diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 28a5b80..423198b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "glib"
-version = "0.18.1"
+version = "0.18.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "331156127e8166dd815cf8d2db3a5beb492610c716c03ee6db4f2d07092af0a7"
+checksum = "58cf801b6f7829fa76db37449ab67c9c98a2b1bf21076d9113225621e61a0fa6"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.0",
  "futures-channel",
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 7606c7a..cb80d4b 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
 
 use crate::about;
 use crate::deps::*;
-use crate::util::spawn;
 
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
-use glib::clone;
 
 use crate::config;
 use crate::window::LpWindow;
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ impl LpApplication {
             gio::ActionEntryBuilder::new("about")
                 .activate(|app: &Self, _, _| {
                     let app = app.clone();
-                    spawn(async move { app.show_about().await });
+                    glib::spawn_future_local(async move { app.show_about().await });
                 })
                 .build(),
             gio::ActionEntryBuilder::new("help")
@@ -199,14 +197,15 @@ impl LpApplication {
     }
 
     pub fn show_help(&self) {
-        spawn(clone!(@weak self as app => async move {
-            let context = app
-                .active_window()
-                .map(|w| gtk::prelude::WidgetExt::display(&w).app_launch_context());
-
-            if let Err(e) = gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_future("help:loupe", context.as_ref()).await {
+        let context = self
+            .active_window()
+            .map(|w| gtk::prelude::WidgetExt::display(&w).app_launch_context());
+        glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
+            if let Err(e) =
+                gio::AppInfo::launch_default_for_uri_future("help:loupe", context.as_ref()).await
+            {
                 log::error!("Failed to launch help: {}", e.message());
             }
-        }));
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/decoder/mod.rs b/src/decoder/mod.rs
index da5e671..a3c94e7 100644
--- a/src/decoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/decoder/mod.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl UpdateSender {
         F: std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), glycin::Error>> + Send + 'static,
     {
         let update_sender = self.clone();
-        glib::MainContext::default().spawn(async move {
+        glib::spawn_future(async move {
             let update_sender = update_sender.clone();
 
             let result: Result<(), glycin::Error> = f.await;
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index 14fea71..72f0412 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -247,10 +247,3 @@ pub fn contrast_ratio(color1: &gdk::RGBA, color2: &gdk::RGBA) -> f32 {
 
     (l1 + 0.05) / (l2 + 0.05)
 }
-
-pub fn spawn<R: 'static, F: std::future::Future<Output = R> + 'static>(
-    f: F,
-) -> glib::JoinHandle<R> {
-    let ctx = glib::MainContext::default();
-    ctx.spawn_local(f)
-}
diff --git a/src/widgets/image.rs b/src/widgets/image.rs
index 12bd848..1b8dba4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ use crate::decoder::{self, tiling, Decoder, DecoderUpdate};
 use crate::image_metadata::LpImageMetadata;
 use crate::util::Gesture;
 
-use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*};
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use futures::prelude::*;
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ mod imp {
             });
 
             adw::StyleManager::default().connect_dark_notify(glib::clone!(@weak obj => move |_| {
-                spawn(async move {
+                glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                     let color = obj.background_color_guess().await;
                     obj.set_background_color(color);
                     if obj.is_mapped() {
@@ -778,7 +777,7 @@ impl LpImage {
         let (decoder, mut decoder_update) = Decoder::new(file.clone(), tiles.clone()).await;
 
         let weak_obj = self.downgrade();
-        spawn(async move {
+        glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
             while let Some(update) = decoder_update.next().await {
                 if let Some(obj) = weak_obj.upgrade() {
                     obj.update(update);
@@ -819,7 +818,7 @@ impl LpImage {
                     new_tiles
                 });
                 if imp.background_color.borrow().is_none() {
-                    spawn(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj => async move {
+                    glib::spawn_future_local(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj => async move {
                         let color = obj.background_color_guess().await;
                         obj.set_background_color(color);
                         if obj.is_mapped() {
@@ -971,7 +970,7 @@ impl LpImage {
                         log::debug!("Image got replaced {}", file.uri());
                         let obj = self.clone();
                         // TODO: error handling is missing
-                        spawn(async move {
+                        glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                             obj.load(&file).await;
                         });
                     }
@@ -982,7 +981,7 @@ impl LpImage {
                 let file = file_a.clone();
                 log::debug!("Image was edited {}", file.uri());
                 // TODO: error handling is missing
-                spawn(async move {
+                glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                     obj.load(&file).await;
                 });
             }
diff --git a/src/widgets/image_page.rs b/src/widgets/image_page.rs
index a52f041..b66967c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image_page.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image_page.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 use crate::deps::*;
 use crate::widgets::LpImage;
 
-use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use glib::clone;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ impl LpImagePage {
 
         obj.imp().image.set_file(file);
 
-        spawn(clone!(@weak obj, @strong file => async move {
+        glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(@weak obj, @strong file => async move {
             let imp = obj.imp();
             imp.image.load(&file).await;
         }));
diff --git a/src/widgets/image_view.rs b/src/widgets/image_view.rs
index 2903812..40aa72f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image_view.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image_view.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ use crate::util::gettext::*;
 use crate::util::{Direction, Position};
 use crate::widgets::{LpImage, LpImagePage, LpPrint, LpSlidingView};
 
-use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use anyhow::Context;
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ impl LpImageView {
 
         // List other files in directory
         if let Some(directory) = directory {
-            spawn(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj, @strong file => async move {
+            glib::spawn_future_local(glib::clone!(@weak self as obj => async move {
                 if let Err(err) = obj.model().load_directory(directory.clone()).await {
                     log::warn!("Failed to load directory: {}", err.root_cause());
                     obj.activate_action("win.show-toast", Some(&(format!("{} {}", err, err.root_cause()), adw::ToastPriority::High.into_glib()).to_variant()))
diff --git a/src/widgets/print.rs b/src/widgets/print.rs
index 7c8a465..f39178d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/print.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/print.rs
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ mod imp {
             Self::bind_template(klass);
             Self::Type::bind_template_callbacks(klass);
 
-            klass.install_action_async("print.print", None, |print, _, _| async move {
+            klass.install_action("print.print", None, |print, _, _| {
                 print.print();
             });
 
-            klass.install_action_async("print.back", None, |print, _, _| async move {
-                print.back().await;
+            klass.install_action("print.back", None, |print, _, _| {
+                print.back();
             });
 
             klass.install_property_action("print.orientation", "orientation");
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ impl LpPrint {
     }
 
     /// Go back to print dialog from image layout
-    async fn back(&self) {
+    fn back(&self) {
         self.close();
         let print = Self::new(
             self.image(),
diff --git a/src/widgets/properties_view.rs b/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
index a13277e..19c7884 100644
--- a/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ use futures::future::{AbortHandle, Abortable};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
-use crate::util::spawn;
-
 use crate::image_metadata::LpImageMetadata;
 use crate::widgets::image::LpImage;
 
@@ -236,7 +234,7 @@ impl LpPropertiesView {
         imp.info_handle.replace(Some(handle));
 
         // ...then spawn the future.
-        spawn(async {
+        glib::spawn_future_local(async {
             let _ = fut.await;
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index a5d004b..2fc5774 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 use crate::deps::*;
 use crate::util::gettext::*;
 
-use crate::util::spawn;
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use glib::clone;
@@ -595,10 +594,10 @@ impl LpWindow {
                     .build();
                 toast.connect_button_clicked(glib::clone!(@weak self as win => move |_| {
                     let path = path.clone();
-                    spawn(async move {
+                    glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                         let result = crate::util::untrash(&path).await;
                         match result {
-                            Ok(()) => win.image_view().set_images_from_files(vec![gio::File::for_path(&path)]),
+                            Ok(()) => win.image_view().set_images_from_files(Vec::from([gio::File::for_path(&path)])),
                             Err(err) => {
                                 log::error!("Failed to untrash {path:?}: {err}");
                                 win.show_toast(