diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
index 68c1576e5689..005a75cbb3f8 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         }
 
         MmaDelegate.track(INTERACT_WITH_SEARCH_WIDGET_URL_AREA);
+        Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.SEARCH, TelemetryContract.Method.WIDGET);
 
         switch (input) {
             case TEXT:
diff --git a/mobile/android/docs/uitelemetry.rst b/mobile/android/docs/uitelemetry.rst
index 13a8cf9b3c78..03a496c95993 100644
--- a/mobile/android/docs/uitelemetry.rst
+++ b/mobile/android/docs/uitelemetry.rst
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ Events
 ``search.setdefault.1``
   Sent when the user sets a search engine to be the default.
 
+``search.widget.1``
+  Sent when the user initiates a search through the widget.
+
 ``share.1``
   Sharing content.
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/TelemetryContract.java b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/TelemetryContract.java
index d477fa0b5325..a1429fd7f90a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/TelemetryContract.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/TelemetryContract.java
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ public interface TelemetryContract {
         // Set default search engine.
         SEARCH_SET_DEFAULT("search.setdefault.1"),
 
+        // Searches initiated from the widget.
+        SEARCH_WIDGET("search.widget.1"),
+
         // Sharing content.
         SHARE("share.1"),