diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TestInformationProvider.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TestInformationProvider.java
index b37ddda097..a948570d2a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TestInformationProvider.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TestInformationProvider.java
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ public class TestInformationProvider extends ContentProvider {
                     response.putInt(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD, (int) distance);
                     break;
                 }
+
+                case TestProtocol.REQUEST_ENABLE_DRAG_LOGGING:
+                    TestProtocol.sDebugTracing = true;
+                    break;
+
+                case TestProtocol.REQUEST_DISABLE_DRAG_LOGGING:
+                    TestProtocol.sDebugTracing = false;
+                    break;
             }
             return response;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/TestProtocol.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/TestProtocol.java
index 7d3715ef10..dab4282ee9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/TestProtocol.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/TestProtocol.java
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ public final class TestProtocol {
 
     public static boolean sDebugTracing = false;
     public static final String NO_DRAG_TAG = "b/129434166";
+    public static final String REQUEST_ENABLE_DRAG_LOGGING = "enable-drag-logging";
+    public static final String REQUEST_DISABLE_DRAG_LOGGING = "disable-drag-logging";
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
index ea62f82618..a520f0e250 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public final class Workspace extends Home {
     static void dragIconToWorkspace(
             LauncherInstrumentation launcher, Launchable launchable, Point dest,
             String longPressIndicator) {
+        launcher.getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_ENABLE_DRAG_LOGGING);
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: begin");
         final Point launchableCenter = launchable.getObject().getVisibleCenter();
         final long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ public final class Workspace extends Home {
                 downTime, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, dest);
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: end");
         launcher.waitUntilGone("drop_target_bar");
+        launcher.getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_DISABLE_DRAG_LOGGING);
     }
 
     /**