diff --git a/blocks/api/parser.js b/blocks/api/parser.js
index ac93a9448862c8..28f870993cf0e6 100644
--- a/blocks/api/parser.js
+++ b/blocks/api/parser.js
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 import { parse as hpqParse } from 'hpq';
 import { pickBy } from 'lodash';
 
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { bumpStat } from '@wordpress/utils';
+
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ export function createBlockWithFallback( name, rawContent, attributes ) {
 	// Convert 'core/text' blocks in existing content to the new
 	// 'core/paragraph'.
 	if ( name === 'core/text' ) {
+		bumpStat( 'block_auto_convert', 'core-text-to-paragraph' );
 		name = 'core/paragraph';
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/setup-globals.js b/test/setup-globals.js
index 931f6e146d7985..d5a8ed265c7899 100644
--- a/test/setup-globals.js
+++ b/test/setup-globals.js
@@ -51,3 +51,14 @@ global.wp = global.wp || {};
 global.wp.a11y = {
 	speak: () => {},
 };
+
+global.window.getUserSetting = settingName => {
+	switch ( settingName ) {
+		case 'gutenberg_tracking':
+			return 'on';
+		default:
+			throw new Error(
+				'Unrecognized user setting requested: ' + settingName
+			);
+	}
+};