diff --git a/testrunner/coverage_targets.xml b/testrunner/coverage_targets.xml
index 8966700a1..99ea93bff 100644
--- a/testrunner/coverage_targets.xml
+++ b/testrunner/coverage_targets.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
         type="APPS" />
     <coverage_target name="DeskClock" build_path="packages/apps/DeskClock"
         type="APPS" />
+    <coverage_target name="Dialer" build_path="packages/apps/Dialer"
+        type="APPS" />
     <coverage_target name="Email" build_path="packages/apps/Email"
         type="APPS" />
     <coverage_target name="Exchange" build_path="packages/apps/Exchange"
diff --git a/testrunner/test_defs.xml b/testrunner/test_defs.xml
index cc3e6d1be..147f06c55 100644
--- a/testrunner/test_defs.xml
+++ b/testrunner/test_defs.xml
@@ -455,6 +455,14 @@ See test_defs.xsd for more information.
     runner="com.android.contacts.ContactsLaunchPerformance"
     description="Launch performance for Contacts." />
 
+<test name="dialer"
+    build_path="packages/apps/Dialer"
+    package="com.android.dialer.tests"
+    runner="android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner"
+    coverage_target="Dialer"
+    description="Tests for the Dialer app."
+    continuous="true" />
+
 <test name="downloadprovider"
     build_path="packages/providers/DownloadProvider/tests"
     package="com.android.providers.downloads.tests"