diff --git a/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp b/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp
index 4e25caf55..d3a61d418 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public:
         return std::make_unique<WorkRequest>(task);
     }
 
+    class Impl;
+
 private:
     MBGL_STORE_THREAD(tid)
 
@@ -175,7 +177,6 @@ private:
     Queue queue;
     std::mutex mutex;
 
-    class Impl;
     std::unique_ptr<Impl> impl;
 };
 
diff --git a/platform/android/src/async_task.cpp b/platform/android/src/async_task.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a68c1c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/src/async_task.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include "run_loop_impl.hpp"
+
+#include <mbgl/util/async_task.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp>
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+class AsyncTask::Impl : public RunLoop::Impl::Runnable {
+public:
+    Impl(std::function<void()>&& fn)
+        : task(std::move(fn)) {
+        loop->initRunnable(this);
+    }
+
+    ~Impl() {
+        loop->removeRunnable(this);
+    }
+
+    void maySend() {
+        if (!queued.test_and_set()) {
+            loop->addRunnable(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    TimePoint dueTime() const override {
+        return due;
+    }
+
+    void runTask() override {
+        loop->removeRunnable(this);
+        queued.clear();
+        task();
+    }
+
+private:
+    // Always expired, run immediately.
+    const TimePoint due = Clock::now();
+
+    RunLoop::Impl* loop = reinterpret_cast<RunLoop::Impl*>(RunLoop::getLoopHandle());
+
+    std::atomic_flag queued = ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT;
+    std::function<void()> task;
+};
+
+AsyncTask::AsyncTask(std::function<void()>&& fn)
+    : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>(std::move(fn))) {
+}
+
+AsyncTask::~AsyncTask() = default;
+
+void AsyncTask::send() {
+    impl->maySend();
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/platform/android/src/run_loop.cpp b/platform/android/src/run_loop.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3b1fd2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/src/run_loop.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include "run_loop_impl.hpp"
+
+#include <mbgl/util/thread_local.hpp>
+
+#include <android/looper.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <functional>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace {
+
+using namespace mbgl::util;
+static ThreadLocal<RunLoop>& current = *new ThreadLocal<RunLoop>;
+
+} // namespace
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+void RunLoop::Impl::addRunnable(Runnable* runnable) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mtx);
+
+    if (runnable->iter == runnables.end()) {
+        auto iter = runnables.insert(runnables.end(), runnable);
+        runnable->iter = std::move(iter);
+    }
+
+    ALooper_wake(loop);
+}
+
+void RunLoop::Impl::removeRunnable(Runnable* runnable) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mtx);
+
+    if (runnable->iter != runnables.end()) {
+        runnables.erase(runnable->iter);
+        runnable->iter = runnables.end();
+    }
+}
+
+void RunLoop::Impl::initRunnable(Runnable* runnable) {
+    runnable->iter = runnables.end();
+}
+
+Milliseconds RunLoop::Impl::processRunnables() {
+    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mtx);
+
+    auto now = Clock::now();
+    auto nextDue = TimePoint::max();
+
+    // O(N) but in the render thread where we get tons
+    // of messages, the size of the list is usually 1~2.
+    for (auto iter = runnables.begin(); iter != runnables.end();) {
+        Runnable* runnable = *(iter++);
+
+        auto const dueTime = runnable->dueTime();
+        if (dueTime <= now) {
+            runnable->runTask();
+        } else {
+            nextDue = std::min(nextDue, dueTime);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (runnables.empty() || nextDue == TimePoint::max()) {
+        return Milliseconds(-1);
+    } else {
+        return std::chrono::duration_cast<Milliseconds>(nextDue - now);
+    }
+}
+
+RunLoop* RunLoop::Get() {
+    return current.get();
+}
+
+RunLoop::RunLoop(Type) : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>()) {
+    impl->loop = ALooper_prepare(0);
+    assert(impl->loop);
+
+    ALooper_acquire(impl->loop);
+
+    current.set(this);
+}
+
+RunLoop::~RunLoop() {
+    current.set(nullptr);
+
+    ALooper_release(impl->loop);
+}
+
+LOOP_HANDLE RunLoop::getLoopHandle() {
+    return current.get()->impl.get();
+}
+
+void RunLoop::push(std::shared_ptr<WorkTask> task) {
+    withMutex([&] { queue.push(std::move(task)); });
+    ALooper_wake(impl->loop);
+}
+
+void RunLoop::run() {
+    MBGL_VERIFY_THREAD(tid);
+
+    impl->running = true;
+
+    int outFd, outEvents;
+    char *outData = nullptr;
+
+    while (impl->running) {
+        process();
+        auto timeout = impl->processRunnables().count();
+        ALooper_pollAll(timeout, &outFd, &outEvents, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&outData));
+    }
+}
+
+void RunLoop::runOnce() {
+    MBGL_VERIFY_THREAD(tid);
+
+    int outFd, outEvents;
+    char *outData = nullptr;
+
+    process();
+    impl->processRunnables().count();
+    ALooper_pollOnce(0, &outFd, &outEvents, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&outData));
+}
+
+void RunLoop::stop() {
+    impl->running = false;
+    ALooper_wake(impl->loop);
+}
+
+void RunLoop::addWatch(int, Event, std::function<void(int, Event)>&&) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented.");
+}
+
+void RunLoop::removeWatch(int) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented.");
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/platform/android/src/run_loop_impl.hpp b/platform/android/src/run_loop_impl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a96ea1a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/src/run_loop_impl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <mbgl/util/chrono.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp>
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <list>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+
+struct ALooper;
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+class RunLoop::Impl {
+public:
+    class Runnable {
+    public:
+        virtual ~Runnable() = default;
+
+        virtual void runTask() = 0;
+        virtual TimePoint dueTime() const = 0;
+
+        std::list<Runnable*>::iterator iter;
+    };
+
+    void addRunnable(Runnable*);
+    void removeRunnable(Runnable*);
+    void initRunnable(Runnable*);
+
+    Milliseconds processRunnables();
+
+private:
+    friend RunLoop;
+
+    ALooper* loop = nullptr;
+    std::atomic<bool> running;
+
+    std::recursive_mutex mtx;
+    std::list<Runnable*> runnables;
+};
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/platform/android/src/timer.cpp b/platform/android/src/timer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..741005df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/src/timer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include "run_loop_impl.hpp"
+
+#include <mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/timer.hpp>
+
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+class Timer::Impl : public RunLoop::Impl::Runnable {
+public:
+    Impl() {
+        loop->initRunnable(this);
+    }
+
+    ~Impl() {
+        stop();
+    }
+
+    void start(Duration timeout, Duration repeat_, std::function<void ()>&& task_) {
+        stop();
+
+        repeat = repeat_;
+        task = std::move(task_);
+        due = Clock::now() + timeout;
+
+        loop->addRunnable(this);
+    }
+
+    void stop() {
+        task = nullptr;
+        loop->removeRunnable(this);
+    }
+
+    void reschedule() {
+        if (repeat != Duration::zero()) {
+            due = Clock::now() + repeat;
+            loop->addRunnable(this);
+        } else {
+            stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    TimePoint dueTime() const override {
+        return due;
+    }
+
+    void runTask() override {
+        task();
+        reschedule();
+    }
+
+private:
+    TimePoint due;
+    Duration repeat;
+
+    RunLoop::Impl* loop = reinterpret_cast<RunLoop::Impl*>(RunLoop::getLoopHandle());
+
+    std::function<void()> task;
+};
+
+Timer::Timer()
+    : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>()) {
+}
+
+Timer::~Timer() = default;
+
+void Timer::start(Duration timeout, Duration repeat, std::function<void()>&& cb) {
+    impl->start(timeout, repeat, std::move(cb));
+}
+
+void Timer::stop() {
+    impl->stop();
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace mbgl