diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
index 3b5c6ccf916..c9453bb9084 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ namespace Android::Internal::AndroidAvdManager {
 
 static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(avdManagerLog, "qtc.android.avdManager", QtWarningMsg)
 
-QString startAvd(const QString &name)
+QString startAvd(const QString &name, const std::optional<QFuture<void>> &future)
 {
     if (!findAvd(name).isEmpty() || startAvdAsync(name))
-        return waitForAvd(name);
+        return waitForAvd(name, future);
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.h b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.h
index 5a1f188038c..7f1b094bdd2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace Android::Internal::AndroidAvdManager {
 
-QString startAvd(const QString &name);
+QString startAvd(const QString &name, const std::optional<QFuture<void>> &future = {});
 bool startAvdAsync(const QString &avdName);
 QString findAvd(const QString &avdName);
 QString waitForAvd(const QString &avdName, const std::optional<QFuture<void>> &future = {});
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
index 4972c653c9d..2e24eae73a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
@@ -111,15 +111,14 @@ static void startAvd(const IDevice::Ptr &device, QWidget *parent)
     const AndroidDevice *androidDev = static_cast<const AndroidDevice *>(device.get());
     const QString name = androidDev->avdName();
     qCDebug(androidDeviceLog, "Starting Android AVD id \"%s\".", qPrintable(name));
-    auto future = Utils::asyncRun([name, device] {
-        const QString serialNumber = AndroidAvdManager::startAvd(name);
+    Utils::futureSynchronizer()->addFuture(Utils::asyncRun([name, device](QPromise<void> &promise) {
+        const QString serialNumber = AndroidAvdManager::startAvd(name, promise.future());
         // Mark the AVD as ReadyToUse once we know it's started
         if (!serialNumber.isEmpty()) {
             DeviceManager *const devMgr = DeviceManager::instance();
             devMgr->setDeviceState(device->id(), IDevice::DeviceReadyToUse);
         }
-    });
-    // TODO: use future!
+    }));
 }
 
 static void setEmulatorArguments(QWidget *parent)