diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
index f686692faad..812303e47af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
@@ -298,9 +298,8 @@ void TestResultModel::addTestResult(const TestResult &testResult, bool autoExpan
     if (parentItem) {
         parentItem->appendChild(newItem);
         if (autoExpand) {
-            parentItem->expand();
-            newItem->expand();
-            newItem->forAllChildren([](TreeItem *it) { it->expand(); });
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [parentItem]{ parentItem->expand(); },
+                                      Qt::QueuedConnection);
         }
         updateParent(newItem);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp
index 3dbad31ea99..457b273a4a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ TestResultsPane::TestResultsPane(QObject *parent) :
         onCopyItemTriggered(getTestResult(m_treeView->currentIndex()));
     });
     connect(m_model, &TestResultModel::requestExpansion, this, [this](const QModelIndex &idx) {
-        m_treeView->expand(m_filterModel->mapFromSource(idx));
+        m_treeView->expandRecursively(m_filterModel->mapFromSource(idx));
     });
     connect(TestRunner::instance(), &TestRunner::testRunStarted,
             this, &TestResultsPane::onTestRunStarted);