diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
index 470603d0d0..3a5edb6844 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
@@ -328,16 +328,29 @@ class InputDialogListener : public ModalDialogListener {
     Q_OBJECT
 
     friend class OffscreenUi;
-    InputDialogListener(QQuickItem* queryBox) : ModalDialogListener(queryBox) {
+    InputDialogListener(QQuickItem* queryBox, bool custom = false) : ModalDialogListener(queryBox), _custom(custom) {
         if (_finished) {
             return;
         }
         connect(_dialog, SIGNAL(selected(QVariant)), this, SLOT(onSelected(const QVariant&)));
     }
 
+private:
+    bool _custom { false };
 private slots:
     void onSelected(const QVariant& result) {
-        _result = result;
+        if (_custom) {
+            if (result.isValid()) {
+                // We get a JSON encoded result, so we unpack it into a QVariant wrapping a QVariantMap
+                _result = QVariant(QJsonDocument::fromJson(result.toString().toUtf8()).object().toVariantMap());
+            }
+        } else {
+            _result = result;
+        }
+
+        auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+        emit offscreenUi->inputDialogResponse(_result);
+        offscreenUi->removeModalDialog(qobject_cast<QObject*>(this));
         _finished = true;
         disconnect(_dialog);
     }
@@ -391,6 +404,31 @@ QVariant OffscreenUi::getCustomInfo(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const
     return result;
 }
 
+void OffscreenUi::getTextAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label, const QString& text) {
+    DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->inputDialogAsync(icon, title, label, text);
+}
+
+void OffscreenUi::getItemAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label, const QStringList& items,
+    int current, bool editable) {
+
+    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+    auto inputDialog = offscreenUi->createInputDialog(icon, title, label, current);
+    if (!inputDialog) {
+        return;
+    }
+    inputDialog->setProperty("items", items);
+    inputDialog->setProperty("editable", editable);
+
+    InputDialogListener* inputDialogListener = new InputDialogListener(inputDialog);
+    offscreenUi->getModalDialogListeners().push_back(qobject_cast<QObject*>(inputDialogListener));
+
+    return;
+}
+
+void OffscreenUi::getCustomInfoAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config) {
+    DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->customInputDialog(icon, title, config);
+}
+
 QVariant OffscreenUi::inputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label, const QVariant& current) {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
         QVariant result;
@@ -406,6 +444,21 @@ QVariant OffscreenUi::inputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const Q
     return waitForInputDialogResult(createInputDialog(icon, title, label, current));
 }
 
+void OffscreenUi::inputDialogAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label, const QVariant& current) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        BLOCKING_INVOKE_METHOD(this, "inputDialogAsync",
+            Q_ARG(Icon, icon),
+            Q_ARG(QString, title),
+            Q_ARG(QString, label),
+            Q_ARG(QVariant, current));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    InputDialogListener* inputDialogListener = new InputDialogListener(createInputDialog(icon, title, label, current));
+    QObject* inputDialog = qobject_cast<QObject*>(inputDialogListener);
+    _modalDialogListeners.push_back(inputDialog);
+}
+
 QVariant OffscreenUi::customInputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config) {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
         QVariant result;
@@ -426,6 +479,21 @@ QVariant OffscreenUi::customInputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, c
     return result;
 }
 
+void OffscreenUi::customInputDialogAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        BLOCKING_INVOKE_METHOD(this, "customInputDialogAsync",
+                                  Q_ARG(Icon, icon),
+                                  Q_ARG(QString, title),
+                                  Q_ARG(QVariantMap, config));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    InputDialogListener* inputDialogListener = new InputDialogListener(createCustomInputDialog(icon, title, config), true);
+    QObject* inputDialog = qobject_cast<QObject*>(inputDialogListener);
+    _modalDialogListeners.push_back(inputDialog);
+    return;
+}
+
 void OffscreenUi::togglePinned() {
     bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_desktop, "togglePinned");
     if (!invokeResult) {
@@ -950,6 +1018,10 @@ void OffscreenUi::assetDialogAsync(const QVariantMap& properties) {
     return;
 }
 
+QList<QObject *> &OffscreenUi::getModalDialogListeners() {
+    return _modalDialogListeners;
+}
+
 QString OffscreenUi::assetOpenDialog(const QString& caption, const QString& dir, const QString& filter, QString* selectedFilter, QFileDialog::Options options) {
     // ATP equivalent of fileOpenDialog().
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
index a3529da89c..716e598291 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ public:
     static void getOpenAssetNameAsync(void* ignored, const QString &caption = QString(), const QString &dir = QString(), const QString &filter = QString(), QString *selectedFilter = 0, QFileDialog::Options options = 0);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant inputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label = QString(), const QVariant& current = QVariant());
+    Q_INVOKABLE void inputDialogAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label = QString(), const QVariant& current = QVariant());
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant customInputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void customInputDialogAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config);
     QQuickItem* createInputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QString& label, const QVariant& current);
     QQuickItem* createCustomInputDialog(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config);
     QVariant waitForInputDialogResult(QQuickItem* inputDialog);
@@ -191,16 +193,35 @@ public:
         return getItem(OffscreenUi::ICON_NONE, title, label, items, current, editable, ok);
     }
 
+    // Compatibility with QInputDialog::getText
+    static void getTextAsync(void* ignored, const QString & title, const QString & label,
+        QLineEdit::EchoMode mode = QLineEdit::Normal, const QString & text = QString(), bool * ok = 0,
+        Qt::WindowFlags flags = 0, Qt::InputMethodHints inputMethodHints = Qt::ImhNone) {
+        return getTextAsync(OffscreenUi::ICON_NONE, title, label, text);
+    }
+    // Compatibility with QInputDialog::getItem
+    static void getItemAsync(void *ignored, const QString & title, const QString & label, const QStringList & items,
+        int current = 0, bool editable = true, bool * ok = 0, Qt::WindowFlags flags = 0,
+        Qt::InputMethodHints inputMethodHints = Qt::ImhNone) {
+        return getItemAsync(OffscreenUi::ICON_NONE, title, label, items, current, editable);
+    }
+
     static QString getText(const Icon icon, const QString & title, const QString & label, const QString & text = QString(), bool * ok = 0);
     static QString getItem(const Icon icon, const QString & title, const QString & label, const QStringList & items, int current = 0, bool editable = true, bool * ok = 0);
     static QVariant getCustomInfo(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config, bool* ok = 0);
+    static void getTextAsync(const Icon icon, const QString & title, const QString & label, const QString & text = QString());
+    static void getItemAsync(const Icon icon, const QString & title, const QString & label, const QStringList & items, int current = 0, bool editable = true);
+    static void getCustomInfoAsync(const Icon icon, const QString& title, const QVariantMap& config);
 
     unsigned int getMenuUserDataId() const;
+    QList<QObject *> &getModalDialogListeners();
+
 signals:
     void showDesktop();
     void response(QMessageBox::StandardButton response);
     void fileDialogResponse(QString response);
     void assetDialogResponse(QString response);
+    void inputDialogResponse(QVariant response);
 public slots:
     void removeModalDialog(QObject* modal);