diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
index f89e37efe..35d485d7f 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ let visibleForTesting = "VisibleForTesting"
 
 let volatile = "volatile"
 
+let worker_thread = "WorkerThread"
+
 let ia_has_annotation_with (ia: Annot.Item.t) (predicate: Annot.t -> bool) : bool =
   List.exists ~f:(fun (a, _) -> predicate a) ia
 
@@ -242,3 +244,5 @@ let ia_is_on_unmount ia = ia_ends_with ia on_unmount
 let ia_is_ui_thread ia = ia_ends_with ia ui_thread
 
 let ia_is_thread_confined ia = ia_ends_with ia thread_confined
+
+let ia_is_worker_thread ia = ia_ends_with ia worker_thread
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
index f7a04bf1b..779e528c4 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ val ia_is_ui_thread : Annot.Item.t -> bool
 
 val ia_is_volatile : Annot.Item.t -> bool
 
+val ia_is_worker_thread : Annot.Item.t -> bool
+
 val pdesc_get_return_annot : Procdesc.t -> Annot.Item.t
 (** get the list of annotations on the return value of [pdesc] *)
 
diff --git a/infer/src/concurrency/RacerDConfig.ml b/infer/src/concurrency/RacerDConfig.ml
index 0d1868129..bedc6ca31 100644
--- a/infer/src/concurrency/RacerDConfig.ml
+++ b/infer/src/concurrency/RacerDConfig.ml
@@ -512,7 +512,14 @@ module Models = struct
       || Annotations.ia_is_on_unbind annot || Annotations.ia_is_on_unmount annot
     in
     let pname = Procdesc.get_proc_name proc_desc in
-    if Annotations.pdesc_has_return_annot proc_desc is_annot then
+    if
+      Annotations.pdesc_has_return_annot proc_desc Annotations.ia_is_worker_thread
+      || find_annotated_or_overriden_annotated_method Annotations.ia_is_worker_thread pname tenv
+         |> Option.is_some
+      || get_current_class_and_annotated_superclasses Annotations.ia_is_worker_thread tenv pname
+         |> Option.value_map ~default:false ~f:(function _, [] -> false | _ -> true)
+    then None
+    else if Annotations.pdesc_has_return_annot proc_desc is_annot then
       Some
         (F.asprintf "%a is annotated %s"
            (MF.wrap_monospaced Typ.Procname.pp)
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/Workers.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/Workers.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46e4d27b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/Workers.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import android.os.Binder;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.support.annotation.UiThread;
+import android.support.annotation.WorkerThread;
+
+class Workers {
+  Binder b;
+
+  void doTransact() throws RemoteException {
+    b.transact(0, null, null, 0);
+  }
+
+  @WorkerThread
+  void workerOk() throws RemoteException {
+    doTransact();
+  }
+
+  // WorkerThread does not propagate up the call stack
+  @UiThread
+  void uiThreadBad() throws RemoteException {
+    workerOk();
+  }
+
+  // WorkerThread wins
+  @WorkerThread
+  @UiThread
+  void bothOk() throws RemoteException {
+    workerOk();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/issues.exp
index 1874a41e9..84a442336 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation/issues.exp
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ codetoanalyze/java/starvation/SuppLint.java, SuppLint.onUiThreadBad():void, 26,
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation/ThreadSleep.java, ThreadSleep.indirectSleepOnUIThreadBad():void, 25, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [[Trace 1] `void ThreadSleep.indirectSleepOnUIThreadBad()`,locks `this.ThreadSleep.lock` in class `ThreadSleep*`,[Trace 2] `void ThreadSleep.lockAndSleepOnNonUIThread()`,locks `this.ThreadSleep.lock` in class `ThreadSleep*`,Method call: `void ThreadSleep.sleepOnAnyThreadOk()`,calls `void Thread.sleep(long)` from `void ThreadSleep.sleepOnAnyThreadOk()`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation/ThreadSleep.java, ThreadSleep.sleepOnUIThreadBad():void, 18, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void ThreadSleep.sleepOnUIThreadBad()`,calls `void Thread.sleep(long)` from `void ThreadSleep.sleepOnUIThreadBad()`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation/UIDeadlock.java, UIDeadlock.onUIThreadBad():void, 26, DEADLOCK, no_bucket, ERROR, [[Trace 1] `void UIDeadlock.onUIThreadBad()`,locks `this` in class `UIDeadlock*`,locks `this.UIDeadlock.lockB` in class `UIDeadlock*`,[Trace 2] `void UIDeadlock.notOnUIThreadBad()`,locks `this.UIDeadlock.lockB` in class `UIDeadlock*`,locks `this` in class `UIDeadlock*`]
+codetoanalyze/java/starvation/Workers.java, Workers.uiThreadBad():void, 28, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void Workers.uiThreadBad()`,Method call: `void Workers.workerOk()`,Method call: `void Workers.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)` from `void Workers.doTransact()`]