diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/actions/index.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/actions/index.ts
index 0676635239..b2eb90886f 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/actions/index.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/actions/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 ==============================================================================*/
 import {createAction, props} from '@ngrx/store';
 import {ElementId} from '../../util/dom';
-import {TimeSelectionAffordance} from '../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
+import {
+  TimeSelectionAffordance,
+  TimeSelectionToggleAffordance,
+} from '../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {
   TagMetadata,
   TimeSeriesRequest,
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ export const linkedTimeSelectionChanged = createAction(
       startStep: number;
       endStep: number | undefined;
     };
-    // Affordance for analytics purpose. When no affordance is specified or is
+    // Affordance for internal analytics purpose. When no affordance is specified or is
     // undefined we do not want to log an analytics event.
     affordance?: TimeSelectionAffordance | undefined;
   }>()
@@ -188,11 +191,21 @@ export const timeSelectionCleared = createAction(
 );
 
 export const linkedTimeToggled = createAction(
-  '[Metrics] Linked Time Enable Toggle'
+  '[Metrics] Linked Time Enable Toggle',
+  props<{
+    // Affordance for internal analytics purpose. When no affordance is specified or is
+    // undefined we do not want to log an analytics event.
+    affordance?: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance;
+  }>()
 );
 
 export const stepSelectorToggled = createAction(
-  '[Metrics] Time Selector Enable Toggle'
+  '[Metrics] Time Selector Enable Toggle',
+  props<{
+    // Affordance for internal analytics purpose. When no affordance is specified or is
+    // undefined we do not want to log an analytics event.
+    affordance?: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance;
+  }>()
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/store/metrics_reducers_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/store/metrics_reducers_test.ts
index 194d5b3e47..5439726db0 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/store/metrics_reducers_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/store/metrics_reducers_test.ts
@@ -2737,10 +2737,10 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           linkedTimeEnabled: false,
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
         expect(state2.linkedTimeEnabled).toBe(true);
 
-        const state3 = reducers(state2, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state3 = reducers(state2, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
         expect(state3.linkedTimeEnabled).toBe(false);
       });
 
@@ -2770,7 +2770,7 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           cardStepIndex: {[imageCardId]: buildStepIndexMetadata({index: 2})},
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
 
         expect(state2.cardStepIndex).toEqual({
           [imageCardId]: buildStepIndexMetadata({index: 0}),
@@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           cardStepIndex: {[imageCardId]: buildStepIndexMetadata({index: 2})},
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
         expect(state2.cardStepIndex).toEqual({
           [imageCardId]: buildStepIndexMetadata({index: 1}),
         });
@@ -2840,7 +2840,7 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           cardStepIndex: {[imageCardId]: buildStepIndexMetadata({index: 2})},
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
         expect(state2.cardStepIndex).toEqual({
           [imageCardId]: buildStepIndexMetadata({index: 2}),
         });
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           stepMinMax: {min: Infinity, max: -Infinity},
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
 
         expect(state2.linkedTimeSelection).toEqual({
           start: {step: 0},
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           stepMinMax: {min: 10, max: 100},
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
 
         expect(state2.linkedTimeSelection).toEqual({
           start: {step: 10},
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
           linkedTimeSelection: {start: {step: 20}, end: null},
         });
 
-        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled());
+        const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.linkedTimeToggled({}));
         expect(state2.linkedTimeSelection).toEqual({
           start: {step: 20},
           end: null,
@@ -2892,10 +2892,10 @@ describe('metrics reducers', () => {
         stepSelectorEnabled: false,
       });
 
-      const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.stepSelectorToggled());
+      const state2 = reducers(state1, actions.stepSelectorToggled({}));
       expect(state2.stepSelectorEnabled).toBe(true);
 
-      const state3 = reducers(state2, actions.stepSelectorToggled());
+      const state3 = reducers(state2, actions.stepSelectorToggled({}));
       expect(state3.stepSelectorEnabled).toBe(false);
     });
   });
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_container.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_container.ts
index 5bb212aa80..349c6d94ff 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_container.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_container.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ import {filter, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {State} from '../../../app_state';
 import {DataLoadState} from '../../../types/data';
 import {RunColorScale} from '../../../types/ui';
-import {TimeSelectionAffordance} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
+import {
+  TimeSelectionAffordance,
+  TimeSelectionToggleAffordance,
+} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {HistogramDatum} from '../../../widgets/histogram/histogram_types';
 import {buildNormalizedHistograms} from '../../../widgets/histogram/histogram_util';
 import {linkedTimeSelectionChanged, linkedTimeToggled} from '../../actions';
@@ -241,6 +244,10 @@ export class HistogramCardContainer implements CardRenderer, OnInit {
   }
 
   onLinkedTimeToggled() {
-    this.store.dispatch(linkedTimeToggled());
+    this.store.dispatch(
+      linkedTimeToggled({
+        affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.FOB_DESELECT,
+      })
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_test.ts
index 532afe44bd..35731c787e 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/histogram_card_test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import {
 } from '../../../selectors';
 import {MatIconTestingModule} from '../../../testing/mat_icon_module';
 import {DataLoadState} from '../../../types/data';
-import {TimeSelectionAffordance} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
+import {
+  TimeSelectionAffordance,
+  TimeSelectionToggleAffordance,
+} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {
   HistogramData,
   HistogramMode,
@@ -554,7 +557,11 @@ describe('histogram card', () => {
         ).componentInstance;
         histogramWidget.onLinkedTimeToggled.emit();
 
-        expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([linkedTimeToggled()]);
+        expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([
+          linkedTimeToggled({
+            affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.FOB_DESELECT,
+          }),
+        ]);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts
index 821246949c..859da9fee9 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_component.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {DataLoadState} from '../../../types/data';
 import {
   TimeSelection,
   TimeSelectionAffordance,
+  TimeSelectionToggleAffordance,
 } from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {
   Formatter,
@@ -94,12 +95,14 @@ export class ScalarCardComponent<Downloader> {
 
   @Output() onFullSizeToggle = new EventEmitter<void>();
   @Output() onPinClicked = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
-  @Output() onLinkedTimeToggled = new EventEmitter();
+  @Output() onLinkedTimeToggled =
+    new EventEmitter<TimeSelectionToggleAffordance>();
   @Output() onLinkedTimeSelectionChanged = new EventEmitter<{
     timeSelection: TimeSelection;
     affordance: TimeSelectionAffordance;
   }>();
-  @Output() onStepSelectorToggled = new EventEmitter();
+  @Output() onStepSelectorToggled =
+    new EventEmitter<TimeSelectionToggleAffordance>();
   @Output() onStepSelectorTimeSelectionChanged = new EventEmitter<{
     timeSelection: TimeSelection;
     affordance: TimeSelectionAffordance;
@@ -308,9 +311,11 @@ export class ScalarCardComponent<Downloader> {
 
   onFobRemoved() {
     if (this.linkedTimeSelection !== null) {
-      this.onLinkedTimeToggled.emit();
+      this.onLinkedTimeToggled.emit(TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.FOB_DESELECT);
     } else {
-      this.onStepSelectorToggled.emit();
+      this.onStepSelectorToggled.emit(
+        TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.FOB_DESELECT
+      );
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_container.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_container.ts
index b4e1b19454..fae2d062fc 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_container.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_container.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import {DataLoadState} from '../../../types/data';
 import {
   TimeSelection,
   TimeSelectionAffordance,
+  TimeSelectionToggleAffordance,
 } from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {classicSmoothing} from '../../../widgets/line_chart_v2/data_transformer';
 import {ScaleType} from '../../../widgets/line_chart_v2/types';
@@ -152,8 +153,8 @@ function areSeriesEqual(
       (onStepSelectorTimeSelectionChanged)="
         onStepSelectorTimeSelectionChanged($event)
       "
-      (onLinkedTimeToggled)="onLinkedTimeToggled()"
-      (onStepSelectorToggled)="onStepSelectorToggled()"
+      (onLinkedTimeToggled)="onLinkedTimeToggled($event)"
+      (onStepSelectorToggled)="onStepSelectorToggled($event)"
     ></scalar-card-component>
   `,
   styles: [
@@ -602,11 +603,11 @@ export class ScalarCardContainer implements CardRenderer, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     );
   }
 
-  onLinkedTimeToggled() {
-    this.store.dispatch(linkedTimeToggled());
+  onLinkedTimeToggled(affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance) {
+    this.store.dispatch(linkedTimeToggled({affordance}));
   }
 
-  onStepSelectorToggled() {
-    this.store.dispatch(stepSelectorToggled());
+  onStepSelectorToggled(affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance) {
+    this.store.dispatch(stepSelectorToggled({affordance}));
   }
 }
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_test.ts
index a94127bdaf..8cdd4e5c4d 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/card_renderer/scalar_card_test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ import {
   Fob,
 } from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_controller_component';
 import {CardFobModule} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_module';
-import {TimeSelectionAffordance} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
+import {
+  TimeSelectionAffordance,
+  TimeSelectionToggleAffordance,
+} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {DataTableComponent} from '../../../widgets/data_table/data_table_component';
 import {DataTableModule} from '../../../widgets/data_table/data_table_module';
 import {ExperimentAliasModule} from '../../../widgets/experiment_alias/experiment_alias_module';
@@ -2296,7 +2299,11 @@ describe('scalar card', () => {
         ).componentInstance;
         fobComponent.fobRemoved.emit();
 
-        expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([linkedTimeToggled()]);
+        expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([
+          linkedTimeToggled({
+            affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.FOB_DESELECT,
+          }),
+        ]);
       }));
     });
 
@@ -2786,7 +2793,11 @@ describe('scalar card', () => {
         ).componentInstance;
         fobComponent.fobRemoved.emit();
 
-        expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([stepSelectorToggled()]);
+        expect(dispatchedActions).toEqual([
+          stepSelectorToggled({
+            affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.FOB_DESELECT,
+          }),
+        ]);
       }));
     });
 
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/BUILD b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/BUILD
index 862913335a..e7d56d4c92 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/BUILD
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/BUILD
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ tf_ng_module(
         "//tensorboard/webapp/feature_flag",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/metrics:types",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/metrics/actions",
+        "//tensorboard/webapp/widgets/card_fob:types",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/widgets/dropdown",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/widgets/range_input",
         "@npm//@angular/common",
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ tf_ts_library(
         "//tensorboard/webapp/metrics:types",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/metrics/actions",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/metrics/store",
+        "//tensorboard/webapp/widgets/card_fob:types",
         "//tensorboard/webapp/widgets/dropdown",
         "@npm//@angular/core",
         "@npm//@angular/platform-browser",
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/right_pane_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/right_pane_test.ts
index 666f3f313d..17df5253a1 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/right_pane_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/right_pane_test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {Store} from '@ngrx/store';
 import {MockStore, provideMockStore} from '@ngrx/store/testing';
 import {State} from '../../../app_state';
 import * as selectors from '../../../selectors';
+import {TimeSelectionToggleAffordance} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {DropdownModule} from '../../../widgets/dropdown/dropdown_module';
 import * as actions from '../../actions';
 import {HistogramMode, TooltipSort, XAxisType} from '../../types';
@@ -432,7 +433,9 @@ describe('metrics right_pane', () => {
           enabled.nativeElement.click();
 
           expect(dispatchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith(
-            actions.linkedTimeToggled()
+            actions.linkedTimeToggled({
+              affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.CHECK_BOX,
+            })
           );
 
           store.overrideSelector(selectors.getMetricsLinkedTimeEnabled, true);
@@ -598,7 +601,11 @@ describe('metrics right_pane', () => {
 
         select(fixture, '.scalars-step-selector input').nativeElement.click();
 
-        expect(dispatchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(actions.stepSelectorToggled());
+        expect(dispatchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          actions.stepSelectorToggled({
+            affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.CHECK_BOX,
+          })
+        );
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/settings_view_container.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/settings_view_container.ts
index d1d6b5b745..64b4054f2d 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/settings_view_container.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/metrics/views/right_pane/settings_view_container.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
 import {filter, map, take, withLatestFrom} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {State} from '../../../app_state';
 import * as selectors from '../../../selectors';
+import {TimeSelectionToggleAffordance} from '../../../widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types';
 import {
   linkedTimeSelectionChanged,
   linkedTimeToggled,
@@ -200,11 +201,15 @@ export class SettingsViewContainer {
   }
 
   onLinkedTimeToggled() {
-    this.store.dispatch(linkedTimeToggled());
+    this.store.dispatch(
+      linkedTimeToggled({affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.CHECK_BOX})
+    );
   }
 
   onStepSelectorToggled() {
-    this.store.dispatch(stepSelectorToggled());
+    this.store.dispatch(
+      stepSelectorToggled({affordance: TimeSelectionToggleAffordance.CHECK_BOX})
+    );
   }
 
   onLinkedTimeSelectionChanged(newValue: TimeSelection) {
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types.ts
index e423fe7e3d..889c3d277e 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/card_fob/card_fob_types.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export interface TimeSelection {
 }
 
 /**
- * The affordance supported to update the time selection.
+ * The affordance supported to update the time selection in  step selector and linked time.
+ * Only used for internal analytics.
  */
 export enum TimeSelectionAffordance {
   NONE,
@@ -39,6 +40,18 @@ export enum TimeSelectionAffordance {
   SETTINGS_SLIDER,
 }
 
+/**
+ * The affordance supported to toggle step selector and linked time.
+ * Only used for internal analytics.
+ */
+export enum TimeSelectionToggleAffordance {
+  NONE,
+  // Clicking cross sign in fob.
+  FOB_DESELECT,
+  // Clicking check box in settings pane.
+  CHECK_BOX,
+}
+
 /**
  * The direction of the axis used to control the fob movements.
  */