1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp b/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp
index af1473ca34..e188a98c6e 100755
--- a/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp
@@ -780,10 +780,15 @@ void NativeMapView::addLayer(JNIEnv& env, jlong nativeLayerPtr, jni::String befo
 }
 
 /**
- * Remove by layer id. Ownership is not transferred back
+ * Remove by layer id.
  */
-void NativeMapView::removeLayerById(JNIEnv& env, jni::String id) {
-    map->removeLayer(jni::Make<std::string>(env, id));
+jni::Object<Layer> NativeMapView::removeLayerById(JNIEnv& env, jni::String id) {
+    std::unique_ptr<mbgl::style::Layer> coreLayer = map->removeLayer(jni::Make<std::string>(env, id));
+    if (coreLayer) {
+        return jni::Object<Layer>(createJavaLayerPeer(env, *map, std::move(coreLayer)));
+    } else {
+        return jni::Object<Layer>();
+    }
 }
 
 /**