diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.cpp
index 5403baf77..27869762a 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "samplesinkfifo.h"
 
 DSPDeviceSourceEngine::DSPDeviceSourceEngine(uint uid, QObject* parent) :
-	QThread(parent),
+	QObject(parent),
     m_uid(uid),
 	m_state(StNotStarted),
 	m_deviceSampleSource(nullptr),
@@ -46,15 +46,12 @@ DSPDeviceSourceEngine::DSPDeviceSourceEngine(uint uid, QObject* parent) :
 	m_qRange(1 << 16),
 	m_imbalance(65536)
 {
+    setState(StIdle);
 	connect(&m_inputMessageQueue, SIGNAL(messageEnqueued()), this, SLOT(handleInputMessages()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-
-	moveToThread(this);
 }
 
 DSPDeviceSourceEngine::~DSPDeviceSourceEngine()
 {
-    stop();
-    wait();
 }
 
 void DSPDeviceSourceEngine::setState(State state)
@@ -66,27 +63,6 @@ void DSPDeviceSourceEngine::setState(State state)
     }
 }
 
-void DSPDeviceSourceEngine::run()
-{
-	qDebug("DSPDeviceSourceEngine::run");
-	setState(StIdle);
-    exec();
-}
-
-void DSPDeviceSourceEngine::start()
-{
-	qDebug("DSPDeviceSourceEngine::start");
-	QThread::start();
-}
-
-void DSPDeviceSourceEngine::stop()
-{
-	qDebug("DSPDeviceSourceEngine::stop");
-    gotoIdle();
-    setState(StNotStarted);
-	QThread::exit();
-}
-
 bool DSPDeviceSourceEngine::initAcquisition()
 {
 	qDebug("DSPDeviceSourceEngine::initAcquisition (dummy)");
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.h b/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.h
index 0b10490d7..ba5b839ac 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.h
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_DSPDEVICEENGINE_H
 #define INCLUDE_DSPDEVICEENGINE_H
 
-#include <QThread>
+#include <QObject>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QWaitCondition>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class DeviceSampleSource;
 class BasebandSampleSink;
 
-class SDRBASE_API DSPDeviceSourceEngine : public QThread {
+class SDRBASE_API DSPDeviceSourceEngine : public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ public:
 
 	MessageQueue* getInputMessageQueue() { return &m_inputMessageQueue; }
 
-	void start(); //!< This thread start
-	void stop();  //!< This thread stop
-
 	bool initAcquisition(); //!< Initialize acquisition sequence
 	bool startAcquisition(); //!< Start acquisition sequence
 	void stopAcquistion();   //!< Stop acquisition sequence
@@ -125,8 +122,6 @@ private:
 	qint32 m_qRange;
 	qint32 m_imbalance;
 
-	void run();
-
 	void iqCorrections(SampleVector::iterator begin, SampleVector::iterator end, bool imbalanceCorrection);
 	void dcOffset(SampleVector::iterator begin, SampleVector::iterator end);
 	void imbalance(SampleVector::iterator begin, SampleVector::iterator end);
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/dspengine.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/dspengine.cpp
index 96dc47fcb..b6d688ba7 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/dspengine.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/dspengine.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ DSPEngine::DSPEngine() :
 
 DSPEngine::~DSPEngine()
 {
-    QList<DSPDeviceSourceEngine*>::iterator it = m_deviceSourceEngines.begin();
+    auto it = m_deviceSourceEngines.begin();
 
     while (it != m_deviceSourceEngines.end())
     {
@@ -64,25 +64,44 @@ DSPEngine *DSPEngine::instance()
 DSPDeviceSourceEngine *DSPEngine::addDeviceSourceEngine()
 {
     auto *deviceSourceEngine = new DSPDeviceSourceEngine(m_deviceSourceEnginesUIDSequence);
-    // auto *deviceThread = new QThread(); TBD
+    auto *deviceThread = new QThread();
     m_deviceSourceEnginesUIDSequence++;
     m_deviceSourceEngines.push_back(deviceSourceEngine);
-    m_deviceEngineReferences.push_back(DeviceEngineReference{0, m_deviceSourceEngines.back(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr});
+    m_deviceEngineReferences.push_back(DeviceEngineReference{0, m_deviceSourceEngines.back(), nullptr, nullptr, deviceThread});
+    deviceSourceEngine->moveToThread(deviceThread);
+
+    QObject::connect(
+        deviceThread,
+        &QThread::finished,
+        deviceSourceEngine,
+        &QObject::deleteLater
+    );
+    QObject::connect(
+        deviceThread,
+        &QThread::finished,
+        deviceThread,
+        &QThread::deleteLater
+    );
+
+    deviceThread->start();
+
     return deviceSourceEngine;
 }
 
 void DSPEngine::removeLastDeviceSourceEngine()
 {
-    if (m_deviceSourceEngines.size() > 0)
+    if (!m_deviceSourceEngines.empty())
     {
-        DSPDeviceSourceEngine *lastDeviceEngine = m_deviceSourceEngines.back();
-        delete lastDeviceEngine;
+        const DSPDeviceSourceEngine *lastDeviceEngine = m_deviceSourceEngines.back();
         m_deviceSourceEngines.pop_back();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < m_deviceEngineReferences.size(); i++)
         {
             if (m_deviceEngineReferences[i].m_deviceSourceEngine == lastDeviceEngine)
             {
+                QThread* deviceThread = m_deviceEngineReferences[i].m_thread;
+                deviceThread->exit();
+                deviceThread->wait();
                 m_deviceEngineReferences.removeAt(i);
                 break;
             }
@@ -153,7 +172,9 @@ void DSPEngine::removeDeviceEngineAt(int deviceIndex)
     if (m_deviceEngineReferences[deviceIndex].m_deviceEngineType == 0) // source
     {
         DSPDeviceSourceEngine *deviceEngine = m_deviceEngineReferences[deviceIndex].m_deviceSourceEngine;
-        delete deviceEngine;
+        QThread *deviceThread = m_deviceEngineReferences[deviceIndex].m_thread;
+        deviceThread->exit();
+        deviceThread->wait();
         m_deviceSourceEngines.removeAll(deviceEngine);
     }
     else if (m_deviceEngineReferences[deviceIndex].m_deviceEngineType == 1) // sink
diff --git a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
index 3b905a7dd..3c3cef816 100644
--- a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 void MainWindow::sampleSourceAdd(Workspace *deviceWorkspace, Workspace *spectrumWorkspace, int deviceIndex)
 {
     DSPDeviceSourceEngine *dspDeviceSourceEngine = m_dspEngine->addDeviceSourceEngine();
-    dspDeviceSourceEngine->start();
 
     uint dspDeviceSourceEngineUID =  dspDeviceSourceEngine->getUID();
     char uidCStr[16];
@@ -1010,7 +1009,6 @@ void MainWindow::removeDeviceSet(int deviceSetIndex)
 	    DeviceAPI *sourceAPI = deviceUISet->m_deviceAPI;
 	    delete deviceUISet;
 
-	    deviceEngine->stop();
 	    m_dspEngine->removeDeviceEngineAt(deviceSetIndex);
         DeviceEnumerator::instance()->removeRxSelection(deviceSetIndex);
 
@@ -1116,7 +1114,6 @@ void MainWindow::removeLastDeviceSet()
 	    DeviceAPI *sourceAPI = m_deviceUIs.back()->m_deviceAPI;
 	    delete m_deviceUIs.back();
 
-	    lastDeviceEngine->stop();
 	    m_dspEngine->removeLastDeviceSourceEngine();
 
 	    delete sourceAPI;
diff --git a/sdrsrv/mainserver.cpp b/sdrsrv/mainserver.cpp
index 27ae511b0..7f66b948e 100644
--- a/sdrsrv/mainserver.cpp
+++ b/sdrsrv/mainserver.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ void MainServer::addSinkDevice()
 void MainServer::addSourceDevice()
 {
     DSPDeviceSourceEngine *dspDeviceSourceEngine = m_dspEngine->addDeviceSourceEngine();
-    dspDeviceSourceEngine->start();
 
     uint dspDeviceSourceEngineUID =  dspDeviceSourceEngine->getUID();
     char uidCStr[16];
@@ -423,7 +422,6 @@ void MainServer::removeLastDevice()
         DeviceAPI *sourceAPI = m_mainCore->m_deviceSets.back()->m_deviceAPI;
         delete m_mainCore->m_deviceSets.back();
 
-        lastDeviceEngine->stop();
         m_dspEngine->removeLastDeviceSourceEngine();
 
         delete sourceAPI;