diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 0b525c81a7..ca2aaaaa1b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ bool QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
     if (!selfRequired)
         return doNotify(receiver, event);
 
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(7, 0, 0)
+//#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(7, 0, 0)
     if (threadData->thread.loadRelaxed() != QCoreApplicationPrivate::mainThread())
         return false;
-#endif
+//#endif
     return self->notify(receiver, event);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qlayout.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qlayout.cpp
index 8fcca0c174..e7d58d469b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qlayout.cpp
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ void QLayout::widgetEvent(QEvent *e)
         }
         break;
     case QEvent::LayoutRequest:
+        if (!parent())
+            break;
         if (static_cast<QWidget *>(parent())->isVisible())
             activate();
         break;
@@ -579,10 +581,12 @@ int QLayout::totalMinimumHeightForWidth(int w) const
     int side=0, top=0;
     if (d->topLevel) {
         QWidget *parent = parentWidget();
-        parent->ensurePolished();
-        QWidgetPrivate *wd = parent->d_func();
-        side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
-        top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        if (d->topLevel) {
+            parent->ensurePolished();
+            QWidgetPrivate *wd = parent->d_func();
+            side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
+            top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        }
     }
     int h = minimumHeightForWidth(w - side) + top;
 #if QT_CONFIG(menubar)
@@ -601,10 +605,12 @@ int QLayout::totalHeightForWidth(int w) const
     int side=0, top=0;
     if (d->topLevel) {
         QWidget *parent = parentWidget();
-        parent->ensurePolished();
-        QWidgetPrivate *wd = parent->d_func();
-        side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
-        top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        if (parent) {
+            parent->ensurePolished();
+            QWidgetPrivate *wd = parent->d_func();
+            side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
+            top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        }
     }
     int h = heightForWidth(w - side) + top;
 #if QT_CONFIG(menubar)
@@ -623,10 +629,12 @@ QSize QLayout::totalMinimumSize() const
     int side=0, top=0;
     if (d->topLevel) {
         QWidget *pw = parentWidget();
-        pw->ensurePolished();
-        QWidgetPrivate *wd = pw->d_func();
-        side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
-        top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        if (pw) {
+            pw->ensurePolished();
+            QWidgetPrivate *wd = pw->d_func();
+            side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
+            top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        }
     }
 
     QSize s = minimumSize();
@@ -646,10 +654,12 @@ QSize QLayout::totalSizeHint() const
     int side=0, top=0;
     if (d->topLevel) {
         QWidget *pw = parentWidget();
-        pw->ensurePolished();
-        QWidgetPrivate *wd = pw->d_func();
-        side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
-        top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        if (pw) {
+            pw->ensurePolished();
+            QWidgetPrivate *wd = pw->d_func();
+            side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
+            top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        }
     }
 
     QSize s = sizeHint();
@@ -671,10 +681,12 @@ QSize QLayout::totalMaximumSize() const
     int side=0, top=0;
     if (d->topLevel) {
         QWidget *pw = parentWidget();
-        pw->ensurePolished();
-        QWidgetPrivate *wd = pw->d_func();
-        side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
-        top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        if (pw) {
+            pw->ensurePolished();
+            QWidgetPrivate *wd = pw->d_func();
+            side += wd->leftmargin + wd->rightmargin;
+            top += wd->topmargin + wd->bottommargin;
+        }
     }
 
     QSize s = maximumSize();
@@ -972,7 +984,7 @@ void QLayout::update()
     QLayout *layout = this;
     while (layout && layout->d_func()->activated) {
         layout->d_func()->activated = false;
-        if (layout->d_func()->topLevel) {
+        if (layout->d_func()->topLevel && layout->parent()) {
             Q_ASSERT(layout->parent()->isWidgetType());
             QWidget *mw = static_cast<QWidget*>(layout->parent());
             if (mw) { /*we always validate layout later, implying it can be null. why the fuck were the Qt devs copying the [~volatile~] parent multiple times and using it without a check?