diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepInteractionHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepInteractionHandler.java
index 8092582baf..d834935036 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepInteractionHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepInteractionHandler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_APP_LAUNCH_TAP;
+import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_SPLIT_WIDGET_ATTEMPT;
 
 import android.app.ActivityOptions;
 import android.app.ActivityTaskManager;
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ class QuickstepInteractionHandler implements RemoteViews.InteractionHandler {
                     remoteResponse.getLaunchOptions(view));
         }
         if (mLauncher.isSplitSelectionEnabled()) {
+            // Log metric
+            StatsLogManager.StatsLogger logger = mLauncher.getStatsLogManager().logger();
+            logger.log(LAUNCHER_SPLIT_WIDGET_ATTEMPT);
             Toast.makeText(hostView.getContext(), R.string.split_widgets_not_supported,
                     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             return true;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java
index 0dc0d0239a..7cc33cfc33 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java
@@ -704,6 +704,9 @@ public class StatsLogManager implements ResourceBasedOverride {
         @UiEvent(doc = "User tapped on install to private space system shortcut.")
         LAUNCHER_PRIVATE_SPACE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_SHORTCUT_TAP(1565),
 
+        @UiEvent(doc = "User attempted to create split screen with a widget")
+        LAUNCHER_SPLIT_WIDGET_ATTEMPT(1604)
+
         // ADD MORE
         ;