diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.cpp
index a685a8bf5..e92a9fe32 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.cpp
@@ -40,11 +40,16 @@
 PartitionModel::ResetHelper::ResetHelper( PartitionModel* model )
     : m_model( model )
 {
+    m_model->m_lock.lock();
     m_model->beginResetModel();
 }
 
 PartitionModel::ResetHelper::~ResetHelper()
 {
+    // We need to unlock the mutex before emitting the reset signal,
+    // because the reset will cause clients to start looking at the
+    // (new) data.
+    m_model->m_lock.unlock();
     m_model->endResetModel();
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ PartitionModel::PartitionModel( QObject* parent )
 void
 PartitionModel::init( Device* device , const OsproberEntryList& osproberEntries )
 {
+    QMutexLocker lock(&m_lock);
     beginResetModel();
     m_device = device;
     m_osproberEntries = osproberEntries;
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@ PartitionModel::headerData( int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role )
 Partition*
 PartitionModel::partitionForIndex( const QModelIndex& index ) const
 {
+    QMutexLocker lock(&m_lock);
     if ( !index.isValid() )
         return nullptr;
     return reinterpret_cast< Partition* >( index.internalPointer() );
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.h b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.h
index f36a496ea..f5289254b 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionModel.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 // Qt
 #include <QAbstractItemModel>
+#include <QMutex>
 
 class Device;
 class Partition;
@@ -115,8 +116,11 @@ public:
     void update();
 
 private:
+    friend class ResetHelper;
+
     Device* m_device;
     OsproberEntryList m_osproberEntries;
+    mutable QMutex m_lock;
 };
 
 #endif /* PARTITIONMODEL_H */