diff --git a/include/TrackContainerView.h b/include/TrackContainerView.h
index 7e9dee437..3431289b1 100644
--- a/include/TrackContainerView.h
+++ b/include/TrackContainerView.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "Track.h"
 #include "JournallingObject.h"
+#include "InstrumentTrack.h"
 
 
 class QVBoxLayout;
@@ -182,6 +183,19 @@ signals:
 
 } ;
 
+class InstrumentLoaderThread : public QThread
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	InstrumentLoaderThread( QObject *parent = 0, InstrumentTrack *it = 0,
+							QString name = "" );
 
+	void run();
+
+private:
+	InstrumentTrack *m_it;
+	QString m_name;
+	QThread *m_containerThread;
+};
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp b/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp
index 94c72d278..a2d3ce12b 100644
--- a/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ void TrackContainerView::dropEvent( QDropEvent * _de )
 		InstrumentTrack * it = dynamic_cast<InstrumentTrack *>(
 				Track::create( Track::InstrumentTrack,
 								m_tc ) );
-		it->loadInstrument( value );
+		InstrumentLoaderThread *ilt = new InstrumentLoaderThread(
+					this, it, value );
+		ilt->start();
 		//it->toggledInstrumentTrackButton( true );
 		_de->accept();
 	}
@@ -453,6 +455,22 @@ void TrackContainerView::scrollArea::wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * _we )
 
 
 
+InstrumentLoaderThread::InstrumentLoaderThread( QObject *parent, InstrumentTrack *it, QString name ) :
+	QThread( parent ),
+	m_it( it ),
+	m_name( name )
+{
+	m_containerThread = thread();
+}
 
 
 
+
+void InstrumentLoaderThread::run()
+{
+	Instrument *i = m_it->loadInstrument( m_name );
+	QObject *parent = i->parent();
+	i->setParent( 0 );
+	i->moveToThread( m_containerThread );
+	i->setParent( parent );
+}