diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index ad80c36..901adeb 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2019-11-22  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* run-on-main-thread.c: New file.
+	* run-on-main-thread.h: New file.
+	* unittests/main-thread-selftests.c: New file.
+	* Makefile.in (SUBDIR_UNITTESTS_SRCS): Add
+	main-thread-selftests.c.
+	(HFILES_NO_SRCDIR): Add run-on-main-thread.h.
+	(COMMON_SFILES): Add run-on-main-thread.c.
+
 2019-10-19  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* main.c (setup_alternate_signal_stack): Remove.
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index 8d248ae..c487b10 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
 	unittests/optional-selftests.c \
 	unittests/parse-connection-spec-selftests.c \
 	unittests/ptid-selftests.c \
+	unittests/main-thread-selftests.c \
 	unittests/mkdir-recursive-selftests.c \
 	unittests/rsp-low-selftests.c \
 	unittests/scoped_fd-selftests.c \
@@ -1116,6 +1117,7 @@
 	remote-fileio.c \
 	remote-notif.c \
 	reverse.c \
+	run-on-main-thread.c \
 	rust-lang.c \
 	sentinel-frame.c \
 	ser-event.c \
@@ -1378,6 +1380,7 @@
 	riscv-tdep.h \
 	rs6000-aix-tdep.h \
 	rs6000-tdep.h \
+	run-on-main-thread.h \
 	s390-linux-tdep.h \
 	s390-tdep.h \
 	score-tdep.h \
diff --git a/gdb/run-on-main-thread.c b/gdb/run-on-main-thread.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86824b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/run-on-main-thread.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* Run a function on the main thread
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "run-on-main-thread.h"
+#include "ser-event.h"
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+#include <mutex>
+#endif
+#include "event-loop.h"
+
+/* The serial event used when posting runnables.  */
+
+static struct serial_event *runnable_event;
+
+/* Runnables that have been posted.  */
+
+static std::vector<std::function<void ()>> runnables;
+
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+
+/* Mutex to hold when handling RUNNABLE_EVENT or RUNNABLES.  */
+
+static std::mutex runnable_mutex;
+
+#endif
+
+/* Run all the queued runnables.  */
+
+static void
+run_events (int error, gdb_client_data client_data)
+{
+  std::vector<std::function<void ()>> local;
+
+  /* Hold the lock while changing the globals, but not while running
+     the runnables.  */
+  {
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (runnable_mutex);
+#endif
+
+    /* Clear the event fd.  Do this before flushing the events list,
+       so that any new event post afterwards is sure to re-awaken the
+       event loop.  */
+    serial_event_clear (runnable_event);
+
+    /* Move the vector in case running a runnable pushes a new
+       runnable.  */
+    local = std::move (runnables);
+  }
+
+  for (auto &item : local)
+    {
+      try
+	{
+	  item ();
+	}
+      catch (...)
+	{
+	  /* Ignore exceptions in the callback.  */
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* See run-on-main-thread.h.  */
+
+void
+run_on_main_thread (std::function<void ()> &&func)
+{
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (runnable_mutex);
+#endif
+  runnables.emplace_back (std::move (func));
+  serial_event_set (runnable_event);
+}
+
+void
+_initialize_run_on_main_thread ()
+{
+  runnable_event = make_serial_event ();
+  add_file_handler (serial_event_fd (runnable_event), run_events, nullptr);
+}
diff --git a/gdb/run-on-main-thread.h b/gdb/run-on-main-thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd1a2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/run-on-main-thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Run a function on the main thread
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef GDB_RUN_ON_MAIN_THREAD_H
+#define GDB_RUN_ON_MAIN_THREAD_H
+
+#include <functional>
+
+/* Send a runnable to the main thread.  */
+
+extern void run_on_main_thread (std::function<void ()> &&);
+
+#endif /* GDB_RUN_ON_MAIN_THREAD_H */
diff --git a/gdb/unittests/main-thread-selftests.c b/gdb/unittests/main-thread-selftests.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2324e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/unittests/main-thread-selftests.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* Self tests for run_on_main_thread
+
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdbsupport/selftest.h"
+#include "gdbsupport/block-signals.h"
+#include "run-on-main-thread.h"
+#include "event-loop.h"
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+#include <thread>
+#endif
+
+namespace selftests {
+namespace main_thread_tests {
+
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+
+static bool done;
+
+static void
+set_done ()
+{
+  run_on_main_thread ([] ()
+    {
+      done = true;
+    });
+}
+
+static void
+run_tests ()
+{
+  std::thread thread;
+
+  done = false;
+
+  {
+    gdb::block_signals blocker;
+
+    thread = std::thread (set_done);
+  }
+
+  while (!done && gdb_do_one_event () >= 0)
+    ;
+
+  /* Actually the test will just hang, but we want to test
+     something.  */
+  SELF_CHECK (done);
+
+  thread.join ();
+}
+
+#endif
+
+}
+}
+
+void
+_initialize_main_thread_selftests ()
+{
+#if CXX_STD_THREAD
+  selftests::register_test ("run_on_main_thread",
+			    selftests::main_thread_tests::run_tests);
+#endif
+}
