diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
index 2370af505b0..2a5ba0649c8 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
@@ -1013,6 +1013,9 @@ private void ensureIconLoaded(Marker marker) {
     }
 
     long addMarker(@NonNull Marker marker) {
+        if(mDestroyed){
+            return 0l;
+        }
         return mNativeMapView.addMarker(marker);
     }