diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index c828234f4..1434c45dd 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,11 @@ void BitcoinApplication::requestInitialize()
 
 void BitcoinApplication::requestShutdown()
 {
+    // Show a simple window indicating shutdown status
+    // Do this first as some of the steps may take some time below,
+    // for example the RPC console may still be executing a command.
+    ShutdownWindow::showShutdownWindow(window);
+
     qDebug() << __func__ << ": Requesting shutdown";
     startThread();
     window->hide();
@@ -423,9 +428,6 @@ void BitcoinApplication::requestShutdown()
     delete clientModel;
     clientModel = 0;
 
-    // Show a simple window indicating shutdown status
-    ShutdownWindow::showShutdownWindow(window);
-
     // Request shutdown from core thread
     Q_EMIT requestedShutdown();
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index 4d78fd13c..788fc9af3 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -511,6 +511,13 @@ void BitcoinGUI::setClientModel(ClientModel *_clientModel)
             // Disable context menu on tray icon
             trayIconMenu->clear();
         }
+        // Propagate cleared model to child objects
+        rpcConsole->setClientModel(nullptr);
+#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+        walletFrame->setClientModel(nullptr);
+#endif // ENABLE_WALLET
+        unitDisplayControl->setOptionsModel(nullptr);
+        connectionsControl->setClientModel(nullptr);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1242,7 +1249,5 @@ void NetworkToggleStatusBarControl::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 /** Lets the control know about the Client Model */
 void NetworkToggleStatusBarControl::setClientModel(ClientModel *_clientModel)
 {
-    if (_clientModel) {
-        this->clientModel = _clientModel;
-    }
+    this->clientModel = _clientModel;
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
index 7f5bb29f1..520d22990 100644
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ RPCConsole::RPCConsole(const PlatformStyle *_platformStyle, QWidget *parent) :
     // based timer interface
     RPCSetTimerInterfaceIfUnset(rpcTimerInterface);
 
-    startExecutor();
     setTrafficGraphRange(INITIAL_TRAFFIC_GRAPH_MINS);
 
     ui->detailWidget->hide();
@@ -396,7 +395,6 @@ RPCConsole::RPCConsole(const PlatformStyle *_platformStyle, QWidget *parent) :
 RPCConsole::~RPCConsole()
 {
     GUIUtil::saveWindowGeometry("nRPCConsoleWindow", this);
-    Q_EMIT stopExecutor();
     RPCUnsetTimerInterface(rpcTimerInterface);
     delete rpcTimerInterface;
     delete ui;
@@ -565,6 +563,14 @@ void RPCConsole::setClientModel(ClientModel *model)
         autoCompleter = new QCompleter(wordList, this);
         ui->lineEdit->setCompleter(autoCompleter);
         autoCompleter->popup()->installEventFilter(this);
+        // Start thread to execute RPC commands.
+        startExecutor();
+    }
+    if (!model) {
+        // Client model is being set to 0, this means shutdown() is about to be called.
+        // Make sure we clean up the executor thread
+        Q_EMIT stopExecutor();
+        thread.wait();
     }
 }
 
@@ -759,9 +765,8 @@ void RPCConsole::browseHistory(int offset)
 
 void RPCConsole::startExecutor()
 {
-    QThread *thread = new QThread;
     RPCExecutor *executor = new RPCExecutor();
-    executor->moveToThread(thread);
+    executor->moveToThread(&thread);
 
     // Replies from executor object must go to this object
     connect(executor, SIGNAL(reply(int,QString)), this, SLOT(message(int,QString)));
@@ -769,16 +774,15 @@ void RPCConsole::startExecutor()
     connect(this, SIGNAL(cmdRequest(QString)), executor, SLOT(request(QString)));
 
     // On stopExecutor signal
-    // - queue executor for deletion (in execution thread)
     // - quit the Qt event loop in the execution thread
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(stopExecutor()), executor, SLOT(deleteLater()));
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(stopExecutor()), thread, SLOT(quit()));
-    // Queue the thread for deletion (in this thread) when it is finished
-    connect(thread, SIGNAL(finished()), thread, SLOT(deleteLater()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(stopExecutor()), &thread, SLOT(quit()));
+    // - queue executor for deletion (in execution thread)
+    connect(&thread, SIGNAL(finished()), executor, SLOT(deleteLater()), Qt::DirectConnection);
+    connect(&thread, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(test()), Qt::DirectConnection);
 
     // Default implementation of QThread::run() simply spins up an event loop in the thread,
     // which is what we want.
-    thread->start();
+    thread.start();
 }
 
 void RPCConsole::on_tabWidget_currentChanged(int index)
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.h b/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
index 8c20379a8..344d5ecb9 100644
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QCompleter>
+#include <QThread>
 
 class ClientModel;
 class PlatformStyle;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ private:
     QMenu *banTableContextMenu;
     int consoleFontSize;
     QCompleter *autoCompleter;
+    QThread thread;
 
     /** Update UI with latest network info from model. */
     void updateNetworkState();