diff --git a/src/qt/transactiontablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/transactiontablemodel.cpp
index b55990a..58819d4 100644
--- a/src/qt/transactiontablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactiontablemodel.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ public:
     {
         OutputDebugStringF("updateWallet %s %i\n", hash.ToString().c_str(), status);
         {
-            LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
+            TRY_LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet, lockWallet);
+            if (!lockWallet)
+                return;
 
             // Find transaction in wallet
             std::map<uint256, CWalletTx>::iterator mi = wallet->mapWallet.find(hash);
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
index d575e39..dc01fbe 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ void WalletModel::pollBalanceChanged()
 {
     if(nBestHeight != cachedNumBlocks)
     {
-        // Don't block the UI thread waiting for cs_wallet - skip this
-        // update cycle if the lock is held by the block processing thread
-        TRY_LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet, lockWallet);
-        if(!lockWallet)
-            return;
-
         // Balance and number of transactions might have changed
         cachedNumBlocks = nBestHeight;
         checkBalanceChanged();
@@ -92,11 +86,12 @@ void WalletModel::pollBalanceChanged()
 
 void WalletModel::checkBalanceChanged()
 {
-    // Get all balances in a single lock acquisition + single pass
-    // instead of 4 separate lock+iterate cycles.
-    // Use int64_t locals to match GetAllBalances signature (qint64 differs on Linux).
+    // Get all balances in a single lock acquisition + single pass.
+    // Uses TRY_LOCK internally - if cs_wallet is busy (block processing),
+    // skip this cycle. The timer will retry in 2.5 seconds.
     int64_t newBalance = 0, newStake = 0, newUnconfirmedBalance = 0, newImmatureBalance = 0;
-    wallet->GetAllBalances(newBalance, newStake, newUnconfirmedBalance, newImmatureBalance);
+    if (!wallet->GetAllBalances(newBalance, newStake, newUnconfirmedBalance, newImmatureBalance))
+        return;
 
     if(cachedBalance != newBalance || cachedStake != newStake || cachedUnconfirmedBalance != newUnconfirmedBalance || cachedImmatureBalance != newImmatureBalance)
     {
@@ -113,14 +108,20 @@ void WalletModel::updateTransaction(const QString &hash, int status)
     if(transactionTableModel)
         transactionTableModel->updateTransaction(hash, status);
 
-    // Balance and number of transactions might have changed
-    checkBalanceChanged();
+    // Don't call checkBalanceChanged() here - it does LOCK(cs_wallet) + iterates
+    // all wallet transactions, blocking the UI thread. The pollBalanceChanged()
+    // timer already handles balance updates every 2.5 seconds with TRY_LOCK.
 
-    int newNumTransactions = getNumTransactions();
-    if(cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
+    // Same for getNumTransactions() - use cached count from the transaction model
+    // to avoid another LOCK(cs_wallet) on the UI thread.
+    if(transactionTableModel)
     {
-        cachedNumTransactions = newNumTransactions;
-        emit numTransactionsChanged(newNumTransactions);
+        int newNumTransactions = transactionTableModel->rowCount(QModelIndex());
+        if(cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
+        {
+            cachedNumTransactions = newNumTransactions;
+            emit numTransactionsChanged(newNumTransactions);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 6e0cdbc..c550e8a 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -1476,13 +1476,15 @@ int64_t CWallet::GetNewMint() const
     return nTotal;
 }
 
-void CWallet::GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUnconfirmed, int64_t& nImmature) const
+bool CWallet::GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUnconfirmed, int64_t& nImmature) const
 {
     nBalance = 0;
     nStake = 0;
     nUnconfirmed = 0;
     nImmature = 0;
-    LOCK(cs_wallet);
+    TRY_LOCK(cs_wallet, lockWallet);
+    if (!lockWallet)
+        return false;
     for (map<uint256, CWalletTx>::const_iterator it = mapWallet.begin(); it != mapWallet.end(); ++it)
     {
         const CWalletTx& pcoin = (*it).second;
@@ -1499,6 +1501,7 @@ void CWallet::GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUncon
         if (!pcoin.IsFinal() || !pcoin.IsTrusted())
             nUnconfirmed += pcoin.GetAvailableCredit();
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool CWallet::SelectCoinsMinConf(int64_t nTargetValue, unsigned int nSpendTime, int nConfMine, int nConfTheirs, vector<COutput> vCoins, set<pair<const CWalletTx*,unsigned int> >& setCoinsRet, int64_t& nValueRet) const
diff --git a/src/wallet.h b/src/wallet.h
index f7bcf75..a4116af 100644
--- a/src/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public:
     int64_t GetStake() const;
     int64_t GetNewMint() const;
     // Get all balances in a single lock acquisition + single pass (avoids 4x lock + 4x iteration)
-    void GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUnconfirmed, int64_t& nImmature) const;
+    bool GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUnconfirmed, int64_t& nImmature) const;
     bool CreateTransaction(const std::vector<std::pair<CScript, int64_t> >& vecSend, CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey, int64_t& nFeeRet, const CCoinControl *coinControl=NULL);
     bool CreateTransaction(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, std::string& sNarr, CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey, int64_t& nFeeRet, const CCoinControl *coinControl=NULL);
     bool CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey);