diff --git a/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml b/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
index bb61fbe..ee151bb 100644
--- a/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
+++ b/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
@@ -345,6 +345,15 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        <activity-alias android:name="WebSearchActivity"
+            android:label="WebSearchActivity"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:targetActivity="com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.BaseTestingActivity">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.WEB_SEARCH" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity-alias>
 
         <!-- [b/197780098] Disable eager initialization of Jetpack libraries. -->
         <provider
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
index e12cf2d..f395e80 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
@@ -643,6 +643,10 @@
             mLauncher.getWorkspace().verifyWorkspaceAppIconIsGone(
                     DUMMY_APP_NAME + " was expected to disappear after uninstall.", DUMMY_APP_NAME);
 
+            // Debug for b/288944469 I want to test if we are not waiting enough after removing
+            // the icon to request the list of icons again, since the items are not removed
+            // immediately. This should reduce the flake rate
+            SystemClock.sleep(500);
             Map<String, Point> finalPositions =
                     mLauncher.getWorkspace().getWorkspaceIconsPositions();
             assertThat(finalPositions).doesNotContainKey(DUMMY_APP_NAME);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromQsb.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromQsb.java
index 8c3402f..d02e747 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromQsb.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromQsb.java
@@ -59,21 +59,23 @@
     }
 
     /** Find the web suggestion from search suggestion's title text */
-    public void verifyWebSuggestIsPresent(String text) {
-        ArrayList<UiObject2> goldenGateResults =
+    public SearchWebSuggestion findWebSuggestion(String text) {
+        ArrayList<UiObject2> webSuggestions =
                 new ArrayList<>(mLauncher.waitForObjectsInContainer(
                         mLauncher.waitForSystemLauncherObject(SEARCH_CONTAINER_RES_ID),
                         By.clazz(TextView.class)));
-        boolean found = false;
-        for(UiObject2 uiObject: goldenGateResults) {
+        for (UiObject2 uiObject: webSuggestions) {
             String currentString = uiObject.getText();
             if (currentString.equals(text)) {
-                found = true;
+                return createWebSuggestion(uiObject);
             }
         }
-        if (!found) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Web suggestion title: " + text + " not found");
-        }
+        mLauncher.fail("Web suggestion title: " + text + " not found");
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    protected SearchWebSuggestion createWebSuggestion(UiObject2 webSuggestion) {
+        return new SearchWebSuggestion(mLauncher, webSuggestion);
     }
 
     /** Find the total amount of views being displayed and return the size */
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromTaskbarQsb.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromTaskbarQsb.java
index c267c9e..6c6ab05 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromTaskbarQsb.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchResultFromTaskbarQsb.java
@@ -35,4 +35,14 @@
     protected TaskbarAppIcon createAppIcon(UiObject2 icon) {
         return new TaskbarAppIcon(mLauncher, icon);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion findWebSuggestion(String text) {
+        return (TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion) super.findWebSuggestion(text);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion createWebSuggestion(UiObject2 webSuggestion) {
+        return new TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion(mLauncher, webSuggestion);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchWebSuggestion.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchWebSuggestion.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4dec98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SearchWebSuggestion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.tapl;
+
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol;
+
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Operations on a search web suggestion from a qsb.
+ */
+public class SearchWebSuggestion extends Launchable {
+
+    private static final Pattern LONG_CLICK_EVENT = Pattern.compile("onAllAppsItemLongClick");
+
+    SearchWebSuggestion(LauncherInstrumentation launcher, UiObject2 object) {
+        super(launcher, object);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void expectActivityStartEvents() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected String launchableType() {
+        return "search web suggestion";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void waitForLongPressConfirmation() {
+        mLauncher.waitForLauncherObject("popup_container");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void addExpectedEventsForLongClick() {
+        mLauncher.expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, getLongClickEvent());
+    }
+
+    protected Pattern getLongClickEvent() {
+        return LONG_CLICK_EVENT;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd8ce42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.tapl;
+
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
+
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Operations on a search web suggestion from the Taskbar qsb.
+ */
+public class TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion extends SearchWebSuggestion implements
+        SplitscreenDragSource {
+
+    private static final Pattern LONG_CLICK_EVENT = Pattern.compile("onTaskbarItemLongClick");
+
+    TaskbarSearchWebSuggestion(LauncherInstrumentation launcher,
+            UiObject2 object) {
+        super(launcher, object);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Pattern getLongClickEvent() {
+        return LONG_CLICK_EVENT;
+    }
+
+    /** This method requires public access, however should not be called in tests. */
+    @Override
+    public Launchable getLaunchable() {
+        return this;
+    }
+}