diff --git a/src/rppqt/rppqt/schedulers/main_thread.hpp b/src/rppqt/rppqt/schedulers/main_thread.hpp
index 088ab1095..74091acd4 100644
--- a/src/rppqt/rppqt/schedulers/main_thread.hpp
+++ b/src/rppqt/rppqt/schedulers/main_thread.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <rppqt/schedulers/fwd.hpp> // own forwarding
 #include <rppqt/utils/exceptions.hpp>
 
+#include "rpp/schedulers/fwd.hpp"
+
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <chrono>
@@ -37,17 +39,43 @@ namespace rppqt::schedulers
             {
                 const auto application = QCoreApplication::instance();
                 if (!application)
-                    throw utils::no_active_qapplication{"Pointer to application is null. Create QApplication before using main_thread_scheduler!"};
+                {
+                    handler.on_error(std::make_exception_ptr(utils::no_active_qapplication{"Pointer to application is null. Create QApplication before using main_thread_scheduler!"}));
+                    return;
+                }
 
                 QTimer::singleShot(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(duration), application, [fn = std::forward<Fn>(fn), handler = std::forward<Handler>(handler), ... args = std::forward<Args>(args)]() mutable {
-                    if (const auto new_duration = fn(handler, args...))
-                        defer_for(new_duration->value, std::move(fn), std::move(handler), std::move(args)...);
+                    if (!handler.is_disposed())
+                        invoke(std::move(fn), std::move(handler), std::move(args)...);
                 });
             }
 
             static constexpr rpp::schedulers::details::none_disposable get_disposable() { return {}; }
 
             static rpp::schedulers::time_point now() { return rpp::schedulers::clock_type::now(); }
+
+        private:
+            template<rpp::schedulers::constraint::schedulable_handler Handler, typename... Args, rpp::schedulers::constraint::schedulable_delay_from_now_fn<Handler, Args...> Fn>
+            static void invoke(Fn&& fn, Handler&& handler, Args&&... args)
+            {
+                if (const auto new_duration = fn(handler, args...))
+                    defer_for(new_duration->value, std::forward<Fn>(fn), std::forward<Handler>(handler), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            }
+
+            template<rpp::schedulers::constraint::schedulable_handler Handler, typename... Args, rpp::schedulers::constraint::schedulable_delay_from_this_timepoint_fn<Handler, Args...> Fn>
+            static void invoke(Fn&& fn, Handler&& handler, Args&&... args)
+            {
+                const auto now = rpp::schedulers::clock_type::now();
+                if (const auto new_duration = fn(handler, args...))
+                    defer_for(now + new_duration->value - rpp::schedulers::clock_type::now(), std::forward<Fn>(fn), std::forward<Handler>(handler), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            }
+
+            template<rpp::schedulers::constraint::schedulable_handler Handler, typename... Args, rpp::schedulers::constraint::schedulable_delay_to_fn<Handler, Args...> Fn>
+            static void invoke(Fn&& fn, Handler&& handler, Args&&... args)
+            {
+                if (const auto new_tp = fn(handler, args...))
+                    defer_for(new_tp->value - rpp::schedulers::clock_type::now(), std::forward<Fn>(fn), std::forward<Handler>(handler), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            }
         };
 
     public:
diff --git a/src/tests/rppqt/test_main_thread_scheduler.cpp b/src/tests/rppqt/test_main_thread_scheduler.cpp
index d382e8b5a..cb99de881 100644
--- a/src/tests/rppqt/test_main_thread_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/rppqt/test_main_thread_scheduler.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@
 #include <rppqt/schedulers/main_thread.hpp>
 
 #include "mock_observer.hpp"
+#include "rpp/disposables/fwd.hpp"
+#include "rpp/schedulers/fwd.hpp"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <future>
+#include <optional>
 
 TEST_CASE("main_thread_scheduler schedules actions to main thread")
 {
-    auto observer = mock_observer_strategy<int>{}.get_observer().as_dynamic();
+    auto d        = rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper::make();
+    auto observer = mock_observer_strategy<int>{}.get_observer(d).as_dynamic();
 
     int              argc{};
     QCoreApplication application{argc, nullptr};
@@ -47,6 +51,24 @@ TEST_CASE("main_thread_scheduler schedules actions to main thread")
         }
     }
 
+    SECTION("nothing happens for disposed handler")
+    {
+        std::promise<std::thread::id> execution_thread{};
+        std::thread{[&] {
+            rppqt::schedulers::main_thread_scheduler::create_worker().schedule([&](const auto&) -> rpp::schedulers::optional_delay_from_now {
+                execution_thread.set_value(std::this_thread::get_id());
+                return {};
+            },
+                                                                               observer);
+        }}.join();
+
+        d.dispose();
+
+        application.exec();
+        auto future = execution_thread.get_future();
+        REQUIRE(future.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds{1}) == std::future_status::timeout);
+    }
+
     SECTION("recursive scheduling to main thread")
     {
         std::string execution{};
@@ -68,4 +90,11 @@ TEST_CASE("main_thread_scheduler schedules actions to main thread")
         application.exec();
         CHECK(execution == "outer inner outer inner ");
     }
+
+    SECTION("scheduler can be applied for all types of schedulables")
+    {
+        rppqt::schedulers::main_thread_scheduler::create_worker().schedule([&](const auto&) -> rpp::schedulers::optional_delay_from_now { return std::nullopt; }, observer);
+        rppqt::schedulers::main_thread_scheduler::create_worker().schedule([&](const auto&) -> rpp::schedulers::optional_delay_from_this_timepoint { return std::nullopt; }, observer);
+        rppqt::schedulers::main_thread_scheduler::create_worker().schedule([&](const auto&) -> rpp::schedulers::optional_delay_to { return std::nullopt; }, observer);
+    }
 }