diff --git a/common/libs/threads/BUILD b/common/libs/threads/BUILD
index 00564a2..17ccee1 100644
--- a/common/libs/threads/BUILD
+++ b/common/libs/threads/BUILD
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
     ],
     hdrs = [
         "pthread.h",
+        "thread_annotations.h",
         "thunkers.h",
     ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//common/libs/time",
     ],
-    visibility = [ "//visibility:public" ],
 )
 
 cc_test(
@@ -17,11 +18,10 @@
     srcs = [
         "pthread_test.cpp",
     ],
-    linkopts = [ "-lpthread" ],
+    linkopts = ["-lpthread"],
     deps = [
         ":threads",
-        "//common/libs/time",
         "//common/libs/glog:cuttlefish_logging",
+        "//common/libs/time",
     ],
 )
-
diff --git a/common/libs/threads/thread_annotations.h b/common/libs/threads/thread_annotations.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ba67e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/libs/threads/thread_annotations.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#pragma once
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#if defined(__SUPPORT_TS_ANNOTATION__) || defined(__clang__)
+#define THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(x)   __attribute__((x))
+#else
+#define THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(x)   // no-op
+#endif
+
+#define CAPABILITY(x) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(capability(x))
+
+#define SCOPED_CAPABILITY \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(scoped_lockable)
+
+#define GUARDED_BY(x) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(guarded_by(x))
+
+#define PT_GUARDED_BY(x) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(pt_guarded_by(x))
+
+#define ACQUIRED_BEFORE(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(acquired_before(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define ACQUIRED_AFTER(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(acquired_after(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define REQUIRES(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(requires_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define REQUIRES_SHARED(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(requires_shared_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define ACQUIRE(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(acquire_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define ACQUIRE_SHARED(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(acquire_shared_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define RELEASE(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(release_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define RELEASE_SHARED(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(release_shared_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define TRY_ACQUIRE(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(try_acquire_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define TRY_ACQUIRE_SHARED(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(try_acquire_shared_capability(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define EXCLUDES(...) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(locks_excluded(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#define ASSERT_CAPABILITY(x) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(assert_capability(x))
+
+#define ASSERT_SHARED_CAPABILITY(x) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(assert_shared_capability(x))
+
+#define RETURN_CAPABILITY(x) \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(lock_returned(x))
+
+#define NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS \
+      THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(no_thread_safety_analysis)