diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
index f902b1b1cbc..c9946dddd98 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void ActionContainerPrivate::scheduleUpdate()
     if (m_updateRequested)
         return;
     m_updateRequested = true;
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &ActionContainerPrivate::update);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &ActionContainerPrivate::update, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void ActionContainerPrivate::update()
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/newdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/newdialog.cpp
index 73a4e41ebe0..b09ddf67de5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/newdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/newdialog.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 #include <QStandardItem>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Core::IWizardFactory*)
 
@@ -502,8 +501,8 @@ void NewDialog::accept()
     if (m_ui->templatesView->currentIndex().isValid()) {
         IWizardFactory *wizard = currentWizardFactory();
         if (QTC_GUARD(wizard)) {
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, std::bind(&runWizard, wizard, m_defaultLocation,
-                                            selectedPlatform(), m_extraVariables));
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(wizard, std::bind(&runWizard, wizard, m_defaultLocation,
+                                      selectedPlatform(), m_extraVariables), Qt::QueuedConnection);
         }
     }
     QDialog::accept();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/restartdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/restartdialog.cpp
index 38b9738b90b..e002ca9b03c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/restartdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/restartdialog.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 
 #include <QPushButton>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 namespace Core {
 
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ RestartDialog::RestartDialog(QWidget *parent, const QString &text)
     addButton(tr("Later"), QMessageBox::NoRole);
     addButton(tr("Restart Now"), QMessageBox::YesRole);
 
-    connect(this, &QDialog::accepted, this, [] {
-        QTimer::singleShot(0, ICore::instance(), [] { ICore::restart(); });
-    });
+    connect(this, &QDialog::accepted, ICore::instance(), &ICore::restart, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp
index d4e083ec0ab..904f82f8508 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ void DocumentManager::checkForReload()
 
     d->m_blockActivated = false;
     // re-check in case files where modified while the dialog was open
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &DocumentManager::checkForReload);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &DocumentManager::checkForReload, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 //    dump();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index c463e7db2e8..f3fa8429832 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void EditorManagerPrivate::addEditor(IEditor *editor)
         emit m_instance->documentOpened(document);
     }
     emit m_instance->editorOpened(editor);
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, d, &EditorManagerPrivate::autoSuspendDocuments);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(d, &EditorManagerPrivate::autoSuspendDocuments, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void EditorManagerPrivate::removeEditor(IEditor *editor, bool removeSuspendedEntry)
@@ -2366,7 +2366,8 @@ void EditorManagerPrivate::handleContextChange(const QList<IContext *> &context)
         // the locator line edit) first activates the window and sets focus to its focus widget.
         // Only afterwards the focus is shifted to the widget that received the click.
         d->m_scheduledCurrentEditor = editor;
-        QTimer::singleShot(0, d, &EditorManagerPrivate::setCurrentEditorFromContextChange);
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(d, &EditorManagerPrivate::setCurrentEditorFromContextChange,
+                                  Qt::QueuedConnection);
     } else {
         updateActions();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.cpp
index 35b397d4cfe..c72b89762df 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ void FancyTabBar::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
                         m_currentIndex = index;
                         update();
                         // update tab bar before showing widget
-                        QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this]() { emit currentChanged(m_currentIndex); });
+                        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [this]() {
+                            emit currentChanged(m_currentIndex);
+                        }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.h
index 11f3f3bcd39..8c5544665df 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancytabwidget.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QPainter;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolbar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolbar.cpp
index f78aaa78958..498b290b264 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolbar.cpp
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ bool FindToolBar::focusNextPrevChild(bool next)
 void FindToolBar::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event)
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &FindToolBar::updateToolBar);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &FindToolBar::updateToolBar, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void FindToolBar::writeSettings()
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/highlightscrollbarcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/highlightscrollbarcontroller.cpp
index 65666b5bccb..32a9525def8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/highlightscrollbarcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/highlightscrollbarcontroller.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QStyleOptionSlider>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace Utils;
 
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ void HighlightScrollBarOverlay::scheduleUpdate()
         return;
 
     m_isCacheUpdateScheduled = true;
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, QOverload<>::of(&QWidget::update));
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, QOverload<>::of(&QWidget::update), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void HighlightScrollBarOverlay::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *paintEvent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
index 01c66f2ec0f..2adf220b91c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QStatusBar>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace Core::Internal;
 using namespace ExtensionSystem;
@@ -834,7 +833,7 @@ public:
     {
         QTC_ASSERT(watched == m_widget, return false);
         if (event->type() == QEvent::Show)
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &ScreenShooter::helper);
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &ScreenShooter::helper, Qt::QueuedConnection);
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp
index 89b82b0c812..4306e9cd336 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/spotlightlocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <QMutexLocker>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QWaitCondition>
 
 using namespace Utils;
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ Utils::FilePath SpotlightIterator::filePath() const
 
 void SpotlightIterator::scheduleKillProcess()
 {
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, m_process.get(), [this] { killProcess(); });
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_process.get(), [this] { killProcess(); }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void SpotlightIterator::killProcess()
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
index 1ac481ee4df..9c5e28ceb4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QStatusBar>
 #include <QStyleFactory>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QToolButton>
 #include <QUrl>
 
@@ -320,8 +319,8 @@ void MainWindow::extensionsInitialized()
 
     emit m_coreImpl->coreAboutToOpen();
     // Delay restoreWindowState, since it is overridden by LayoutRequest event
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &MainWindow::restoreWindowState);
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, m_coreImpl, &ICore::coreOpened);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &MainWindow::restoreWindowState, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_coreImpl, &ICore::coreOpened, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 static void setRestart(bool restart)
@@ -930,7 +929,7 @@ void MainWindow::exit()
     // since on close we are going to delete everything
     // so to prevent the deleting of that object we
     // just append it
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this,  &QWidget::close);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this,  &QWidget::close, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::openFileWith()
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp
index db8969fadb7..51de8809eec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 Utils::QHashValueType qHash(const QPointer<QAction> &p, Utils::QHashValueType seed)
@@ -84,10 +83,10 @@ void MenuBarFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection, QString *newText,
     Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
     Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     if (auto action = selection.internalData.value<QPointer<QAction>>()) {
-        QTimer::singleShot(0, action, [action] {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(action, [action] {
             if (action->isEnabled())
                 action->trigger();
-        });
+        }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/messagemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/messagemanager.cpp
index 019c9d69b0c..b879461e350 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/messagemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/messagemanager.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QTime>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 /*!
     \class Core::MessageManager
@@ -90,7 +89,9 @@ static void write(const QString &text, Flag flags)
     if (QThread::currentThread() == m_instance->thread())
         doWrite(text, flags);
     else
-        QTimer::singleShot(0, m_instance, [text, flags] { doWrite(text, flags); });
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_instance, [text, flags] {
+            doWrite(text, flags);
+        }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
index 8840a85112a..7ac8b174fa6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool ProgressManagerPrivate::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
                 progress = m_taskList.last();
             // don't send signal directly from an event filter, event filters should
             // do as little a possible
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, progress, &FutureProgress::clicked);
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(progress, &FutureProgress::clicked, Qt::QueuedConnection);
             event->accept();
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/reaper.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/reaper.cpp
index 1039814485a..ff7bcd67130 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/reaper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/reaper.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ProcessReaper::ProcessReaper(QProcess *p, int timeoutMs) : m_process(p)
     m_iterationTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     connect(&m_iterationTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ProcessReaper::nextIteration);
 
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &ProcessReaper::nextIteration);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &ProcessReaper::nextIteration, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 ProcessReaper::~ProcessReaper()
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/main.cpp b/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/main.cpp
index afdfdd91662..b2aba50ac3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/main.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/main.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     case ArgumentsCollector::RequestTypePaste: {
         PasteReceiver pr(argsCollector.protocol(), argsCollector.inputFilePath());
-        QTimer::singleShot(0, &pr, &PasteReceiver::paste);
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&pr, &PasteReceiver::paste, Qt::QueuedConnection);
         return app.exec();
     }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppminimizableinfobars.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppminimizableinfobars.cpp
index d0a7b38aafb..aec2e1b4627 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppminimizableinfobars.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppminimizableinfobars.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "cppeditorconstants.h"
 
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QToolButton>
 
 #include <cpptools/cpptoolssettings.h>
@@ -142,10 +141,8 @@ static InfoBarEntry createMinimizableInfo(const Id &id,
     // The minimizer() might delete the "Minimize" button immediately and as
     // result invalid reads will happen in QToolButton::mouseReleaseEvent().
     // Avoid this by running the minimizer in the next event loop iteration.
-    info.setCustomButtonInfo(MinimizableInfoBars::tr("Minimize"), [=](){
-        QTimer::singleShot(0, [=] {
-            minimizer();
-        });
+    info.setCustomButtonInfo(MinimizableInfoBars::tr("Minimize"), [minimizer] {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(settings(), [minimizer] { minimizer(); }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     });
 
     return info;