diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/ViewRootImpl_RunQueue_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/ViewRootImpl_RunQueue_Delegate.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..51b42a626a2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/view/ViewRootImpl_RunQueue_Delegate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.view;
+
+import com.android.tools.layoutlib.annotations.LayoutlibDelegate;
+
+/**
+ * Delegate used to provide new implementation of a select few methods of
+ * {@link ViewRootImpl.RunQueue}
+ *
+ * Through the layoutlib_create tool, the original  methods of ViewRootImpl.RunQueue have been
+ * replaced by calls to methods of the same name in this delegate class.
+ *
+ */
+public class ViewRootImpl_RunQueue_Delegate {
+
+    @LayoutlibDelegate
+    /*package*/ static void postDelayed(ViewRootImpl.RunQueue thisQueue, Runnable action, long
+            delayMillis) {
+        // The actual RunQueue is never run and therefore never cleared. This method avoids
+        // runnables to be added to the RunQueue so they do not leak resources.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java b/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java
index 8a23e4b9d3dad..15c567f92b84c 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public final class CreateInfo implements ICreateInfo {
         "android.view.View#getWindowToken",
         "android.view.View#isInEditMode",
         "android.view.ViewRootImpl#isInTouchMode",
+        "android.view.ViewRootImpl$RunQueue#postDelayed",
         "android.view.WindowManagerGlobal#getWindowManagerService",
         "android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager#getInstance",
         "android.view.MenuInflater#registerMenu",