diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
index 2768dca3a3b..7546d0f9b06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <utils/stringutils.h>
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 namespace Core {
 
@@ -104,8 +105,11 @@ void CommandLocator::accept(LocatorFilterEntry entry,
     const int index = entry.internalData.toInt();
     QTC_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index < d->commands.size(), return);
     QAction *action = d->commands.at(index)->action();
-    QTC_ASSERT(action->isEnabled(), return);
-    action->trigger();
+    // avoid nested stack trace and blocking locator by delayed triggering
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, action, [action] {
+        if (action->isEnabled())
+            action->trigger();
+    });
 }
 
 void CommandLocator::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp
index 5c3c4414db8..3847a5b3828 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/menubarfilter.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace Core::Internal;
 using namespace Core;
@@ -78,8 +79,12 @@ void MenuBarFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection, QString *newText,
     Q_UNUSED(newText);
     Q_UNUSED(selectionStart);
     Q_UNUSED(selectionLength);
-    if (auto action = selection.internalData.value<QPointer<QAction>>())
-        action->trigger();
+    if (auto action = selection.internalData.value<QPointer<QAction>>()) {
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, action, [action] {
+            if (action->isEnabled())
+                action->trigger();
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 void MenuBarFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)