diff --git a/runner/rules/CHANGELOG.md b/runner/rules/CHANGELOG.md
index aa629707d..d518b1bec 100644
--- a/runner/rules/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/runner/rules/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 **API Changes**
 
+* `GrantPermissionRule` now has a method `#grantImmediately` to grant permissions without going through the `TestRule` infrastructure.
+
 **Breaking API Changes**
 
 **Known Issues**
diff --git a/runner/rules/java/androidx/test/rule/GrantPermissionRule.java b/runner/rules/java/androidx/test/rule/GrantPermissionRule.java
index 1957edb3b..63d7c9149 100644
--- a/runner/rules/java/androidx/test/rule/GrantPermissionRule.java
+++ b/runner/rules/java/androidx/test/rule/GrantPermissionRule.java
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ public static GrantPermissionRule grant(String... permissions) {
     return grantPermissionRule;
   }
 
+  public static void grantImmediately(String... permissions) {
+    GrantPermissionRule grantPermissionRule = new GrantPermissionRule();
+    grantPermissionRule.grantPermissions(permissions);
+    grantPermissionRule.permissionGranter.requestPermissions();
+  }
+
   private void grantPermissions(String... permissions) {
     Set<String> permissionSet = satisfyPermissionDependencies(permissions);
     permissionGranter.addPermissions(permissionSet.toArray(new String[permissionSet.size()]));