diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
index c014690a238..970eef3440c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../luaengine.h"
 #include "../luaqttypes.h"
 
+#include <utils/async.h>
+#include <utils/futuresynchronizer.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -14,70 +16,28 @@ namespace Lua::Internal {
 
 void addUtilsModule()
 {
-    LuaEngine::registerProvider("__utils", [](sol::state_view lua) -> sol::object {
-        sol::table utils = lua.create_table();
+    LuaEngine::registerProvider(
+        "Utils",
+        [futureSync = Utils::FutureSynchronizer()](sol::state_view lua) mutable -> sol::object {
+            auto async = lua.script("return require('async')", "_utils_").get<sol::table>();
 
-        utils.set_function("waitms_cb", [](int ms, const sol::function &cb) {
-            QTimer *timer = new QTimer();
-            timer->setSingleShot(true);
-            timer->setInterval(ms);
-            QObject::connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, timer, [cb, timer]() {
-                cb();
-                timer->deleteLater();
+            sol::table utils = lua.create_table();
+
+            utils.set_function("waitms_cb", [](int ms, const sol::function &cb) {
+                QTimer *timer = new QTimer();
+                timer->setSingleShot(true);
+                timer->setInterval(ms);
+                QObject::connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, &LuaEngine::instance(), [cb, timer]() {
+                    cb();
+                    timer->deleteLater();
+                });
+                timer->start();
             });
-            timer->start();
-        });
 
-        return utils;
-    });
-
-    LuaEngine::registerProvider("Utils", [](sol::state_view lua) -> sol::object {
-        sol::table utils = lua.script(
-                                  R"(
-local u = require("__utils")
-local a = require("async")
-
-return {
-    waitms_cb = u.waitms_cb,
-    waitms = a.wrap(u.waitms_cb)
-}
-)",
-                                  "_utils_")
-                               .get<sol::table>();
-
-        auto hostOsInfoType = utils.new_usertype<HostOsInfo>("HostOsInfo");
-        hostOsInfoType["isWindowsHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost;
-        hostOsInfoType["isMacHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isMacHost;
-        hostOsInfoType["isLinuxHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isLinuxHost;
-        hostOsInfoType["os"] = sol::var([]() {
-            if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-                return "mac";
-            else if (HostOsInfo::isLinuxHost())
-                return "linux";
-            else if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
-                return "windows";
-            else
-                return "unknown";
-        }());
-
-        auto filePathType = utils.new_usertype<FilePath>(
-            "FilePath",
-            sol::call_constructor,
-            sol::constructors<FilePath()>(),
-            "fromUserInput",
-            &FilePath::fromUserInput,
-            "searchInPath",
-            [](const FilePath &self) { return self.searchInPath(); },
-            "exists",
-            &FilePath::exists,
-            "resolveSymlinks",
-            &FilePath::resolveSymlinks,
-            "isExecutableFile",
-            &FilePath::isExecutableFile,
-            "dirEntries",
-            [](sol::this_state s, const FilePath &p, const sol::table &options) -> sol::table {
-                sol::state_view lua(s);
-                sol::table result = lua.create_table();
+            auto dirEntries_cb = [&futureSync](
+                                     const FilePath &p,
+                                     const sol::table &options,
+                                     const sol::function &cb) {
                 const QStringList nameFilters = options.get_or<QStringList>("nameFilters", {});
                 QDir::Filters fileFilters
                     = (QDir::Filters) options.get_or<int>("fileFilters", QDir::NoFilter);
@@ -85,33 +45,87 @@ return {
                     = (QDirIterator::IteratorFlags)
                           options.get_or<int>("flags", QDirIterator::NoIteratorFlags);
 
-                FileFilter filter(nameFilters);
-                p.iterateDirectory(
-                    [&result](const FilePath &item) {
-                        result.add(item);
-                        return IterationPolicy::Continue;
-                    },
-                    FileFilter(nameFilters, fileFilters, flags));
+                FileFilter filter(nameFilters, fileFilters, flags);
 
-                return result;
-            },
-            "nativePath",
-            &FilePath::nativePath,
-            "toUserOutput",
-            &FilePath::toUserOutput,
-            "fileName",
-            &FilePath::fileName,
-            "currentWorkingPath",
-            &FilePath::currentWorkingPath,
-            "parentDir",
-            &FilePath::parentDir,
-            "resolvePath",
-            sol::overload(
-                [](const FilePath &p, const QString &path) { return p.resolvePath(path); },
-                [](const FilePath &p, const FilePath &path) { return p.resolvePath(path); }));
+                QFuture<FilePath> future = Utils::asyncRun([p, filter](QPromise<FilePath> &promise) {
+                    p.iterateDirectory(
+                        [&promise](const FilePath &item) {
+                            if (promise.isCanceled())
+                                return IterationPolicy::Stop;
 
-        return utils;
-    });
+                            promise.addResult(item);
+                            return IterationPolicy::Continue;
+                        },
+                        filter);
+                });
+
+                futureSync.addFuture<FilePath>(future);
+
+                Utils::onFinished<FilePath>(
+                    future, &LuaEngine::instance(), [cb](const QFuture<FilePath> &future) {
+                        cb(future.results());
+                    });
+            };
+
+            utils.set_function("__dirEntries_cb__", dirEntries_cb);
+
+            sol::function wrap = async["wrap"].get<sol::function>();
+
+            utils["waitms"] = wrap(utils["waitms_cb"]);
+
+            auto hostOsInfoType = utils.new_usertype<HostOsInfo>("HostOsInfo");
+            hostOsInfoType["isWindowsHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost;
+            hostOsInfoType["isMacHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isMacHost;
+            hostOsInfoType["isLinuxHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isLinuxHost;
+            hostOsInfoType["os"] = sol::var([]() {
+                if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
+                    return "mac";
+                else if (HostOsInfo::isLinuxHost())
+                    return "linux";
+                else if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+                    return "windows";
+                else
+                    return "unknown";
+            }());
+
+            sol::usertype<FilePath> filePathType = utils.new_usertype<FilePath>(
+                "FilePath",
+                sol::call_constructor,
+                sol::constructors<FilePath()>(),
+                sol::meta_function::to_string,
+                &FilePath::toUserOutput,
+                "fromUserInput",
+                &FilePath::fromUserInput,
+                "searchInPath",
+                [](const FilePath &self) { return self.searchInPath(); },
+                "exists",
+                &FilePath::exists,
+                "resolveSymlinks",
+                &FilePath::resolveSymlinks,
+                "isExecutableFile",
+                &FilePath::isExecutableFile,
+                "isDir",
+                &FilePath::isDir,
+                "nativePath",
+                &FilePath::nativePath,
+                "toUserOutput",
+                &FilePath::toUserOutput,
+                "fileName",
+                &FilePath::fileName,
+                "currentWorkingPath",
+                &FilePath::currentWorkingPath,
+                "parentDir",
+                &FilePath::parentDir,
+                "resolvePath",
+                sol::overload(
+                    [](const FilePath &p, const QString &path) { return p.resolvePath(path); },
+                    [](const FilePath &p, const FilePath &path) { return p.resolvePath(path); }));
+
+            utils["FilePath"]["dirEntries_cb"] = utils["__dirEntries_cb__"];
+            utils["FilePath"]["dirEntries"] = wrap(utils["__dirEntries_cb__"]);
+
+            return utils;
+        });
 }
 
 } // namespace Lua::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
index c3a0c301596..01d291c5789 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function utils.FilePath:searchInPath() end
 ---@field fileFilters? integer The filters to use (combination of QDir.Filters.*), defaults to QDir.Filters.NoFilter
 ---@field flags? integer The iterator flags (combination of QDirIterator.Flags.*), defaults to QDirIterator.Flags.NoIteratorFlags
 
----Returns all entries in the directory
+---Returns all entries in the directory. Call `a.wait` on the returned value to get the result.
 ---@param options DirEntriesOptions
 ---@return FilePath[]
 function utils.FilePath:dirEntries(options) end