diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/BaseItemDragListener.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/BaseItemDragListener.java
index e204c63017..c719c1c986 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/BaseItemDragListener.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/BaseItemDragListener.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.DropTarget.DragObject;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.InternalStateHandler;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.PendingItemDragHelper;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ public abstract class BaseItemDragListener extends InternalStateHandler implemen
 
     @Override
     public boolean shouldStartDrag(double distanceDragged) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_DRAG_TAG, "BIDL.shouldStartDrag");
+        }
         // Stay in pre-drag mode, if workspace is locked.
         return !mLauncher.isWorkspaceLocked();
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
index 7b14fa2491..9719a1892f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.popup.PopupDataProvider.PopupDataChangeListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutView;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutDragPreviewProvider;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.ItemClickHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.ItemLongClickListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageUserKey;
@@ -447,6 +449,11 @@ public class PopupContainerWithArrow extends ArrowPopup implements DragSource,
 
             @Override
             public boolean shouldStartDrag(double distanceDragged) {
+                if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                    Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_DRAG_TAG,
+                            "createPreDragCondition().shouldStartDrag " + distanceDragged + ", "
+                                    + mStartDragThreshold);
+                }
                 return distanceDragged > mStartDragThreshold;
             }