diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index 07a6506eee..d58ad36f15 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -459,39 +459,15 @@ void BitcoinGUI::createActions() {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [this, name, path] {
-                    OpenWalletActivity *activity =
-                        m_wallet_controller->openWallet(
-                            config->GetChainParams(), path);
-
-                    QProgressDialog *dialog = new QProgressDialog(this);
-                    dialog->setLabelText(tr("Opening Wallet <b>%1</b>...")
-                                             .arg(name.toHtmlEscaped()));
-                    dialog->setRange(0, 0);
-                    dialog->setCancelButton(nullptr);
-                    dialog->setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
-                    dialog->show();
-
-                    connect(activity, &OpenWalletActivity::message, this,
-                            [this](QMessageBox::Icon icon, QString text) {
-                                QMessageBox box;
-                                box.setIcon(icon);
-                                box.setText(tr("Open Wallet Failed"));
-                                box.setInformativeText(text);
-                                box.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
-                                box.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
-                                connect(this, &QObject::destroyed, &box,
-                                        &QDialog::accept);
-                                box.exec();
-                            });
+                connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [this, path] {
+                    auto activity =
+                        new OpenWalletActivity(m_wallet_controller, this,
+                                               this->config->GetChainParams());
                     connect(activity, &OpenWalletActivity::opened, this,
                             &BitcoinGUI::setCurrentWallet);
                     connect(activity, &OpenWalletActivity::finished, activity,
                             &QObject::deleteLater);
-                    connect(activity, &OpenWalletActivity::finished, dialog,
-                            &QObject::deleteLater);
-                    bool invoked = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(activity, "open");
-                    assert(invoked);
+                    activity->open(path);
                 });
             }
             if (m_open_wallet_menu->isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp b/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp
index 7a77e8857d..765b2f1116 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <qt/guiutil.h>
 #include <qt/walletcontroller.h>
 
 #include <interfaces/handler.h>
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QWindow>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -16,8 +18,9 @@
 WalletController::WalletController(interfaces::Node &node,
                                    const PlatformStyle *platform_style,
                                    OptionsModel *options_model, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), m_node(node), m_platform_style(platform_style),
-      m_options_model(options_model) {
+    : QObject(parent), m_activity_thread(new QThread(this)),
+      m_activity_worker(new QObject), m_node(node),
+      m_platform_style(platform_style), m_options_model(options_model) {
     m_handler_load_wallet = m_node.handleLoadWallet(
         [this](std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet) {
             getOrCreateWallet(std::move(wallet));
@@ -27,14 +30,16 @@ WalletController::WalletController(interfaces::Node &node,
         getOrCreateWallet(std::move(wallet));
     }
 
-    m_activity_thread.start();
+    m_activity_worker->moveToThread(m_activity_thread);
+    m_activity_thread->start();
 }
 
 // Not using the default destructor because not all member types definitions are
 // available in the header, just forward declared.
 WalletController::~WalletController() {
-    m_activity_thread.quit();
-    m_activity_thread.wait();
+    m_activity_thread->quit();
+    m_activity_thread->wait();
+    delete m_activity_worker;
 }
 
 std::vector<WalletModel *> WalletController::getOpenWallets() const {
@@ -57,13 +62,6 @@ std::map<std::string, bool> WalletController::listWalletDir() const {
     return wallets;
 }
 
-OpenWalletActivity *WalletController::openWallet(const CChainParams &params,
-                                                 const std::string &name,
-                                                 QWidget *parent) {
-    OpenWalletActivity *activity = new OpenWalletActivity(this, name, params);
-    activity->moveToThread(&m_activity_thread);
-    return activity;
-}
 void WalletController::closeWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model, QWidget *parent) {
     QMessageBox box(parent);
     box.setWindowTitle(tr("Close wallet"));
@@ -150,25 +148,65 @@ void WalletController::removeAndDeleteWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model) {
     delete wallet_model;
 }
 
+WalletControllerActivity::WalletControllerActivity(
+    WalletController *wallet_controller, QWidget *parent_widget,
+    const CChainParams &chainparams)
+    : QObject(wallet_controller), m_wallet_controller(wallet_controller),
+      m_parent_widget(parent_widget), m_chainparams(chainparams) {}
+
+WalletControllerActivity::~WalletControllerActivity() {
+    delete m_progress_dialog;
+}
+
+void WalletControllerActivity::showProgressDialog(const QString &label_text) {
+    m_progress_dialog = new QProgressDialog(m_parent_widget);
+
+    m_progress_dialog->setLabelText(label_text);
+    m_progress_dialog->setRange(0, 0);
+    m_progress_dialog->setCancelButton(nullptr);
+    m_progress_dialog->setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
+    GUIUtil::PolishProgressDialog(m_progress_dialog);
+}
+
 OpenWalletActivity::OpenWalletActivity(WalletController *wallet_controller,
-                                       const std::string &name,
-                                       const CChainParams &params)
-    : m_wallet_controller(wallet_controller), m_name(name),
-      m_chain_params(params) {}
-
-void OpenWalletActivity::open() {
-    std::string error, warning;
-    std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet =
-        m_wallet_controller->m_node.loadWallet(m_chain_params, m_name, error,
-                                               warning);
-    if (!warning.empty()) {
-        Q_EMIT message(QMessageBox::Warning, QString::fromStdString(warning));
+                                       QWidget *parent_widget,
+                                       const CChainParams &chainparams)
+    : WalletControllerActivity(wallet_controller, parent_widget, chainparams) {}
+
+void OpenWalletActivity::finish() {
+    m_progress_dialog->hide();
+
+    if (!m_error_message.empty()) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(m_parent_widget, tr("Open wallet failed"),
+                              QString::fromStdString(m_error_message));
+    } else if (!m_warning_message.empty()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(m_parent_widget, tr("Open wallet warning"),
+                             QString::fromStdString(m_warning_message));
     }
-    if (wallet) {
-        Q_EMIT opened(
-            m_wallet_controller->getOrCreateWallet(std::move(wallet)));
-    } else {
-        Q_EMIT message(QMessageBox::Critical, QString::fromStdString(error));
+
+    if (m_wallet_model) {
+        Q_EMIT opened(m_wallet_model);
     }
+
     Q_EMIT finished();
 }
+
+void OpenWalletActivity::open(const std::string &path) {
+    QString name = path.empty() ? QString("[" + tr("default wallet") + "]")
+                                : QString::fromStdString(path);
+
+    showProgressDialog(
+        tr("Opening Wallet <b>%1</b>...").arg(name.toHtmlEscaped()));
+
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, worker(), [this, path] {
+        std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet = node().loadWallet(
+            this->m_chainparams, path, m_error_message, m_warning_message);
+
+        if (wallet) {
+            m_wallet_model =
+                m_wallet_controller->getOrCreateWallet(std::move(wallet));
+        }
+
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &OpenWalletActivity::finish);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/walletcontroller.h b/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
index 03a0cfb297..852afb0d80 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QProgressDialog>
+#include <QString>
 #include <QThread>
 
 class OptionsModel;
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ class Node;
 } // namespace interfaces
 
 class OpenWalletActivity;
+class WalletControllerActivity;
 
 /**
  * Controller between interfaces::Node, WalletModel instances and the GUI.
@@ -33,7 +37,6 @@ class OpenWalletActivity;
 class WalletController : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
-    WalletModel *getOrCreateWallet(std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet);
     void removeAndDeleteWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model);
 
 public:
@@ -45,13 +48,12 @@ class WalletController : public QObject {
     //! Returns wallet models currently open.
     std::vector<WalletModel *> getOpenWallets() const;
 
+    WalletModel *getOrCreateWallet(std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet);
+
     //! Returns all wallet names in the wallet dir mapped to whether the wallet
     //! is loaded.
     std::map<std::string, bool> listWalletDir() const;
 
-    OpenWalletActivity *openWallet(const CChainParams &params,
-                                   const std::string &name,
-                                   QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     void closeWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ class WalletController : public QObject {
                    QByteArray transaction);
 
 private:
-    QThread m_activity_thread;
+    QThread *const m_activity_thread;
+    QObject *const m_activity_worker;
     interfaces::Node &m_node;
     const PlatformStyle *const m_platform_style;
     OptionsModel *const m_options_model;
@@ -70,28 +73,51 @@ class WalletController : public QObject {
     std::vector<WalletModel *> m_wallets;
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Handler> m_handler_load_wallet;
 
-    friend class OpenWalletActivity;
+    friend class WalletControllerActivity;
+};
+
+class WalletControllerActivity : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    WalletControllerActivity(WalletController *wallet_controller,
+                             QWidget *parent_widget,
+                             const CChainParams &chainparams);
+    virtual ~WalletControllerActivity();
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void finished();
+
+protected:
+    interfaces::Node &node() const { return m_wallet_controller->m_node; }
+    QObject *worker() const { return m_wallet_controller->m_activity_worker; }
+
+    void showProgressDialog(const QString &label_text);
+
+    WalletController *const m_wallet_controller;
+    QWidget *const m_parent_widget;
+    QProgressDialog *m_progress_dialog{nullptr};
+    WalletModel *m_wallet_model{nullptr};
+    std::string m_error_message;
+    std::string m_warning_message;
+
+    const CChainParams &m_chainparams;
 };
 
-class OpenWalletActivity : public QObject {
+class OpenWalletActivity : public WalletControllerActivity {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
     OpenWalletActivity(WalletController *wallet_controller,
-                       const std::string &name, const CChainParams &params);
+                       QWidget *parent_widget, const CChainParams &chainparams);
 
-public Q_SLOTS:
-    void open();
+    void open(const std::string &path);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
-    void message(QMessageBox::Icon icon, const QString text);
-    void finished();
     void opened(WalletModel *wallet_model);
 
 private:
-    WalletController *const m_wallet_controller;
-    std::string const m_name;
-    const CChainParams &m_chain_params;
+    void finish();
 };
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_QT_WALLETCONTROLLER_H