diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/ImeTracker.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/ImeTracker.java
index f4ecdff12c7a0..927d7698985bf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/ImeTracker.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/ImeTracker.java
@@ -423,6 +423,12 @@ public interface ImeTracker {
             mTag = tag;
         }
 
+        /** Returns the {@link Token#mTag} */
+        @NonNull
+        public String getTag() {
+            return mTag;
+        }
+
         /** For Parcelable, no special marshalled objects. */
         @Override
         public int describeContents() {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/EventLogTags.logtags b/services/core/java/com/android/server/EventLogTags.logtags
index 68fd0c12bea84..274370e371518 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/EventLogTags.logtags
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/EventLogTags.logtags
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ option java_package com.android.server
 # ---------------------------
 # Re-connecting to input method service because we haven't received its interface
 32000 imf_force_reconnect_ime (IME|4),(Time Since Connect|2|3),(Showing|1|1)
+# Indicates server show input method
+32001 imf_show_ime (token|3),(window|3),(reason|3),(softInputMode|3)
+# Indicates server hide input method
+32002 imf_hide_ime (token|3),(window|3),(reason|3),(softInputMode|3)
 
 
 # ---------------------------
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
index 080d5829f9d91..97c8305f546f0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.DISPLAY_IME_POLICY_HIDE;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.DISPLAY_IME_POLICY_LOCAL;
 
+import static com.android.server.EventLogTags.IMF_HIDE_IME;
+import static com.android.server.EventLogTags.IMF_SHOW_IME;
 import static com.android.server.inputmethod.InputMethodBindingController.TIME_TO_RECONNECT;
 import static com.android.server.inputmethod.InputMethodUtils.isSoftInputModeStateVisibleAllowed;
+import static com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerDebugConfig.DEBUG_IME_VISIBILITY;
 
 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.SOURCE;
 
@@ -3439,6 +3442,12 @@ public final class InputMethodManagerService extends IInputMethodManager.Stub
             }
             // TODO(b/192412909): Check if we can always call onShowHideSoftInputRequested() or not.
             if (curMethod.showSoftInput(showInputToken, statsToken, showFlags, resultReceiver)) {
+                if (DEBUG_IME_VISIBILITY) {
+                    EventLog.writeEvent(IMF_SHOW_IME, statsToken.getTag(),
+                            Objects.toString(mCurFocusedWindow),
+                            InputMethodDebug.softInputDisplayReasonToString(reason),
+                            InputMethodDebug.softInputModeToString(mCurFocusedWindowSoftInputMode));
+                }
                 onShowHideSoftInputRequested(true /* show */, windowToken, reason);
             }
             mInputShown = true;
@@ -3537,6 +3546,12 @@ public final class InputMethodManagerService extends IInputMethodManager.Stub
             // TODO(b/192412909): Check if we can always call onShowHideSoftInputRequested() or not.
             if (curMethod.hideSoftInput(hideInputToken, statsToken, 0 /* flags */,
                     resultReceiver)) {
+                if (DEBUG_IME_VISIBILITY) {
+                    EventLog.writeEvent(IMF_HIDE_IME, statsToken.getTag(),
+                            Objects.toString(mCurFocusedWindow),
+                            InputMethodDebug.softInputDisplayReasonToString(reason),
+                            InputMethodDebug.softInputModeToString(mCurFocusedWindowSoftInputMode));
+                }
                 onShowHideSoftInputRequested(false /* show */, windowToken, reason);
             }
             res = true;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerDebugConfig.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerDebugConfig.java
index 42b556f77ab61..6abb8fdfca6cc 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerDebugConfig.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerDebugConfig.java
@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@ public class WindowManagerDebugConfig {
     static final boolean SHOW_STACK_CRAWLS = false;
     static final boolean DEBUG_WINDOW_CROP = false;
     static final boolean DEBUG_UNKNOWN_APP_VISIBILITY = false;
+
+    // TODO(b/239501597) : Have a system property to control this flag.
+    public static final boolean DEBUG_IME_VISIBILITY = false;
 }