diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
index e1bca5391d2..e3a2a1aa3ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,7 @@ public:
 bool QmlProfilerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorString)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(arguments)
-
-    if (!Utils::HostOsInfo::canCreateOpenGLContext(errorString))
-        return false;
-
-    return true;
+    return Utils::HostOsInfo::canCreateOpenGLContext(errorString);
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertextmark.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertextmark.cpp
index c590df0d50c..6d7b69eb453 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertextmark.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertextmark.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ void QmlProfilerTextMark::addTypeId(int typeId)
 
 void QmlProfilerTextMark::paintIcon(QPainter *painter, const QRect &paintRect) const
 {
+    const QmlProfilerStatisticsView *statisticsView = m_viewManager->statisticsView();
+    QTC_ASSERT(statisticsView, return);
+
     painter->save();
     painter->setPen(Qt::black);
     painter->fillRect(paintRect, Qt::white);
     painter->drawRect(paintRect);
-    painter->drawText(paintRect, m_viewManager->statisticsView()->summary(m_typeIds),
+    painter->drawText(paintRect, statisticsView->summary(m_typeIds),
                       Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
     painter->restore();
 }
@@ -133,10 +136,13 @@ void QmlProfilerTextMarkModel::hideTextMarks()
 
 bool QmlProfilerTextMark::addToolTipContent(QLayout *target) const
 {
+    const QmlProfilerStatisticsView *statisticsView = m_viewManager->statisticsView();
+    QTC_ASSERT(statisticsView, return false);
+
     auto layout = new QGridLayout;
     layout->setHorizontalSpacing(10);
     for (int row = 0, rowEnd = m_typeIds.length(); row != rowEnd; ++row) {
-        const QStringList typeDetails = m_viewManager->statisticsView()->details(m_typeIds[row]);
+        const QStringList typeDetails = statisticsView->details(m_typeIds[row]);
         for (int column = 0, columnEnd = typeDetails.length(); column != columnEnd; ++column) {
             QLabel *label = new QLabel;
             label->setAlignment(column == columnEnd - 1 ? Qt::AlignRight : Qt::AlignLeft);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index ba1e17cd134..1196429d7dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -195,9 +195,12 @@ QmlProfilerTool::QmlProfilerTool()
     d->m_searchButton = new QToolButton;
     d->m_searchButton->setIcon(Utils::Icons::ZOOM_TOOLBAR.icon());
     d->m_searchButton->setToolTip(tr("Search timeline event notes."));
+    d->m_searchButton->setEnabled(false);
 
     connect(d->m_searchButton, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &QmlProfilerTool::showTimeLineSearch);
-    d->m_searchButton->setEnabled(d->m_viewContainer->traceView()->isUsable());
+    connect(d->m_viewContainer, &QmlProfilerViewManager::viewsCreated, this, [this]() {
+        d->m_searchButton->setEnabled(d->m_viewContainer->traceView()->isUsable());
+    });
 
     d->m_displayFeaturesButton = new QToolButton;
     d->m_displayFeaturesButton->setIcon(Utils::Icons::FILTER.icon());
@@ -451,6 +454,7 @@ void QmlProfilerTool::updateTimeDisplay()
 void QmlProfilerTool::showTimeLineSearch()
 {
     QmlProfilerTraceView *traceView = d->m_viewContainer->traceView();
+    QTC_ASSERT(traceView, return);
     QTC_ASSERT(qobject_cast<QDockWidget *>(traceView->parentWidget()), return);
     traceView->parentWidget()->raise();
     traceView->setFocus();
@@ -482,7 +486,8 @@ void QmlProfilerTool::setButtonsEnabled(bool enable)
 {
     d->m_clearButton->setEnabled(enable);
     d->m_displayFeaturesButton->setEnabled(enable);
-    d->m_searchButton->setEnabled(d->m_viewContainer->traceView()->isUsable() && enable);
+    const QmlProfilerTraceView *traceView = d->m_viewContainer->traceView();
+    d->m_searchButton->setEnabled(traceView && traceView->isUsable() && enable);
     d->m_recordFeaturesMenu->setEnabled(enable);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
index a5f07a63f2e..9432407d7b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ QmlProfilerViewManager::QmlProfilerViewManager(QObject *parent,
     QTC_ASSERT(m_profilerModelManager, return);
     QTC_ASSERT(m_profilerState, return);
 
+    m_perspective = new Utils::Perspective(Constants::QmlProfilerPerspectiveId, tr("QML Profiler"));
+    m_perspective->setAboutToActivateCallback([this]() { createViews(); });
+}
+
+void QmlProfilerViewManager::createViews()
+{
     m_traceView = new QmlProfilerTraceView(nullptr, this, m_profilerModelManager);
     connect(m_traceView, &QmlProfilerTraceView::gotoSourceLocation,
             this, &QmlProfilerViewManager::gotoSourceLocation);
@@ -61,8 +67,6 @@ QmlProfilerViewManager::QmlProfilerViewManager(QObject *parent,
 
     new QmlProfilerStateWidget(m_profilerState, m_profilerModelManager, m_traceView);
 
-    m_perspective = new Utils::Perspective(Constants::QmlProfilerPerspectiveId, tr("QML Profiler"));
-
     auto prepareEventsView = [this](QmlProfilerEventsView *view) {
         connect(view, &QmlProfilerEventsView::typeSelected,
                 this, &QmlProfilerViewManager::typeSelected);
@@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ QmlProfilerViewManager::QmlProfilerViewManager(QObject *parent,
     }
     m_perspective->addWindow(m_statisticsView, Perspective::AddToTab, anchorDock);
     m_perspective->addWindow(anchorDock, Perspective::Raise, nullptr);
+    m_perspective->setAboutToActivateCallback(Perspective::Callback());
+    emit viewsCreated();
 }
 
 QmlProfilerViewManager::~QmlProfilerViewManager()
@@ -105,7 +111,8 @@ QmlProfilerViewManager::~QmlProfilerViewManager()
 
 void QmlProfilerViewManager::clear()
 {
-    m_traceView->clear();
+    if (m_traceView)
+        m_traceView->clear();
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h
index f03f3032ff3..d65f3c4965a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.h
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ public:
 signals:
     void typeSelected(int typeId);
     void gotoSourceLocation(QString,int,int);
+    void viewsCreated();
 
 private:
+    void createViews();
+
     QmlProfilerTraceView *m_traceView = nullptr;
     QmlProfilerStatisticsView *m_statisticsView = nullptr;
     FlameGraphView *m_flameGraphView = nullptr;