diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/LithoFramework.ml b/infer/src/checkers/LithoFramework.ml
index 9702dee17..381515481 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/LithoFramework.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/LithoFramework.ml
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ let is_component_builder procname tenv =
       false
 
 
+let is_component procname tenv =
+  match procname with
+  | Typ.Procname.Java java_procname ->
+      PatternMatch.is_subtype_of_str tenv
+        (Typ.Procname.Java.get_class_type_name java_procname)
+        "com.facebook.litho.Component"
+  | _ ->
+      false
+
+
 let is_component_build_method procname tenv =
   match Typ.Procname.get_method procname with
   | "build" ->
@@ -39,6 +49,10 @@ let is_component_build_method procname tenv =
       false
 
 
+let is_component_create_method procname tenv =
+  match Typ.Procname.get_method procname with "create" -> is_component procname tenv | _ -> false
+
+
 let is_on_create_layout = function
   | Typ.Procname.Java java_pname -> (
     match Typ.Procname.Java.get_method java_pname with "onCreateLayout" -> true | _ -> false )
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/RequiredProps.ml b/infer/src/checkers/RequiredProps.ml
index cf1ed2675..7d2cbf929 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/RequiredProps.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/RequiredProps.ml
@@ -116,20 +116,25 @@ let has_prop prop_set prop =
 module LithoContext = struct
   type t = Domain.t
 
-  let check_callee ~callee_pname ~tenv _ = LithoFramework.is_component_builder callee_pname tenv
+  let check_callee ~callee_pname ~tenv _ =
+    LithoFramework.is_component_builder callee_pname tenv
+    || LithoFramework.is_component_create_method callee_pname tenv
+
 
   let satisfies_heuristic ~callee_pname ~callee_summary_opt tenv =
-    (* If the method is build() itself or doesn't contain a build() in
+    (* If the method is build() or create() itself or doesn't contain a build() in
        its summary, we want to track it in the domain. *)
-    LithoFramework.is_component_build_method callee_pname tenv
+    ( LithoFramework.is_component_build_method callee_pname tenv
+    || LithoFramework.is_component_create_method callee_pname tenv )
     ||
-    (* check if build() exists in callees *)
+    (* check if build()/create() exists in callees *)
     let build_exists_in_callees =
       Option.value_map callee_summary_opt ~default:[] ~f:Domain.bindings
       |> List.exists ~f:(fun (_, call_set) ->
              LithoDomain.CallSet.exists
                (fun LithoDomain.MethodCall.{procname} ->
-                 LithoFramework.is_component_build_method procname tenv )
+                 LithoFramework.is_component_build_method procname tenv
+                 || LithoFramework.is_component_create_method procname tenv )
                call_set )
     in
     not build_exists_in_callees
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/litho/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/litho/issues.exp
index 1b1398d66..192ffb755 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/litho/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/litho/issues.exp
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.FP_setRequiredOk(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.FP_setRequiredOnBothBranchesNoAssignOk(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.FP_setRequiredOnBothBranchesNoAssignOk(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
 codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.FP_setRequiredOnBothBranchesOk(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropLithoMissingBothBad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop2 is required for component com.facebook.litho.MyLithoComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyLithoComponent MyLithoComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropLithoMissingBothBad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component com.facebook.litho.MyLithoComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyLithoComponent MyLithoComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropLithoMissingOneBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop2 is required for component com.facebook.litho.MyLithoComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyLithoComponent$Builder MyLithoComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls Component$Builder Component$Builder.commonProp(Object),calls Component Component$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropResMissingBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.ResPropComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls ResPropComponent ResPropComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropVarArgMissingBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [Either @Prop props or @Prop(varArg = prop) is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.VarArgPropComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls VarArgPropComponent VarArgPropComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildWithColumnChildBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls Component Component$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildWithout1Bad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildWithout3Bad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.callBuildSuffixWithoutRequiredBad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.generalTypeForgot3Bad():java.lang.Object, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls Component MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setProp3InCalleeButForgetProp1Bad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setRequiredOnBothBranchesMissingProp3Bad(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
-codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setRequiredOnBothBranchesMissingProp3Bad(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropLithoMissingBothBad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop2 is required for component com.facebook.litho.MyLithoComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyLithoComponent$Builder MyLithoComponent.create(),calls MyLithoComponent MyLithoComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropLithoMissingBothBad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component com.facebook.litho.MyLithoComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyLithoComponent$Builder MyLithoComponent.create(),calls MyLithoComponent MyLithoComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropLithoMissingOneBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop2 is required for component com.facebook.litho.MyLithoComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyLithoComponent$Builder MyLithoComponent.create(),calls MyLithoComponent$Builder MyLithoComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls Component$Builder Component$Builder.commonProp(Object),calls Component Component$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropResMissingBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.ResPropComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls ResPropComponent$Builder ResPropComponent.create(),calls ResPropComponent ResPropComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildPropVarArgMissingBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [Either @Prop props or @Prop(varArg = prop) is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.VarArgPropComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls VarArgPropComponent$Builder VarArgPropComponent.create(),calls VarArgPropComponent VarArgPropComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildWithColumnChildBad():void, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls Component Component$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildWithout1Bad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.buildWithout3Bad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.callBuildSuffixWithoutRequiredBad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.generalTypeForgot3Bad():java.lang.Object, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop1(Object),calls Component MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setProp3InCalleeButForgetProp1Bad():com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setRequiredOnBothBranchesMissingProp3Bad(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
+codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setRequiredOnBothBranchesMissingProp3Bad(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop3 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent.create(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
 codetoanalyze/java/litho/RequiredProps.java, codetoanalyze.java.litho.RequiredProps.setRequiredOnOneBranchBad(boolean):com.facebook.litho.Component, 0, MISSING_REQUIRED_PROP, no_bucket, ERROR, [@Prop prop1 is required for component codetoanalyze.java.litho.MyComponent, but is not set before the call to build(),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop2(Object),calls MyComponent$Builder MyComponent$Builder.prop3(Object),calls MyComponent MyComponent$Builder.build()]
 codetoanalyze/java/litho/ShouldUpdate.java, com.facebook.graphql.model.LithoTest.onCreateLayout():void, 0, GRAPHQL_FIELD_ACCESS, no_bucket, ERROR, [story.getActors()]
 codetoanalyze/java/litho/ShouldUpdate.java, com.facebook.graphql.model.LithoTest.onCreateLayout():void, 0, GRAPHQL_FIELD_ACCESS, no_bucket, ERROR, [story.getActors().get(...).toString()]