diff --git a/.changes/fix-permission-state-unknown-display.md b/.changes/fix-permission-state-unknown-display.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39564d7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-permission-state-unknown-display.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch:breaking
+---
+
+Rename `PermissionState::Unknown` to `PermissionState::Prompt`.
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/plugin.rs b/crates/tauri/src/plugin.rs
index 5d874bd69..8bdbb721c 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/plugin.rs
@@ -910,11 +910,11 @@ pub enum PermissionState {
   Granted,
   /// Permission access has been denied.
   Denied,
+  /// Permission must be requested.
+  #[default]
+  Prompt,
   /// Permission must be requested, but you must explain to the user why your app needs that permission. **Android only**.
   PromptWithRationale,
-  /// Unknown state. Must request permission.
-  #[default]
-  Unknown,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for PermissionState {
@@ -922,8 +922,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for PermissionState {
     match self {
       Self::Granted => write!(f, "granted"),
       Self::Denied => write!(f, "denied"),
+      Self::Prompt => write!(f, "prompt"),
       Self::PromptWithRationale => write!(f, "prompt-with-rationale"),
-      Self::Unknown => write!(f, "Unknown"),
     }
   }
 }
@@ -946,8 +946,8 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for PermissionState {
     match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
       "granted" => Ok(Self::Granted),
       "denied" => Ok(Self::Denied),
+      "prompt" => Ok(Self::Prompt),
       "prompt-with-rationale" => Ok(Self::PromptWithRationale),
-      "prompt" => Ok(Self::Unknown),
       _ => Err(DeError::custom(format!("unknown permission state '{s}'"))),
     }
   }