diff --git a/platform/platform.hpp b/platform/platform.hpp
index 8ea2e1bd79..634f3e8a11 100644
--- a/platform/platform.hpp
+++ b/platform/platform.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "../std/string.hpp"
 #include "../std/vector.hpp"
 #include "../std/utility.hpp"
+#include "../std/function.hpp"
+
 
 DECLARE_EXCEPTION(FileAbsentException, RootException);
 DECLARE_EXCEPTION(NotImplementedException, RootException);
@@ -67,6 +69,13 @@ public:
   static bool GetFileSizeByFullPath(string const & filePath, uint64_t & size);
   //@}
 
+  /// @name Functions for concurrent tasks.
+  //@{
+  typedef function<void()> TFunctor;
+  inline void RunInGuiThread(TFunctor const & fn) { fn(); }
+  inline void RunAsync(TFunctor const & fn) { fn(); }
+  //@}
+
   int CpuCores() const;
 
   double VisualScale() const;