diff --git a/devices/limesdr/devicelimesdrshared.h b/devices/limesdr/devicelimesdrshared.h
index dc26f6977..90926bfa5 100644
--- a/devices/limesdr/devicelimesdrshared.h
+++ b/devices/limesdr/devicelimesdrshared.h
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@
  */
 struct DeviceLimeSDRShared
 {
+    class ThreadInterface
+    {
+    public:
+        virtual void startWork() = 0;
+        virtual void stopWork() = 0;
+    };
+
     DeviceLimeSDRParams *m_deviceParams; //!< unique hardware device parameters
     std::size_t         m_channel;       //!< logical device channel number (-1 if none)
-    void                *m_thread;       //!< anonymous pointer that will hold the thread address if started else 0
+    ThreadInterface     *m_thread;       //!< holds the thread address if started else 0
     int                 m_ncoFrequency;
     uint64_t            m_centerFrequency;
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
index f1f119948..99ddff811 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::openDevice()
             busyChannels[buddyShared->m_channel] = 1;
 
             if (buddyShared->m_thread) { // suspend Rx buddy's thread for proper stream allocation later
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddyShared->m_thread)->stopWork();
+                buddyShared->m_thread->stopWork();
             }
         }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::openDevice()
         DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddyShared = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) buddy->getBuddySharedPtr();
 
         if (buddyShared->m_thread) {
-            ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddyShared->m_thread)->startWork();
+            buddyShared->m_thread->startWork();
         }
     }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void LimeSDRInput::closeDevice()
         DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddyShared = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) buddy->getBuddySharedPtr();
 
         if (buddyShared->m_thread) {
-            ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddyShared->m_thread)->stopWork();
+            buddyShared->m_thread->stopWork();
         }
     }
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void LimeSDRInput::closeDevice()
         DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddyShared = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) buddy->getBuddySharedPtr();
 
         if (buddyShared->m_thread) {
-            ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddyShared->m_thread)->startWork();
+            buddyShared->m_thread->startWork();
         }
     }
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::start()
 
     m_limeSDRInputThread->startWork();
 
-    m_deviceShared.m_thread = (void *) m_limeSDRInputThread;
+    m_deviceShared.m_thread = m_limeSDRInputThread;
     m_running = true;
 
     return true;
@@ -469,9 +469,9 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
         for (; itSource != sourceBuddies.end(); ++itSource)
         {
             DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddySharedPtr = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) (*itSource)->getBuddySharedPtr();
-            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread)
-            {
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddySharedPtr->m_thread)->stopWork();
+
+            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread) {
+                buddySharedPtr->m_thread->stopWork();
             }
         }
 
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
         for (; itSink != sinkBuddies.end(); ++itSink)
         {
             DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddySharedPtr = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) (*itSink)->getBuddySharedPtr();
-            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread)
-            {
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddySharedPtr->m_thread)->stopWork();
+
+            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread) {
+                buddySharedPtr->m_thread->stopWork();
             }
         }
 
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
         for (; itSource != sourceBuddies.end(); ++itSource)
         {
             DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddySharedPtr = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) (*itSource)->getBuddySharedPtr();
-            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread)
-            {
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddySharedPtr->m_thread)->stopWork();
+
+            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread) {
+                buddySharedPtr->m_thread->stopWork();
             }
         }
 
@@ -724,9 +724,9 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
         for (; itSource != sourceBuddies.end(); ++itSource)
         {
             DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddySharedPtr = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) (*itSource)->getBuddySharedPtr();
-            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread)
-            {
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddySharedPtr->m_thread)->startWork();
+
+            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread) {
+                buddySharedPtr->m_thread->startWork();
             }
         }
 
@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
         for (; itSink != sinkBuddies.end(); ++itSink)
         {
             DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddySharedPtr = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) (*itSink)->getBuddySharedPtr();
-            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread)
-            {
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddySharedPtr->m_thread)->startWork();
+
+            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread) {
+                buddySharedPtr->m_thread->startWork();
             }
         }
 
@@ -754,9 +754,9 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
         for (; itSource != sourceBuddies.end(); ++itSource)
         {
             DeviceLimeSDRShared *buddySharedPtr = (DeviceLimeSDRShared *) (*itSource)->getBuddySharedPtr();
-            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread)
-            {
-                ((LimeSDRInputThread *) buddySharedPtr->m_thread)->startWork();
+
+            if (buddySharedPtr->m_thread) {
+                buddySharedPtr->m_thread->startWork();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinputthread.h b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinputthread.h
index 21c1b7915..f01b80649 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinputthread.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinputthread.h
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 
 #include "dsp/samplesinkfifo.h"
 #include "dsp/decimators.h"
+#include "limesdr/devicelimesdrshared.h"
 
 #define LIMESDR_BLOCKSIZE (1<<14) //complex samples per buffer ~10k (16k)
 
-class LimeSDRInputThread : public QThread
+class LimeSDRInputThread : public QThread, public DeviceLimeSDRShared::ThreadInterface
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ public:
     LimeSDRInputThread(lms_stream_t* stream, SampleSinkFifo* sampleFifo, QObject* parent = 0);
     ~LimeSDRInputThread();
 
-    void startWork();
-    void stopWork();
+    virtual void startWork();
+    virtual void stopWork();
     void setLog2Decimation(unsigned int log2_decim);
     void setFcPos(int fcPos);