diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaCarouselController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaCarouselController.kt
index 644876c6b1afe..7fe88e5166e8c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaCarouselController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaCarouselController.kt
@@ -184,7 +184,14 @@ class MediaCarouselController @Inject constructor(
                 true /* persistent */)
         mediaManager.addListener(object : MediaDataManager.Listener {
             override fun onMediaDataLoaded(key: String, oldKey: String?, data: MediaData) {
-                addOrUpdatePlayer(key, oldKey, data)
+                if (addOrUpdatePlayer(key, oldKey, data)) {
+                    MediaPlayerData.getMediaPlayer(key, null)?.let {
+                        logSmartspaceCardReported(759, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_RECEIVED
+                                it.mInstanceId,
+                                /* isRecommendationCard */ false,
+                                it.surfaceForSmartspaceLogging)
+                    }
+                }
                 val canRemove = data.isPlaying?.let { !it } ?: data.isClearable && !data.active
                 if (canRemove && !Utils.useMediaResumption(context)) {
                     // This view isn't playing, let's remove this! This happens e.g when
@@ -203,6 +210,12 @@ class MediaCarouselController @Inject constructor(
             override fun onSmartspaceMediaDataLoaded(key: String, data: SmartspaceTarget) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "My Smartspace media update is here")
                 addSmartspaceMediaRecommendations(key, data)
+                MediaPlayerData.getMediaPlayer(key, null)?.let {
+                    logSmartspaceCardReported(759, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_RECEIVED
+                            it.mInstanceId,
+                            /* isRecommendationCard */ true,
+                            it.surfaceForSmartspaceLogging)
+                }
                 if (mediaCarouselScrollHandler.visibleToUser) {
                     logSmartspaceImpression()
                 }
@@ -276,7 +289,8 @@ class MediaCarouselController @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun addOrUpdatePlayer(key: String, oldKey: String?, data: MediaData) {
+    // Returns true if new player is added
+    private fun addOrUpdatePlayer(key: String, oldKey: String?, data: MediaData): Boolean {
         val dataCopy = data.copy(backgroundColor = bgColor)
         val existingPlayer = MediaPlayerData.getMediaPlayer(key, oldKey)
         if (existingPlayer == null) {
@@ -309,6 +323,7 @@ class MediaCarouselController @Inject constructor(
         if (MediaPlayerData.players().size != mediaContent.childCount) {
             Log.wtf(TAG, "Size of players list and number of views in carousel are out of sync")
         }
+        return existingPlayer == null
     }
 
     private fun addSmartspaceMediaRecommendations(key: String, data: SmartspaceTarget) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
index fe3463f853f02..b3ebed1fe6a9f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
                 if (mMediaViewController.isGutsVisible()) return;
 
                 logSmartspaceCardReported(760, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_CLICK
-                        false);
+                        /* isRecommendationCard */ false);
                 mActivityStarter.postStartActivityDismissingKeyguard(clickIntent,
                         buildLaunchAnimatorController(mPlayerViewHolder.getPlayer()));
             });
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
                 button.setEnabled(true);
                 button.setOnClickListener(v -> {
                     logSmartspaceCardReported(760, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_CLICK
-                            false);
+                            /* isRecommendationCard */ false);
                     action.run();
                 });
             }
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
         mPlayerViewHolder.getDismiss().setEnabled(isDismissible);
         mPlayerViewHolder.getDismiss().setOnClickListener(v -> {
             logSmartspaceCardReported(761, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_DISMISS
-                    false);
+                    /* isRecommendationCard */ false);
 
             if (mKey != null) {
                 closeGuts();
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
         // Set up long press to show guts setting panel.
         mRecommendationViewHolder.getDismiss().setOnClickListener(v -> {
             logSmartspaceCardReported(761, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_DISMISS
-                    true);
+                    /* isRecommendationCard */ true);
             closeGuts();
             mKeyguardDismissUtil.executeWhenUnlocked(() -> {
                 mMediaDataManagerLazy.get().dismissSmartspaceRecommendation(
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
         view.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             // When media recommendation card is shown, it will always be the top card.
             logSmartspaceCardReported(760, // SMARTSPACE_CARD_CLICK
-                    true);
+                    /* isRecommendationCard */ true);
 
             if (shouldSmartspaceRecItemOpenInForeground(action)) {
                 // Request to unlock the device if the activity needs to be opened in foreground.