diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 917465f..f8d454f 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.UserEventDispatcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Direction;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Touch;
@@ -182,6 +183,9 @@
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
         mActivity = BaseDraggingActivity.fromContext(context);
         setOnClickListener((view) -> {
+            if (com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                android.util.Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_START_TASK_TAG, "TaskView onClick");
+            }
             if (getTask() == null) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -285,6 +289,9 @@
 
     public void launchTask(boolean animate, boolean freezeTaskList, Consumer<Boolean> resultCallback,
             Handler resultCallbackHandler) {
+        if (com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            android.util.Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_START_TASK_TAG, "launchTask");
+        }
         if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
             if (isRunningTask()) {
                 getRecentsView().finishRecentsAnimation(false /* toRecents */,
@@ -299,6 +306,9 @@
 
     private void launchTaskInternal(boolean animate, boolean freezeTaskList,
             Consumer<Boolean> resultCallback, Handler resultCallbackHandler) {
+        if (com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            android.util.Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_START_TASK_TAG, "launchTaskInternal");
+        }
         if (mTask != null) {
             final ActivityOptions opts;
             if (animate) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
index a678ef2..ae178e7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@
     public static final String REQUEST_DISABLE_DEBUG_TRACING = "disable-debug-tracing";
     public static final String NO_DRAG_TAG = "b/133009122";
     public static final String NO_START_TAG = "b/132900132";
+    public static final String NO_START_TASK_TAG = "b/133765434";
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 2ea7618..8b12464 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
+
 /**
  * A recent task in the overview panel carousel.
  */
@@ -59,9 +61,14 @@
      */
     public Background open() {
         verifyActiveContainer();
-        mLauncher.assertTrue("Launching task didn't open a new window: " +
-                        mTask.getParent().getContentDescription(),
-                mTask.clickAndWait(Until.newWindow(), WAIT_TIME_MS));
+        mLauncher.getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_ENABLE_DEBUG_TRACING);
+        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                "clicking an overview task")) {
+            mLauncher.assertTrue("Launching task didn't open a new window: " +
+                            mTask.getParent().getContentDescription(),
+                    mTask.clickAndWait(Until.newWindow(), WAIT_TIME_MS));
+        }
+        mLauncher.getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_DISABLE_DEBUG_TRACING);
         return new Background(mLauncher);
     }
 }