diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index 4709c55e8e4..5268fe66946 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <QDirIterator>
 #include <QMetaObject>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QtConcurrentRun>
 
 #include <QStringListModel>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -501,34 +502,41 @@ QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> AndroidConfig::connectedDevices(QString *error) const
     return devices;
 }
 
-QString AndroidConfig::createAVD(QWidget *parent, int minApiLevel, QString targetArch) const
+AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo AndroidConfig::gatherCreateAVDInfo(QWidget *parent, int minApiLevel, QString targetArch) const
 {
+    CreateAvdInfo result;
     AvdDialog d(minApiLevel, targetArch, this, parent);
     if (d.exec() != QDialog::Accepted || !d.isValid())
-        return QString();
-    QString error;
-    QString avd = createAVD(d.target(), d.name(), d.abi(), d.sdcardSize(), &error);
+        return result;
 
-    if (!error.isEmpty()) {
-        QMessageBox::critical(parent, QApplication::translate("AndroidConfig", "Error Creating AVD"),
-                              error);
-    }
-
-    return avd;
+    result.target = d.target();
+    result.name = d.name();
+    result.abi = d.abi();
+    result.sdcardSize = d.sdcardSize();
+    return result;
 }
 
-QString AndroidConfig::createAVD(const QString &target, const QString &name, const QString &abi, int sdcardSize, QString *error) const
+QFuture<AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo> AndroidConfig::createAVD(CreateAvdInfo info) const
+{
+    return QtConcurrent::run(&AndroidConfig::createAVDImpl, info, androidToolPath(), androidToolEnvironment());
+}
+
+AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo AndroidConfig::createAVDImpl(CreateAvdInfo info, Utils::FileName androidToolPath, Utils::Environment env)
 {
     QProcess proc;
-    proc.setProcessEnvironment(androidToolEnvironment().toProcessEnvironment());
-    proc.start(androidToolPath().toString(),
-               QStringList() << QLatin1String("create") << QLatin1String("avd")
-               << QLatin1String("-t") << target
-               << QLatin1String("-n") << name
-               << QLatin1String("-b") << abi
-               << QLatin1String("-c") << QString::fromLatin1("%1M").arg(sdcardSize));
-    if (!proc.waitForStarted())
-        return QString();
+    proc.setProcessEnvironment(env.toProcessEnvironment());
+    QStringList arguments;
+    arguments << QLatin1String("create") << QLatin1String("avd")
+              << QLatin1String("-t") << info.target
+              << QLatin1String("-n") << info.name
+              << QLatin1String("-b") << info.abi
+              << QLatin1String("-c") << QString::fromLatin1("%1M").arg(info.sdcardSize);
+    proc.start(androidToolPath.toString(), arguments);
+    if (!proc.waitForStarted()) {
+        info.error = QApplication::translate("AndroidConfig", "Could not start process \"%1 %2\"")
+                .arg(androidToolPath.toString(), arguments.join(QLatin1String(" ")));
+        return info;
+    }
 
     proc.write(QByteArray("yes\n")); // yes to "Do you wish to create a custom hardware profile"
 
@@ -558,11 +566,10 @@ QString AndroidConfig::createAVD(const QString &target, const QString &name, con
     // The exit code is always 0, so we need to check stderr
     // For now assume that any output at all indicates a error
     if (!errorOutput.isEmpty()) {
-        *error = errorOutput;
-        return QString();
+        info.error = errorOutput;
     }
 
-    return name;
+    return info;
 }
 
 bool AndroidConfig::removeAVD(const QString &name) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
index fd35944737e..1bd49a095c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
@@ -127,9 +127,18 @@ public:
     Utils::FileName stripPath(ProjectExplorer::Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const;
     Utils::FileName readelfPath(ProjectExplorer::Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const;
 
+    class CreateAvdInfo
+    {
+    public:
+        QString target;
+        QString name;
+        QString abi;
+        int sdcardSize;
+        QString error; // only used in the return value of createAVD
+    };
 
-    QString createAVD(QWidget *parent, int minApiLevel = 0, QString targetArch = QString()) const;
-    QString createAVD(const QString &target, const QString &name, const QString &abi, int sdcardSize, QString *error) const;
+    CreateAvdInfo gatherCreateAVDInfo(QWidget *parent, int minApiLevel = 0, QString targetArch = QString()) const;
+    QFuture<CreateAvdInfo> createAVD(CreateAvdInfo info) const;
     bool removeAVD(const QString &name) const;
 
     QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> connectedDevices(QString *error = 0) const;
@@ -151,6 +160,8 @@ public:
 
     SdkPlatform highestAndroidSdk() const;
 private:
+    static CreateAvdInfo createAVDImpl(CreateAvdInfo info, Utils::FileName androidToolPath, Utils::Environment env);
+
     Utils::FileName toolPath(ProjectExplorer::Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const;
     Utils::FileName openJDKBinPath() const;
     int getSDKVersion(const QString &device) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.cpp
index fef86bf4093..cf42688915e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
 #include "androidmanager.h"
 #include "ui_androiddevicedialog.h"
 
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QStyledItemDelegate>
 #include <QToolTip>
+#include <QtConcurrentRun>
 
 using namespace Android;
 using namespace Android::Internal;
@@ -413,12 +415,16 @@ AndroidDeviceDialog::AndroidDeviceDialog(int apiLevel, const QString &abi, QWidg
     connect(m_ui->createAVDButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),
             this, SLOT(createAvd()));
 
+    connect(&m_futureWatcher, SIGNAL(finished()),
+            this, SLOT(avdAdded()));
+
     refreshDeviceList();
 }
 
 AndroidDeviceDialog::~AndroidDeviceDialog()
 {
     delete m_ui;
+    m_futureWatcher.waitForFinished();
 }
 
 AndroidDeviceInfo AndroidDeviceDialog::device()
@@ -472,11 +478,28 @@ void AndroidDeviceDialog::refreshDeviceList()
 
 void AndroidDeviceDialog::createAvd()
 {
-    QString avd = AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().createAVD(this, m_apiLevel, m_abi);
-    if (avd.isEmpty())
+    m_ui->createAVDButton->setEnabled(false);
+    AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo info = AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().gatherCreateAVDInfo(this, m_apiLevel, m_abi);
+
+    if (info.target.isEmpty()) {
+        m_ui->createAVDButton->setEnabled(true);
         return;
+    }
+
+    m_futureWatcher.setFuture(AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().createAVD(info));
+}
+
+void AndroidDeviceDialog::avdAdded()
+{
+    m_ui->createAVDButton->setEnabled(true);
+    AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo info = m_futureWatcher.result();
+    if (!info.error.isEmpty()) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(this, QApplication::translate("AndroidConfig", "Error Creating AVD"), info.error);
+        return;
+    }
+
     refreshDeviceList();
-    QModelIndex index = m_model->indexFor(avd);
+    QModelIndex index = m_model->indexFor(info.name);
     m_ui->deviceView->setCurrentIndex(index);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.h b/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.h
index 6cb4202ab7e..4f07b804afa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevicedialog.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QDialog>
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QModelIndex;
@@ -63,11 +64,13 @@ private slots:
     void createAvd();
     void clickedOnView(const QModelIndex &idx);
     void showHelp();
+    void avdAdded();
 private:
     AndroidDeviceModel *m_model;
     Ui::AndroidDeviceDialog *m_ui;
     int m_apiLevel;
     QString m_abi;
+    QFutureWatcher<AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo> m_futureWatcher;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp
index e60357a37f9..5c6b6fe7512 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QModelIndex>
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
+#include <QtConcurrentRun>
 
 namespace Android {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -64,6 +65,15 @@ void AvdModel::setAvdList(const QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> &list)
     endResetModel();
 }
 
+QModelIndex AvdModel::indexForAvdName(const QString &avdName) const
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < m_list.size(); ++i) {
+        if (m_list.at(i).serialNumber == avdName)
+            return index(i, 0);
+    }
+    return QModelIndex();
+}
+
 QString AvdModel::avdName(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     return m_list.at(index.row()).serialNumber;
@@ -144,11 +154,15 @@ AndroidSettingsWidget::AndroidSettingsWidget(QWidget *parent)
 
     check(All);
     applyToUi(All);
+
+    connect(&m_futureWatcher, SIGNAL(finished()),
+            this, SLOT(avdAdded()));
 }
 
 AndroidSettingsWidget::~AndroidSettingsWidget()
 {
     delete m_ui;
+    m_futureWatcher.waitForFinished();
 }
 
 void AndroidSettingsWidget::check(AndroidSettingsWidget::Mode mode)
@@ -468,9 +482,28 @@ void AndroidSettingsWidget::openOpenJDKDownloadUrl()
 
 void AndroidSettingsWidget::addAVD()
 {
-    m_androidConfig.createAVD(this);
+    m_ui->AVDAddPushButton->setEnabled(false);
+    AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo info = m_androidConfig.gatherCreateAVDInfo(this);
+
+    if (info.target.isEmpty()) {
+        m_ui->AVDAddPushButton->setEnabled(true);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_futureWatcher.setFuture(m_androidConfig.createAVD(info));
+}
+
+void AndroidSettingsWidget::avdAdded()
+{
+    m_ui->AVDAddPushButton->setEnabled(true);
+    AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo info = m_futureWatcher.result();
+    if (!info.error.isEmpty()) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(this, QApplication::translate("AndroidConfig", "Error Creating AVD"), info.error);
+        return;
+    }
+
     m_AVDModel.setAvdList(m_androidConfig.androidVirtualDevices());
-    avdActivated(m_ui->AVDTableView->currentIndex());
+    m_ui->AVDTableView->setCurrentIndex(m_AVDModel.indexForAvdName(info.name));
 }
 
 void AndroidSettingsWidget::removeAVD()
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.h b/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.h
index b80fde68722..7f7dbe93fb3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QAbstractTableModel>
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class Ui_AndroidSettingsWidget;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class AvdModel: public QAbstractTableModel
 public:
     void setAvdList(const QVector<AndroidDeviceInfo> &list);
     QString avdName(const QModelIndex &index) const;
+    QModelIndex indexForAvdName(const QString &avdName) const;
 
 protected:
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ private slots:
     void openAntDownloadUrl();
     void openOpenJDKDownloadUrl();
     void addAVD();
+    void avdAdded();
     void removeAVD();
     void startAVD();
     void avdActivated(QModelIndex);
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ private:
     Ui_AndroidSettingsWidget *m_ui;
     AndroidConfig m_androidConfig;
     AvdModel m_AVDModel;
+    QFutureWatcher<AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo> m_futureWatcher;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal