diff --git a/config/mac-privacy-usage-descriptions.cjs b/config/mac-privacy-usage-descriptions.cjs
index c14e1fabcd9..b57f4e27c51 100644
--- a/config/mac-privacy-usage-descriptions.cjs
+++ b/config/mac-privacy-usage-descriptions.cjs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const { join } = require('node:path')
 // the effective requesting app and needs the same strings as the main app —
 // otherwise TCC denies with a silent EPERM and no dialog (#9756).
 const macPrivacyUsageDescriptions = {
+  NSAppDataUsageDescription:
+    "Orca allows terminal-launched developer tools to access other apps' data when you request it.",
   NSAppleEventsUsageDescription:
     'Orca allows terminal-launched developer tools to automate local apps when you request it.',
   NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription:
diff --git a/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs b/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs
index bb5ba182759..0e41f1e4143 100644
--- a/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ describe('electron-builder config', () => {
   // Why: the detached PTY daemon runs inside the Electron helper bundle, so the
   // helper needs the same TCC usage descriptions as the main app (#9756).
   it('keeps the main-app extendInfo privacy strings in the shared helper-bundle map', () => {
+    expect(macPrivacyUsageDescriptions.NSAppDataUsageDescription).toBeTruthy()
     expect(electronBuilderConfig.mac.extendInfo).toMatchObject(macPrivacyUsageDescriptions)
     const extendInfoUsageKeys = Object.keys(electronBuilderConfig.mac.extendInfo).filter((key) =>
       key.endsWith('UsageDescription')