diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/grpc/utils/proto_message_converter/src/ProtoMessageConverter.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/grpc/utils/proto_message_converter/src/ProtoMessageConverter.cpp
index 491aa10843..1ea0df4716 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/grpc/utils/proto_message_converter/src/ProtoMessageConverter.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/grpc/utils/proto_message_converter/src/ProtoMessageConverter.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void aidlToProto(const aidl_vehicle::VehiclePropConfig& in, proto::VehiclePropCo
     for (auto& areaConfig : in.areaConfigs) {
         auto* protoACfg = out->add_area_configs();
         protoACfg->set_area_id(areaConfig.areaId);
+        protoACfg->set_access(static_cast<proto::VehiclePropertyAccess>(toInt(areaConfig.access)));
         protoACfg->set_min_int64_value(areaConfig.minInt64Value);
         protoACfg->set_max_int64_value(areaConfig.maxInt64Value);
         protoACfg->set_min_float_value(areaConfig.minFloatValue);
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ void protoToAidl(const proto::VehiclePropConfig& in, aidl_vehicle::VehiclePropCo
     auto cast_to_acfg = [](const proto::VehicleAreaConfig& protoAcfg) {
         auto vehicleAreaConfig = aidl_vehicle::VehicleAreaConfig{
                 .areaId = protoAcfg.area_id(),
+                .access = static_cast<aidl_vehicle::VehiclePropertyAccess>(protoAcfg.access()),
                 .minInt32Value = protoAcfg.min_int32_value(),
                 .maxInt32Value = protoAcfg.max_int32_value(),
                 .minInt64Value = protoAcfg.min_int64_value(),
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/proto/android/hardware/automotive/vehicle/VehicleAreaConfig.proto b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/proto/android/hardware/automotive/vehicle/VehicleAreaConfig.proto
index 8093658477..7ea8540cc3 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/proto/android/hardware/automotive/vehicle/VehicleAreaConfig.proto
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/proto/android/hardware/automotive/vehicle/VehicleAreaConfig.proto
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package android.hardware.automotive.vehicle.proto;
 
+import "android/hardware/automotive/vehicle/VehiclePropertyAccess.proto";
+
 /* Must be in sync with VehicleAreaConfig.aidl. */
 message VehicleAreaConfig {
     /* Area id is ignored for VehiclePropertyGroup:GLOBAL properties. */
@@ -43,6 +45,6 @@ message VehicleAreaConfig {
      * assumed all @data_enum values are supported unless specified through another mechanism.
      */
     repeated int64 supported_enum_values = 8;
-    int32 access = 9;
+    VehiclePropertyAccess access = 9;
     bool support_variable_update_rate = 10;
 };