diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
index f517716b72..1dc3aefb61 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -166,11 +166,7 @@ void Agent::run() {
 
     // Setup MessagesClient
     auto messagesClient = DependencyManager::set<MessagesClient>();
-    QThread* messagesThread = new QThread;
-    messagesThread->setObjectName("Messages Client Thread");
-    messagesClient->moveToThread(messagesThread);
-    connect(messagesThread, &QThread::started, messagesClient.data(), &MessagesClient::init);
-    messagesThread->start();
+    messagesClient->startThread();
 
     // make sure we hear about connected nodes so we can grab an ATP script if a request is pending
     connect(nodeList.data(), &LimitedNodeList::nodeActivated, this, &Agent::nodeActivated);
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp
index 0869329d68..abfc66ac55 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp
@@ -69,17 +69,7 @@ AssignmentClient::AssignmentClient(Assignment::Type requestAssignmentType, QStri
     DependencyManager::set<ResourceScriptingInterface>();
     DependencyManager::set<UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface>();
 
-    // setup a thread for the NodeList and its PacketReceiver
-    QThread* nodeThread = new QThread(this);
-    nodeThread->setObjectName("NodeList Thread");
-    nodeThread->start();
-
-    // make sure the node thread is given highest priority
-    nodeThread->setPriority(QThread::TimeCriticalPriority);
-
-    // put the NodeList on the node thread
-    nodeList->moveToThread(nodeThread);
-
+    nodeList->startThread();
     // set the logging target to the the CHILD_TARGET_NAME
     LogHandler::getInstance().setTargetName(ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_TARGET_NAME);
 
@@ -166,14 +156,8 @@ void AssignmentClient::stopAssignmentClient() {
 }
 
 AssignmentClient::~AssignmentClient() {
-    QThread* nodeThread = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->thread();
-    
     // remove the NodeList from the DependencyManager
     DependencyManager::destroy<NodeList>();
-
-    // ask the node thread to quit and wait until it is done
-    nodeThread->quit();
-    nodeThread->wait();
 }
 
 void AssignmentClient::aboutToQuit() {
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h
index 4082ea18d9..25047faa89 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <tbb/concurrent_queue.h>
-
 #include <QThread>
 
+#include <TBBHelpers.h>
+
 #include "AudioMixerSlave.h"
 
 class AudioMixerSlavePool;
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlavePool.h b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlavePool.h
index e6ac2a1f4e..15bd681b2c 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlavePool.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlavePool.h
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <tbb/concurrent_queue.h>
-
 #include <QThread>
 
+#include <TBBHelpers.h>
 #include <NodeList.h>
 
 #include "AvatarMixerSlave.h"
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp
index 270a22e17b..1b226ab642 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@ void EntityScriptServer::run() {
 
     // Setup MessagesClient
     auto messagesClient = DependencyManager::set<MessagesClient>();
-    QThread* messagesThread = new QThread;
-    messagesThread->setObjectName("Messages Client Thread");
-    messagesClient->moveToThread(messagesThread);
-    connect(messagesThread, &QThread::started, messagesClient.data(), &MessagesClient::init);
-    messagesThread->start();
+    messagesClient->startThread();
 
     DomainHandler& domainHandler = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler();
     connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::settingsReceived, this, &EntityScriptServer::handleSettings);
diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp b/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp
index e6d2f6b585..b7c6f30a73 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp
@@ -37,20 +37,12 @@ RenderingClient::RenderingClient(QObject *parent, const QString& launchURLString
     DependencyManager::set<AvatarHashMap>();
     
     // get our audio client setup on its own thread
-    QThread* audioThread = new QThread();
     auto audioClient = DependencyManager::set<AudioClient>();
-    
     audioClient->setPositionGetter(getPositionForAudio);
     audioClient->setOrientationGetter(getOrientationForAudio);
+    audioClient->startThread();
     
-    audioClient->moveToThread(audioThread);
-    connect(audioThread, &QThread::started, audioClient.data(), &AudioClient::start);
-    connect(audioClient.data(), &AudioClient::destroyed, audioThread, &QThread::quit);
-    connect(audioThread, &QThread::finished, audioThread, &QThread::deleteLater);
-
-    audioThread->start();
-    
-    
+   
     connect(&_avatarTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &RenderingClient::sendAvatarPacket);
     _avatarTimer.setInterval(16); // 60 FPS
     _avatarTimer.start();
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index ea5a9c0a89..b949110a2a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
     Model::setAbstractViewStateInterface(this); // The model class will sometimes need to know view state details from us
 
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    nodeList->startThread();
 
     // Set up a watchdog thread to intentionally crash the application on deadlocks
     _deadlockWatchdogThread = new DeadlockWatchdogThread();
@@ -678,25 +679,11 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
 
     updateHeartbeat();
 
-    // start the nodeThread so its event loop is running
-    QThread* nodeThread = new QThread(this);
-    nodeThread->setObjectName("NodeList Thread");
-    nodeThread->start();
-
-    // make sure the node thread is given highest priority
-    nodeThread->setPriority(QThread::TimeCriticalPriority);
-
     // setup a timer for domain-server check ins
     QTimer* domainCheckInTimer = new QTimer(nodeList.data());
     connect(domainCheckInTimer, &QTimer::timeout, nodeList.data(), &NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn);
     domainCheckInTimer->start(DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_IN_MSECS);
 
-    // put the NodeList and datagram processing on the node thread
-    nodeList->moveToThread(nodeThread);
-
-    // put the audio processing on a separate thread
-    QThread* audioThread = new QThread();
-    audioThread->setObjectName("Audio Thread");
 
     auto audioIO = DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>();
     audioIO->setPositionGetter([]{
@@ -712,7 +699,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
         return myAvatar ? myAvatar->getOrientationForAudio() : Quaternions::IDENTITY;
     });
 
-    audioIO->moveToThread(audioThread);
     recording::Frame::registerFrameHandler(AudioConstants::getAudioFrameName(), [=](recording::Frame::ConstPointer frame) {
         audioIO->handleRecordedAudioInput(frame->data);
     });
@@ -726,9 +712,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
     });
 
     auto audioScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::set<AudioScriptingInterface>();
-    connect(audioThread, &QThread::started, audioIO.data(), &AudioClient::start);
-    connect(audioIO.data(), &AudioClient::destroyed, audioThread, &QThread::quit);
-    connect(audioThread, &QThread::finished, audioThread, &QThread::deleteLater);
     connect(audioIO.data(), &AudioClient::muteToggled, this, &Application::audioMuteToggled);
     connect(audioIO.data(), &AudioClient::mutedByMixer, audioScriptingInterface.data(), &AudioScriptingInterface::mutedByMixer);
     connect(audioIO.data(), &AudioClient::receivedFirstPacket, audioScriptingInterface.data(), &AudioScriptingInterface::receivedFirstPacket);
@@ -746,19 +729,14 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
         }
     });
 
-    audioThread->start();
+    audioIO->startThread();
 
     ResourceManager::init();
     // Make sure we don't time out during slow operations at startup
     updateHeartbeat();
 
     // Setup MessagesClient
-    auto messagesClient = DependencyManager::get<MessagesClient>();
-    QThread* messagesThread = new QThread;
-    messagesThread->setObjectName("Messages Client Thread");
-    messagesClient->moveToThread(messagesThread);
-    connect(messagesThread, &QThread::started, messagesClient.data(), &MessagesClient::init);
-    messagesThread->start();
+    DependencyManager::get<MessagesClient>()->startThread();
 
     const DomainHandler& domainHandler = nodeList->getDomainHandler();
 
@@ -1678,12 +1656,7 @@ void Application::aboutToQuit() {
         _autoSwitchDisplayModeSupportedHMDPlugin->endSession();
     }
     // use the CloseEventSender via a QThread to send an event that says the user asked for the app to close
-    auto closeEventSender = DependencyManager::get<CloseEventSender>();
-    QThread* closureEventThread = new QThread(this);
-    closeEventSender->moveToThread(closureEventThread);
-    // sendQuitEventAsync will bail immediately if the UserActivityLogger is not enabled
-    connect(closureEventThread, &QThread::started, closeEventSender.data(), &CloseEventSender::sendQuitEventAsync);
-    closureEventThread->start();
+    DependencyManager::get<CloseEventSender>()->startThread();
 
     // Hide Running Scripts dialog so that it gets destroyed in an orderly manner; prevents warnings at shutdown.
     DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->hide("RunningScripts");
@@ -1771,6 +1744,8 @@ void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
     // stop QML
     DependencyManager::destroy<OffscreenUi>();
 
+    DependencyManager::destroy<OffscreenQmlSurfaceCache>();
+
     if (_snapshotSoundInjector != nullptr) {
         _snapshotSoundInjector->stop();
     }
@@ -1830,15 +1805,9 @@ Application::~Application() {
 
     ResourceManager::cleanup();
 
-    QThread* nodeThread = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->thread();
-
     // remove the NodeList from the DependencyManager
     DependencyManager::destroy<NodeList>();
 
-    // ask the node thread to quit and wait until it is done
-    nodeThread->quit();
-    nodeThread->wait();
-
     Leapmotion::destroy();
 
     if (auto steamClient = PluginManager::getInstance()->getSteamClientPlugin()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.cpp b/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.cpp
index 8c3d6ae888..de8bd897b2 100644
--- a/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QJsonDocument>
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkReply>
 
+#include <ThreadHelpers.h>
 #include <AccountManager.h>
 #include <NetworkAccessManager.h>
 #include <NetworkingConstants.h>
@@ -87,4 +88,8 @@ bool CloseEventSender::hasTimedOutQuitEvent() {
         && QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - _quitEventStartTimestamp > CLOSURE_EVENT_TIMEOUT_MS;
 }
 
-
+void CloseEventSender::startThread() {
+    moveToNewNamedThread(this, "CloseEvent Logger Thread", [this] { 
+        sendQuitEventAsync(); 
+    });
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.h b/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.h
index 05e6f81ad4..b74412c41c 100644
--- a/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.h
+++ b/interface/src/networking/CloseEventSender.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class CloseEventSender : public QObject, public Dependency {
     SINGLETON_DEPENDENCY
 
 public:
+    void startThread();
     bool hasTimedOutQuitEvent();
     bool hasFinishedQuitEvent() { return _hasFinishedQuitEvent; }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.cpp
index 1352630f84..ebb5ca9280 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
+#include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrentRun>
+
+#include <ThreadHelpers.h>
 #include <src/InterfaceLogging.h>
 #include <src/ui/AvatarInputs.h>
-#include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrentRun>
+
 #include "LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.h"
 
 const float LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface::_audioLevelThreshold = 0.33f;
@@ -24,9 +27,7 @@ LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface::LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingI
     connect(&_voiceTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface::voiceTimeout);
     connect(&_connection, &LimitlessConnection::onReceivedTranscription, this, [this](QString transcription){emit onReceivedTranscription(transcription);});
     connect(&_connection, &LimitlessConnection::onFinishedSpeaking, this, [this](QString transcription){emit onFinishedSpeaking(transcription);});
-    _connection.moveToThread(&_connectionThread);
-    _connectionThread.setObjectName("Limitless Connection");
-    _connectionThread.start();
+    moveToNewNamedThread(&_connection, "Limitless Connection");
 }
 
 void LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface::update() {
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.h
index d1b1139695..2a35c37ab0 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/LimitlessVoiceRecognitionScriptingInterface.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ private:
     static const int _voiceTimeoutDuration;
 
     QTimer _voiceTimer;
-    QThread _connectionThread;
     LimitlessConnection _connection;
 
     void voiceTimeout();
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ModelsBrowser.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ModelsBrowser.cpp
index 430cc805ed..44089119c6 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ModelsBrowser.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ModelsBrowser.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
 
+#include <ThreadHelpers.h>
 #include <NetworkAccessManager.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 
@@ -84,12 +85,7 @@ ModelsBrowser::ModelsBrowser(FSTReader::ModelType modelsType, QWidget* parent) :
     _handler->connect(this, SIGNAL(destroyed()), SLOT(exit()));
     
     // Setup and launch update thread
-    QThread* thread = new QThread();
-    thread->setObjectName("Models Browser");
-    thread->connect(_handler, SIGNAL(destroyed()), SLOT(quit()));
-    thread->connect(thread, SIGNAL(finished()), SLOT(deleteLater()));
-    _handler->moveToThread(thread);
-    thread->start();
+    moveToNewNamedThread(_handler, "Models Browser");
     emit startDownloading();
     
     // Initialize the view
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index e03ca83131..6caa4fb159 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@
 #include <VersionHelpers.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrent>
+#include <QtCore/QThreadPool>
 #include <QtCore/QBuffer>
 #include <QtMultimedia/QAudioInput>
 #include <QtMultimedia/QAudioOutput>
 
+#include <ThreadHelpers.h>
 #include <NodeList.h>
 #include <plugins/CodecPlugin.h>
 #include <plugins/PluginManager.h>
@@ -76,59 +79,6 @@ using Mutex = std::mutex;
 using Lock = std::unique_lock<Mutex>;
 static Mutex _deviceMutex;
 
-class BackgroundThread : public QThread {
-public:
-    BackgroundThread(AudioClient* client) : QThread((QObject*)client), _client(client) {}
-    virtual void join() = 0;
-protected:
-    AudioClient* _client;
-};
-
-// background thread continuously polling device changes
-class CheckDevicesThread : public BackgroundThread {
-public:
-    CheckDevicesThread(AudioClient* client) : BackgroundThread(client) {}
-
-    void join() override {
-        _shouldQuit = true;
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_joinMutex);
-        _joinCondition.wait(lock, [&]{ return !_isRunning; });
-    }
-
-protected:
-    void run() override {
-        while (!_shouldQuit) {
-            _client->checkDevices();
-
-            const unsigned long DEVICE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MSECS = 2 * 1000;
-            QThread::msleep(DEVICE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MSECS);
-        }
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_joinMutex);
-        _isRunning = false;
-        _joinCondition.notify_one();
-    }
-
-private:
-    std::atomic<bool> _shouldQuit { false };
-    bool _isRunning { true };
-    std::mutex _joinMutex;
-    std::condition_variable _joinCondition;
-};
-
-// background thread buffering local injectors
-class LocalInjectorsThread : public BackgroundThread {
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    LocalInjectorsThread(AudioClient* client) : BackgroundThread(client) {}
-
-    void join() override { return; }
-
-private slots:
-    void prepare() { _client->prepareLocalAudioInjectors(); }
-};
-
-#include "AudioClient.moc"
-
 static void channelUpmix(int16_t* source, int16_t* dest, int numSamples, int numExtraChannels) {
     for (int i = 0; i < numSamples/2; i++) {
 
@@ -223,16 +173,15 @@ AudioClient::AudioClient() :
     _inputDevices = getDeviceNames(QAudio::AudioInput);
     _outputDevices = getDeviceNames(QAudio::AudioOutput);
 
-    // start a thread to detect any device changes
-    _checkDevicesThread = new CheckDevicesThread(this);
-    _checkDevicesThread->setObjectName("AudioClient CheckDevices Thread");
-    _checkDevicesThread->setPriority(QThread::LowPriority);
-    _checkDevicesThread->start();
 
-    // start a thread to process local injectors
-    _localInjectorsThread = new LocalInjectorsThread(this);
-    _localInjectorsThread->setObjectName("AudioClient LocalInjectors Thread");
-    _localInjectorsThread->start();
+    // start a thread to detect any device changes
+    _checkDevicesTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    connect(_checkDevicesTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [this] {
+        QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), [this] {
+            checkDevices();
+        });
+    });
+
 
     configureReverb();
 
@@ -263,15 +212,7 @@ void AudioClient::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
 
     stop();
 
-    if (_checkDevicesThread) {
-        static_cast<BackgroundThread*>(_checkDevicesThread)->join();
-        delete _checkDevicesThread;
-    }
-
-    if (_localInjectorsThread) {
-        static_cast<BackgroundThread*>(_localInjectorsThread)->join();
-        delete _localInjectorsThread;
-    }
+    _checkDevicesTimer->stop();
 }
 
 void AudioClient::handleMismatchAudioFormat(SharedNodePointer node, const QString& currentCodec, const QString& recievedCodec) {
@@ -1369,10 +1310,8 @@ bool AudioClient::outputLocalInjector(AudioInjector* injector) {
         if (!_activeLocalAudioInjectors.contains(injector)) {
             qCDebug(audioclient) << "adding new injector";
             _activeLocalAudioInjectors.append(injector);
-
             // move local buffer to the LocalAudioThread to avoid dataraces with AudioInjector (like stop())
             injectorBuffer->setParent(nullptr);
-            injectorBuffer->moveToThread(_localInjectorsThread);
 
             // update the flag
             _localInjectorsAvailable.exchange(true, std::memory_order_release);
@@ -1782,7 +1721,9 @@ qint64 AudioClient::AudioOutputIODevice::readData(char * data, qint64 maxSize) {
     }
 
     // prepare injectors for the next callback
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_audio->_localInjectorsThread, "prepare", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), [this] {
+        _audio->prepareLocalAudioInjectors();
+    });
 
     int samplesPopped = std::max(networkSamplesPopped, injectorSamplesPopped);
     int framesPopped = samplesPopped / AudioConstants::STEREO;
@@ -1855,3 +1796,8 @@ void AudioClient::setAvatarBoundingBoxParameters(glm::vec3 corner, glm::vec3 sca
     avatarBoundingBoxCorner = corner;
     avatarBoundingBoxScale = scale;
 }
+
+
+void AudioClient::startThread() {
+    moveToNewNamedThread(this, "Audio Thread", [this] { start(); });
+}
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
index b79cee238c..bec2fd2cc9 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public:
         int _unfulfilledReads;
     };
 
+    void startThread();
     void negotiateAudioFormat();
     void selectAudioFormat(const QString& selectedCodecName);
 
@@ -386,8 +387,7 @@ private:
     RateCounter<> _silentInbound;
     RateCounter<> _audioInbound;
 
-    QThread* _checkDevicesThread { nullptr };
-    QThread* _localInjectorsThread { nullptr };
+    QTimer* _checkDevicesTimer { nullptr };
 };
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index cba1e664ab..93ae941f1e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <QtCore/QUrl>
 #include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
 
-#include <tbb/parallel_for.h>
-
 #include <LogHandler.h>
 #include <shared/NetworkUtils.h>
 #include <NumericalConstants.h>
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index 056a4d16cf..554386f786 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <QtNetwork/QUdpSocket>
 #include <QtNetwork/QHostAddress>
 
-#include <tbb/concurrent_unordered_map.h>
+#include <TBBHelpers.h>
 
 #include <DependencyManager.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ const QString USERNAME_UUID_REPLACEMENT_STATS_KEY = "$username";
 
 const QString LOCAL_SOCKET_CHANGE_STAT = "LocalSocketChanges";
 
-using namespace tbb;
 typedef std::pair<QUuid, SharedNodePointer> UUIDNodePair;
-typedef concurrent_unordered_map<QUuid, SharedNodePointer, UUIDHasher> NodeHash;
+typedef tbb::concurrent_unordered_map<QUuid, SharedNodePointer, UUIDHasher> NodeHash;
 
 typedef quint8 PingType_t;
 namespace PingType {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp
index 333552db4e..2302c22a48 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <QtCore/QBuffer>
 #include <QtCore/QThread>
 
+#include <ThreadHelpers.h>
+
 #include "NetworkLogging.h"
 #include "NodeList.h"
 #include "PacketReceiver.h"
@@ -30,12 +32,6 @@ MessagesClient::MessagesClient() {
     connect(nodeList.data(), &LimitedNodeList::nodeActivated, this, &MessagesClient::handleNodeActivated);
 }
 
-void MessagesClient::init() {
-    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "init", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
-    }
-}
-
 void MessagesClient::decodeMessagesPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> receivedMessage, QString& channel, 
                                                 bool& isText, QString& message, QByteArray& data, QUuid& senderID) {
     quint16 channelLength;
@@ -185,3 +181,7 @@ void MessagesClient::handleNodeActivated(SharedNodePointer node) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+void MessagesClient::startThread() {
+    moveToNewNamedThread(this, "Messages Client Thread");
+}
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.h b/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.h
index 51b468d646..6d0483fe9d 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/MessagesClient.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MessagesClient : public QObject, public Dependency {
 public:
     MessagesClient();
     
-    Q_INVOKABLE void init();
+    void startThread();
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void sendMessage(QString channel, QString message, bool localOnly = false);
     Q_INVOKABLE void sendLocalMessage(QString channel, QString message);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/Node.h b/libraries/networking/src/Node.h
index d1bbffd817..1092fcc7fa 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/Node.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/Node.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <QReadLocker>
 #include <UUIDHasher.h>
 
-#include <tbb/concurrent_unordered_set.h>
+#include <TBBHelpers.h>
 
 #include "HifiSockAddr.h"
 #include "NetworkPeer.h"
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index 868128f093..2aa30b84aa 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkInterface>
 
+#include <ThreadHelpers.h>
 #include <LogHandler.h>
 #include <UUID.h>
 
@@ -1115,3 +1116,8 @@ void NodeList::setRequestsDomainListData(bool isRequesting) {
     });
     _requestsDomainListData = isRequesting;
 }
+
+
+void NodeList::startThread() {
+    moveToNewNamedThread(this, "NodeList Thread", QThread::TimeCriticalPriority);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
index 293b0942d6..6db760b3ca 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h> // not on windows, not needed for mac or windows
 #endif
 
-#include <tbb/concurrent_unordered_set.h>
+#include <TBBHelpers.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QtCore/QMutex>
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class NodeList : public LimitedNodeList {
     SINGLETON_DEPENDENCY
 
 public:
+    void startThread();
     NodeType_t getOwnerType() const { return _ownerType.load(); }
     void setOwnerType(NodeType_t ownerType) { _ownerType.store(ownerType); }
 
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/TBBHelpers.h b/libraries/shared/src/TBBHelpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b5c4d416b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/TBBHelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+//  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2017/06/06
+//  Copyright 2013-2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#pragma once
+#ifndef hifi_TBBHelpers_h
+#define hifi_TBBHelpers_h
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#pragma warning( push )
+#pragma warning( disable : 4334 )
+#endif
+
+#include <tbb/concurrent_queue.h>
+#include <tbb/concurrent_unordered_map.h>
+#include <tbb/concurrent_unordered_set.h>
+#include <tbb/concurrent_vector.h>
+#include <tbb/parallel_for.h>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#pragma warning( pop )
+#endif
+
+#endif // hifi_TBBHelpers_h
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14ae35762b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//
+//  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2017/06/06
+//  Copyright 2013-2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "ThreadHelpers.h"
+
+#include <QtCore/QDebug>
+
+
+void moveToNewNamedThread(QObject* object, const QString& name, std::function<void()> startCallback, QThread::Priority priority) {
+     Q_ASSERT(QThread::currentThread() == object->thread());
+     // setup a thread for the NodeList and its PacketReceiver
+     QThread* thread = new QThread();
+     thread->setObjectName(name);
+
+     if (priority != QThread::InheritPriority) {
+         thread->setPriority(priority);
+     }
+
+     QString tempName = name;
+     QObject::connect(thread, &QThread::started, [startCallback] {
+         startCallback();
+     });
+     // Make sure the thread will be destroyed and cleaned up
+     QObject::connect(object, &QObject::destroyed, thread, &QThread::quit);
+     QObject::connect(thread, &QThread::finished, thread, &QThread::deleteLater);
+
+     // put the object on the thread
+     object->moveToThread(thread);
+     thread->start();
+}
+
+void moveToNewNamedThread(QObject* object, const QString& name, QThread::Priority priority) {
+    moveToNewNamedThread(object, name, [] {}, priority);
+}
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.h b/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.h
index 0a92d36b80..6461fa5724 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/ThreadHelpers.h
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@
 #define hifi_ThreadHelpers_h
 
 #include <exception>
-#include <QMutex>
-#include <QMutexLocker>
+#include <functional>
+
+#include <QtCore/QMutex>
+#include <QtCore/QMutexLocker>
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/QThread>
 
 template <typename L, typename F>
 void withLock(L lock, F function) {
@@ -26,4 +31,7 @@ void withLock(QMutex& lock, F function) {
     function();
 }
 
+void moveToNewNamedThread(QObject* object, const QString& name, std::function<void()> startCallback, QThread::Priority priority = QThread::InheritPriority);
+void moveToNewNamedThread(QObject* object, const QString& name, QThread::Priority priority = QThread::InheritPriority);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index 35ad2df359..9a27543e8f 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ private:
 
         int _trackedControllers { 0 };
         vr::IVRSystem*& _system;
-        quint64 _timeTilCalibration { 0.0f };
+        quint64 _timeTilCalibration { 0 };
         float _leftHapticStrength { 0.0f };
         float _leftHapticDuration { 0.0f };
         float _rightHapticStrength { 0.0f };
diff --git a/tests/qt59/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/qt59/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32cc125ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qt59/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+set(TARGET_NAME qt59)
+ 
+if (WIN32)
+  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /ignore:4049 /ignore:4217")
+endif()
+
+# This is not a testcase -- just set it up as a regular hifi project
+setup_hifi_project(Gui)
+set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER "Tests/manual-tests/")
+
+# link in the shared libraries
+link_hifi_libraries(shared networking)
+
+package_libraries_for_deployment()
diff --git a/tests/qt59/src/main.cpp b/tests/qt59/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c66a5e6f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qt59/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//
+//  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2017/06/06
+//  Copyright 2013-2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+
+#include <NodeList.h>
+#include <AccountManager.h>
+#include <AddressManager.h>
+#include <MessagesClient.h>
+
+#include <BuildInfo.h>
+
+
+class Qt59TestApp : public QCoreApplication {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Qt59TestApp(int argc, char* argv[]);
+    ~Qt59TestApp();
+
+private:
+    void finish(int exitCode);
+};
+
+
+
+Qt59TestApp::Qt59TestApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
+    QCoreApplication(argc, argv)
+{
+
+    Setting::init();
+    DependencyManager::registerInheritance<LimitedNodeList, NodeList>();
+    DependencyManager::set<AccountManager>([&] { return QString("Mozilla/5.0 (HighFidelityACClient)"); });
+    DependencyManager::set<AddressManager>();
+    DependencyManager::set<NodeList>(NodeType::Agent, 0);
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    nodeList->startThread();
+    auto messagesClient = DependencyManager::set<MessagesClient>();
+    messagesClient->startThread();
+    QTimer::singleShot(1000, [this] { finish(0); });
+}
+
+Qt59TestApp::~Qt59TestApp() {
+}
+
+
+void Qt59TestApp::finish(int exitCode) {
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+
+    // send the domain a disconnect packet, force stoppage of domain-server check-ins
+    nodeList->getDomainHandler().disconnect();
+    nodeList->setIsShuttingDown(true);
+    nodeList->getPacketReceiver().setShouldDropPackets(true);
+
+    // remove the NodeList from the DependencyManager
+    DependencyManager::destroy<NodeList>();
+    QCoreApplication::exit(exitCode);
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("Qt59Test");
+    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(BuildInfo::MODIFIED_ORGANIZATION);
+    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(BuildInfo::ORGANIZATION_DOMAIN);
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(BuildInfo::VERSION);
+
+    Qt59TestApp app(argc, argv);
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
+
+#include "main.moc"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/ac-client/src/ACClientApp.cpp b/tools/ac-client/src/ACClientApp.cpp
index 4c12a09388..b81d092662 100644
--- a/tools/ac-client/src/ACClientApp.cpp
+++ b/tools/ac-client/src/ACClientApp.cpp
@@ -90,23 +90,14 @@ ACClientApp::ACClientApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
 
 
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
-
     // start the nodeThread so its event loop is running
-    QThread* nodeThread = new QThread(this);
-    nodeThread->setObjectName("NodeList Thread");
-    nodeThread->start();
-
-    // make sure the node thread is given highest priority
-    nodeThread->setPriority(QThread::TimeCriticalPriority);
+    nodeList->startThread();
 
     // setup a timer for domain-server check ins
     QTimer* domainCheckInTimer = new QTimer(nodeList.data());
     connect(domainCheckInTimer, &QTimer::timeout, nodeList.data(), &NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn);
     domainCheckInTimer->start(DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_IN_MSECS);
 
-    // put the NodeList and datagram processing on the node thread
-    nodeList->moveToThread(nodeThread);
-
     const DomainHandler& domainHandler = nodeList->getDomainHandler();
 
     connect(&domainHandler, SIGNAL(hostnameChanged(const QString&)), SLOT(domainChanged(const QString&)));
@@ -239,12 +230,8 @@ void ACClientApp::finish(int exitCode) {
     // tell the packet receiver we're shutting down, so it can drop packets
     nodeList->getPacketReceiver().setShouldDropPackets(true);
 
-    QThread* nodeThread = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->thread();
     // remove the NodeList from the DependencyManager
     DependencyManager::destroy<NodeList>();
-    // ask the node thread to quit and wait until it is done
-    nodeThread->quit();
-    nodeThread->wait();
 
     printFailedServers();
     QCoreApplication::exit(exitCode);
diff --git a/tools/atp-get/src/ATPGetApp.cpp b/tools/atp-get/src/ATPGetApp.cpp
index 30054fffea..4125582c21 100644
--- a/tools/atp-get/src/ATPGetApp.cpp
+++ b/tools/atp-get/src/ATPGetApp.cpp
@@ -111,23 +111,13 @@ ATPGetApp::ATPGetApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
 
 
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
-
-    // start the nodeThread so its event loop is running
-    QThread* nodeThread = new QThread(this);
-    nodeThread->setObjectName("NodeList Thread");
-    nodeThread->start();
-
-    // make sure the node thread is given highest priority
-    nodeThread->setPriority(QThread::TimeCriticalPriority);
+    nodeList->startThread();
 
     // setup a timer for domain-server check ins
     QTimer* domainCheckInTimer = new QTimer(nodeList.data());
     connect(domainCheckInTimer, &QTimer::timeout, nodeList.data(), &NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn);
     domainCheckInTimer->start(DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_IN_MSECS);
 
-    // put the NodeList and datagram processing on the node thread
-    nodeList->moveToThread(nodeThread);
-
     const DomainHandler& domainHandler = nodeList->getDomainHandler();
 
     connect(&domainHandler, SIGNAL(hostnameChanged(const QString&)), SLOT(domainChanged(const QString&)));
@@ -258,12 +248,8 @@ void ATPGetApp::finish(int exitCode) {
     // tell the packet receiver we're shutting down, so it can drop packets
     nodeList->getPacketReceiver().setShouldDropPackets(true);
 
-    QThread* nodeThread = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->thread();
     // remove the NodeList from the DependencyManager
     DependencyManager::destroy<NodeList>();
-    // ask the node thread to quit and wait until it is done
-    nodeThread->quit();
-    nodeThread->wait();
 
     QCoreApplication::exit(exitCode);
 }
diff --git a/tools/oven/src/Oven.h b/tools/oven/src/Oven.h
index 350c615ce0..569b73a3e2 100644
--- a/tools/oven/src/Oven.h
+++ b/tools/oven/src/Oven.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
 
-#include <tbb/concurrent_vector.h>
+#include <TBBHelpers.h>
 
 #include <atomic>