diff --git a/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.ml b/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.ml
index cb3da38ed..20f6a34ec 100644
--- a/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.ml
+++ b/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.ml
@@ -212,6 +212,17 @@ let schedules_work =
   fun tenv pname -> matcher tenv pname []
 
 
+let schedules_work_on_ui_thread =
+  let open MethodMatcher in
+  let matcher =
+    [ { default with
+        classname= "java.lang.Object"
+      ; methods= ["postOnUiThread"; "runOnUiThread"; "postOnUiThreadDelayed"] } ]
+    |> of_records
+  in
+  fun tenv pname -> matcher tenv pname []
+
+
 type executor_thread_constraint = ForUIThread | ForNonUIThread [@@deriving equal]
 
 (* Executors are usually stored in fields and annotated according to what type of thread 
diff --git a/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.mli b/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.mli
index 3aa76f5e3..4b6a898ab 100644
--- a/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.mli
+++ b/infer/src/concurrency/StarvationModels.mli
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ val get_executor_effect :
   -> HilExp.t list
   -> executor_thread_constraint option
 (** does the function return an executor and of which thread? *)
+
+val schedules_work_on_ui_thread : Tenv.t -> Typ.Procname.t -> bool
+(** method call known to directly schedule work on UI thread *)
diff --git a/infer/src/concurrency/starvation.ml b/infer/src/concurrency/starvation.ml
index 0bb125d75..79db70988 100644
--- a/infer/src/concurrency/starvation.ml
+++ b/infer/src/concurrency/starvation.ml
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ module TransferFunctions (CFG : ProcCfg.S) = struct
               lazy (Domain.AttributeDomain.get_executor_constraint executor astate.attributes) ]
         in
         Option.fold thread_opt ~init:astate ~f:(schedule_work runnable)
+    | HilExp.AccessExpression runnable :: _
+      when StarvationModels.schedules_work_on_ui_thread tenv callee ->
+        schedule_work runnable astate StarvationModels.ForUIThread
     | _ ->
         astate
 
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java
index 04f4cbdaa..bdc5eecdf 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java
@@ -41,6 +41,40 @@ class ModeledExecutors {
               }
             });
   }
+
+  // starvation via posting a transaction on UI thread
+  public void staticPostBlockingCallToUIThreadBad() {
+    Executors.postOnUiThread(
+        new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run() {
+            doTransact();
+          }
+        });
+  }
+
+  // starvation via running a transaction on UI thread
+  public void staticRunBlockingCallToUIThreadBad() {
+    Executors.runOnUiThread(
+        new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run() {
+            doTransact();
+          }
+        });
+  }
+
+  // starvation via running a delayed transaction on UI thread
+  public void staticPostDelayedBlockingCallToUIThreadBad() {
+    Executors.postOnUiThreadDelayed(
+        new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run() {
+            doTransact();
+          }
+        },
+        1000L);
+  }
 }
 
 // modeled executors
@@ -56,4 +90,10 @@ class Executors {
   static Executor getBackgroundExecutor() {
     return bgExecutor;
   }
+
+  public static void postOnUiThread(Runnable runnable) {}
+
+  public static void runOnUiThread(Runnable runnable) {}
+
+  public static void postOnUiThreadDelayed(Runnable runnable, long delayMs) {}
 }
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/issues.exp
index a6b87e8fa..7b4abe658 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/issues.exp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/Deadlock.java, Deadlock.postOnBGThre
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/DirectStarvation.java, DirectStarvation.postBlockingCallToUIThreadBad():void, 29, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void DirectStarvation.postBlockingCallToUIThreadBad()`,Method call: `void DirectStarvation$1.run()`,Method call: `void DirectStarvation.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/IndirectStarvation.java, IndirectStarvation.postBlockingCallToBackgroundThreadAndLockBad():void, 32, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [[Trace 1] `void IndirectStarvation.postBlockingCallToBackgroundThreadAndLockBad()`,Method call: `void IndirectStarvation$1.run()`, locks `this.monitorA` in `class IndirectStarvation`,[Trace 2] `void IndirectStarvation.postBlockingCallToBackgroundThreadAndLockBad()`,Method call: `void IndirectStarvation$2.run()`, locks `this.monitorA` in `class IndirectStarvation`,Method call: `void IndirectStarvation.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java, ModeledExecutors.postBlockingCallToUIThreadBad():void, 25, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void ModeledExecutors.postBlockingCallToUIThreadBad()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors$1.run()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
+codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java, ModeledExecutors.staticPostBlockingCallToUIThreadBad():void, 47, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void ModeledExecutors.staticPostBlockingCallToUIThreadBad()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors$3.run()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
+codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java, ModeledExecutors.staticPostDelayedBlockingCallToUIThreadBad():void, 69, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void ModeledExecutors.staticPostDelayedBlockingCallToUIThreadBad()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors$5.run()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
+codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/ModeledExecutors.java, ModeledExecutors.staticRunBlockingCallToUIThreadBad():void, 58, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void ModeledExecutors.staticRunBlockingCallToUIThreadBad()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors$4.run()`,Method call: `void ModeledExecutors.doTransact()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/MyActivity.java, MyActivity.onCreate(android.os.Bundle):void, 28, STARVATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [`void MyActivity.onCreate(Bundle)`,Method call: `void MyActivity.bad()`,calls `boolean Binder.transact(int,Parcel,Parcel,int)`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/MyActivity.java, MyActivity.onDestroy():void, 68, DEADLOCK, no_bucket, ERROR, [[Trace 1] `void MyActivity.onDestroy()`, locks `this.monitorC` in `class MyActivity`, locks `this.monitorB` in `class MyActivity`,[Trace 2] `void MyActivity.onPause()`,Method call: `void MyActivity$2.run()`, locks `this.monitorB` in `class MyActivity`, locks `this.monitorC` in `class MyActivity`]
 codetoanalyze/java/starvation-whole-program/MyActivity.java, MyActivity.onPause():void, 76, DEADLOCK, no_bucket, ERROR, [[Trace 1] `void MyActivity.onPause()`,Method call: `void MyActivity$2.run()`, locks `this.monitorB` in `class MyActivity`, locks `this.monitorC` in `class MyActivity`,[Trace 2] `void MyActivity.onDestroy()`, locks `this.monitorC` in `class MyActivity`, locks `this.monitorB` in `class MyActivity`]