a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -1855,6 +1855,21 @@ bool updateAndroidManifest(Options &options)
     replacements[QStringLiteral("-- %%INSERT_VERSION_CODE%% --")] = options.versionCode;
     replacements[QStringLiteral("package=\"org.qtproject.example\"")] = "package=\"%1\""_L1.arg(options.packageName);
 
+    const QString androidManifestPath = options.outputDirectory + "/AndroidManifest.xml"_L1;
+    QFile androidManifestXml(androidManifestPath);
+    // User may have manually defined permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml
+    // Read these permissions in order to remove any duplicates, as otherwise the
+    // application build would fail.
+    if (androidManifestXml.exists() && androidManifestXml.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        QXmlStreamReader reader(&androidManifestXml);
+        while (!reader.atEnd()) {
+            reader.readNext();
+            if (reader.isStartElement() && reader.name() == "uses-permission"_L1)
+                options.permissions.remove(QString(reader.attributes().value("android:name"_L1)));
+        }
+        androidManifestXml.close();
+    }
+
     QString permissions;
     for (auto [name, extras] : options.permissions.asKeyValueRange())
         permissions += "    <uses-permission android:name=\"%1\" %2 />\n"_L1.arg(name).arg(extras);
@@ -1868,13 +1883,11 @@ bool updateAndroidManifest(Options &options)
 
     replacements[QStringLiteral("<!-- %%INSERT_FEATURES -->")] = features.trimmed();
 
-    QString androidManifestPath = options.outputDirectory + "/AndroidManifest.xml"_L1;
     if (!updateFile(androidManifestPath, replacements))
         return false;
 
     // read the package, min & target sdk API levels from manifest file.
     bool checkOldAndroidLabelString = false;
-    QFile androidManifestXml(androidManifestPath);
     if (androidManifestXml.exists()) {
         if (!androidManifestXml.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open %s for reading.\n", qPrintable(androidManifestPath));