diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pything.h b/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pything.h
index 95c79876..fd504d24 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pything.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pything.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static PyMethodDef PyThing_methods[] = {
     {nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr} // sentinel
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject PyThingDiscoveryInfoType = {
+static PyTypeObject PyThingType = {
     PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "nymea.Thing",             /* tp_name */
     sizeof(PyThing),           /* tp_basicsize */
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pythingsetupinfo.h b/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pythingsetupinfo.h
index eff6f324..bd6f2ddb 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pythingsetupinfo.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pythingsetupinfo.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static PyObject * PyThingSetupInfo_finish(PyThingSetupInfo* self, PyObject* args
 }
 
 
-static PyMethodDef PyThingDiscoveryInfo_methods[] = {
-    { "finish", (PyCFunction)PyThingDiscoveryInfo_finish,    METH_VARARGS,       "finish a discovery" },
+static PyMethodDef PyThingSetupInfo_methods[] = {
+    { "finish", (PyCFunction)PyThingSetupInfo_finish,    METH_VARARGS,       "finish a setup" },
     {nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr} // sentinel
 };
 
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.cpp b/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.cpp
index 6db011d4..b87e1a39 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <Python.h>
 #include "python/pythingdiscoveryinfo.h"
+#include "python/pythingsetupinfo.h"
 
 #include "pythonintegrationplugin.h"
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QMetaEnum>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrentRun>
 
 QHash<PyObject*, PyThreadState*> s_modules;
 
@@ -152,6 +154,22 @@ bool PythonIntegrationPlugin::loadScript(const QString &scriptFile)
 
     s_modules.insert(m_module, m_interpreter);
 
+    QtConcurrent::run([=](){
+        PyObject *loop = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "loop");
+        dumpError();
+//        PyObject *stop = PyObject_GetAttrString(loop, "stop");
+//        PyObject *call_soon = PyObject_GetAttrString(loop, "call_soon");
+        PyObject *run_forever = PyObject_GetAttrString(loop, "run_forever");
+//        PyObject *run_until_complete = PyObject_GetAttrString(loop, "run_until_complete");
+        qCDebug(dcThingManager()) << "Starting python event loop";
+        dumpError();
+        PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(run_forever, nullptr);
+        qCDebug(dcThingManager()) << "stopped python event loop";
+        dumpError();
+
+    });
+
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -177,8 +195,12 @@ void PythonIntegrationPlugin::init()
 
 void PythonIntegrationPlugin::discoverThings(ThingDiscoveryInfo *info)
 {
+
     PyThreadState_Swap(m_interpreter);
 
+    PyGILState_STATE s = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
+
     qCDebug(dcThingManager()) << "Python wrapper: discoverThings()" << info;
     PyObject *pFunc = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "discoverThings");
     if(!pFunc || !PyCallable_Check(pFunc)) {
@@ -194,26 +216,48 @@ void PythonIntegrationPlugin::discoverThings(ThingDiscoveryInfo *info)
     });
 
 
-//    PyObject *loop = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "_loop");
-//    dumpError();
-//    qWarning() << "loop:" << loop;
+    PyObject *future = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(pFunc, pyInfo, nullptr);
+    dumpError();
+
+    PyObject *asyncio = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "asyncio");
+    PyObject *loop = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "loop");
+    PyObject *run_coroutine_threadsafe = PyObject_GetAttrString(asyncio, "run_coroutine_threadsafe");
+    PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(run_coroutine_threadsafe, future, loop, nullptr);
+
+    PyGILState_Release(s);
+
+}
+
+void PythonIntegrationPlugin::setupThing(ThingSetupInfo *info)
+{
+    PyThreadState_Swap(m_interpreter);
+
+    PyGILState_STATE s = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
+    qCDebug(dcThingManager()) << "Python wrapper: setupThing()" << info;
+    PyObject *pFunc = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "setupThing");
+    if(!pFunc || !PyCallable_Check(pFunc)) {
+        qCWarning(dcThingManager()) << "Python plugin does not implement \"setThing()\" method.";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    PyThingSetupInfo *pyInfo = (PyThingSetupInfo*)_PyObject_New(&PyThingSetupInfoType);
+    pyInfo->ptrObj = info;
+
+    connect(info, &ThingSetupInfo::finished, this, [=](){
+        PyObject_Free(pyInfo);
+    });
 
 
     PyObject *future = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(pFunc, pyInfo, nullptr);
     dumpError();
 
-    qWarning() << "future:" << future;
-
     PyObject *asyncio = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "asyncio");
-    qWarning() << "ayncio:" << asyncio;
-
     PyObject *loop = PyObject_GetAttrString(m_module, "loop");
-    PyObject *create_task = PyObject_GetAttrString(loop, "create_task");
-    PyObject *task = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(create_task, future, nullptr);
-
-    dumpError();
-    qWarning() << "Create task:" << task;
+    PyObject *run_coroutine_threadsafe = PyObject_GetAttrString(asyncio, "run_coroutine_threadsafe");
+    PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(run_coroutine_threadsafe, future, loop, nullptr);
 
+    PyGILState_Release(s);
 }
 
 void PythonIntegrationPlugin::dumpError()
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.h b/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.h
index 6034f16b..e4f8cc70 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/pythonintegrationplugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
 
     void init() override;
     void discoverThings(ThingDiscoveryInfo *info) override;
+    void setupThing(ThingSetupInfo *info) override;
 
 
 private: