diff --git a/renderdoc/android/jdwp.cpp b/renderdoc/android/jdwp.cpp
index a64199da9..4737db3ff 100644
--- a/renderdoc/android/jdwp.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/android/jdwp.cpp
@@ -309,9 +309,17 @@ bool InjectLibraries(const std::string &deviceID, Network::Socket *sock)
 
   // look up onCreate in the most derived class - since we can't guarantee that the base
   // application.app.onCreate() will get called.
-  methodID onCreate = conn.GetMethod(thisClass.RefType, "onCreate", "()V");
+  //
+  // Note that because we're filtering on both classID and methodID, we need to return back the
+  // exact class in the inheritance hierarchy matching the methodID, otherwise we could filter on
+  // the derived class but a parent method, and have no hits.
+  //
+  // This can happen if the most derived class doesn't have an onCreate, and we have to search to a
+  // superclass
+  referenceTypeID onCreateClass = thisClass.RefType;
+  methodID onCreateMethod = conn.GetMethod(thisClass.RefType, "onCreate", "()V", &onCreateClass);
 
-  if(onCreate == 0)
+  if(onCreateMethod == 0)
   {
     RDCERR("Couldn't find this.getClass().onCreate()");
     return false;
@@ -321,9 +329,11 @@ bool InjectLibraries(const std::string &deviceID, Network::Socket *sock)
   {
     thread = 0;
 
-    Event evData = conn.WaitForEvent(
-        EventKind::MethodEntry, {{ModifierKind::ClassOnly, thisClass.RefType}},
-        [onCreate](const Event &evData) { return evData.MethodEntry.location.meth == onCreate; });
+    Event evData =
+        conn.WaitForEvent(EventKind::MethodEntry, {{ModifierKind::ClassOnly, onCreateClass}},
+                          [onCreateMethod](const Event &evData) {
+                            return evData.MethodEntry.location.meth == onCreateMethod;
+                          });
 
     if(evData.eventKind == EventKind::MethodEntry)
       thread = evData.MethodEntry.thread;
diff --git a/renderdoc/android/jdwp.h b/renderdoc/android/jdwp.h
index 1e4343559..9b3074e49 100644
--- a/renderdoc/android/jdwp.h
+++ b/renderdoc/android/jdwp.h
@@ -511,8 +511,10 @@ public:
   value GetFieldValue(referenceTypeID type, fieldID field);
 
   // get a method handle. If signature is empty, it's ignored for matching
+  // The actual class for the method (possibly a parent of 'type') will be returned in methClass if
+  // non-NULL
   methodID GetMethod(referenceTypeID type, const std::string &name,
-                     const std::string &signature = "");
+                     const std::string &signature = "", referenceTypeID *methClass = NULL);
 
   // get a local variable slot. If signature is empty, it's ignored for matching. Returns -1 if not
   // found
diff --git a/renderdoc/android/jdwp_connection.cpp b/renderdoc/android/jdwp_connection.cpp
index 23de52998..a9ec2cd71 100644
--- a/renderdoc/android/jdwp_connection.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/android/jdwp_connection.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ referenceTypeID Connection::GetType(objectID obj)
 }
 
 methodID Connection::GetMethod(referenceTypeID type, const std::string &name,
-                               const std::string &signature)
+                               const std::string &signature, referenceTypeID *methClass)
 {
   referenceTypeID searchClass = type;
 
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ methodID Connection::GetMethod(referenceTypeID type, const std::string &name,
     {
       if(m.name == name && (signature == "" || signature == m.signature))
       {
-        // RDCDEBUG("Found %s (%s)!", m.name.c_str(), m.signature.c_str());
+        if(methClass)
+          *methClass = searchClass;
         return m.id;
       }
     }