diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/Event.h b/Libraries/LibCore/Event.h
index f7f8033e18..142febfb1b 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/Event.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/Event.h
@@ -42,21 +42,6 @@ private:
     bool m_accepted { true };
 };
 
-class DeferredInvocationEvent : public Event {
-    friend class EventLoop;
-    friend class ThreadEventQueue;
-
-public:
-    DeferredInvocationEvent(Function<void()>&& invokee)
-        : Event(Event::Type::DeferredInvoke)
-        , m_invokee(move(invokee))
-    {
-    }
-
-private:
-    Function<void()> m_invokee;
-};
-
 class TimerEvent final : public Event {
 public:
     explicit TimerEvent()
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoop.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoop.cpp
index 7df33f3fdc..7afce6c28f 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoop.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoop.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void EventLoop::wake()
 
 void EventLoop::deferred_invoke(Function<void()> invokee)
 {
-    m_impl->post_event(nullptr, make<Core::DeferredInvocationEvent>(move(invokee)));
+    m_impl->deferred_invoke(move(invokee));
 }
 
 void deferred_invoke(Function<void()> invokee)
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.cpp
index 322d9370e7..a42c7c9535 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ EventLoopImplementation::EventLoopImplementation()
 
 EventLoopImplementation::~EventLoopImplementation() = default;
 
+void EventLoopImplementation::deferred_invoke(Function<void()>&& invokee)
+{
+    m_thread_event_queue.deferred_invoke(move(invokee));
+}
+
 static EventLoopManager* s_event_loop_manager = nullptr;
 EventLoopManager& EventLoopManager::the()
 {
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.h b/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.h
index d644c26f05..8f13a01e58 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/EventLoopImplementation.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void post_event(EventReceiver*, NonnullOwnPtr<Event>&&) = 0;
 
+    virtual void deferred_invoke(Function<void()>&&);
+
 protected:
     EventLoopImplementation();
     ThreadEventQueue& m_thread_event_queue;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.cpp
index d16d136838..72cd3bc4d2 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ struct ThreadEventQueue::Private {
         {
         }
 
+        QueuedEvent(Function<void()>&& invokee)
+            : m_invokee(move(invokee))
+            , event_type(Event::Type::DeferredInvoke)
+        {
+        }
+
         ~QueuedEvent() = default;
 
         WeakPtr<EventReceiver> receiver;
         OwnPtr<Event> event;
+        Function<void()> m_invokee;
         u8 event_type { Event::Type::Invalid };
     };
 
@@ -92,6 +99,15 @@ void ThreadEventQueue::post_event(Core::EventReceiver* receiver, Core::Event::Ty
     Core::EventLoopManager::the().did_post_event();
 }
 
+void ThreadEventQueue::deferred_invoke(Function<void()>&& invokee)
+{
+    {
+        Threading::MutexLocker lock(m_private->mutex);
+        m_private->queued_events.empend(move(invokee));
+    }
+    Core::EventLoopManager::the().did_post_event();
+}
+
 void ThreadEventQueue::add_job(NonnullRefPtr<Promise<NonnullRefPtr<EventReceiver>>> promise)
 {
     Threading::MutexLocker lock(m_private->mutex);
@@ -136,7 +152,7 @@ size_t ThreadEventQueue::process()
             }
         } else {
             if (queued_event.event_type == Event::Type::DeferredInvoke) {
-                static_cast<DeferredInvocationEvent&>(*queued_event.event).m_invokee();
+                queued_event.m_invokee();
             } else {
                 // Receiver gone, drop the event.
             }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.h b/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.h
index ab8d6f52b9..5ef23e6491 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/ThreadEventQueue.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public:
     void post_event(EventReceiver*, NonnullOwnPtr<Event>);
     void post_event(EventReceiver*, Core::Event::Type);
 
+    // Post a deferred invocation to the event queue.
+    void deferred_invoke(Function<void()>&&);
+
     // Used by Threading::BackgroundAction.
     void add_job(NonnullRefPtr<Promise<NonnullRefPtr<EventReceiver>>>);
     void cancel_all_pending_jobs();