diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index ce774d8..6324f0f 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
     <protected-broadcast android:name= "android.telephony.action.SUBSCRIPTION_CARRIER_IDENTITY_CHANGED" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name= "android.telephony.action.SUBSCRIPTION_PRECISE_CARRIER_IDENTITY_CHANGED" />
 
+    <!-- For Vendor Debugging in Telephony -->
+    <protected-broadcast android:name="android.telephony.debug.action.DEBUG_EVENT" />
+
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
index ccbb4d0..a5cd06b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.telecom.TelecomManager;
 import android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager;
+import android.telephony.DebugEventReporter;
 import android.telephony.ServiceState;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionManager;
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
@@ -283,6 +284,9 @@
         //   getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEPHONY_VOICE_CALLS);
 
         if (mCM == null) {
+            // Initialize DebugEventReporter early so that it can be used
+            DebugEventReporter.initialize(this);
+
             // Inject telephony component factory if configured using other jars.
             XmlResourceParser parser = getResources().getXml(R.xml.telephony_injection);
             TelephonyComponentFactory.getInstance().injectTheComponentFactory(parser);