diff --git a/src/blackcore/simulator.h b/src/blackcore/simulator.h
index cf1991e49..346161338 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/simulator.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/simulator.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \brief Connect to simulator
         virtual bool connectTo() = 0;
 
+        //! Connect asynchron to simulator
+        virtual void asyncConnectTo() = 0;
+
         //! \brief Disconnect from simulator
         virtual bool disconnectFrom() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/plugin_fsx.pro b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/plugin_fsx.pro
index e532e327a..64e0562e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/plugin_fsx.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/plugin_fsx.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include (../../../../config.pri)
 include (../../../../build.pri)
 
-QT       += core dbus gui network
+QT       += core dbus gui network concurrent
 
 TARGET = simulator_fsx
 TEMPLATE = lib
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
index 34826d100..4380e97b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.h"
 #include "blacksim/simulatorinfo.h"
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QtConcurrent>
 
 using namespace BlackMisc::Aviation;
 using namespace BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities;
@@ -73,6 +74,21 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             return true;
         }
 
+        void CSimulatorFsx::asyncConnectTo()
+        {
+            connect(&m_watcherConnect, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(connectToFinished()));
+
+            auto asyncConnectFunc = [&]() -> bool
+            {
+                if (FAILED(SimConnect_Open(&m_hSimConnect, "BlackBox", nullptr, 0, 0, 0))) return false;
+
+                return true;
+            };
+            QFuture<bool> result = QtConcurrent::run( asyncConnectFunc );
+
+            m_watcherConnect.setFuture(result);
+        }
+
         bool CSimulatorFsx::disconnectFrom()
         {
             if (!m_isConnected)
@@ -327,6 +343,22 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             SimConnect_CallDispatch(m_hSimConnect, SimConnectProc, this);
         }
 
+        void CSimulatorFsx::connectToFinished()
+        {
+            if( m_watcherConnect.result() )
+            {
+                initSystemEvents();
+                initDataDefinitions();
+                m_simconnectTimerId = startTimer(50);
+                m_isConnected = true;
+
+                emit statusChanged(Connected);
+            }
+            else
+                emit statusChanged(ConnectionFailed);
+
+        }
+
         HRESULT CSimulatorFsx::initSystemEvents()
         {
             HRESULT hr = S_OK;
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.h
index 31cf71c47..d857f7d98 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #include <QHash>
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
 
 #ifndef NOMINMAX
 #define NOMINMAX
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! \copydoc ISimulator::connectTo()
             virtual bool connectTo() override;
 
+            //! \copydoc ISimulator::asyncConnectTo()
+            virtual void asyncConnectTo() override;
+
             //! \copydoc ISimulator::disconnectFrom()
             virtual bool disconnectFrom() override;
 
@@ -134,6 +138,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! \brief Dispatch SimConnect messages
             void dispatch();
 
+            //! \brief Called when asynchronous connection to Simconnect has finished
+            void connectToFinished();
+
         private:
 
             struct SimConnectObject
@@ -167,6 +174,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             QHash<BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign, SimConnectObject> m_simConnectObjects;
 
             int m_simconnectTimerId;
+
+            QFutureWatcher<bool> m_watcherConnect;
         };
     }