diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
index f82ec82ce79b7..4687a51173433 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.os.Trace;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
@@ -1243,6 +1244,8 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
 
             if (!reportOnly) {
                 Trace.traceCounter(Trace.TRACE_TAG_POWER, "ScreenState", state);
+                // TODO(b/153319140) remove when we can get this from the above trace invocation
+                SystemProperties.set("debug.tracing.screen_state", String.valueOf(state));
                 mPowerState.setScreenState(state);
                 // Tell battery stats about the transition.
                 try {
@@ -1319,6 +1322,8 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
         }
         if (mScreenBrightnessRampAnimator.animateTo(target, rate)) {
             Trace.traceCounter(Trace.TRACE_TAG_POWER, "TargetScreenBrightness", (int) target);
+            // TODO(b/153319140) remove when we can get this from the above trace invocation
+            SystemProperties.set("debug.tracing.screen_brightness", String.valueOf(target));
             try {
                 // TODO(brightnessfloat): change BatteryStats to use float
                 mBatteryStats.noteScreenBrightness(