diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
index 510120ee3c..d157cfdf9c 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
+import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator;
 import android.view.animation.AlphaAnimation;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
@@ -132,20 +133,21 @@ public class QtActivityDelegate
         if (m_surfaces != null)
             return;
 
-        Runnable startApplication = () -> {
-            try {
-                QtNative.startApplication(appParams, mainLib);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-                m_activity.finish();
-            }
-        };
-        initMembers(startApplication);
+        initMembers();
+
+        m_layout.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(
+                new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onGlobalLayout() {
+                        QtNative.startApplication(appParams, mainLib);
+                        m_layout.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
+                    }
+                });
     }
 
-    private void initMembers(Runnable startApplicationRunnable)
+    private void initMembers()
     {
-        m_layout = new QtLayout(m_activity, startApplicationRunnable);
+        m_layout = new QtLayout(m_activity);
 
         m_displayManager.registerDisplayListener(m_activity, m_layout);
 
diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtLayout.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtLayout.java
index 93b5b20c9f..16750aad89 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtLayout.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtLayout.java
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 public class QtLayout extends ViewGroup
 {
-    private Runnable m_startApplicationRunnable;
-
     private int m_activityDisplayRotation = -1;
     private int m_ownDisplayRotation = -1;
     private int m_nativeOrientation = -1;
@@ -33,10 +31,9 @@ public class QtLayout extends ViewGroup
         return m_ownDisplayRotation;
     }
 
-    public QtLayout(Context context, Runnable startRunnable)
+    public QtLayout(Context context)
     {
         super(context);
-        m_startApplicationRunnable = startRunnable;
     }
 
     public QtLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ public class QtLayout extends ViewGroup
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onSizeChanged (int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh)
+    protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh)
     {
         Activity activity = (Activity)getContext();
         if (activity == null)
@@ -68,11 +65,6 @@ public class QtLayout extends ViewGroup
             QtDisplayManager.handleOrientationChanged(newRotation, m_nativeOrientation);
         }
         m_ownDisplayRotation = newRotation;
-
-        if (m_startApplicationRunnable != null) {
-            m_startApplicationRunnable.run();
-            m_startApplicationRunnable = null;
-        }
     }
 
     @Override