diff --git a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp
index a3aafffe..36a94189 100644
--- a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp
+++ b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "views/View_qtquick.h"
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 static KDDockWidgets::Platform_qtquick s_platformQtQuick;
 
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ Platform_qtquick::Platform_qtquick()
     // KDDockWidgets::registerQmlTypes(); // TODOv2
     QQuickWindow::setDefaultAlphaBuffer(true);
 
-    qApp->connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::focusObjectChanged, qApp, [this](QObject *obj) {
-        ViewWrapper *wrapper = new Views::ViewWrapper_qtquick(obj);
-        focusedViewChanged.emit(std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper>(wrapper));
+    // Delay call to init(), so we have a QApplication
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, [this] {
+        init();
     });
 }
 
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ Platform_qtquick::~Platform_qtquick()
 {
 }
 
+void Platform_qtquick::init()
+{
+    qApp->connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::focusObjectChanged, qApp, [this](QObject *obj) {
+        ViewWrapper *wrapper = obj ? new Views::ViewWrapper_qtquick(obj) : nullptr;
+        focusedViewChanged.emit(std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper>(wrapper));
+    });
+}
+
 const char *Platform_qtquick::name() const
 {
     return "qtquick";
diff --git a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h
index 5365698d..15d08bd9 100644
--- a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h
+++ b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public:
     ~Platform_qtquick() override;
     const char *name() const override;
     std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper> focusedView() const override;
+
+private:
+    void init();
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.cpp b/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.cpp
index 0f23c44f..cbcba88c 100644
--- a/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "qtwidgets/views/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 #include <memory.h>
 
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ Platform_qtwidgets::Platform_qtwidgets()
     }
 #endif
 
-    qApp->connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::focusObjectChanged, qApp, [this](QObject *obj) {
-        ViewWrapper *wrapper = new Views::ViewWrapper_qtwidgets(obj);
-        focusedViewChanged.emit(std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper>(wrapper));
+    // Delay call to init(), so we have a QApplication
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, [this] {
+        init();
     });
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ Platform_qtwidgets::~Platform_qtwidgets()
 {
 }
 
+void Platform_qtwidgets::init()
+{
+    qApp->connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::focusObjectChanged, qApp, [this](QObject *obj) {
+        ViewWrapper *wrapper = obj ? new Views::ViewWrapper_qtwidgets(obj) : nullptr;
+        focusedViewChanged.emit(std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper>(wrapper));
+    });
+}
+
 const char *Platform_qtwidgets::name() const
 {
     return "qtwidgets";
diff --git a/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.h b/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.h
index 33b0ff3e..d2dfcd7b 100644
--- a/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.h
+++ b/src/qtwidgets/Platform_qtwidgets.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public:
     const char *name() const override;
     bool hasActivePopup() const override;
     std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper> focusedView() const override;
+
+private:
+    void init();
 };
 
 }