diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java
index 0a0f9ad..6cb803a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragView;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DraggableView;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderNameProvider;
+import com.android.launcher3.logging.InstanceId;
+import com.android.launcher3.logging.InstanceIdSequence;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 
 /**
@@ -75,6 +77,11 @@
          * DragView represents. May be an actual View class or a virtual stand-in */
         public DraggableView originalView = null;
 
+        /** Used for matching DROP event with its corresponding DRAG event on the server side. */
+        final InstanceId mLogInstanceId =
+                new InstanceIdSequence(1 << 20 /*InstanceId.INSTANCE_ID_MAX*/)
+                    .newInstanceId();
+
         public DragObject(Context context) {
             if (FeatureFlags.FOLDER_NAME_SUGGEST.get()) {
                 folderNameProvider = FolderNameProvider.newInstance(context);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index a58bf70..dd00bd3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
         mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(SPRING_LOADED);
         mStatsLogManager.log(
                 LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_ITEM_DRAG_STARTED,
-                dragObject.originalDragInfo.id,
+                dragObject.mLogInstanceId,
                 dragObject.originalDragInfo.buildProto(null));
     }
 
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@
         }
         mStatsLogManager.log(
                 LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_ITEM_DROP_COMPLETED,
-                d.dragInfo.id,
+                d.mLogInstanceId,
                 d.dragInfo.buildProto(null));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/InstanceId.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/InstanceId.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e720d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/InstanceId.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.logging;
+
+import static java.lang.Math.max;
+import static java.lang.Math.min;
+
+import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+
+
+/**
+ * An opaque identifier used to disambiguate which logs refer to a particular instance of some
+ * UI element. Useful when there might be multiple instances simultaneously active.
+ * Obtain from InstanceIdSequence.  Clipped to range [0, INSTANCE_ID_MAX].
+ *
+ * Copy of frameworks/base/core/java/com/android/internal/logging/InstanceId.java.
+ */
+public final class InstanceId implements Parcelable {
+    // At most 20 bits: ~1m possibilities, ~0.5% probability of collision in 100 values
+    static final int INSTANCE_ID_MAX = 1 << 20;
+
+    private final int mId;
+    InstanceId(int id) {
+        mId = min(max(0, id), INSTANCE_ID_MAX);
+    }
+
+    private InstanceId(Parcel in) {
+        this(in.readInt());
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public int getId() {
+        return mId;
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return mId + "";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a fake instance ID for testing purposes.  Not for production use. See also
+     * InstanceIdSequenceFake, which is a testing replacement for InstanceIdSequence.
+     * @param id The ID you want to assign.
+     * @return new InstanceId.
+     */
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public static InstanceId fakeInstanceId(int id) {
+        return new InstanceId(id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return mId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
+        if (!(obj instanceof InstanceId)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return mId == ((InstanceId) obj).mId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int describeContents() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeToParcel(Parcel out, int flags) {
+        out.writeInt(mId);
+    }
+
+    public static final Parcelable.Creator<InstanceId> CREATOR =
+            new Parcelable.Creator<InstanceId>() {
+                @Override
+                public InstanceId createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
+                    return new InstanceId(in);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public InstanceId[] newArray(int size) {
+                    return new InstanceId[size];
+                }
+            };
+
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/InstanceIdSequence.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/InstanceIdSequence.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b7953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/InstanceIdSequence.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.logging;
+
+import static java.lang.Math.max;
+import static java.lang.Math.min;
+
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+/**
+ * Generates random InstanceIds in range [1, instanceIdMax] for passing to
+ * UiEventLogger.logWithInstanceId(). Holds a SecureRandom, which self-seeds on first use; try to
+ * give it a long lifetime. Safe for concurrent use.
+ *
+ * Copy of frameworks/base/core/java/com/android/internal/logging/InstanceIdSequence.java
+ */
+public class InstanceIdSequence {
+    protected final int mInstanceIdMax;
+    private final Random mRandom = new SecureRandom();
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a sequence with identifiers [1, instanceIdMax].  Capped at INSTANCE_ID_MAX.
+     * @param instanceIdMax Limiting value of identifiers. Normally positive: otherwise you get
+     *                      an all-1 sequence.
+     */
+    public InstanceIdSequence(int instanceIdMax) {
+        mInstanceIdMax = min(max(1, instanceIdMax), InstanceId.INSTANCE_ID_MAX);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the next instance from the sequence.  Safe for concurrent use.
+     * @return new InstanceId
+     */
+    public InstanceId newInstanceId() {
+        return newInstanceIdInternal(1 + mRandom.nextInt(mInstanceIdMax));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory function for instance IDs, used for testing.
+     * @param id
+     * @return new InstanceId(id)
+     */
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    protected InstanceId newInstanceIdInternal(int id) {
+        return new InstanceId(id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java
index 1e2ce53..62a3829 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/StatsLogManager.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     /**
      * Logs an event and accompanying {@link ItemInfo}
      */
-    public void log(LauncherEvent event, int instanceId, LauncherAtom.ItemInfo itemInfo) {
+    public void log(LauncherEvent event, InstanceId instanceId, LauncherAtom.ItemInfo itemInfo) {
         Log.d(TAG, String.format("%s(InstanceId:%s)\n%s", event.name(), instanceId, itemInfo));
         // Call StatsLog method
     }