diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
index ad0d6bf4f3e5..b68e171c5e01 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CameraManager *cm, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 	connect(&titleTimer_, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateTitle()));
 
 	viewfinder_ = new ViewFinder(this);
+	connect(viewfinder_, &ViewFinder::renderComplete,
+		this, &MainWindow::queueRequest);
 	setCentralWidget(viewfinder_);
 	adjustSize();
 
@@ -513,15 +515,8 @@ void MainWindow::processCapture()
 		<< "timestamp:" << metadata.timestamp
 		<< "fps:" << Qt::fixed << qSetRealNumberPrecision(2) << fps;
 
-	/* Display the buffer and requeue it to the camera. */
-	display(buffer);
-
-	queueRequest(buffer);
-}
-
-void MainWindow::display(FrameBuffer *buffer)
-{
-	viewfinder_->display(buffer, &mappedBuffers_[buffer]);
+	/* Render the frame on the viewfinder. */
+	viewfinder_->render(buffer, &mappedBuffers_[buffer]);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::queueRequest(FrameBuffer *buffer)
diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.h b/src/qcam/main_window.h
index 03db761b58e4..1a2ccbd632b0 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.h
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 
 	void saveImageAs();
 
+	void queueRequest(FrameBuffer *buffer);
+
 private:
 	int createToolbars();
 
@@ -65,8 +67,6 @@ private:
 
 	void requestComplete(Request *request);
 	void processCapture();
-	void display(FrameBuffer *buffer);
-	void queueRequest(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
 	/* UI elements */
 	QToolBar *toolbar_;
diff --git a/src/qcam/meson.build b/src/qcam/meson.build
index 214bfb12aabb..c256d06f8ccf 100644
--- a/src/qcam/meson.build
+++ b/src/qcam/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ qcam_sources = files([
 
 qcam_moc_headers = files([
     'main_window.h',
+    'viewfinder.h',
 ])
 
 qcam_resources = files([
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder.cpp b/src/qcam/viewfinder.cpp
index b8feabd5d189..2a35932e0b79 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ ViewFinder::~ViewFinder()
 	delete image_;
 }
 
-void ViewFinder::display(const libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
-			 MappedBuffer *map)
+void ViewFinder::render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, MappedBuffer *map)
 {
 	if (buffer->planes().size() != 1) {
 		qWarning() << "Multi-planar buffers are not supported";
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ void ViewFinder::display(const libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
 	converter_.convert(static_cast<unsigned char *>(map->memory),
 			   buffer->metadata().planes[0].bytesused, image_);
 	update();
+
+	renderComplete(buffer);
 }
 
 QImage ViewFinder::getCurrentImage()
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder.h b/src/qcam/viewfinder.h
index 735a6b67e91d..784fcceda5bd 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder.h
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder.h
@@ -27,15 +27,20 @@ struct MappedBuffer {
 
 class ViewFinder : public QWidget
 {
+	Q_OBJECT
+
 public:
 	ViewFinder(QWidget *parent);
 	~ViewFinder();
 
 	int setFormat(const libcamera::PixelFormat &format, const QSize &size);
-	void display(const libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, MappedBuffer *map);
+	void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, MappedBuffer *map);
 
 	QImage getCurrentImage();
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+	void renderComplete(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer);
+
 protected:
 	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
 	QSize sizeHint() const override;