diff --git a/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.cc b/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.cc
index 1c8ae7ae2510ad354f7f0644a69f86ce9f016b9a..9c0826946ee1ec2c8831e0ff71d6000663fc09c2 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.cc
+++ b/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.cc
@@ -21,15 +21,18 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 
 ======================================================================*/
 
+
+// Allows QGlobalStatic to work on this translation unit
+#define _LOG_CTOR_ACCESS_ public
 #include "AppMessages.h"
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QStringListModel>
 #include <QtConcurrent>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
-AppLogModel AppLogModel::instance;
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(AppLogModel, debug_model)
+
 static QtMessageHandler old_handler;
-static AppLogModel &debug_strings = AppLogModel::getModel();
 
 static void msgHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QString &msg)
 {
@@ -38,9 +41,7 @@ static void msgHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const
 
     // Avoid recursion
     if (!QString(context.category).startsWith("qt.quick")) {
-        const int line = debug_strings.rowCount();
-        debug_strings.insertRows(line, 1);
-        debug_strings.setData(debug_strings.index(line), output, Qt::DisplayRole);
+        debug_model->log(output);
     }
 
     if (old_handler != nullptr) {
@@ -52,20 +53,24 @@ static void msgHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const
 void AppMessages::installHandler()
 {
     old_handler = qInstallMessageHandler(msgHandler);
-}
 
-AppLogModel *AppMessages::getModel()
-{
-    return &AppLogModel::getModel();
+    // Force creation of debug model on installing thread
+    Q_UNUSED(*debug_model);
 }
 
-AppLogModel& AppLogModel::getModel()
+AppLogModel *AppMessages::getModel()
 {
-    return instance;
+    return debug_model;
 }
 
 AppLogModel::AppLogModel() : QStringListModel()
 {
+#ifdef __mobile__
+    Qt::ConnectionType contype = Qt::QueuedConnection;
+#else
+    Qt::ConnectionType contype = Qt::AutoConnection;
+#endif
+    connect(this, &AppLogModel::emitLog, this, &AppLogModel::threadsafeLog, contype);
 }
 
 void AppLogModel::writeMessages(const QUrl dest_file)
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ void AppLogModel::writeMessages(const QUrl dest_file)
     const QString writebuffer(stringList().join('\n').append('\n'));
 
     QtConcurrent::run([dest_file, writebuffer] {
-        emit instance.writeStarted();
+        emit debug_model->writeStarted();
         bool success = false;
         QFile file(dest_file.toLocalFile());
         if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
@@ -81,6 +86,18 @@ void AppLogModel::writeMessages(const QUrl dest_file)
             out << writebuffer;
             success = out.status() == QTextStream::Ok;
         }
-        emit instance.writeFinished(success);
+        emit debug_model->writeFinished(success);
     });
 }
+
+void AppLogModel::log(const QString message)
+{
+    emit debug_model->emitLog(message);
+}
+
+void AppLogModel::threadsafeLog(const QString message)
+{
+    const int line = rowCount();
+    insertRows(line, 1);
+    setData(index(line), message, Qt::DisplayRole);
+}
diff --git a/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.h b/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.h
index e9b998705ae706af2ade63116a04c7423feaa9f4..08da2fd063b41241fe2e29c1942783d8fa54e5c2 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.h
+++ b/src/QmlControls/AppMessages.h
@@ -27,21 +27,28 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 #include <QStringListModel>
 #include <QUrl>
 
+// Hackish way to force only this translation unit to have public ctor access
+#ifndef _LOG_CTOR_ACCESS_
+#define _LOG_CTOR_ACCESS_ private
+#endif
+
 class AppLogModel : public QStringListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    static AppLogModel& getModel();
-
     Q_INVOKABLE void writeMessages(const QUrl dest_file);
+    static void log(const QString message);
 
 signals:
+    void emitLog(const QString message);
     void writeStarted();
     void writeFinished(bool success);
 
-private:
+private slots:
+    void threadsafeLog(const QString message);
+
+_LOG_CTOR_ACCESS_:
     AppLogModel();
-    static AppLogModel instance;
 };