diff --git a/qemu-display-listener/src/audio.rs b/qemu-display-listener/src/audio.rs
index c743858..25db3df 100644
--- a/qemu-display-listener/src/audio.rs
+++ b/qemu-display-listener/src/audio.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::default::Default;
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, SendError};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::{os::unix::io::AsRawFd, thread};
 
 use zbus::{dbus_interface, dbus_proxy, zvariant::Fd};
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ impl Audio {
                 .build()
                 .unwrap();
             let mut s = zbus::ObjectServer::new(&c);
-            let listener = AudioOutListener::new(tx);
+            let listener = AudioOutListener::new(Mutex::new(tx));
             let err = listener.err();
             s.at("/org/qemu/Display1/AudioOutListener", listener)
                 .unwrap();
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ impl Audio {
                 .build()
                 .unwrap();
             let mut s = zbus::ObjectServer::new(&c);
-            let listener = AudioInListener::new(tx);
+            let listener = AudioInListener::new(Mutex::new(tx));
             let err = listener.err();
             s.at("/org/qemu/Display1/AudioInListener", listener)
                 .unwrap();
diff --git a/qemu-display-listener/src/clipboard.rs b/qemu-display-listener/src/clipboard.rs
index e69b4d8..8542b39 100644
--- a/qemu-display-listener/src/clipboard.rs
+++ b/qemu-display-listener/src/clipboard.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use serde_repr::{Deserialize_repr, Serialize_repr};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use zbus::{dbus_interface, dbus_proxy, zvariant::ObjectPath};
 use zvariant::derive::Type;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub enum ClipboardEvent {
     Request {
         selection: ClipboardSelection,
         mimes: Vec<String>,
-        tx: Sender<Result<(String, Vec<u8>)>>,
+        tx: Mutex<Sender<Result<(String, Vec<u8>)>>>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<E: 'static + EventSender<Event = ClipboardEvent>> ClipboardListener<E> {
         self.send(ClipboardEvent::Request {
             selection,
             mimes,
-            tx,
+            tx: Mutex::new(tx),
         });
         rx.recv()
             .map_err(|e| zbus::fdo::Error::Failed(format!("Request recv failed: {}", e)))?
diff --git a/qemu-display-listener/src/console.rs b/qemu-display-listener/src/console.rs
index ab52d93..984adf7 100644
--- a/qemu-display-listener/src/console.rs
+++ b/qemu-display-listener/src/console.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::{os::unix::io::AsRawFd, thread};
 
 use zbus::{
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ impl Console {
                 .build()
                 .unwrap();
             let mut s = zbus::ObjectServer::new(&c);
-            let listener = ConsoleListener::new(tx, wait_rx);
+            let listener = ConsoleListener::new(Mutex::new(tx), wait_rx);
             let err = listener.err();
             s.at("/org/qemu/Display1/Listener", listener).unwrap();
             loop {
diff --git a/qemu-display-listener/src/console_listener.rs b/qemu-display-listener/src/console_listener.rs
index 052d0d6..738cd91 100644
--- a/qemu-display-listener/src/console_listener.rs
+++ b/qemu-display-listener/src/console_listener.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::ops::Drop;
 use std::os::unix::io::IntoRawFd;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, RecvError, SendError};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use derivative::Derivative;
 use zbus::{dbus_interface, zvariant::Fd};
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub enum ConsoleEvent {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct ConsoleListener<E: EventSender<Event = ConsoleEvent>> {
     tx: E,
-    wait_rx: Receiver<()>,
+    wait_rx: Mutex<Receiver<()>>,
     err: Arc<OnceCell<SendError<ConsoleEvent>>>,
 }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl<E: EventSender<Event = ConsoleEvent>> ConsoleListener<E> {
     pub(crate) fn new(tx: E, wait_rx: Receiver<()>) -> Self {
         ConsoleListener {
             tx,
-            wait_rx,
+            wait_rx: Mutex::new(wait_rx),
             err: Default::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl<E: EventSender<Event = ConsoleEvent>> ConsoleListener<E> {
     }
 
     fn wait(&mut self) -> Result<(), RecvError> {
-        self.wait_rx.recv()
+        self.wait_rx.lock().unwrap().recv()
     }
 
     pub fn err(&self) -> Arc<OnceCell<SendError<ConsoleEvent>>> {
diff --git a/qemu-display-listener/src/event_sender.rs b/qemu-display-listener/src/event_sender.rs
index 78a8828..c74797f 100644
--- a/qemu-display-listener/src/event_sender.rs
+++ b/qemu-display-listener/src/event_sender.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 use std::sync::mpsc::{SendError, Sender};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 
-pub(crate) trait EventSender: Send {
+pub(crate) trait EventSender: Send + Sync {
     type Event;
 
     fn send_event(&self, t: Self::Event) -> Result<(), SendError<Self::Event>>;
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> EventSender for Sender<T> {
+impl<T: Send + Sync> EventSender for Mutex<Sender<T>> {
     type Event = T;
 
     fn send_event(&self, t: Self::Event) -> Result<(), SendError<Self::Event>> {
-        self.send(t)
+        self.lock().unwrap().send(t)
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "glib")]
-impl<T: Send> EventSender for glib::Sender<T> {
+impl<T: Send + Sync> EventSender for glib::Sender<T> {
     type Event = T;
 
     fn send_event(&self, t: Self::Event) -> Result<(), SendError<Self::Event>> {
diff --git a/qemu-rdw/src/clipboard.rs b/qemu-rdw/src/clipboard.rs
index e6f20fb..43637d1 100644
--- a/qemu-rdw/src/clipboard.rs
+++ b/qemu-rdw/src/clipboard.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl Handler {
                                     Err(qdl::Error::Failed(format!("{}", e)))
                                 }
                             };
-                            let _ = tx.send(reply);
+                            let _ = tx.lock().unwrap().send(reply);
                         });
                     }
                 }