diff --git a/src/logid/CMakeLists.txt b/src/logid/CMakeLists.txt
index 86d9086..bf7f61a 100644
--- a/src/logid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/logid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ add_executable(logid
         backend/hidpp20/features/DeviceName.cpp
         backend/hidpp20/features/Reset.cpp
         backend/dj/Report.cpp
-        util/mutex_queue.h)
+        util/mutex_queue.h
+        util/thread.cpp
+        util/ExceptionHandler.cpp)
 
 set_target_properties(logid PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
diff --git a/src/logid/util/ExceptionHandler.cpp b/src/logid/util/ExceptionHandler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3019806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logid/util/ExceptionHandler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 PixlOne
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+#include <system_error>
+#include "../util.h"
+#include "ExceptionHandler.h"
+#include "../backend/hidpp10/Error.h"
+#include "../backend/hidpp20/Error.h"
+
+using namespace logid;
+
+void ExceptionHandler::Default(std::exception& error)
+{
+    try {
+        throw error;
+    } catch(backend::hidpp10::Error& e) {
+        log_printf(WARN, "HID++ 1.0 error ignored on detached thread: %s",
+                error.what());
+    } catch(backend::hidpp20::Error& e) {
+        log_printf(WARN, "HID++ 2.0 error ignored on detached thread: %s",
+                   error.what());
+    } catch(std::system_error& e) {
+        log_printf(WARN, "System error ignored on detached thread: %s",
+                   error.what());
+    } catch(std::exception& e) {
+        log_printf(WARN, "Error ignored on detached thread: %s",
+                   error.what());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/logid/util/ExceptionHandler.h b/src/logid/util/ExceptionHandler.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daf9bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logid/util/ExceptionHandler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 PixlOne
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef LOGID_EXCEPTIONHANDLER_H
+#define LOGID_EXCEPTIONHANDLER_H
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace logid {
+namespace ExceptionHandler
+{
+    void Default(std::exception& e);
+}}
+
+#endif //LOGID_EXCEPTIONHANDLER_H
diff --git a/src/logid/util/thread.cpp b/src/logid/util/thread.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3460bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logid/util/thread.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 PixlOne
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+#include "thread.h"
+
+using namespace logid;
+
+thread::thread(const std::function<void()>& function,
+        const std::function<void(std::exception&)>& exception_handler)
+        : _function (std::make_shared<std::function<void()>>(function)),
+        _exception_handler (std::make_shared<std::function<void
+        (std::exception&)>> (exception_handler))
+{
+}
+
+thread::~thread()
+{
+    if(_thread)
+        if(_thread->joinable())
+            _thread->detach();
+}
+
+void thread::spawn(const std::function<void()>& function,
+        const std::function<void(std::exception&)>& exception_handler)
+{
+    std::thread([function, exception_handler](){
+        thread t(function, exception_handler);
+        t.runSync();
+    }).detach();
+}
+
+void thread::run()
+{
+    _thread = std::make_shared<std::thread>([f=this->_function,
+                                             eh=this->_exception_handler]() {
+        try {
+            (*f)();
+        } catch (std::exception& e) {
+            (*eh)(e);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+void thread::wait()
+{
+    if(_thread)
+        if(_thread->joinable())
+            _thread->join();
+}
+
+void thread::runSync()
+{
+    try {
+        (*_function)();
+    } catch(std::exception& e) {
+        (*_exception_handler)(e);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/logid/util/thread.h b/src/logid/util/thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311a1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logid/util/thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 PixlOne
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef LOGID_THREAD_H
+#define LOGID_THREAD_H
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include "ExceptionHandler.h"
+
+namespace logid
+{
+    class thread
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit thread(const std::function<void()>& function,
+                const std::function<void(std::exception&)>&
+                exception_handler={[](std::exception& e)
+                                   {ExceptionHandler::Default(e);}});
+
+        ~thread();
+
+        /* This function spawns a new thread and forgets about it,
+         * safe equivalent to std::thread{...}.detach()
+         */
+        static void spawn(const std::function<void()>& function,
+                const std::function<void(std::exception&)>&
+                exception_handler={[](std::exception& e)
+                                   {ExceptionHandler::Default(e);}});
+
+        void run();
+        void wait();
+        void runSync();
+    private:
+        std::shared_ptr<std::function<void()>> _function;
+        std::shared_ptr<std::function<void(std::exception&)>>
+            _exception_handler;
+        std::shared_ptr<std::thread> _thread = nullptr;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif //LOGID_THREAD_H