diff --git a/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar b/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar
index 95bb8bbed8..5e25fd8bf2 100644
Binary files a/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar and b/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar differ
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index 06099b9fa4..e6030d1261 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce.HOME_BOUNCE_SEEN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce.SHELF_BOUNCE_SEEN;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Base64;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -32,13 +34,19 @@ import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.StateHandler;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
 import com.android.quickstep.OverviewInteractionState;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityCompat;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WindowManagerWrapper;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.util.zip.Deflater;
+
 public class UiFactory {
 
     public static TouchController[] createTouchControllers(Launcher launcher) {
@@ -167,6 +175,32 @@ public class UiFactory {
         }
     }
 
+    public static boolean dumpActivity(Activity activity, PrintWriter writer) {
+        if (!Utilities.IS_DEBUG_DEVICE) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        if (!(new ActivityCompat(activity).encodeViewHierarchy(out))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        Deflater deflater = new Deflater();
+        deflater.setInput(out.toByteArray());
+        deflater.finish();
+
+        out.reset();
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+        while (!deflater.finished()) {
+            int count = deflater.deflate(buffer); // returns the generated code... index
+            out.write(buffer, 0, count);
+        }
+
+        writer.println("--encoded-view-dump-v0--");
+        writer.println(Base64.encodeToString(
+                out.toByteArray(), Base64.NO_WRAP | Base64.NO_PADDING));
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private static class LauncherTaskViewController extends TaskViewTouchController<Launcher> {
 
         public LauncherTaskViewController(Launcher activity) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
index 3e4589d1f5..4219667557 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ import android.view.View.AccessibilityDelegate;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile.OnDeviceProfileChangeListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.UserEventDispatcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.UiFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController;
 
+import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -224,6 +226,13 @@ public abstract class BaseActivity extends Activity {
         void onMultiWindowModeChanged(boolean isInMultiWindowMode);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dump(String prefix, FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter writer, String[] args) {
+        if (!UiFactory.dumpActivity(this, writer)) {
+            super.dump(prefix, fd, writer, args);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void dumpMisc(PrintWriter writer) {
         writer.println(" deviceProfile isTransposed=" + getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout());
         writer.println(" orientation=" + getResources().getConfiguration().orientation);
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index b8cd0353e1..e9a47a77b8 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.StateHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
 
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
 public class UiFactory {
 
     public static TouchController[] createTouchControllers(Launcher launcher) {
@@ -47,4 +50,9 @@ public class UiFactory {
     public static void onLauncherStateOrResumeChanged(Launcher launcher) { }
 
     public static void onTrimMemory(Launcher launcher, int level) { }
+
+    public static boolean dumpActivity(Activity activity, PrintWriter writer) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }