diff --git a/cpp/deferred_delete_guard.h b/cpp/deferred_delete_guard.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f60fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/deferred_delete_guard.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QEvent>
+#include <QList>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QPointer>
+
+// RAII scope guard that swallows QEvent::DeferredDelete events application-wide
+// while active, then re-posts them when it goes out of scope.
+//
+// Intended use: wrap any code path that spins a nested Qt event loop from
+// inside a QML signal handler (typically a synchronous RPC via
+// QConnectedReplicaImplementation::waitForSource). Without the guard, Qt's
+// event dispatcher processes posted DeferredDelete events during the nested
+// loop, and if any of those events destroys an ancestor of the QML item
+// whose signal handler is on the call stack, QQmlData::destroyed aborts
+// with:
+//
+//   QQmlData::destroyed called qFatal — "Object destroyed while one of
+//   its QML signal handlers is in progress"
+//
+// The guard doesn't lose events — they're held in a QPointer<QObject> list
+// and re-posted via deleteLater() when the guard is destroyed, so they
+// land on the next event-loop iteration, after the outer signal handler
+// has unwound.
+//
+// Scope: installed on QCoreApplication::instance(), so it sees posted
+// events destined for main-thread objects only. That matches where this
+// crash happens (QML is main-thread). Cost is one virtual eventFilter call
+// per event during the guard's active window (milliseconds to seconds);
+// negligible in practice.
+//
+// QPointer guards against the held target being deleted through another
+// path while the guard is active — re-posting deleteLater on a null
+// QPointer is a no-op.
+class DeferredDeleteGuard : public QObject {
+public:
+    DeferredDeleteGuard() {
+        if (auto* app = QCoreApplication::instance()) {
+            app->installEventFilter(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ~DeferredDeleteGuard() override {
+        if (auto* app = QCoreApplication::instance()) {
+            app->removeEventFilter(this);
+        }
+        // Re-arm held deletions. Each call posts a fresh DeferredDelete
+        // that will be delivered on the next event-loop iteration, which
+        // — by the time we're being destructed — is after the caller's
+        // signal handler has returned.
+        for (const QPointer<QObject>& target : std::as_const(m_held)) {
+            if (target) target->deleteLater();
+        }
+    }
+
+    DeferredDeleteGuard(const DeferredDeleteGuard&) = delete;
+    DeferredDeleteGuard& operator=(const DeferredDeleteGuard&) = delete;
+
+    // For tests: number of DeferredDelete events held so far.
+    int heldCount() const { return static_cast<int>(m_held.size()); }
+
+protected:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event) override {
+        if (event && event->type() == QEvent::DeferredDelete) {
+            m_held.append(QPointer<QObject>(watched));
+            return true;  // swallow — will be re-posted on dtor
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+private:
+    QList<QPointer<QObject>> m_held;
+};
diff --git a/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_logos_object.h b/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_logos_object.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c23b6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_logos_object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "logos_object.h"
+#include <QObject>
+
+// Concrete LogosObject that communicates via Qt Remote Objects.
+//
+// The constructor takes the replica as QObject* so that this header does not
+// pull in QRemoteObjects headers into every translation unit that instantiates
+// the class.  At runtime the pointer always points to a QRemoteObjectReplica.
+//
+// m_helper is also stored as QObject* for the same reason; the implementation
+// in remote_transport.cpp casts it to RemoteEventHelper* where needed.
+class RemoteLogosObject : public LogosObject {
+public:
+    explicit RemoteLogosObject(QObject* replica);
+    ~RemoteLogosObject() override;
+
+    QVariant callMethod(const QString& authToken,
+                        const QString& methodName,
+                        const QVariantList& args,
+                        int timeoutMs) override;
+
+    void callMethodAsync(const QString& authToken,
+                         const QString& methodName,
+                         const QVariantList& args,
+                         int timeoutMs,
+                         AsyncResultCallback callback) override;
+
+    bool informModuleToken(const QString& authToken,
+                           const QString& moduleName,
+                           const QString& token,
+                           int timeoutMs) override;
+
+    void onEvent(const QString& eventName, EventCallback callback) override;
+    void disconnectEvents() override;
+    void emitEvent(const QString& eventName, const QVariantList& data) override;
+    QJsonArray getMethods() override;
+
+    void release() override;
+    quintptr id() const override;
+
+private:
+    QObject* m_replica;
+    QObject* m_helper;
+};
diff --git a/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_transport.cpp b/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_transport.cpp
index 64604ef..cce9076 100644
--- a/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_transport.cpp
+++ b/cpp/implementations/qt_remote/remote_transport.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "remote_transport.h"
+#include "remote_logos_object.h"
+#include "../../deferred_delete_guard.h"
 #include <QRemoteObjectRegistryHost>
 #include <QRemoteObjectNode>
 #include <QRemoteObjectReplica>
@@ -41,205 +43,215 @@ private:
 
 } // anonymous namespace
 
-class RemoteLogosObject : public LogosObject {
-public:
-    explicit RemoteLogosObject(QObject* replica)
-        : m_replica(replica), m_helper(nullptr)
-    {
-        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] Created RemoteLogosObject wrapping QRemoteObjectReplica" << reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(replica);
-    }
+// ── RemoteLogosObject method definitions ─────────────────────────────────────
 
-    ~RemoteLogosObject() override {
-        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] Destroying RemoteLogosObject" << reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(m_replica);
-        delete m_helper;
-    }
+RemoteLogosObject::RemoteLogosObject(QObject* replica)
+    : m_replica(replica), m_helper(nullptr)
+{
+    qDebug() << "[LogosObject] Created RemoteLogosObject wrapping QRemoteObjectReplica" << reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(replica);
+}
 
-    QVariant callMethod(const QString& authToken,
-                        const QString& methodName,
-                        const QVariantList& args,
-                        int timeoutMs) override
-    {
-        if (!m_replica) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Cannot call method on null replica";
-            return QVariant();
-        }
-        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::callMethod" << methodName << "args:" << args.size();
-
-        QRemoteObjectPendingCall pendingCall;
-        bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
-            m_replica,
-            "callRemoteMethod",
-            Qt::DirectConnection,
-            Q_RETURN_ARG(QRemoteObjectPendingCall, pendingCall),
-            Q_ARG(QString, authToken),
-            Q_ARG(QString, methodName),
-            Q_ARG(QVariantList, args)
-        );
-
-        if (!success) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Failed to invoke callRemoteMethod on replica";
-            return QVariant();
-        }
-
-        pendingCall.waitForFinished(timeoutMs);
-
-        if (!pendingCall.isFinished() || pendingCall.error() != QRemoteObjectPendingCall::NoError) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: callRemoteMethod failed or timed out:" << pendingCall.error();
-            return QVariant();
-        }
-
-        return pendingCall.returnValue();
-    }
-
-    void callMethodAsync(const QString& authToken,
-                         const QString& methodName,
-                         const QVariantList& args,
-                         int timeoutMs,
-                         AsyncResultCallback callback) override
-    {
-        if (!callback) return;
-        if (!m_replica) {
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, [callback]() { callback(QVariant()); });
-            return;
-        }
-
-        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::callMethodAsync" << methodName << "args:" << args.size();
-
-        QRemoteObjectPendingCall pendingCall;
-        bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
-            m_replica,
-            "callRemoteMethod",
-            Qt::DirectConnection,
-            Q_RETURN_ARG(QRemoteObjectPendingCall, pendingCall),
-            Q_ARG(QString, authToken),
-            Q_ARG(QString, methodName),
-            Q_ARG(QVariantList, args)
-        );
-
-        if (!success) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Failed to invoke callRemoteMethod on replica (async)";
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, [callback]() { callback(QVariant()); });
-            return;
-        }
-
-        auto* watcher = new QRemoteObjectPendingCallWatcher(pendingCall);
-
-        // Timeout timer -- parented to the watcher so it is auto-deleted
-        // when the watcher is destroyed, preventing late timeout callbacks.
-        auto* timer = new QTimer(watcher);
-        timer->setSingleShot(true);
-
-        // Success handler -- delivers result on the consumer's thread
-        QObject::connect(watcher, &QRemoteObjectPendingCallWatcher::finished,
-                         watcher, [callback, timer](QRemoteObjectPendingCallWatcher* w) {
-            timer->stop(); // cancel timeout
-            QVariant result;
-            if (w->error() == QRemoteObjectPendingCall::NoError) {
-                result = w->returnValue();
-            } else {
-                qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: async callMethod error:" << w->error();
-            }
-            callback(result);
-            w->deleteLater();
-        }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-
-        // Timeout handler -- stops the watcher and delivers empty result
-        QObject::connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, watcher, [watcher, callback]() {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: async callMethod timed out";
-            callback(QVariant());
-            watcher->deleteLater(); // also destroys the timer (child)
-        });
-
-        timer->start(timeoutMs);
-    }
-
-    bool informModuleToken(const QString& authToken,
-                           const QString& moduleName,
-                           const QString& token,
-                           int timeoutMs) override
-    {
-        if (!m_replica) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Cannot call informModuleToken on null replica";
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        QRemoteObjectPendingCall pendingCall;
-        bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
-            m_replica,
-            "informModuleToken",
-            Qt::DirectConnection,
-            Q_RETURN_ARG(QRemoteObjectPendingCall, pendingCall),
-            Q_ARG(QString, authToken),
-            Q_ARG(QString, moduleName),
-            Q_ARG(QString, token)
-        );
-
-        if (!success) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Failed to invoke informModuleToken on replica";
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        pendingCall.waitForFinished(timeoutMs);
-
-        if (!pendingCall.isFinished() || pendingCall.error() != QRemoteObjectPendingCall::NoError) {
-            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: informModuleToken failed or timed out:" << pendingCall.error();
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return pendingCall.returnValue().toBool();
-    }
-
-    void onEvent(const QString& eventName, EventCallback callback) override
-    {
-        if (!m_replica) return;
-
-        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::onEvent subscribing to event:" << eventName;
-        if (!m_helper) {
-            m_helper = new RemoteEventHelper();
-            QObject::connect(m_replica, SIGNAL(eventResponse(QString,QVariantList)),
-                             m_helper, SLOT(onEventResponse(QString,QVariantList)));
-            qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject: connected EventHelper to QRemoteObjectReplica signals (IPC)";
-        }
-        m_helper->addCallback(eventName, std::move(callback));
-    }
-
-    void disconnectEvents() override
-    {
-        delete m_helper;
-        m_helper = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    void emitEvent(const QString& eventName, const QVariantList& data) override
-    {
-        if (!m_replica) return;
-        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::emitEvent" << eventName << "data:" << data.size() << "items (via IPC)";
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_replica, "eventResponse",
-                                  Qt::QueuedConnection,
-                                  Q_ARG(QString, eventName),
-                                  Q_ARG(QVariantList, data));
-    }
-
-    QJsonArray getMethods() override
-    {
-        // Remote introspection not implemented — callers should use
-        // the local module inspection tools (lm) instead.
-        return QJsonArray();
-    }
-
-    void release() override
-    {
-        disconnectEvents();
-        delete m_replica;
+RemoteLogosObject::~RemoteLogosObject()
+{
+    qDebug() << "[LogosObject] Destroying RemoteLogosObject" << reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(m_replica);
+    delete m_helper;
+    // Release the replica via deleteLater so QRemoteObjectNode's
+    // destroyed-signal wiring gets to deregister us from its internal
+    // name→replica map. Without this, every invokeRemoteMethod leaks
+    // a QRemoteObjectDynamicReplica on the node; the accumulated
+    // entries collide when a later acquireDynamic for the same name
+    // walks the map, and QRemoteObjectNodePrivate::setReplicaImplementation
+    // ends up dereferencing a stale vtable pointer.
+    if (m_replica) {
+        m_replica->deleteLater();
         m_replica = nullptr;
-        delete this;
+    }
+}
+
+QVariant RemoteLogosObject::callMethod(const QString& authToken,
+                                       const QString& methodName,
+                                       const QVariantList& args,
+                                       int timeoutMs)
+{
+    if (!m_replica) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Cannot call method on null replica";
+        return QVariant();
+    }
+    qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::callMethod" << methodName << "args:" << args.size();
+
+    QRemoteObjectPendingCall pendingCall;
+    bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
+        m_replica,
+        "callRemoteMethod",
+        Qt::DirectConnection,
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(QRemoteObjectPendingCall, pendingCall),
+        Q_ARG(QString, authToken),
+        Q_ARG(QString, methodName),
+        Q_ARG(QVariantList, args)
+    );
+
+    if (!success) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Failed to invoke callRemoteMethod on replica";
+        return QVariant();
     }
 
-    quintptr id() const override { return reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(m_replica); }
+    pendingCall.waitForFinished(timeoutMs);
 
-private:
-    QObject* m_replica;
-    RemoteEventHelper* m_helper;
-};
+    if (!pendingCall.isFinished() || pendingCall.error() != QRemoteObjectPendingCall::NoError) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: callRemoteMethod failed or timed out:" << pendingCall.error();
+        return QVariant();
+    }
+
+    return pendingCall.returnValue();
+}
+
+void RemoteLogosObject::callMethodAsync(const QString& authToken,
+                                        const QString& methodName,
+                                        const QVariantList& args,
+                                        int timeoutMs,
+                                        AsyncResultCallback callback)
+{
+    if (!callback) return;
+    if (!m_replica) {
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, [callback]() { callback(QVariant()); });
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::callMethodAsync" << methodName << "args:" << args.size();
+
+    QRemoteObjectPendingCall pendingCall;
+    bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
+        m_replica,
+        "callRemoteMethod",
+        Qt::DirectConnection,
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(QRemoteObjectPendingCall, pendingCall),
+        Q_ARG(QString, authToken),
+        Q_ARG(QString, methodName),
+        Q_ARG(QVariantList, args)
+    );
+
+    if (!success) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Failed to invoke callRemoteMethod on replica (async)";
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, [callback]() { callback(QVariant()); });
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto* watcher = new QRemoteObjectPendingCallWatcher(pendingCall);
+
+    // Timeout timer -- parented to the watcher so it is auto-deleted
+    // when the watcher is destroyed, preventing late timeout callbacks.
+    auto* timer = new QTimer(watcher);
+    timer->setSingleShot(true);
+
+    // Success handler -- delivers result on the consumer's thread
+    QObject::connect(watcher, &QRemoteObjectPendingCallWatcher::finished,
+                     watcher, [callback, timer](QRemoteObjectPendingCallWatcher* w) {
+        timer->stop(); // cancel timeout
+        QVariant result;
+        if (w->error() == QRemoteObjectPendingCall::NoError) {
+            result = w->returnValue();
+        } else {
+            qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: async callMethod error:" << w->error();
+        }
+        callback(result);
+        w->deleteLater();
+    }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+    // Timeout handler -- stops the watcher and delivers empty result
+    QObject::connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, watcher, [watcher, callback]() {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: async callMethod timed out";
+        callback(QVariant());
+        watcher->deleteLater(); // also destroys the timer (child)
+    });
+
+    timer->start(timeoutMs);
+}
+
+bool RemoteLogosObject::informModuleToken(const QString& authToken,
+                                          const QString& moduleName,
+                                          const QString& token,
+                                          int timeoutMs)
+{
+    if (!m_replica) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Cannot call informModuleToken on null replica";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QRemoteObjectPendingCall pendingCall;
+    bool success = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
+        m_replica,
+        "informModuleToken",
+        Qt::DirectConnection,
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(QRemoteObjectPendingCall, pendingCall),
+        Q_ARG(QString, authToken),
+        Q_ARG(QString, moduleName),
+        Q_ARG(QString, token)
+    );
+
+    if (!success) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: Failed to invoke informModuleToken on replica";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    pendingCall.waitForFinished(timeoutMs);
+
+    if (!pendingCall.isFinished() || pendingCall.error() != QRemoteObjectPendingCall::NoError) {
+        qWarning() << "RemoteLogosObject: informModuleToken failed or timed out:" << pendingCall.error();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return pendingCall.returnValue().toBool();
+}
+
+void RemoteLogosObject::onEvent(const QString& eventName, EventCallback callback)
+{
+    if (!m_replica) return;
+
+    qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::onEvent subscribing to event:" << eventName;
+    if (!m_helper) {
+        m_helper = new RemoteEventHelper();
+        QObject::connect(m_replica, SIGNAL(eventResponse(QString,QVariantList)),
+                         m_helper, SLOT(onEventResponse(QString,QVariantList)));
+        qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject: connected EventHelper to QRemoteObjectReplica signals (IPC)";
+    }
+    static_cast<RemoteEventHelper*>(m_helper)->addCallback(eventName, std::move(callback));
+}
+
+void RemoteLogosObject::disconnectEvents()
+{
+    delete m_helper;
+    m_helper = nullptr;
+}
+
+void RemoteLogosObject::emitEvent(const QString& eventName, const QVariantList& data)
+{
+    if (!m_replica) return;
+    qDebug() << "[LogosObject] RemoteLogosObject::emitEvent" << eventName << "data:" << data.size() << "items (via IPC)";
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_replica, "eventResponse",
+                              Qt::QueuedConnection,
+                              Q_ARG(QString, eventName),
+                              Q_ARG(QVariantList, data));
+}
+
+QJsonArray RemoteLogosObject::getMethods()
+{
+    // Remote introspection not implemented — callers should use
+    // the local module inspection tools (lm) instead.
+    return QJsonArray();
+}
+
+void RemoteLogosObject::release()
+{
+    disconnectEvents();
+    delete m_replica;
+    m_replica = nullptr;
+    delete this;
+}
+
+quintptr RemoteLogosObject::id() const
+{
+    return reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(m_replica);
+}
 
 // ── RemoteTransportHost ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -356,6 +368,14 @@ LogosObject* RemoteTransportConnection::requestObject(const QString& objectName,
     qDebug() << "RemoteTransportConnection: Requesting object:" << objectName
              << "at" << QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm:ss.zzz");
 
+    // The DeferredDeleteGuard covers both acquireDynamic() and
+    // waitForSource() — either one can spin a nested event loop, and we
+    // must hold DeferredDelete events for the full duration so a QML
+    // delegate rebuild during the sync wait can't destroy the Button
+    // whose onClicked is currently on the call stack. See the guard
+    // definition above for the full rationale.
+    DeferredDeleteGuard guard;
+
     QRemoteObjectReplica* replica = m_node->acquireDynamic(objectName);
     if (!replica) {
         qWarning() << "RemoteTransportConnection: Failed to acquire replica for:" << objectName;
@@ -364,7 +384,11 @@ LogosObject* RemoteTransportConnection::requestObject(const QString& objectName,
 
     if (!replica->waitForSource(timeoutMs)) {
         qWarning() << "RemoteTransportConnection: Timeout waiting for replica:" << objectName;
-        delete replica;
+        // deleteLater, not delete — raw-deleting a replica that the
+        // QRemoteObjectNode still tracks leaves a dangling entry in the
+        // node's name→replica map and corrupts future acquireDynamic calls
+        // for the same name. See RemoteLogosObject dtor.
+        replica->deleteLater();
         return nullptr;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/sdk/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
index cc81003..d4e985b 100644
--- a/tests/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/logos_sdk)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cpp-generator ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/logos_generator)
 
-find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Test)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Test Qml)
 
 # --- Generate dispatch code for the sample provider fixture ---
 set(SAMPLE_HEADER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fixtures/sample_provider.h)
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ add_executable(sdk_tests
     test_async_calls.cpp
     test_provider_dispatch.cpp
     test_std_string_overloads.cpp
+    test_qml_sync_rpc_crash.cpp
     fixtures/sample_provider.cpp
     ${GENERATED_DISPATCH}
 )
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ add_executable(sdk_tests
 target_include_directories(sdk_tests PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fixtures
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cpp
     ${GENERATED_DIR}
 )
 
@@ -54,8 +56,60 @@ target_link_libraries(sdk_tests PRIVATE
     logos_sdk
     GTest::gtest
     Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core
+    Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Qml
     Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::RemoteObjects
     Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Test
 )
 
+# The QML integration tests (QmlSyncRpcCrashTest) need to locate Qt's
+# bundled QML modules (QtQml.Base) at runtime. Under nix the default
+# QmlImportsPath isn't always propagated into unwrapped test binaries,
+# so we discover the directory at configure time from the qtdeclarative
+# install root (derivable from Qt6Qml_DIR) and pass it to the test as a
+# compile definition. The test then calls engine.addImportPath() with it.
+#
+# Qt6Qml_DIR typically points at
+#   <qtdeclarative-root>/lib/cmake/Qt6Qml
+# On nix/Linux the QML imports are at
+#   <qtdeclarative-root>/lib/qt-6/qml
+# On macOS (framework builds) the same layout is used — qtdeclarative
+# also ships lib/qt-6/qml alongside the frameworks.
+set(_qt_qml_import_path "")
+if(DEFINED Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}Qml_DIR)
+    get_filename_component(_qtdecl_root
+        "${Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}Qml_DIR}/../../.." ABSOLUTE)
+    foreach(_candidate
+            "${_qtdecl_root}/lib/qt-6/qml"
+            "${_qtdecl_root}/qml"
+            "${_qtdecl_root}/lib/qml")
+        if(EXISTS "${_candidate}/QtQml")
+            set(_qt_qml_import_path "${_candidate}")
+            break()
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+endif()
+
+# Fallback: derive from the Qt6::Qml library path by walking up.
+if(NOT _qt_qml_import_path)
+    get_target_property(_qt_qml_lib Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Qml LOCATION)
+    set(_probe "${_qt_qml_lib}")
+    foreach(_i RANGE 10)
+        get_filename_component(_probe "${_probe}" DIRECTORY)
+        if(EXISTS "${_probe}/lib/qt-6/qml/QtQml")
+            set(_qt_qml_import_path "${_probe}/lib/qt-6/qml")
+            break()
+        endif()
+        if(EXISTS "${_probe}/qml/QtQml")
+            set(_qt_qml_import_path "${_probe}/qml")
+            break()
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "sdk_tests QML import path: ${_qt_qml_import_path}")
+
+target_compile_definitions(sdk_tests PRIVATE
+    QT_QML_TEST_IMPORT_PATH="${_qt_qml_import_path}"
+)
+
 gtest_discover_tests(sdk_tests)
diff --git a/tests/sdk/test_qml_sync_rpc_crash.cpp b/tests/sdk/test_qml_sync_rpc_crash.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7452b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/test_qml_sync_rpc_crash.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Integration test for the DeferredDeleteGuard fix in RemoteLogosObject.
+//
+// Root cause being guarded against:
+//   A QML signal handler calls a C++ slot that transitively spins a nested
+//   QEventLoop (via QRemoteObjectReplica::waitForSource). If a deleteLater
+//   was posted on an ancestor of the handler's QML object before the nested
+//   loop started, Qt delivers the DeferredDelete inside the nested loop and
+//   destroys the ancestor while the signal handler is still on the call stack.
+//   QQmlData::destroyed detects this and aborts with:
+//
+//     "Object destroyed while one of its QML signal handlers is in progress"
+//
+// The fix: wrap acquireDynamic + waitForSource in a DeferredDeleteGuard.
+// The guard intercepts all DeferredDelete events for the duration of the
+// nested loop and re-posts them after it exits, so they fire only once the
+// outer signal handler has fully returned.
+//
+// What this test proves: a QML signal handler can post deleteLater on its
+// own root and then call into code that spins a nested event loop (exactly
+// as RemoteTransportConnection::requestObject does in production) without
+// triggering the qFatal. Removing the DeferredDeleteGuard line from Bridge
+// below reproduces the original crash.
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QLibraryInfo>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QQmlComponent>
+#include <QQmlContext>
+#include <QQmlEngine>
+#include <QRemoteObjectDynamicReplica>
+#include <QRemoteObjectHost>
+#include <QRemoteObjectNode>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QTest>
+#include <QUrl>
+
+#include "deferred_delete_guard.h"
+#include "implementations/qt_remote/remote_logos_object.h"
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Q_OBJECT helpers — must live at namespace scope for moc.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Minimal source exposed over QRemoteObjects. The method body is irrelevant;
+// we only need the acquireDynamic + waitForSource handshake to spin a nested
+// event loop.
+class MinimalSource : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString ping() { return QStringLiteral("pong"); }
+};
+
+// Bridge invoked from inside a QML signal handler.
+//
+// Simulates the production crash path: the handler posts deleteLater on its
+// own root object (ancestor), then acquires a RemoteLogosObject — which
+// internally calls waitForSource and spins a nested event loop.
+//
+// DeferredDeleteGuard is the fix. Without it, the DeferredDelete for ancestor
+// fires inside the nested loop, destroying a QML-bound object while its
+// signal handler is still on the call stack and causing a qFatal. With the
+// guard the delete is swallowed for the duration of the nested loop and
+// re-posted immediately after, so it fires safely outside the handler.
+class Bridge : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+    QRemoteObjectNode* m_node;
+public:
+    explicit Bridge(QRemoteObjectNode* node, QObject* parent = nullptr)
+        : QObject(parent), m_node(node) {}
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void triggerCrashScenario(QObject* ancestor) {
+        if (ancestor) ancestor->deleteLater();
+
+        DeferredDeleteGuard guard;   // ← remove this to reproduce the crash
+        auto* replica = m_node->acquireDynamic(QStringLiteral("test_source"));
+        if (replica) {
+            replica->waitForSource(1000);   // spins nested event loop
+            RemoteLogosObject wrapped(replica);
+            // wrapped.~RemoteLogosObject() calls replica->deleteLater(),
+            // also intercepted by the guard still in scope above.
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+TEST(QmlSyncRpcCrashTest, GuardPreventsQFatalDuringQmlSignalHandler) {
+    const QString url = QStringLiteral("local:ddg_test");
+    QRemoteObjectHost host(QUrl{url});
+    MinimalSource source;
+    host.enableRemoting(&source, QStringLiteral("test_source"));
+
+    QRemoteObjectNode node;
+    node.connectToNode(QUrl{url});
+    QTest::qWait(100);  // let socket negotiation settle
+
+    Bridge bridge(&node);
+    QQmlEngine engine;
+
+    // Ensure Qt's bundled QML modules are findable. Under nix the default
+    // QmlImportsPath isn't always propagated into unwrapped test binaries;
+    // we inject the path discovered at configure time via CMake.
+#ifdef QT_QML_TEST_IMPORT_PATH
+    engine.addImportPath(QStringLiteral(QT_QML_TEST_IMPORT_PATH));
+#endif
+    engine.addImportPath(QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::QmlImportsPath));
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("bridge"), &bridge);
+
+    QQmlComponent component(&engine);
+    component.setData(R"QML(
+        import QtQml 2.0
+        QtObject {
+            id: root
+            signal kick()
+            onKick: { bridge.triggerCrashScenario(root) }
+        }
+    )QML", QUrl());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(component.isReady()) << component.errorString().toStdString();
+
+    QObject* root = component.create();
+    ASSERT_NE(root, nullptr) << component.errorString().toStdString();
+
+    // Emitting kick() marks root as having an active QML signal handler.
+    // The handler calls Bridge::triggerCrashScenario, which posts
+    // deleteLater on root and then spins a nested event loop. Without
+    // DeferredDeleteGuard the process would qFatal here; with it we reach
+    // the line below without crashing.
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(root, "kick", Qt::DirectConnection);
+
+    SUCCEED();  // reaching this line is the positive result
+
+    // Drain re-posted deferred deletes so teardown is clean.
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 50);
+    QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents(nullptr, QEvent::DeferredDelete);
+}
+
+#include "test_qml_sync_rpc_crash.moc"