diff --git a/cask/src/cask/internal/Util.scala b/cask/src/cask/internal/Util.scala
index e550e3b1b5..1511591610 100644
--- a/cask/src/cask/internal/Util.scala
+++ b/cask/src/cask/internal/Util.scala
@@ -5,14 +5,27 @@ import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
 import scala.collection.mutable
 import java.io.OutputStream
 import java.lang.invoke.{MethodHandles, MethodType}
-import java.util.concurrent.{ExecutorService, ThreadFactory}
+import java.util.concurrent.{Executor, ExecutorService, ThreadFactory}
 import scala.annotation.switch
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
+import scala.util.Try
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
 object Util {
   private val lookup = MethodHandles.lookup
 
+  import cask.util.Logger.Console.globalLogger
+
+  /**
+   * Create a virtual thread executor with the given executor as the scheduler.
+   * */
+  def createVirtualThreadExecutor(executor: Executor): Option[Executor] = {
+    (for {
+      factory <- Try(createVirtualThreadFactory("cask-handler-executor", executor))
+      executor <- Try(createNewThreadPerTaskExecutor(factory))
+    } yield executor).toOption
+  }
+
   def createNewThreadPerTaskExecutor(threadFactory: ThreadFactory): ExecutorService = {
     try {
       val executorsClazz = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader.loadClass("java.util.concurrent.Executors")
@@ -24,26 +37,46 @@ object Util {
         .asInstanceOf[ExecutorService]
     } catch {
       case NonFatal(e) =>
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Failed to create virtual thread executor", e)
+        globalLogger.exception(e)
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Failed to create newThreadPerTaskExecutor.", e)
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create a virtual thread factory, returns null when failed.
+   * Create a virtual thread factory with a executor, the executor will be used as the scheduler of
+   * virtual thread.
+   *
+   * The executor should run task on platform threads.
+   *
+   * returns null if not supported.
    */
-  def createVirtualThreadFactory(prefix: String): ThreadFactory =
+  def createVirtualThreadFactory(prefix: String,
+                                 executor: Executor): ThreadFactory =
     try {
       val builderClass = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader.loadClass("java.lang.Thread$Builder")
       val ofVirtualClass = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader.loadClass("java.lang.Thread$Builder$OfVirtual")
       val ofVirtualMethod = lookup.findStatic(classOf[Thread], "ofVirtual", MethodType.methodType(ofVirtualClass))
       var builder = ofVirtualMethod.invoke()
+      if (executor != null) {
+        val clazz = builder.getClass
+        val privateLookup = MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(
+          clazz,
+          lookup
+        )
+        val schedulerFieldSetter = privateLookup
+          .findSetter(clazz, "scheduler", classOf[Executor])
+        schedulerFieldSetter.invoke(builder, executor)
+      }
       val nameMethod = lookup.findVirtual(ofVirtualClass, "name",
         MethodType.methodType(ofVirtualClass, classOf[String], classOf[Long]))
       val factoryMethod = lookup.findVirtual(builderClass, "factory", MethodType.methodType(classOf[ThreadFactory]))
       builder = nameMethod.invoke(builder, prefix + "-virtual-thread-", 0L)
       factoryMethod.invoke(builder).asInstanceOf[ThreadFactory]
     } catch {
-      case _: Throwable => null
+      case NonFatal(e) =>
+        globalLogger.exception(e)
+        //--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Failed to create virtual thread factory", e)
     }
 
   def firstFutureOf[T](futures: Seq[Future[T]])(implicit ec: ExecutionContext) = {
diff --git a/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala b/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala
index 6423211ce3..a8a0b81ddc 100644
--- a/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala
+++ b/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package cask.main
 
 import cask.endpoints.{WebsocketResult, WsHandler}
 import cask.model._
-import cask.internal.{DispatchTrie, Util, ThreadBlockingHandler}
+import cask.internal.{DispatchTrie, ThreadBlockingHandler, Util}
 import Response.Raw
 import cask.router.{Decorator, EndpointMetadata, EntryPoint, Result}
 import cask.util.Logger
@@ -62,9 +62,16 @@ abstract class Main {
     null
   }
 
+  private def screenExecutor(executor: Executor): Executor = {
+    if (executor eq null) executor
+    else if (System.getProperty("cask.virtualThread.enabled", "true").toBoolean) {
+      Util.createVirtualThreadExecutor(executor).getOrElse(executor)
+    } else executor
+  }
+
   def defaultHandler: HttpHandler = {
     val mainHandler = new Main.DefaultHandler(dispatchTrie, mainDecorators, debugMode, handleNotFound, handleMethodNotAllowed, handleEndpointError)
-    val executor = handlerExecutor()
+    val executor = screenExecutor(handlerExecutor())
     if (handlerExecutor ne null) {
       new ThreadBlockingHandler(executor, mainHandler)
     } else new BlockingHandler(mainHandler)
diff --git a/example/compress/app/src/Compress.scala b/example/compress/app/src/Compress.scala
index d701aaa4f8..eb95e17101 100644
--- a/example/compress/app/src/Compress.scala
+++ b/example/compress/app/src/Compress.scala
@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@ package app
 
 import cask.internal.{ThreadBlockingHandler, Util}
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor
+import java.util.concurrent.{Executor, Executors}
 
 object Compress extends cask.MainRoutes {
 
-  protected override val handlerExecutor: Executor = {
-    if (System.getProperty("cask.virtualThread.enabled", "false").toBoolean) {
-      Util.createNewThreadPerTaskExecutor(
-        Util.createVirtualThreadFactory("cask-handler-executor"))
-    } else null
-  }
-
   @cask.decorators.compress
   @cask.get("/")
   def hello(): String = {