diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.jsx b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.jsx
index 6d05caa..b7dd658 100644
--- a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Locked } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 import { hooks } from 'data/redux';
+import useTrackUpgradeData from './hooks';
 import ActionButton from './ActionButton';
 import messages from './messages';
 
@@ -14,11 +15,14 @@ export const UpgradeButton = ({ cardId }) => {
   const { isMasquerading } = hooks.useMasqueradeData();
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
   const isEnabled = (!isMasquerading && canUpgrade);
+  const { trackUpgradeClick } = useTrackUpgradeData();
+
   return (
     <ActionButton
       iconBefore={Locked}
       variant="outline-primary"
       disabled={!isEnabled}
+      onClick={trackUpgradeClick}
       {...isEnabled && { as: 'a', href: upgradeUrl }}
     >
       {formatMessage(messages.upgrade)}
diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.test.jsx b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.test.jsx
index 5d88fc7..b28c69f 100644
--- a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/UpgradeButton.test.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
   },
 }));
 jest.mock('./ActionButton', () => 'ActionButton');
+jest.mock('./hooks', () => () => ({
+  trackUpgradeClick: jest.fn().mockName('trackUpgradeClick'),
+}));
 
 describe('UpgradeButton', () => {
   const props = {
diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/__snapshots__/UpgradeButton.test.jsx.snap b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/__snapshots__/UpgradeButton.test.jsx.snap
index 0277bc1..b5b2077 100644
--- a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/__snapshots__/UpgradeButton.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/__snapshots__/UpgradeButton.test.jsx.snap
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ exports[`UpgradeButton snapshot can upgrade 1`] = `
   disabled={false}
   href="upgradeUrl"
   iconBefore={[MockFunction icons.Locked]}
+  onClick={[MockFunction trackUpgradeClick]}
   variant="outline-primary"
 >
   Upgrade
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ exports[`UpgradeButton snapshot cannot upgrade 1`] = `
 <ActionButton
   disabled={true}
   iconBefore={[MockFunction icons.Locked]}
+  onClick={[MockFunction trackUpgradeClick]}
   variant="outline-primary"
 >
   Upgrade
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ exports[`UpgradeButton snapshot masquerading 1`] = `
 <ActionButton
   disabled={true}
   iconBefore={[MockFunction icons.Locked]}
+  onClick={[MockFunction trackUpgradeClick]}
   variant="outline-primary"
 >
   Upgrade
diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/hooks.js b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/hooks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c05c94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { handleEvent } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
+import { eventNames } from 'data/services/segment/constants';
+
+export const useTrackUpgradeData = () => {
+  const trackUpgradeClick = () => {
+    handleEvent(eventNames.upgradeCourse, {
+      pageName: 'learner_home',
+      linkType: 'button',
+      linkCategory: 'green_upgrade',
+    });
+  };
+
+  return {
+    trackUpgradeClick,
+  };
+};
+
+export default useTrackUpgradeData;
diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/hooks.test.js b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/hooks.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26b5e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardActions/hooks.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { handleEvent } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
+import { eventNames } from 'data/services/segment/constants';
+import * as hooks from './hooks';
+
+jest.mock('data/services/segment/utils', () => ({
+  handleEvent: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('CourseCardActions hooks', () => {
+  describe('useTrackUpgradeData', () => {
+    it('calls handleEvent with correct params', () => {
+      const out = hooks.useTrackUpgradeData();
+      out.trackUpgradeClick();
+      expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eventNames.upgradeCourse, {
+        pageName: 'learner_home',
+        linkType: 'button',
+        linkCategory: 'green_upgrade',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/data/services/segment/constants.js b/src/data/services/segment/constants.js
index a6a39c3..807e774 100644
--- a/src/data/services/segment/constants.js
+++ b/src/data/services/segment/constants.js
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ export const events = StrictDict({
   entitlementUnenroll: 'entitlementUnenroll',
   sessionChange: 'sessionChange',
   unenrollReason: 'unenrollReason',
+  upgradeCourse: 'upgradeCourse',
 });
 
 export const eventNames = StrictDict({
   [events.courseEnroll]: 'edx.bi.user.program-details.enrollment',
+  [events.upgradeCourse]: 'learner_home.course_card.upgrade',
   [events.entitlementUnenroll]: 'entitlement_unenrollment_reason.selected',
   [events.sessionChange]: ({ action }) => `course-dashboard.${action}-session`, // 'switch', 'new', 'leave'
   [events.unenrollReason]: 'unenrollment_reason.selected',
diff --git a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index f13ad67..733e816 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ exports[`LookingForChallengeWidget snapshots default 1`] = `
       <Hyperlink
         className="d-flex align-items-center"
         destination="course-search-url"
+        onClick={[MockFunction courseSearchClickTracker]}
         variant="brand"
       >
         <format-message-function
diff --git a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
index 2e93ec6..59d6e38 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { Card, Hyperlink, Icon } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { ArrowForward } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
@@ -11,9 +13,11 @@ import './index.scss';
 
 export const arrowIcon = (<Icon className="mx-1" src={ArrowForward} />);
 
-export const LookingForChallengeWidget = () => {
-  const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
+export const LookingForChallengeWidget = ({
+  courseSearchClickTracker,
+}) => {
   const { courseSearchUrl } = hooks.usePlatformSettingsData();
+  const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
   return (
     <Card orientation="horizontal" id="looking-for-challenge-widget">
       <Card.ImageCap
@@ -25,7 +29,12 @@ export const LookingForChallengeWidget = () => {
           {formatMessage(messages.lookingForChallengePrompt)}
         </h4>
         <h5>
-          <Hyperlink variant="brand" destination={courseSearchUrl} className="d-flex align-items-center">
+          <Hyperlink
+            variant="brand"
+            destination={courseSearchUrl}
+            onClick={courseSearchClickTracker}
+            className="d-flex align-items-center"
+          >
             {formatMessage(messages.findCoursesButton, { arrow: arrowIcon })}
           </Hyperlink>
         </h5>
@@ -34,4 +43,8 @@ export const LookingForChallengeWidget = () => {
   );
 };
 
+LookingForChallengeWidget.propTypes = {
+  courseSearchClickTracker: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+};
+
 export default LookingForChallengeWidget;
diff --git a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
index f3055ae..10f2d0a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
 }));
 
 describe('LookingForChallengeWidget', () => {
+  const props = {
+    courseSearchClickTracker: jest.fn().mockName('courseSearchClickTracker'),
+  };
   describe('snapshots', () => {
     test('default', () => {
-      const wrapper = shallow(<LookingForChallengeWidget />);
+      const wrapper = shallow(<LookingForChallengeWidget {...props} />);
       expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx
index 463db1f..36cdbb8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import './index.scss';
 
 export const LoadedView = ({
   courses,
+  courseSearchClickTracker,
 }) => {
   const { courseSearchUrl } = hooks.usePlatformSettingsData();
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export const LoadedView = ({
           iconBefore={Search}
           as="a"
           href={courseSearchUrl}
+          onClick={courseSearchClickTracker}
         >
           {formatMessage(messages.exploreCoursesButton)}
         </Button>
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ LoadedView.propTypes = {
     logoImageUrl: PropTypes.string,
     marketingUrl: PropTypes.string,
   })).isRequired,
+  courseSearchClickTracker: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
 
 export default LoadedView;
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx
index 5606ef0..6289313 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/LoadedView.test.jsx
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 
-import { hooks } from 'data/redux';
 import LoadedView from './LoadedView';
 import mockData from './mockData';
 
 jest.mock('./components/CourseCard', () => 'CourseCard');
 jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
   hooks: {
-    usePlatformSettingsData: jest.fn(),
+    usePlatformSettingsData: () => ({
+      courseSearchUrl: 'course-search-url',
+    }),
   },
 }));
 
-const courseSearchUrl = 'test-course-search-url';
-hooks.usePlatformSettingsData.mockReturnValue(courseSearchUrl);
-
 describe('RecommendationsPanel LoadedView', () => {
+  const props = {
+    courses: mockData.courses,
+    courseSearchClickTracker: jest.fn().mockName('courseSearchClickTracker'),
+  };
   test('snapshot', () => {
-    expect(shallow(<LoadedView courses={mockData.courses} />)).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(shallow(<LoadedView {...props} />)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap
index 5469b2a..4510129 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/__snapshots__/LoadedView.test.jsx.snap
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ exports[`RecommendationsPanel LoadedView snapshot 1`] = `
   >
     <Button
       as="a"
+      href="course-search-url"
+      onClick={[MockFunction courseSearchClickTracker]}
       variant="tertiary"
     >
       Explore courses
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.js b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.js
index 24fc5e7..a01aa94 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.js
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.js
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { StrictDict } from 'utils';
 import { RequestStates } from 'data/constants/requests';
+import { handleEvent } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
 
 import * as module from './hooks';
 import api from './api';
 
+export const searchCourseEventName = 'learner_home.widget.search_course';
+
 export const state = StrictDict({
   requestState: (val) => React.useState(val), // eslint-disable-line
   data: (val) => React.useState(val), // eslint-disable-line
@@ -34,12 +37,18 @@ export const useRecommendationPanelData = () => {
   const [data, setData] = module.state.data({});
   module.useFetchCourses(setRequestState, setData);
   const courses = data.data?.courses || [];
+  const courseSearchClickTracker = () => handleEvent(searchCourseEventName, {
+    pageName: 'learner_home',
+    linkType: 'button',
+    linkCategory: 'search_button',
+  });
   return {
     courses,
     isLoaded: requestState === RequestStates.completed && courses.length > 0,
     isFailed: requestState === RequestStates.failed
       || (requestState === RequestStates.completed && courses.length === 0),
     isLoading: requestState === RequestStates.pending,
+    courseSearchClickTracker,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.test.js b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.test.js
index fafcdeb..256a52f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.test.js
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/hooks.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { MockUseState } from 'testUtils';
 import { RequestStates } from 'data/constants/requests';
+import { handleEvent } from 'data/services/segment/utils';
 
 import api from './api';
 import * as hooks from './hooks';
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ import * as hooks from './hooks';
 jest.mock('./api', () => ({
   fetchRecommendedCourses: jest.fn(),
 }));
+jest.mock('data/services/segment/utils', () => ({
+  handleEvent: jest.fn(),
+}));
 
 const state = new MockUseState(hooks);
 
@@ -96,6 +100,16 @@ describe('RecommendationsPanel hooks', () => {
     it('initializes requestState as RequestStates.pending', () => {
       state.expectInitializedWith(state.keys.requestState, RequestStates.pending);
     });
+    describe('courseSearchClickTracker behavior', () => {
+      it('calls handleEvent with correct args', () => {
+        out.courseSearchClickTracker();
+        expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(hooks.searchCourseEventName, {
+          pageName: 'learner_home',
+          linkType: 'button',
+          linkCategory: 'search_button',
+        });
+      });
+    });
     describe('output', () => {
       describe('request is completed, with returned courses', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.jsx b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.jsx
index 4725a8d..b862a74 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.jsx
@@ -11,19 +11,20 @@ export const RecommendationsPanel = () => {
     isFailed,
     isLoaded,
     isLoading,
+    courseSearchClickTracker,
   } = hooks.useRecommendationPanelData();
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return (<LoadingView />);
   }
   if (isLoaded) {
-    return (<LoadedView courses={courses} />);
+    return (<LoadedView courses={courses} courseSearchClickTracker={courseSearchClickTracker} />);
   }
   if (isFailed) {
-    return (<LookingForChallengeWidget />);
+    return (<LookingForChallengeWidget courseSearchClickTracker={courseSearchClickTracker} />);
   }
   // default fallback
-  return (<LookingForChallengeWidget />);
+  return (<LookingForChallengeWidget courseSearchClickTracker={courseSearchClickTracker} />);
 };
 
 export default RecommendationsPanel;
diff --git a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.test.jsx b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.test.jsx
index 3b0ff83..ab68b2e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/RecommendationsPanel/index.test.jsx
@@ -18,46 +18,48 @@ jest.mock('./LoadedView', () => 'LoadedView');
 const { courses } = mockData;
 
 describe('RecommendationsPanel snapshot', () => {
+  const defaultProps = {
+    courseSearchClickTracker: jest.fn().mockName('courseSearchClickTracker'),
+  };
+  const defaultValues = {
+    isFailed: false,
+    isLoaded: false,
+    isLoading: false,
+    courses: [],
+    ...defaultProps,
+  };
   it('displays LoadingView if request is loading', () => {
     hooks.useRecommendationPanelData.mockReturnValueOnce({
-      courses: [],
-      isFailed: false,
-      isLoaded: false,
+      ...defaultValues,
       isLoading: true,
     });
     expect(shallow(<RecommendationsPanel />)).toMatchObject(shallow(<LoadingView />));
   });
   it('displays LoadedView with courses if request is loaded', () => {
     hooks.useRecommendationPanelData.mockReturnValueOnce({
+      ...defaultValues,
       courses,
-      isFailed: false,
       isLoaded: true,
-      isLoading: false,
     });
     expect(shallow(<RecommendationsPanel />)).toMatchObject(
-      shallow(<LoadedView courses={courses} />),
+      shallow(<LoadedView courses={courses} {...defaultProps} />),
     );
   });
   it('displays LookingForChallengeWidget if request is failed', () => {
     hooks.useRecommendationPanelData.mockReturnValueOnce({
-      courses: [],
+      ...defaultValues,
       isFailed: true,
-      isLoaded: false,
-      isLoading: false,
     });
     expect(shallow(<RecommendationsPanel />)).toMatchObject(
-      shallow(<LookingForChallengeWidget />),
+      shallow(<LookingForChallengeWidget {...defaultProps} />),
     );
   });
   it('defaults to LookingForChallengeWidget if no flags are true', () => {
     hooks.useRecommendationPanelData.mockReturnValueOnce({
-      courses: [],
-      isFailed: false,
-      isLoaded: false,
-      isLoading: false,
+      ...defaultValues,
     });
     expect(shallow(<RecommendationsPanel />)).toMatchObject(
-      shallow(<LookingForChallengeWidget />),
+      shallow(<LookingForChallengeWidget {...defaultProps} />),
     );
   });
 });