diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java
index ac2534e081..65be624e46 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.android.quickstep.util;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.VelocityTracker;
 
@@ -85,7 +86,12 @@ public class MotionPauseDetector {
         mSpeedSomewhatFast = res.getDimension(R.dimen.motion_pause_detector_speed_somewhat_fast);
         mSpeedFast = res.getDimension(R.dimen.motion_pause_detector_speed_fast);
         mForcePauseTimeout = new Alarm();
-        mForcePauseTimeout.setOnAlarmListener(alarm -> updatePaused(true /* isPaused */));
+        mForcePauseTimeout.setOnAlarmListener(alarm -> {
+            if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                Log.d(TestProtocol.MOTION_PAUSE_TIMEOUT, "onAlarm");
+            }
+            updatePaused(true /* isPaused */);
+        });
         mMakePauseHarderToTrigger = makePauseHarderToTrigger;
         mVelocityProvider = new SystemVelocityProvider(axis);
     }
@@ -119,9 +125,13 @@ public class MotionPauseDetector {
      * @param pointerIndex Index for the pointer being tracked in the motion event
      */
     public void addPosition(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex) {
-        mForcePauseTimeout.setAlarm(TestProtocol.sForcePauseTimeout != null
+        long timeoutMs = TestProtocol.sForcePauseTimeout != null
                 ? TestProtocol.sForcePauseTimeout
-                : mMakePauseHarderToTrigger ? HARDER_TRIGGER_TIMEOUT : FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT);
+                : mMakePauseHarderToTrigger ? HARDER_TRIGGER_TIMEOUT : FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT;
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.MOTION_PAUSE_TIMEOUT, "setAlarm: " + timeoutMs);
+        }
+        mForcePauseTimeout.setAlarm(timeoutMs);
         float newVelocity = mVelocityProvider.addMotionEvent(ev, ev.getPointerId(pointerIndex));
         if (mPreviousVelocity != null) {
             checkMotionPaused(newVelocity, mPreviousVelocity, ev.getEventTime());
@@ -162,6 +172,9 @@ public class MotionPauseDetector {
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.MOTION_PAUSE_TIMEOUT, "checkMotionPaused: " + isPaused);
+        }
         updatePaused(isPaused);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
index 7d8f4797ce..82bb111218 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
@@ -117,4 +117,5 @@ public final class TestProtocol {
     public static final String WORK_PROFILE_REMOVED = "b/159671700";
     public static final String FALLBACK_ACTIVITY_NO_SET = "b/181019015";
     public static final String THIRD_PARTY_LAUNCHER_NOT_SET = "b/187080582";
+    public static final String MOTION_PAUSE_TIMEOUT = "b/194114179";
 }