diff --git a/ext/libclementine-common/core/closure.h b/ext/libclementine-common/core/closure.h
index d52370757..32cf8e7ac 100644
--- a/ext/libclementine-common/core/closure.h
+++ b/ext/libclementine-common/core/closure.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <QFuture>
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QMetaMethod>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
@@ -189,13 +191,22 @@ _detail::ClosureBase* NewClosure(QObject* sender, const char* signal,
   return NewClosure(sender, signal, std::bind(callback, receiver, args...));
 }
 
+template <typename T, typename... Args>
+_detail::ClosureBase* NewClosure(QFuture<T> future, QObject* receiver,
+                                 const char* slot, const Args&... args) {
+  QFutureWatcher<T>* watcher = new QFutureWatcher<T>;
+  watcher->setFuture(future);
+  QObject::connect(watcher, SIGNAL(finished()), watcher, SLOT(deleteLater()));
+  return NewClosure(watcher, SIGNAL(finished()), receiver, slot, args...);
+}
+
 void DoAfter(QObject* receiver, const char* slot, int msec);
 void DoAfter(std::function<void()> callback, std::chrono::milliseconds msec);
 void DoInAMinuteOrSo(QObject* receiver, const char* slot);
 
 template <typename R, typename P>
-void DoAfter(
-    std::function<void()> callback, std::chrono::duration<R, P> duration) {
+void DoAfter(std::function<void()> callback,
+             std::chrono::duration<R, P> duration) {
   QTimer* timer = new QTimer;
   timer->setSingleShot(true);
   NewClosure(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), callback);
diff --git a/src/widgets/prettyimage.cpp b/src/widgets/prettyimage.cpp
index 3a758af56..dbb22de00 100644
--- a/src/widgets/prettyimage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/prettyimage.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 */
 
 #include "prettyimage.h"
-#include "ui/iconloader.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QContextMenuEvent>
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QFuture>
-#include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
@@ -34,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QtConcurrentRun>
 
+#include "core/closure.h"
+#include "ui/iconloader.h"
+
 const int PrettyImage::kTotalHeight = 200;
 const int PrettyImage::kReflectionHeight = 40;
 const int PrettyImage::kImageHeight =
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@ void PrettyImage::LazyLoad() {
 
   // Start fetching the image
   QNetworkReply* reply = network_->get(QNetworkRequest(url_));
-  connect(reply, SIGNAL(finished()), SLOT(ImageFetched()));
   state_ = State_Fetching;
+  NewClosure(reply, SIGNAL(finished()), this,
+             SLOT(ImageFetched(QNetworkReply*)), reply);
 }
 
 QSize PrettyImage::image_size() const {
@@ -76,8 +78,7 @@ QSize PrettyImage::sizeHint() const {
   return QSize(image_size().width(), kTotalHeight);
 }
 
-void PrettyImage::ImageFetched() {
-  QNetworkReply* reply = qobject_cast<QNetworkReply*>(sender());
+void PrettyImage::ImageFetched(QNetworkReply* reply) {
   reply->deleteLater();
 
   QImage image = QImage::fromData(reply->readAll());
@@ -90,20 +91,12 @@ void PrettyImage::ImageFetched() {
     QFuture<QImage> future =
         QtConcurrent::run(image_, &QImage::scaled, image_size(),
                           Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
-
-    QFutureWatcher<QImage>* watcher = new QFutureWatcher<QImage>(this);
-    watcher->setFuture(future);
-    connect(watcher, SIGNAL(finished()), SLOT(ImageScaled()));
+    NewClosure(future, this, SLOT(ImageScaled(QFuture<QImage>)), future);
   }
 }
 
-void PrettyImage::ImageScaled() {
-  QFutureWatcher<QImage>* watcher =
-      reinterpret_cast<QFutureWatcher<QImage>*>(sender());
-  if (!watcher) return;
-  watcher->deleteLater();
-
-  thumbnail_ = QPixmap::fromImage(watcher->result());
+void PrettyImage::ImageScaled(QFuture<QImage> future) {
+  thumbnail_ = QPixmap::fromImage(future.result());
   state_ = State_Finished;
 
   updateGeometry();
@@ -179,7 +172,7 @@ void PrettyImage::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent* e) {
 
   if (!menu_) {
     menu_ = new QMenu(this);
-    menu_->addAction(IconLoader::Load("zoom-in", IconLoader::Base), 
+    menu_->addAction(IconLoader::Load("zoom-in", IconLoader::Base),
                      tr("Show fullsize..."), this, SLOT(ShowFullsize()));
     menu_->addAction(IconLoader::Load("document-save", IconLoader::Base),
                      tr("Save image") + "...", this, SLOT(SaveAs()));
diff --git a/src/widgets/prettyimage.h b/src/widgets/prettyimage.h
index 1467e5850..ceee4a1de 100644
--- a/src/widgets/prettyimage.h
+++ b/src/widgets/prettyimage.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef PRETTYIMAGE_H
 #define PRETTYIMAGE_H
 
+#include <QFuture>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QWidget>
 
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ signals:
   void paintEvent(QPaintEvent*);
 
  private slots:
-  void ImageFetched();
-  void ImageScaled();
+  void ImageFetched(QNetworkReply* reply);
+  void ImageScaled(QFuture<QImage> future);
 
  private:
   enum State {