diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
index d00218340..2838992f9 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 #if defined(BUILD_GL) || defined(BUILD_GLES2)
 
-#include "CoreController.h"
-
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
 #include <QOffscreenSurface>
@@ -103,6 +101,7 @@ void DisplayGL::startDrawing(std::shared_ptr<CoreController> controller) {
 #else
 	messagePainter()->resize(size(), isAspectRatioLocked(), devicePixelRatio());
 #endif
+	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(controller);
 	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter.get(), "start");
 	setUpdatesEnabled(false);
 }
@@ -223,12 +222,13 @@ void DisplayGL::clearShaders() {
 }
 
 void DisplayGL::resizeContext() {
+	m_painter->interrupt();
 	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter.get(), "resizeContext");
 }
 
 void DisplayGL::setVideoScale(int scale) {
 	if (m_context) {
-		CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_context);
+		m_painter->interrupt();
 		mCoreConfigSetIntValue(&m_context->thread()->core->config, "videoScale", scale);
 	}
 	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter.get(), "resizeContext");
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ void PainterGL::resizeContext() {
 	}
 
 	if (m_started) {
-		CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_context);
 		mCore* core = m_context->thread()->core;
 		core->reloadConfigOption(core, "videoScale", NULL);
 	}
+	m_interrupter.resume();
 
 	QSize size = m_context->screenDimensions();
 	m_backend->setDimensions(m_backend, size.width(), size.height());
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@ void PainterGL::setVideoProxy(std::shared_ptr<VideoProxy> proxy) {
 	m_videoProxy = proxy;
 }
 
+void PainterGL::interrupt() {
+	m_interrupter.interrupt(m_context);
+}
+
 void PainterGL::setShaders(struct VDir* dir) {
 	if (!supportsShaders()) {
 		return;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h
index a5243a97a..a9ec10945 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <array>
 
+#include "CoreController.h"
 #include "VideoProxy.h"
 
 #include "platform/video-backend.h"
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public:
 	bool supportsShaders() const { return m_supportsShaders; }
 
 	void setVideoProxy(std::shared_ptr<VideoProxy>);
+	void interrupt();
 
 public slots:
 	void create();
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ private:
 	std::unique_ptr<QOpenGLContext> m_gl;
 	bool m_active = false;
 	bool m_started = false;
-	std::shared_ptr<CoreController> m_context = nullptr;
+	std::shared_ptr<CoreController> m_context;
+	CoreController::Interrupter m_interrupter;
 	bool m_supportsShaders;
 	bool m_showOSD;
 	VideoShader m_shader{};