diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp
index 8476db5e..553770ba 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct StreamPublishEngine::Impl {
     std::mutex lock;
     std::condition_variable wake;
     std::thread videoThread, audioThread, joinThread;
-    std::thread imageThread, imageJoinThread;
+    std::unique_ptr<QThread> imageThread;
     std::atomic<bool> workersJoined{false}, videoExited{false}, audioExited{false}, imageJoined{false};
     bool stopping = false, finSent = false, destroying = false;
     int64_t stopStarted = 0, stopReport = 0;
@@ -156,13 +156,14 @@ StreamPublishEngine::StreamPublishEngine(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent), m(s
         m_capture.close(); // Контекст нельзя освободить до завершения фонового закрытия устройства.
     });
 #ifdef HAVE_STREAM_CAPTURE
-    m->imageThread = std::thread([this] {
+    m->imageThread.reset(QThread::create([this] {
         DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop image worker started tid=%llu", (unsigned long long)(quintptr)QThread::currentThreadId());
         imageLoop();
         m->imageProgress("release-thread-resources");
         DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop image loop returned; releasing thread resources frames=%llu tid=%llu",
             (unsigned long long)m->imageFrames.load(), (unsigned long long)(quintptr)QThread::currentThreadId());
-    });
+    }));
+    m->imageThread->start();
 #else
     m->imageJoined = true;
 #endif
@@ -177,15 +178,8 @@ StreamPublishEngine::~StreamPublishEngine() {
 #ifdef HAVE_STREAM_CAPTURE
     { std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m->lock); m->imageStop = true; m->imagePending = false; m->imageInput = {}; }
     m->imageWake.notify_all();
-    m->imageJoinThread = std::thread([this] {
-        DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop image join begin stage=%s stage_age_ms=%lld",
-            m->imageStage.load(), (long long)((monotonicUs() - m->imageStageAt.load()) / 1000));
-        m->imageThread.join();
-        DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop image join complete; native thread resources released");
-        m->imageJoined = true;
-    });
 #endif
-    if (!finishStop() || !m->imageJoined) {
+    if (!finishStop() || !finishImageStop()) {
         // Qt освобождает thread-local графику через GUI. Даже при выходе приложения нельзя блокировать его join().
         DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_VIDEO, "desktop publisher destruction waits for workers stopping=%d image_joined=%d image_stage=%s",
             m->stopping, m->imageJoined.load(), m->imageStage.load());
@@ -196,7 +190,8 @@ StreamPublishEngine::~StreamPublishEngine() {
             if (firstPoll) {
                 DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop publisher destruction GUI timer active"); firstPoll = false;
             }
-            if (finishStop() && m->imageJoined) { loop.quit(); return; }
+            const bool imageDone = finishImageStop();
+            if (finishStop() && imageDone) { loop.quit(); return; }
             const int64_t now = monotonicUs();
             if (now - reportAt < 5000000) return;
             reportAt = now;
@@ -213,7 +208,6 @@ StreamPublishEngine::~StreamPublishEngine() {
         if (m->stopping || !m->imageJoined)
             DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop publisher destruction GUI loop exited before worker cleanup completed");
     }
-    if (m->imageJoinThread.joinable()) m->imageJoinThread.join();
     DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop publisher destruction complete elapsed_ms=%lld", (long long)((monotonicUs() - destroyAt) / 1000));
 }
 bool StreamPublishEngine::supported() {
@@ -664,6 +658,21 @@ bool StreamPublishEngine::finishStop() {
     return true;
 }
 
+/* Проверка QThread с нулевым таймаутом сохраняет GUI event loop доступным для native cleanup. */
+bool StreamPublishEngine::finishImageStop() {
+    if (m->imageJoined) return true;
+    if (!m->imageThread) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop image worker missing before native thread completion");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!m->imageThread->wait(0)) return false;
+    m->imageThread.reset();
+    m->imageJoined = true;
+    DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "desktop image native thread cleanup completed frames=%llu",
+        (unsigned long long)m->imageFrames.load());
+    return true;
+}
+
 uint64_t StreamPublishEngine::softwareEncodingRequest() const {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m->lock); return m->softwareRequest;
 }
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h
index 6c594e25..dd026f23 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ private:
     void publicationFailed(uint64_t id, const QString& error);
     void tick();
     bool finishStop();
+    bool finishImageStop();
     void imageLoop();
     void videoLoop(StreamPublishConfig initial);
     void audioLoop();