diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 264132de25..e6eecda51b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_MMS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/MainActivity.java
index 1595e6cb02..844f218803 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/MainActivity.java
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                     case AndroidPermission.CASE_LOCATION:
                     case AndroidPermission.CASE_SMS:
                     case AndroidPermission.CASE_BATTERY:
+                    case AndroidPermission.CASE_PHONESTATE:
                         break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/notifications/Notification.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/notifications/Notification.java
index f6f291ddc2..0a055d7ae6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/notifications/Notification.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Overview/notifications/Notification.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class Notification {
     public static final int DEVICENOTPAIRED = 43;
     public static final int MEDTRONIC_PUMP_ALARM = 44;
     public static final int RILEYLINK_CONNECTION = 45;
+    public static final int PERMISSION_PHONESTATE = 46;
 
 
     public int id;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/AndroidPermission.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/AndroidPermission.java
index 6759bf5c96..c2a572ff4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/AndroidPermission.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/utils/AndroidPermission.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class AndroidPermission {
     public static final int CASE_SMS = 0x2;
     public static final int CASE_LOCATION = 0x3;
     public static final int CASE_BATTERY = 0x4;
+    public static final int CASE_PHONESTATE = 0x5;
 
     public static void askForPermission(Activity activity, String[] permission, Integer requestCode) {
         boolean test = false;
@@ -55,6 +56,16 @@ public class AndroidPermission {
                 } else
                     MainApp.bus().post(new EventDismissNotification(Notification.PERMISSION_SMS));
             }
+            // Following is a bug in Android 8
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+                if (!checkForPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)) {
+                    NotificationWithAction notification = new NotificationWithAction(Notification.PERMISSION_PHONESTATE, MainApp.gs(R.string.smscommunicator_missingphonestatepermission), Notification.URGENT);
+                    notification.action(MainApp.gs(R.string.request), () ->
+                            AndroidPermission.askForPermission(activity, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE}, AndroidPermission.CASE_PHONESTATE));
+                    MainApp.bus().post(new EventNewNotification(notification));
+                } else
+                    MainApp.bus().post(new EventDismissNotification(Notification.PERMISSION_PHONESTATE));
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0bde7cfbb7..215666b3f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@
     <string name="danar_bluetooth_status">Bluetooth status</string>
     <string name="nav_about">About</string>
     <string name="smscommunicator_missingsmspermission">Missing SMS permission</string>
+    <string name="smscommunicator_missingphonestatepermission">Missing phone state permission</string>
     <string name="xdripstatus_settings">xDrip Status (watch)</string>
     <string name="xdripstatus">xDrip Statusline (watch)</string>
     <string name="xdripstatus_shortname">xds</string>