diff --git a/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py b/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
index 88cc9e72..418b9afc 100644
--- a/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
+++ b/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
@@ -349,7 +349,12 @@ class QuickApp:
         log.warning(_("Can't retrieve encryption plugins: {msg}").format(msg=failure_))
 
     def on_bridge_connected(self):
-        self.bridge.ready_get(self.on_backend_ready)
+        d = self.bridge.ready_get()
+        d.addErrback(self._ready_get_eb)
+        d.addCallback(lambda __: self.on_backend_ready())
+
+    def _ready_get_eb(self, failure_):
+        log.error("Can't check backend readiness: {msg}".format(msg=failure_))
 
     def _bridge_cb(self):
         self.register_signal("connected")
diff --git a/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_bridge.py b/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53999743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Libervia: an XMPP client
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2026 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Adapte the legacy callback/errback bridge API to bridges"""
+
+import asyncio
+import inspect
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
+
+from libervia.backend.core.log import getLogger
+
+log = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class QuickBridgeAdapter:
+    """Adapt legacy callback/errback to bridges
+
+    @param bridge: bridge instance
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, bridge: Any) -> None:
+        self._bridge = bridge
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+        attr = getattr(self._bridge, name)
+        if not callable(attr):
+            return attr
+
+        def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+            callback = kwargs.pop("callback", None)
+            errback = kwargs.pop("errback", None)
+            result = attr(*args, **kwargs)
+            if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
+                result = asyncio.ensure_future(result)
+            if isinstance(result, asyncio.Future):
+                # async bridges (e.g. AIOBridge) return asyncio futures
+                result = defer.Deferred.fromFuture(result)
+            if (callback is None and errback is None) or not hasattr(
+                result, "addCallback"
+            ):
+                return result
+            if callback is not None:
+                result.addCallback(callback)
+            if errback is not None:
+                result.addErrback(errback)
+            return result
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    def register_signal(self, name: str, handler: Callable, iface: str = "core") -> None:
+        """Register a signal handler, adapting sync handlers to async bridges
+
+        @param name: signal name
+        @param handler: signal handler, sync or async
+        @param iface: bridge interface ("core" or "plugin")
+        """
+        if not inspect.iscoroutinefunction(handler):
+
+            async def async_handler(*args: Any,
+                                    _handler: Callable = handler) -> None:
+                _handler(*args)
+
+            handler = async_handler
+
+        try:
+            self._bridge.register_signal(name, handler, iface)
+        except AttributeError:
+            log.warning(f"Signal {name} is not available on the bridge")
+
+    def bridge_connect(self, callback: Callable | None = None,
+                       errback: Callable | None = None) -> None:
+        """Connect to the bridge
+
+        @param callback: called when the bridge is connected
+        @param errback: called with a twisted Failure on connection error
+        """
+
+        async def _connect() -> None:
+            try:
+                await self._bridge.bridge_connect()
+            except Exception as e:
+                if errback is not None:
+                    errback(Failure(e))
+            else:
+                if callback is not None:
+                    callback()
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            # the event loop is not running yet (frontends usually call connect_bridge()
+            # before starting their loop)
+            try:
+                loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            except RuntimeError:
+                loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+                asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+            loop.call_soon(asyncio.ensure_future, _connect())
+        else:
+            asyncio.ensure_future(_connect())
diff --git a/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_profile_manager.py b/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_profile_manager.py
index 880ee6eb..90631e23 100644
--- a/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_profile_manager.py
+++ b/libervia/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_profile_manager.py
@@ -233,9 +233,16 @@ class QuickProfileManager(object):
 
     def refill_profiles(self):
         """Rebuild the list of profiles"""
-        profiles = self.host.bridge.profiles_list_get()
-        profiles.sort()
-        self.set_profiles(profiles)
+        self.host.bridge.profiles_list_get(
+            callback=self._profiles_loaded,
+            errback=self._profiles_list_eb,
+        )
+
+    def _profiles_loaded(self, profiles):
+        self.set_profiles(sorted(profiles))
+
+    def _profiles_list_eb(self, failure_):
+        log.error("Can't get profiles list: {msg}".format(msg=failure_))
 
     ## Method which must be implemented by frontends ##