diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java
index c8f1b807..ef681d2 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.Bridge;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.android.BridgeContext;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.android.BridgeXmlBlockParser;
+import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.android.RenderParamsFlags;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.impl.ParserFactory;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.impl.ResourceHelper;
 import com.android.resources.ResourceType;
@@ -329,8 +330,13 @@
 
 
         try {
-            // Get the state list file content from callback to parse PSI file
-            XmlPullParser parser = mContext.getLayoutlibCallback().getXmlFileParser(value);
+            XmlPullParser parser = null;
+            Boolean psiParserSupport = mContext.getLayoutlibCallback().getFlag(
+                    RenderParamsFlags.FLAG_KEY_XML_FILE_PARSER_SUPPORT);
+            if (psiParserSupport != null && psiParserSupport) {
+                // Get the state list file content from callback to parse PSI file
+                parser = mContext.getLayoutlibCallback().getXmlFileParser(value);
+            }
             if (parser == null) {
                 // If used with a version of Android Studio that does not implement getXmlFileParser
                 // fall back to reading the file from disk
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/android/RenderParamsFlags.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/android/RenderParamsFlags.java
index b98f96f..bd17a2f 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/android/RenderParamsFlags.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/android/RenderParamsFlags.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.layoutlib.bridge.android;
 
+import com.android.ide.common.rendering.api.LayoutlibCallback;
 import com.android.ide.common.rendering.api.RenderParams;
 import com.android.ide.common.rendering.api.SessionParams.Key;
 
@@ -42,11 +43,16 @@
     public static final Key<Boolean> FLAG_KEY_RECYCLER_VIEW_SUPPORT =
             new Key<Boolean>("recyclerViewSupport", Boolean.class);
     /**
-     * The application package name. Used via
-     * {@link com.android.ide.common.rendering.api.LayoutlibCallback#getFlag(Key)}
+     * The application package name. Used via {@link LayoutlibCallback#getFlag(Key)}
      */
     public static final Key<String> FLAG_KEY_APPLICATION_PACKAGE =
             new Key<String>("applicationPackage", String.class);
+    /**
+     * To tell LayoutLib that IDE supports providing XML Parser for a file (useful for getting in
+     * memory contents of the file). Used via {@link LayoutlibCallback#getFlag(Key)}
+     */
+    public static final Key<Boolean> FLAG_KEY_XML_FILE_PARSER_SUPPORT =
+            new Key<Boolean>("xmlFileParser", Boolean.class);
 
     // Disallow instances.
     private RenderParamsFlags() {}