diff --git a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e7755a63..2f5a1308 100644
--- a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.WRITE_TOTAL_CALORIES_BURNED"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_WEIGHT"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.WRITE_WEIGHT"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND" />
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
diff --git a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/data/HealthConnectManager.kt b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/data/HealthConnectManager.kt
index 43985960..e624da54 100644
--- a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/data/HealthConnectManager.kt
+++ b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/data/HealthConnectManager.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContract
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.health.connect.client.HealthConnectClient
 import androidx.health.connect.client.HealthConnectClient.Companion.SDK_UNAVAILABLE
+import androidx.health.connect.client.HealthConnectFeatures
 import androidx.health.connect.client.PermissionController
 import androidx.health.connect.client.changes.Change
+import androidx.health.connect.client.feature.ExperimentalFeatureAvailabilityApi
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.DistanceRecord
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.ExerciseSessionRecord
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.HeartRateRecord
@@ -484,6 +486,13 @@ class HealthConnectManager(private val context: Context) {
             samples = samples)
     }
 
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalFeatureAvailabilityApi::class)
+    fun isFeatureAvailable(feature: Int): Boolean{
+        return healthConnectClient
+            .features
+            .getFeatureStatus(feature) == HealthConnectFeatures.FEATURE_STATUS_AVAILABLE
+    }
+
     // Represents the two types of messages that can be sent in a Changes flow.
     sealed class ChangesMessage {
         data class NoMoreChanges(val nextChangesToken: String) : ChangesMessage()
diff --git a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/navigation/HealthConnectNavigation.kt b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/navigation/HealthConnectNavigation.kt
index 41f89a2e..d8ebbe06 100644
--- a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/navigation/HealthConnectNavigation.kt
+++ b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/navigation/HealthConnectNavigation.kt
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ fun HealthConnectNavigation(
             val permissionsGranted by viewModel.permissionsGranted
             val sessionsList by viewModel.sessionsList
             val permissions = viewModel.permissions
+            val backgroundReadAvailable by viewModel.backgroundReadAvailable
+            val backgroundReadGranted by viewModel.backgroundReadGranted
             val onPermissionsResult = {viewModel.initialLoad()}
             val permissionsLauncher =
                 rememberLauncherForActivityResult(viewModel.permissionsLauncher) {
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ fun HealthConnectNavigation(
             ExerciseSessionScreen(
                 permissionsGranted = permissionsGranted,
                 permissions = permissions,
+                backgroundReadAvailable = backgroundReadAvailable,
+                backgroundReadGranted = backgroundReadGranted,
                 sessionsList = sessionsList,
                 uiState = viewModel.uiState,
                 onInsertClick = {
diff --git a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionScreen.kt b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionScreen.kt
index 114d2c8b..f330381d 100644
--- a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionScreen.kt
+++ b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionScreen.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.health.connect.client.permission.HealthPermission.Companion.PERMISSION_READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.ExerciseSessionRecord
 import com.example.healthconnectsample.R
 import com.example.healthconnectsample.data.ExerciseSession
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ import java.util.UUID
 fun ExerciseSessionScreen(
     permissions: Set<String>,
     permissionsGranted: Boolean,
+    backgroundReadAvailable: Boolean,
+    backgroundReadGranted: Boolean,
     sessionsList: List<ExerciseSession>,
     uiState: ExerciseSessionViewModel.UiState,
     onInsertClick: () -> Unit = {},
@@ -110,6 +113,26 @@ fun ExerciseSessionScreen(
                         Text(stringResource(id = R.string.insert_exercise_session))
                     }
                 }
+                if (!backgroundReadGranted) {
+                    item {
+                        Button(
+                            modifier = Modifier
+                                .fillMaxWidth()
+                                .height(48.dp)
+                                .padding(4.dp),
+                            onClick = {
+                                onPermissionsLaunch(setOf(PERMISSION_READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND))
+                            },
+                            enabled = backgroundReadAvailable,
+                        ) {
+                            if (backgroundReadAvailable){
+                                Text("Request Background Read")
+                            } else {
+                                Text("Background Read Is Not Available")
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
                 items(sessionsList) { session ->
                     val appInfo = session.sourceAppInfo
@@ -152,6 +175,8 @@ fun ExerciseSessionScreenPreview() {
         ExerciseSessionScreen(
             permissions = setOf(),
             permissionsGranted = true,
+            backgroundReadAvailable = false,
+            backgroundReadGranted = false,
             sessionsList = listOf(
                 ExerciseSession(
                     title = "Running",
diff --git a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionViewModel.kt b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionViewModel.kt
index 57da7865..2efe92ac 100644
--- a/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionViewModel.kt
+++ b/health-connect/HealthConnectSample/app/src/main/java/com/example/healthconnectsample/presentation/screen/exercisesession/ExerciseSessionViewModel.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.MutableState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.health.connect.client.HealthConnectFeatures
+import androidx.health.connect.client.feature.ExperimentalFeatureAvailabilityApi
 import androidx.health.connect.client.permission.HealthPermission
+import androidx.health.connect.client.permission.HealthPermission.Companion.PERMISSION_READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.DistanceRecord
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.ExerciseSessionRecord
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.HeartRateRecord
@@ -59,6 +62,12 @@ class ExerciseSessionViewModel(private val healthConnectManager: HealthConnectMa
     var permissionsGranted = mutableStateOf(false)
         private set
 
+    var backgroundReadAvailable = mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
+
+    var backgroundReadGranted = mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
+
     var sessionsList: MutableState<List<ExerciseSession>> = mutableStateOf(listOf())
         private set
 
@@ -131,8 +140,15 @@ class ExerciseSessionViewModel(private val healthConnectManager: HealthConnectMa
      * Where an error is caught, of the type Health Connect is known to throw, [uiState] is set to
      * [UiState.Error], which results in the snackbar being used to show the error message.
      */
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalFeatureAvailabilityApi::class)
     private suspend fun tryWithPermissionsCheck(block: suspend () -> Unit) {
         permissionsGranted.value = healthConnectManager.hasAllPermissions(permissions)
+        backgroundReadAvailable.value = healthConnectManager.isFeatureAvailable(
+            HealthConnectFeatures.FEATURE_READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND
+        )
+        backgroundReadGranted.value = healthConnectManager.hasAllPermissions(
+            setOf(PERMISSION_READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND)
+        )
         uiState = try {
             if (permissionsGranted.value) {
                 block()