diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 7cb2ed1b12..6d823c3c1e 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ void CConnman::AddWhitelistPermissionFlags(NetPermissionFlags& flags, const CNet
         }
         NetPermissions::AddFlag(flags, NetPermissionFlags::Mempool);
         NetPermissions::AddFlag(flags, NetPermissionFlags::NoBan);
+        NetPermissions::AddFlag(flags, NetPermissionFlags::Addr);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py b/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py
index bbf0328757..cd063dbd12 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class P2PPermissionsTests(BitcoinTestFramework):
             # default permissions (no specific permissions)
             ["-whitelist=127.0.0.1"],
             # Make sure the default values in the command line documentation match the ones here
-            ["relay", "noban", "mempool", "download"])
+            ["addr", "relay", "noban", "mempool", "download"])
 
         self.checkpermission(
             # no permission (even with forcerelay)
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ class P2PPermissionsTests(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.checkpermission(
             # relay permission removed (no specific permissions)
             ["-whitelist=127.0.0.1", "-whitelistrelay=0"],
-            ["noban", "mempool", "download"])
+            ["addr", "noban", "mempool", "download"])
 
         self.checkpermission(
             # forcerelay and relay permission added
             # Legacy parameter interaction which set whitelistrelay to true
             # if whitelistforcerelay is true
             ["-whitelist=127.0.0.1", "-whitelistforcerelay"],
-            ["forcerelay", "relay", "noban", "mempool", "download"])
+            ["addr", "forcerelay", "relay", "noban", "mempool", "download"])
 
         # Let's make sure permissions are merged correctly
         # For this, we need to use whitebind instead of bind