diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp
index e1b95b75068..5cfb1414ed0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 #include "rewriterview.h"
 #include "qmlitemnode.h"
 #include "qmlobjectnode.h"
-#include "coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h"
-#include "utils/qtcassert.h"
-#include "utils/runextensions.h"
-#include "projectexplorer/projectmanager.h"
-#include "projectexplorer/project.h"
+
+#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectmanager.h>
+#include <utils/asynctask.h>
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <auxiliarydataproperties.h>
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void addAsset(const QPixmap &p, const Utils::FilePath &path);
-    void doDumping(QFutureInterface<void> &fi);
+    void doDumping(QPromise<void> &promise);
     void savePixmap(const QPixmap &p, Utils::FilePath &path) const;
 
     QFuture<void> m_dumpFuture;
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug os, const AssetExporter::ParsingState &s)
 AssetDumper::AssetDumper():
     m_quitDumper(false)
 {
-    m_dumpFuture = Utils::runAsync(&AssetDumper::doDumping, this);
+    m_dumpFuture = Utils::asyncRun(&AssetDumper::doDumping, this);
 }
 
 AssetDumper::~AssetDumper()
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ void AssetDumper::addAsset(const QPixmap &p, const Utils::FilePath &path)
     m_assets.push({p, path});
 }
 
-void AssetDumper::doDumping(QFutureInterface<void> &fi)
+void AssetDumper::doDumping(QPromise<void> &promise)
 {
     auto haveAsset = [this] (std::pair<QPixmap, Utils::FilePath> *asset) {
         QMutexLocker locker(&m_queueMutex);
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ void AssetDumper::doDumping(QFutureInterface<void> &fi)
     forever {
         std::pair<QPixmap, Utils::FilePath> asset;
         if (haveAsset(&asset)) {
-            if (fi.isCanceled())
+            if (promise.isCanceled())
                 break;
             savePixmap(asset.first, asset.second);
         } else {
@@ -513,10 +514,9 @@ void AssetDumper::doDumping(QFutureInterface<void> &fi)
             m_queueCondition.wait(&m_queueMutex);
         }
 
-        if (fi.isCanceled())
+        if (promise.isCanceled())
             break;
     }
-    fi.reportFinished();
 }
 
 void AssetDumper::savePixmap(const QPixmap &p, Utils::FilePath &path) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/filepathmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/filepathmodel.cpp
index b50bc3cffba..dd92973eba9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/filepathmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/filepathmodel.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #include "exportnotification.h"
 
-#include "projectexplorer/project.h"
-#include "projectexplorer/projectnodes.h"
-#include "utils/runextensions.h"
+#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectnodes.h>
+
+#include <utils/asynctask.h>
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -17,19 +18,19 @@ namespace  {
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(loggerError, "qtc.designer.assetExportPlugin.filePathModel", QtCriticalMsg)
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(loggerInfo, "qtc.designer.assetExportPlugin.filePathModel", QtInfoMsg)
 
-void findQmlFiles(QFutureInterface<Utils::FilePath> &f, const Project *project)
+void findQmlFiles(QPromise<Utils::FilePath> &promise, const Project *project)
 {
-    if (!project || f.isCanceled())
+    if (!project || promise.isCanceled())
         return;
 
     int index = 0;
-    project->files([&f, &index](const Node* node) ->bool {
-        if (f.isCanceled())
+    project->files([&promise, &index](const Node* node) ->bool {
+        if (promise.isCanceled())
             return false;
         Utils::FilePath path = node->filePath();
         bool isComponent = !path.fileName().isEmpty() && path.fileName().front().isUpper();
         if (isComponent && node->filePath().endsWith(".ui.qml"))
-            f.reportResult(path, index++);
+            promise.addResult(path, index++);
         return true;
     });
 }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ void FilePathModel::processProject()
     connect(m_preprocessWatcher.get(), &QFutureWatcher<Utils::FilePath>::finished,
             this, &FilePathModel::endResetModel);
 
-    QFuture<Utils::FilePath> f = Utils::runAsync(&findQmlFiles, m_project);
+    QFuture<Utils::FilePath> f = Utils::asyncRun(&findQmlFiles, m_project);
     m_preprocessWatcher->setFuture(f);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsfindreferences.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsfindreferences.cpp
index b37d0e8758d..c8ae1f8b8b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsfindreferences.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsfindreferences.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
 #include <texteditor/basefilefind.h>
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
+#include <utils/asynctask.h>
 #include <utils/filesearch.h>
-#include <utils/runextensions.h>
 
 #include <qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.h>
 #include <qmljs/qmljsbind.h>
@@ -26,19 +26,10 @@
 #include <qmljs/parser/qmljsast_p.h>
 #include <qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.h>
 
-#include "qmljseditorconstants.h"
-
-#include <QApplication>
 #include <QDebug>
-#include <QDir>
 #include <QFuture>
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QTime>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QtConcurrentMap>
 
-#include <functional>
-
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace QmlJS;
 using namespace QmlJS::AST;
@@ -704,7 +695,7 @@ class ProcessFile
     using Usage = FindReferences::Usage;
     const QString name;
     const ObjectValue *scope;
-    QFutureInterface<Usage> *future;
+    QPromise<Usage> &m_promise;
 
 public:
     // needed by QtConcurrent
@@ -714,16 +705,15 @@ public:
     ProcessFile(const ContextPtr &context,
                 const QString &name,
                 const ObjectValue *scope,
-                QFutureInterface<Usage> *future)
-        : context(context), name(name), scope(scope), future(future)
+                QPromise<Usage> &promise)
+        : context(context), name(name), scope(scope), m_promise(promise)
     { }
 
     QList<Usage> operator()(const Utils::FilePath &fileName)
     {
         QList<Usage> usages;
-        if (future->isPaused())
-            future->waitForResume();
-        if (future->isCanceled())
+        m_promise.suspendIfRequested();
+        if (m_promise.isCanceled())
             return usages;
         ModelManagerInterface *modelManager = ModelManagerInterface::instance();
         Document::Ptr doc = context->snapshot().document(fileName);
@@ -739,8 +729,7 @@ public:
                                 loc.startLine,
                                 loc.startColumn - 1,
                                 loc.length));
-        if (future->isPaused())
-            future->waitForResume();
+        m_promise.suspendIfRequested();
         return usages;
     }
 };
@@ -751,7 +740,7 @@ class SearchFileForType
     using Usage = FindReferences::Usage;
     const QString name;
     const ObjectValue *scope;
-    QFutureInterface<Usage> *future;
+    QPromise<Usage> &m_promise;
 
 public:
     // needed by QtConcurrent
@@ -761,16 +750,15 @@ public:
     SearchFileForType(const ContextPtr &context,
                       const QString &name,
                       const ObjectValue *scope,
-                      QFutureInterface<Usage> *future)
-        : context(context), name(name), scope(scope), future(future)
+                      QPromise<Usage> &promise)
+        : context(context), name(name), scope(scope), m_promise(promise)
     { }
 
     QList<Usage> operator()(const Utils::FilePath &fileName)
     {
         QList<Usage> usages;
-        if (future->isPaused())
-            future->waitForResume();
-        if (future->isCanceled())
+        m_promise.suspendIfRequested();
+        if (m_promise.isCanceled())
             return usages;
         Document::Ptr doc = context->snapshot().document(fileName);
         if (!doc)
@@ -781,8 +769,7 @@ public:
         const FindTypeUsages::Result results = findUsages(name, scope);
         for (const SourceLocation &loc : results)
             usages.append(Usage(fileName, matchingLine(loc.offset, doc->source()), loc.startLine, loc.startColumn - 1, loc.length));
-        if (future->isPaused())
-            future->waitForResume();
+        m_promise.suspendIfRequested();
         return usages;
     }
 };
@@ -790,7 +777,7 @@ public:
 class UpdateUI
 {
     using Usage = FindReferences::Usage;
-    QFutureInterface<Usage> *future;
+    QPromise<Usage> &m_promise;
 
 public:
     // needed by QtConcurrent
@@ -798,14 +785,13 @@ public:
     using second_argument_type = const QList<Usage> &;
     using result_type = void;
 
-    UpdateUI(QFutureInterface<Usage> *future): future(future) {}
+    UpdateUI(QPromise<Usage> &promise): m_promise(promise) {}
 
     void operator()(QList<Usage> &, const QList<Usage> &usages)
     {
         for (const Usage &u : usages)
-            future->reportResult(u);
-
-        future->setProgressValue(future->progressValue() + 1);
+            m_promise.addResult(u);
+        m_promise.setProgressValue(m_promise.future().progressValue() + 1);
     }
 };
 
@@ -822,7 +808,7 @@ FindReferences::FindReferences(QObject *parent)
 
 FindReferences::~FindReferences() = default;
 
-static void find_helper(QFutureInterface<FindReferences::Usage> &future,
+static void find_helper(QPromise<FindReferences::Usage> &promise,
                         const ModelManagerInterface::WorkingCopy &workingCopy,
                         Snapshot snapshot,
                         const Utils::FilePath &fileName,
@@ -885,7 +871,7 @@ static void find_helper(QFutureInterface<FindReferences::Usage> &future,
     }
     files = Utils::filteredUnique(files);
 
-    future.setProgressRange(0, files.size());
+    promise.setProgressRange(0, files.size());
 
     // report a dummy usage to indicate the search is starting
     FindReferences::Usage searchStarting(Utils::FilePath::fromString(replacement), name, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -894,10 +880,10 @@ static void find_helper(QFutureInterface<FindReferences::Usage> &future,
         const ObjectValue *typeValue = value_cast<ObjectValue>(findTarget.targetValue());
         if (!typeValue)
             return;
-        future.reportResult(searchStarting);
+        promise.addResult(searchStarting);
 
-        SearchFileForType process(context, name, typeValue, &future);
-        UpdateUI reduce(&future);
+        SearchFileForType process(context, name, typeValue, promise);
+        UpdateUI reduce(promise);
 
         QtConcurrent::blockingMappedReduced<QList<FindReferences::Usage> > (files, process, reduce);
     } else {
@@ -909,21 +895,21 @@ static void find_helper(QFutureInterface<FindReferences::Usage> &future,
             return;
         if (!scope->className().isEmpty())
             searchStarting.lineText.prepend(scope->className() + QLatin1Char('.'));
-        future.reportResult(searchStarting);
+        promise.addResult(searchStarting);
 
-        ProcessFile process(context, name, scope, &future);
-        UpdateUI reduce(&future);
+        ProcessFile process(context, name, scope, promise);
+        UpdateUI reduce(promise);
 
         QtConcurrent::blockingMappedReduced<QList<FindReferences::Usage> > (files, process, reduce);
     }
-    future.setProgressValue(files.size());
+    promise.setProgressValue(files.size());
 }
 
 void FindReferences::findUsages(const Utils::FilePath &fileName, quint32 offset)
 {
     ModelManagerInterface *modelManager = ModelManagerInterface::instance();
 
-    QFuture<Usage> result = Utils::runAsync(&find_helper, ModelManagerInterface::workingCopy(),
+    QFuture<Usage> result = Utils::asyncRun(&find_helper, ModelManagerInterface::workingCopy(),
                                             modelManager->snapshot(), fileName, offset, QString());
     m_watcher.setFuture(result);
     m_synchronizer.addFuture(result);
@@ -940,7 +926,7 @@ void FindReferences::renameUsages(const Utils::FilePath &fileName,
     if (newName.isNull())
         newName = QLatin1String("");
 
-    QFuture<Usage> result = Utils::runAsync(&find_helper, ModelManagerInterface::workingCopy(),
+    QFuture<Usage> result = Utils::asyncRun(&find_helper, ModelManagerInterface::workingCopy(),
                                             modelManager->snapshot(), fileName, offset, newName);
     m_watcher.setFuture(result);
     m_synchronizer.addFuture(result);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp
index 08019019da0..0d25bb3f13a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
 
 #include "qmltaskmanager.h"
-#include "qmljseditor.h"
 #include "qmljseditorconstants.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <qmljs/qmljsconstants.h>
 #include <qmljs/qmljslink.h>
 #include <qmljs/qmljscheck.h>
-#include <utils/runextensions.h>
+#include <utils/asynctask.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QtConcurrentRun>
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ static Tasks convertToTasks(const QList<StaticAnalysis::Message> &messages, cons
     return convertToTasks(diagnostics, fileName, category);
 }
 
-void QmlTaskManager::collectMessages(QFutureInterface<FileErrorMessages> &future,
+void QmlTaskManager::collectMessages(QPromise<FileErrorMessages> &promise,
                                      Snapshot snapshot,
                                      const QList<ModelManagerInterface::ProjectInfo> &projectInfos,
                                      ViewerContext vContext,
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ void QmlTaskManager::collectMessages(QFutureInterface<FileErrorMessages> &future
             }
 
             if (!result.tasks.isEmpty())
-                future.reportResult(result);
-            if (future.isCanceled())
+                promise.addResult(result);
+            if (promise.isCanceled())
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -127,8 +126,7 @@ void QmlTaskManager::updateMessagesNow(bool updateSemantic)
     ModelManagerInterface *modelManager = ModelManagerInterface::instance();
 
     // process them
-    QFuture<FileErrorMessages> future =
-            Utils::runAsync(
+    QFuture<FileErrorMessages> future = Utils::asyncRun(
                 &collectMessages, modelManager->newestSnapshot(), modelManager->projectInfos(),
                 modelManager->defaultVContext(Dialect::AnyLanguage), updateSemantic);
     m_messageCollector.setFuture(future);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.h
index 26fa3bd347f..226fd2203d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ private:
         Utils::FilePath fileName;
         ProjectExplorer::Tasks tasks;
     };
-    static void collectMessages(QFutureInterface<FileErrorMessages> &future,
+    static void collectMessages(QPromise<FileErrorMessages> &promise,
                                 QmlJS::Snapshot snapshot,
                                 const QList<QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface::ProjectInfo> &projectInfos,
                                 QmlJS::ViewerContext vContext,