diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/DaemonThreadFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/DaemonThreadFactory.java
index bc10b816..79aa35cc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/DaemonThreadFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/DaemonThreadFactory.java
@@ -18,25 +18,61 @@
  */
 package tech.kwik.core.concurrent;
 
-
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 /**
- * Creates daemon threads. Java's default thread factory used in executors creates non-daemon threads that
- * prevent JVM from shutting down.
+ * Creates daemon threads. Java's default thread factory used in executors creates non-daemon
+ * threads that prevent JVM from shutting down.
  */
 public class DaemonThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
 
     private final String threadBaseName;
     private final AtomicInteger threadNumber = new AtomicInteger(1);
+    private ThreadFactory virtualFactory;
 
     public DaemonThreadFactory(String threadBaseName) {
         this.threadBaseName = threadBaseName;
+
+        if (Runtime.version().feature() >= 24) {
+            try {
+                var lookup = MethodHandles.lookup();
+                var builderClass = Class.forName("java.lang.Thread$Builder$OfVirtual");
+                // public static Builder.OfVirtual ofVirtual()
+                var ofVirtualHandle =
+                        lookup.findStatic(Thread.class, "ofVirtual", MethodType.methodType(builderClass));
+
+                // 2. public Thread.Builder name(String prefix, long start)
+                var nameHandle =
+                        lookup.findVirtual(
+                                builderClass,
+                                "name",
+                                MethodType.methodType(builderClass, String.class, long.class));
+
+                // 3. Invoke Thread.ofVirtual().name(threadBaseName, 0)
+                var namedBuilder = nameHandle.invoke(ofVirtualHandle.invoke(), threadBaseName, 0L);
+
+                // 4. public ThreadFactory factory()
+                var factoryHandle =
+                        lookup.findVirtual(builderClass, "factory", MethodType.methodType(ThreadFactory.class));
+
+                // 5. Invoke namedBuilder.factory()
+                this.virtualFactory = (ThreadFactory) factoryHandle.invoke(namedBuilder);
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
+                // impossible
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public Thread newThread(Runnable runnable) {
+
+        if (virtualFactory != null) {
+            return virtualFactory.newThread(runnable);
+        }
+
         Thread thread = new Thread(runnable, threadBaseName + "-" + threadNumber.getAndIncrement());
         thread.setDaemon(true);
         return thread;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/VirtualExecutor.java b/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/VirtualExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43127ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/concurrent/VirtualExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package tech.kwik.core.concurrent;
+
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class to reflectively invoke the Executors.newThreadPerTaskExecutor static method using
+ * the Method Handles API.
+ */
+public class VirtualExecutor {
+
+  private static final boolean SUPPORTED = Runtime.version().feature() >= 24;
+
+  private static MethodHandle handle;
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      handle =
+              MethodHandles.publicLookup()
+                      .findStatic(
+                              Executors.class,
+                              "newThreadPerTaskExecutor",
+                              MethodType.methodType(ExecutorService.class, ThreadFactory.class));
+    } catch (Exception __) {
+      // failing is of no consequence
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Returns true if virtual threads are supported in this JVM */
+  public static boolean supported() {
+    return SUPPORTED;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reflectively creates a virtual thread executor
+   *
+   * @param name the name of the threads
+   * @return A new ExecutorService instance backed by virtual threads.
+   */
+  public static ExecutorService createExecutor(String name) {
+    try {
+      return (ExecutorService) handle.invoke(new DaemonThreadFactory(name));
+    } catch (Throwable e) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("this jvm doesn't support virtual threads");
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/server/impl/ServerConnectorImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/server/impl/ServerConnectorImpl.java
index 17f2a7b8..94dfff39 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/server/impl/ServerConnectorImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tech/kwik/core/server/impl/ServerConnectorImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import tech.kwik.core.QuicConnection;
 import tech.kwik.core.QuicConstants;
 import tech.kwik.core.concurrent.DaemonThreadFactory;
+import tech.kwik.core.concurrent.VirtualExecutor;
 import tech.kwik.core.crypto.Aead;
 import tech.kwik.core.crypto.ConnectionSecrets;
 import tech.kwik.core.crypto.MissingKeysException;
@@ -146,8 +147,16 @@ private ServerConnectorImpl(DatagramSocket socket, TlsServerEngineFactory tlsEng
         receiver = new Receiver(serverSocket, log, exception -> System.exit(9));
 
         int maxSharedExecutorThreads = 10;
-        sharedExecutor = new ThreadPoolExecutor(1, maxSharedExecutorThreads, 60L, TimeUnit.SECONDS,
-                new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>(), new DaemonThreadFactory("server connector shared executor"));
+        sharedExecutor =
+                VirtualExecutor.supported()
+                        ? VirtualExecutor.createExecutor("server connector shared executor")
+                        : new ThreadPoolExecutor(
+                        1,
+                        maxSharedExecutorThreads,
+                        60L,
+                        TimeUnit.SECONDS,
+                        new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(),
+                        new DaemonThreadFactory("server connector shared executor"));
         sharedScheduledExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
         context = new ServerConnectorContext();
 
diff --git a/h09/src/main/java/tech/kwik/h09/client/Http09Client.java b/h09/src/main/java/tech/kwik/h09/client/Http09Client.java
index 307bae06..eebff93c 100644
--- a/h09/src/main/java/tech/kwik/h09/client/Http09Client.java
+++ b/h09/src/main/java/tech/kwik/h09/client/Http09Client.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import tech.kwik.core.QuicConnection;
 import tech.kwik.core.QuicStream;
 import tech.kwik.core.concurrent.DaemonThreadFactory;
+import tech.kwik.core.concurrent.VirtualExecutor;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLParameters;
@@ -58,8 +59,10 @@ public class Http09Client extends HttpClient {
     public Http09Client(QuicClientConnection quicConnection, boolean with0RTT) {
         this.quicConnection = quicConnection;
         this.with0RTT = with0RTT;
-
-        executorService = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new DaemonThreadFactory("http09"));
+        this.executorService =
+                VirtualExecutor.supported()
+                        ? VirtualExecutor.createExecutor("http09")
+                        : Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new DaemonThreadFactory("http09"));
     }
 
     @Override