diff --git a/wlauto/commands/create.py b/wlauto/commands/create.py
index 9d5e7b48..07a402bd 100644
--- a/wlauto/commands/create.py
+++ b/wlauto/commands/create.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import textwrap
 import argparse
 import shutil
 import getpass
-import subprocess
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 import yaml
@@ -30,8 +29,9 @@ import yaml
 from wlauto import ExtensionLoader, Command, settings
 from wlauto.exceptions import CommandError, ConfigError
 from wlauto.utils.cli import init_argument_parser
-from wlauto.utils.misc import (capitalize, check_output,
-                               ensure_file_directory_exists as _f, ensure_directory_exists as _d)
+from wlauto.utils.misc import (capitalize,
+                               ensure_file_directory_exists as _f,
+                               ensure_directory_exists as _d)
 from wlauto.utils.types import identifier
 from wlauto.utils.doc import format_body
 
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@ __all__ = ['create_workload']
 
 TEMPLATES_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates')
 
-UIAUTO_BUILD_SCRIPT = """#!/bin/bash
-
-class_dir=bin/classes/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto
-base_class=`python -c "import os, wlauto; print os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wlauto.__file__), 'common', 'android', 'BaseUiAutomation.class')"`
-mkdir -p $$class_dir
-cp $$base_class $$class_dir
-
-ant build
-
-if [[ -f bin/${package_name}.jar ]]; then
-    cp bin/${package_name}.jar ..
-fi
-"""
-
 
 class CreateSubcommand(object):
 
@@ -321,7 +307,7 @@ def create_basic_workload(path, name, class_name):
 
 
 def create_uiautomator_workload(path, name, class_name):
-    uiauto_path = _d(os.path.join(path, 'uiauto'))
+    uiauto_path = os.path.join(path, 'uiauto')
     create_uiauto_project(uiauto_path, name)
     source_file = os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')
     with open(source_file, 'w') as wfh:
@@ -335,37 +321,34 @@ def create_android_benchmark(path, name, class_name):
 
 
 def create_android_uiauto_benchmark(path, name, class_name):
-    uiauto_path = _d(os.path.join(path, 'uiauto'))
+    uiauto_path = os.path.join(path, 'uiauto')
     create_uiauto_project(uiauto_path, name)
     source_file = os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')
     with open(source_file, 'w') as wfh:
         wfh.write(render_template('android_uiauto_benchmark', {'name': name, 'class_name': class_name}))
 
 
-def create_uiauto_project(path, name, target='1'):
-    sdk_path = get_sdk_path()
-    android_path = os.path.join(sdk_path, 'tools', 'android')
+def create_uiauto_project(path, name):
     package_name = 'com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.' + name.lower()
 
-    # ${ANDROID_HOME}/tools/android create uitest-project -n com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.linpack -t 1 -p ../test2
-    command = '{} create uitest-project --name {} --target {} --path {}'.format(android_path,
-                                                                                package_name,
-                                                                                target,
-                                                                                path)
-    try:
-        check_output(command, shell=True)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        if 'is is not valid' in e.output:
-            message = 'No Android SDK target found; have you run "{} update sdk" and download a platform?'
-            raise CommandError(message.format(android_path))
+    shutil.copytree(os.path.join(TEMPLATES_DIR, 'uiauto_template'), path)
+
+    manifest_path = os.path.join(path, 'app', 'src', 'main')
+    mainifest = os.path.join(_d(manifest_path), 'AndroidManifest.xml')
+    with open(mainifest, 'w') as wfh:
+        wfh.write(render_template('uiauto_AndroidManifest.xml', {'package_name': package_name}))
+
+    build_gradle_path = os.path.join(path, 'app')
+    build_gradle = os.path.join(_d(build_gradle_path), 'build.gradle')
+    with open(build_gradle, 'w') as wfh:
+        wfh.write(render_template('uiauto_build.gradle', {'package_name': package_name}))
 
     build_script = os.path.join(path, 'build.sh')
     with open(build_script, 'w') as wfh:
-        template = string.Template(UIAUTO_BUILD_SCRIPT)
-        wfh.write(template.substitute({'package_name': package_name}))
+        wfh.write(render_template('uiauto_build_script', {'package_name': package_name}))
     os.chmod(build_script, stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRWXG | stat.S_IRWXO)
 
-    source_file = _f(os.path.join(path, 'src',
+    source_file = _f(os.path.join(path, 'app', 'src', 'main', 'java',
                                   os.sep.join(package_name.split('.')[:-1]),
                                   'UiAutomation.java'))
     with open(source_file, 'w') as wfh:
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/UiAutomation.java b/wlauto/commands/templates/UiAutomation.java
index bd33d9a7..f369dfd7 100644
--- a/wlauto/commands/templates/UiAutomation.java
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/UiAutomation.java
@@ -2,23 +2,30 @@ package ${package_name};
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 
 // Import the uiautomator libraries
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObjectNotFoundException;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiScrollable;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector;
-import com.android.uiautomator.testrunner.UiAutomatorTestCase;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiObject;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiObjectNotFoundException;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiScrollable;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiSelector;
+
 
 import com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.BaseUiAutomation;
 
-public class UiAutomation extends BaseUiAutomation {   
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class UiAutomation extends BaseUiAutomation {
 
     public static String TAG = "${name}";
 
-    public void runUiAutomation() throws Exception {
+@Test
+public void runUiAutomation() throws Exception {
+    initialize_instrumentation();
 	// UI Automation code goes here
     }
 
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_AndroidManifest.xml b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..071635cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="${package_name}"
+    android:versionCode="1"
+    android:versionName="1.0">
+
+
+    <instrumentation
+        android:name="android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        android:targetPackage="${package_name}"/>
+
+</manifest>
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_build.gradle b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d1bc4d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 18
+    buildToolsVersion '25.0.0'
+    defaultConfig {
+        applicationId "${package_name}"
+        minSdkVersion 18
+        targetSdkVersion 25
+        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+    }
+    buildTypes {
+        applicationVariants.all { variant ->
+            variant.outputs.each { output ->
+                output.outputFile = file("$$project.buildDir/apk/${package_name}.apk")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
+    compile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.5'
+    compile 'com.android.support.test:rules:0.5'
+    compile 'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.2'
+    compile(name: 'uiauto', ext: 'aar')
+}
+
+repositories {
+    flatDir {
+        dirs 'libs'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_build_script b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_build_script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8ed3ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_build_script
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# CD into build dir if possible - allows building from any directory
+script_path='.'
+if `readlink -f $$0 &>/dev/null`; then
+    script_path=`readlink -f $$0 2>/dev/null`
+fi
+script_dir=`dirname $$script_path`
+cd $$script_dir
+
+# Ensure gradelw exists before starting
+if [[ ! -f gradlew ]]; then
+    echo 'gradlew file not found! Check that you are in the right directory.'
+    exit 9
+fi
+
+# Copy base class library from wlauto dist
+libs_dir=app/libs
+base_classes=`python -c "import os, wlauto; print os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wlauto.__file__), 'common', 'android', '*.aar')"`
+mkdir -p $$libs_dir
+cp $$base_classes $$libs_dir
+
+# Build and return appropriate exit code if failed
+# gradle build
+./gradlew clean :app:assembleDebug
+exit_code=$$?
+if [[ $$exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: 'gradle build' exited with code $$exit_code"
+    exit $$exit_code
+fi
+
+# If successful move APK file to workload folder (overwrite previous)
+rm -f ../$package_name
+if [[ -f app/build/apk/$package_name.apk ]]; then
+    cp app/build/apk/$package_name.apk ../$package_name.uiautoapk
+else
+    echo 'ERROR: UiAutomator apk could not be found!'
+    exit 9
+fi
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/build.gradle b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b78a0b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.1'
+
+        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
+        // in the individual module build.gradle files
+    }
+}
+
+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+}
+
+task clean(type: Delete) {
+    delete rootProject.buildDir
+}
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13372aef
Binary files /dev/null and b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..760fcce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#Wed May 03 15:42:44 BST 2017
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradlew b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradlew
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9d82f789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn ( ) {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die ( ) {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Split up the JVM_OPTS And GRADLE_OPTS values into an array, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+function splitJvmOpts() {
+    JVM_OPTS=("$@")
+}
+eval splitJvmOpts $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS
+JVM_OPTS[${#JVM_OPTS[*]}]="-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME"
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "${JVM_OPTS[@]}" -classpath "$CLASSPATH" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$@"
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradlew.bat b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aec99730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windowz variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NT_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+goto execute
+
+:4NT_args
+@rem Get arguments from the 4NT Shell from JP Software
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/settings.gradle b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7b4def4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_template/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include ':app'