diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/thread/ThreadUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/thread/ThreadUtil.java
index e8ae074f82..b31caccdec 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/thread/ThreadUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/thread/ThreadUtil.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 
 public final class ThreadUtil {
 
-	private static final boolean ALLOW_FUTURE_THREADS = false;
+	// virtual threads are safe from Java 25+ (JEP 491: synchronized no longer pins virtual threads)
+	private static final boolean ALLOW_VIRTUAL_THREADS = SystemUtil.JAVA_VERSION >= SystemUtil.JAVA_VERSION_25;
 	// private static final Class<?> THREAD_CLASS = Thread.class;
 	private static final Class<?> RUNNABLE_CLASS = Runnable.class;
 	private static Class<?> threadBuilderClass;
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ public static boolean isInNativeMethod(Thread thread, boolean defaultValue) {
 	}
 
 	public static Thread getThread(Runnable task) {
-		return getThread(task, ALLOW_FUTURE_THREADS);
+		return getThread(task, ALLOW_VIRTUAL_THREADS);
 
 	}
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ public static Thread getThread(Runnable task, boolean allowVirtual) {
 	}
 
 	public static ExecutorService createExecutorService(int maxThreads) {
-		return createExecutorService(maxThreads, ALLOW_FUTURE_THREADS);
+		return createExecutorService(maxThreads, ALLOW_VIRTUAL_THREADS);
 	}
 
 	public static ExecutorService createExecutorService(int maxThreads, boolean allowVirtual) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/util/threading/StatmentClose.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/util/threading/StatmentClose.java
index 936f322b74..3927d5d2de 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/util/threading/StatmentClose.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/util/threading/StatmentClose.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import lucee.runtime.db.DatasourceConnection;
 import lucee.runtime.db.DatasourceManagerImpl;
 import lucee.runtime.exp.PageException;
+import lucee.runtime.thread.ThreadUtil;
 
 public final class StatmentClose implements CloserJob {
 
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@ public String getLablel() {
 
 	@Override
 	public void execute() throws PageException {
-		// TODO add virtual threads
-		new Thread(() -> {
+		ThreadUtil.getThread(() -> {
 			try {
 				DBUtil.closeEL(stat);
 				manager.releaseConnection(null, dc);