diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
index 102dfb637..17036a15e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ GxsChannelPostItem::GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId,
     GxsFeedItem(feedHolder, feedId, group_meta.mGroupId, messageId, isHome, rsGxsChannels, autoUpdate),
     mGroupMeta(group_meta)
 {
+    mLoadingGroup = false;
+    mLoadingMessage = false;
+    mLoadingComment = false;
+
     mPost.mMeta.mMsgId = messageId; // useful for uniqueIdentifer() before the post is loaded
     mPost.mMeta.mGroupId = mGroupMeta.mGroupId;
 
@@ -136,6 +140,19 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
 
 GxsChannelPostItem::~GxsChannelPostItem()
 {
+    auto timeout = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + std::chrono::milliseconds(300);
+
+    while( (mLoadingGroup || mLoadingMessage || mLoadingComment)
+           && std::chrono::steady_clock::now() < timeout)
+    {
+        RsDbg() << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << " is Waiting for "
+                << (mLoadingGroup ? "Group " : "")
+                << (mLoadingMessage ? "Message " : "")
+                << (mLoadingComment ? "Comment " : "")
+                << "loading." << std::endl;
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+    }
+
 	delete(ui);
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +294,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadGroup()
 	std::cerr << "GxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup()";
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 #endif
+    mLoadingGroup = true;
 
 	RsThread::async([this]()
 	{
@@ -306,6 +324,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadGroup()
 			 * after a blocking call to RetroShare API complete */
 
 			mGroupMeta = group.mMeta;
+            mLoadingGroup = false;
 
 		}, this );
 	});
@@ -316,6 +335,8 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadMessage()
 	std::cerr << "GxsChannelPostItem::loadMessage()";
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 #endif
+    mLoadingMessage = true;
+
 	RsThread::async([this]()
 	{
 		// 1 - get group data
@@ -337,7 +358,11 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadMessage()
 #endif
             const RsGxsChannelPost& post(posts[0]);
 
-			RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [post,this]() { setPost(post);  }, this );
+            RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [post,this]()
+            {
+                setPost(post);
+                mLoadingMessage = false;
+            }, this );
 		}
 		else if(comments.size() == 1)
 		{
@@ -356,7 +381,8 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadMessage()
 				setMessageId(cmt.mMeta.mThreadId);
 				requestMessage();
 
-			}, this );
+                mLoadingMessage = false;
+            }, this );
 
 		}
 		else
@@ -366,7 +392,11 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadMessage()
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
 #endif
 
-			RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [this]() {  removeItem(); }, this );
+            RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [this]()
+            {
+                removeItem();
+                mLoadingMessage = false;
+            }, this );
 		}
 	});
 }
@@ -377,6 +407,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadComment()
 	std::cerr << "GxsChannelPostItem::loadComment()";
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 #endif
+    mLoadingComment = true;
 
 	RsThread::async([this]()
 	{
@@ -407,6 +438,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadComment()
 				sComButText = tr("Comments ").append("(%1)").arg(comNb);
 
 			ui->commentButton->setText(sComButText);
+            mLoadingComment = false;
 
 		}, this );
 	});
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
index 8370b885e..b3e7843c0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@ private:
 private:
 	bool mInFill;
 	bool mCloseOnRead;
-	bool mLoaded;
+    bool mLoaded;
+
+    bool mLoadingMessage;
+    bool mLoadingGroup;
+    bool mLoadingComment;
+
 
 	RsGroupMetaData mGroupMeta;
 	RsGxsChannelPost mPost;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
index 81b026d27..f4d091179 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@ GxsForumMsgItem::GxsForumMsgItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const
 {
     mMessage.mMeta.mMsgId = messageId;	// useful for uniqueIdentifier() before the post is actually loaded
     mMessage.mMeta.mGroupId = groupId;
-	setup();
+
+    mLoadingGroup = false;
+    mLoadingMessage = false;
+    mLoadingSetAsRead = false;
+    mLoadingParentMessage = false;
+
+    setup();
 
 	requestGroup();
 	requestMessage();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.cpp
index cd06e9805..0d2e934f2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.cpp
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ void MessageWidget::remove()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	bool deleteReal = false;
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
+    bool deleteReal = false;
 	if (msgInfo.msgflags & RS_MSG_TRASH) {
 		deleteReal = true;
 	} else {
@@ -763,8 +764,8 @@ void MessageWidget::remove()
 			deleteLater();
 		}
 	}
-
-	emit messageRemoved();
+#endif
+    emit messageRemovalRequested(currMsgId);
 }
 
 void MessageWidget::print()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.h
index d6465e5cf..53b043720 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageWidget.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
 	void messageRemoved();
+    void messageRemovalRequested(std::string);
 
 private slots:
 	void reply();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp
index 1fb55821f..78d81ef20 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessagesDialog.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ MessagesDialog::MessagesDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     msgWidget = new MessageWidget(true, this);
 	ui.msgLayout->addWidget(msgWidget);
-	connect(msgWidget, SIGNAL(messageRemoved()), this, SLOT(messageRemoved()));
+    connect(msgWidget, SIGNAL(messageRemovalRequested(std::string)), this, SLOT(removemessage()));
 
     connectActions();
 
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ void MessagesDialog::openAsWindow()
     }
 
     msgWidget->activateWindow();
-	connect(msgWidget, SIGNAL(messageRemoved()), this, SLOT(messageRemoved()));
+    connect(msgWidget, SIGNAL(messageRemovalRequested(std::string)), this, SLOT(removemessage()));
 
     /* window will destroy itself! */
 }
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ void MessagesDialog::openAsTab()
 
     ui.tabWidget->addTab(msgWidget,FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(IMAGE_MAIL), msgWidget->subject(true));
     ui.tabWidget->setCurrentWidget(msgWidget);
-	connect(msgWidget, SIGNAL(messageRemoved()), this, SLOT(messageRemoved()));
+    connect(msgWidget, SIGNAL(messageRemovalRequested(std::string)), this, SLOT(removemessage()));
 
     /* window will destroy itself! */
 }