diff --git a/src/Perspex.Application/Application.cs b/src/Perspex.Application/Application.cs
index 1b94ecaa51..40c3542d8c 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Application/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Application/Application.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ namespace Perspex
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual void RegisterServices()
         {
+            PerspexSynchronizationContext.InstallIfNeeded();
             this.FocusManager = new FocusManager();
             this.InputManager = new InputManager();
 
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Perspex.Base.csproj b/src/Perspex.Base/Perspex.Base.csproj
index 654fbb3926..d5723e5a6d 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Base/Perspex.Base.csproj
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Perspex.Base.csproj
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Threading\DispatcherTimer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Threading\MainLoop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Threading\PerspexScheduler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Threading\PerspexSynchronizationContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\MathUtilities.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\TypeUtilities.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs
index 31191d587c..d959151543 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs
@@ -68,5 +68,15 @@ namespace Perspex.Threading
         {
             return this.mainLoop.InvokeAsync(action, priority);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Post action that will be invoked on main thread
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The method.</param>
+        /// <param name="priority">The priority with which to invoke the method.</param>
+        internal void Post(Action action, DispatcherPriority priority = DispatcherPriority.Normal)
+        {
+            this.mainLoop.Post(action, priority);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs
index 73335ea408..0d49bb21f8 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/DispatcherTimer.cs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Threading
         /// </summary>
         private void InternalTick()
         {
-            this.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(this.RaiseTick, this.priority);
+            this.Dispatcher.Post(this.RaiseTick, this.priority);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs
index 009d331b28..3a99133d15 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs
@@ -70,14 +70,21 @@ namespace Perspex.Win32.Threading
                     break;
                 }
 
-                try
+                if (job.TaskCompletionSource == null)
                 {
                     job.Action();
-                    job.TaskCompletionSource.SetResult(null);
                 }
-                catch (Exception e)
+                else
                 {
-                    job.TaskCompletionSource.SetException(e);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        job.Action();
+                        job.TaskCompletionSource.SetResult(null);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        job.TaskCompletionSource.SetException(e);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 job = null;
@@ -92,15 +99,29 @@ namespace Perspex.Win32.Threading
         /// <returns>A task that can be used to track the method's execution.</returns>
         public Task InvokeAsync(Action action, DispatcherPriority priority)
         {
-            var job = new Job(action, priority);
+            var job = new Job(action, priority, false);
+            this.AddJob(job);
+            return job.TaskCompletionSource.Task;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Post action that will be invoked on main thread
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The method.</param>
+        /// 
+        /// <param name="priority">The priority with which to invoke the method.</param>
+        internal void Post(Action action, DispatcherPriority priority)
+        {
+            this.AddJob(new Job(action, priority, true));
+        }
 
+        private void AddJob(Job job)
+        {
             lock (this.queue)
             {
-                this.queue.Add(job, priority);
+                this.queue.Add(job, job.Priority);
             }
-
             platform.Wake();
-            return job.TaskCompletionSource.Task;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -113,11 +134,12 @@ namespace Perspex.Win32.Threading
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="action">The method to call.</param>
             /// <param name="priority">The job priority.</param>
-            public Job(Action action, DispatcherPriority priority)
+            /// <param name="throwOnUiThread">Do not wrap excepption in TaskCompletionSource</param>
+            public Job(Action action, DispatcherPriority priority, bool throwOnUiThread)
             {
                 this.Action = action;
                 this.Priority = priority;
-                this.TaskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+                this.TaskCompletionSource = throwOnUiThread ? null : new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
             }
 
             /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/PerspexSynchronizationContext.cs b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/PerspexSynchronizationContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40bbfc801c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/PerspexSynchronizationContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+namespace Perspex.Threading
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Text;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+    using System.Threading;
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// SynchronizationContext to be used on main thread
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PerspexSynchronizationContext : SynchronizationContext
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Controls if SynchronizationContext should be installed in InstallIfNeeded. Used by Designer.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static bool AutoInstall { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Installs synchronization context in current thread
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void InstallIfNeeded()
+        {
+            if (!AutoInstall || Current is PerspexSynchronizationContext)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            SetSynchronizationContext(new PerspexSynchronizationContext());
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Post(SendOrPostCallback d, object state)
+        {
+            Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => d(state));
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Send(SendOrPostCallback d, object state)
+        {
+            // TODO: Add check for being on the main thread, we should invoke the method immediately in this case
+            Dispatcher.UIThread.InvokeAsync(() => d(state)).Wait();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Perspex.ReactiveUI/Registrations.cs b/src/Perspex.ReactiveUI/Registrations.cs
index b6b09fb7f2..699d02d87f 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.ReactiveUI/Registrations.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.ReactiveUI/Registrations.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.Reactive.Concurrency;
+using System.Threading;
 
 
 namespace ReactiveUI
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ namespace ReactiveUI
     {
         public void Register(Action<Func<object>, Type> registerFunction)
         {
-            
+            RxApp.MainThreadScheduler = new SynchronizationContextScheduler(SynchronizationContext.Current);
         }
     }
 }