diff --git a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.cpp b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.cpp
index f057b2b33..320233ddc 100644
--- a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.cpp
+++ b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ for which a new license (GPL+exception) is in place.
 #include <string>
 
 #include <QBuffer>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QMetaObject>
 #include <QPixmap>
 
 #include "prefsmanager.h"
@@ -799,6 +801,59 @@ PyObject *scribus_readpdfoptions(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+PyObject *scribus_invokelater(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
+{
+	Py_ssize_t n = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(args);
+	if (n < 1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "invokeLater() requires a callable");
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	PyObject* callable = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 0);
+	if (!PyCallable_Check(callable))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "invokeLater() first argument must be callable");
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	PyObject* callArgs = PyTuple_GetSlice(args, 1, n);
+	if (!callArgs)
+		return nullptr;
+	Py_INCREF(callable);
+
+	QObject* target = ScCore ? ScCore->primaryMainWindow() : nullptr;
+	if (!target)
+		target = QCoreApplication::instance();
+	if (!target)
+	{
+		Py_DECREF(callable);
+		Py_DECREF(callArgs);
+		PyErr_SetString(ScribusException, "invokeLater(): no Qt application available");
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(target, [callable, callArgs]() {
+		PyGILState_STATE gs = PyGILState_Ensure();
+		PyObject* res = PyObject_Call(callable, callArgs, nullptr);
+		if (!res)
+			PyErr_Print();
+		else
+			Py_DECREF(res);
+		Py_DECREF(callable);
+		Py_DECREF(callArgs);
+		PyGILState_Release(gs);
+	}, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyObject *scribus_processevents(PyObject* /* self */)
+{
+	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+	QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
 /*! HACK: this removes "warning: 'blah' defined but not used" compiler warnings
 with header files structure untouched (docstrings are kept near declarations)
 PV */
@@ -818,10 +873,12 @@ void cmdmiscdocwarnings()
 	  << scribus_islayerlocked__doc__
 	  << scribus_islayeroutlined__doc__
 	  << scribus_islayerprintable__doc__
+	  << scribus_invokelater__doc__
 	  << scribus_islayervisible__doc__
 	  << scribus_loweractivelayer__doc__
 	  << scribus_moveselectiontoback__doc__ 
 	  << scribus_moveselectiontofront__doc__
+	  << scribus_processevents__doc__
 	  << scribus_raiseactivelayer__doc__
 	  << scribus_readpdfoptions__doc__
 	  << scribus_renderfont__doc__
diff --git a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.h b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.h
index 610dc2249..6e7394595 100644
--- a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.h
+++ b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdmisc.h
@@ -373,6 +373,34 @@ Save PDF options to fileName.\n\
 "));
 PyObject *scribus_savepdfoptions(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args);
 
+/*! docstring */
+PyDoc_STRVAR(scribus_invokelater__doc__,
+QT_TR_NOOP("invokeLater(callable, *args)\n\
+\n\
+Schedules callable(*args) to run on the Scribus GUI thread and returns\n\
+immediately. Use this from background threads (e.g. socket listeners) to\n\
+hand mutating Scripter calls back to the main thread; calling Scripter\n\
+APIs that touch the document or GUI from another thread is unsafe and\n\
+will typically crash.\n\
+\n\
+The callable is invoked asynchronously via a queued Qt event, so by the\n\
+time invokeLater() returns the call has not yet happened. Exceptions\n\
+raised inside the callable are printed to the Scribus script error\n\
+stream; they cannot be propagated back to the caller.\n\
+"));
+/*! Schedule a Python callable on the GUI thread (queued). */
+PyObject *scribus_invokelater(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject* args);
+
+/*! docstring */
+PyDoc_STRVAR(scribus_processevents__doc__,
+QT_TR_NOOP("processEvents()\n\
+\n\
+Process pending Qt events. Call this periodically from a long-running\n\
+Python loop running on the GUI thread to keep the interface responsive.\n\
+"));
+/*! Pump the Qt event loop. */
+PyObject *scribus_processevents(PyObject * /*self*/);
+
 PyDoc_STRVAR(scribus_readpdfoptions__doc__,
 QT_TR_NOOP("readPDFOptions(fileName)\n\
 \n\
diff --git a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/scriptplugin.cpp b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/scriptplugin.cpp
index 86e4bd6b9..5667ec169 100644
--- a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/scriptplugin.cpp
+++ b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/scriptplugin.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ PyMethodDef scribus_methods[] = {
 	{ "insertTableColumns", scribus_inserttablecolumns, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_inserttablecolumns__doc__)},
 	{ "insertTableRows", scribus_inserttablerows, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_inserttablerows__doc__)},
 	{ "insertText", scribus_inserttext, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_inserttext__doc__)},
+	{ "invokeLater", scribus_invokelater, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_invokelater__doc__)},
 	{ "isExportable", scribus_isexportable, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_isexportable__doc__)},
 	{ "isLayerFlow", scribus_islayerflow, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_islayerflow__doc__)},
 	{ "isLayerLocked", scribus_islayerlocked, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_islayerlocked__doc__)},
@@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ PyMethodDef scribus_methods[] = {
 	{ "placeSVG", scribus_placevec, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_placesvg__doc__)},
 	{ "placeSXD", scribus_placevec, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_placesxd__doc__)},
 	{ "placeVectorFile", scribus_placevec, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_placevec__doc__)},
+	{ "processEvents", (PyCFunction) scribus_processevents, METH_NOARGS, tr(scribus_processevents__doc__)},
 	{ "progressReset", (PyCFunction) scribus_progressreset, METH_NOARGS, tr(scribus_progressreset__doc__)},
 	{ "progressSet", scribus_progresssetprogress, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_progresssetprogress__doc__)},
 	{ "progressTotal", scribus_progresssettotalsteps, METH_VARARGS, tr(scribus_progresssettotalsteps__doc__)},