diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/cli/gui/JConsoleCLIPlugin.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/cli/gui/JConsoleCLIPlugin.java
index 4fa873d9947..dc1a77e88cb 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/cli/gui/JConsoleCLIPlugin.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/cli/gui/JConsoleCLIPlugin.java
@@ -173,10 +173,9 @@ private boolean connectUsingRemoting(CommandContext cmdCtx, RemotingMBeanServerC
     }
 
     private ExecutorService createExecutor() {
-        final ThreadGroup group = new ThreadGroup("management-client-thread");
         final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
             public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-                return new JBossThreadFactory(group, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G " + executorCount.incrementAndGet() + "-%t", null, null);
+                return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G " + executorCount.incrementAndGet() + "-%t", null, null);
             }
         });
         return EnhancedQueueExecutor.DISABLE_HINT ?
@@ -232,4 +231,9 @@ private void configureMyJInternalFrame() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("management-client-thread");
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/remote/AbstractModelControllerOperationHandlerFactoryService.java b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/remote/AbstractModelControllerOperationHandlerFactoryService.java
index c3a8f1f09d0..23f4a843595 100644
--- a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/remote/AbstractModelControllerOperationHandlerFactoryService.java
+++ b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/remote/AbstractModelControllerOperationHandlerFactoryService.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public synchronized void start(StartContext context) throws StartException {
 
         final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
             public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-                return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("management-handler-thread"), Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+                return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
             }
         });
         if (EnhancedQueueExecutor.DISABLE_HINT) {
@@ -144,4 +144,9 @@ protected final ExecutorService getClientRequestExecutor() {
         return clientRequestExecutor;
     }
 
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("management-handler-thread");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/deployment-scanner/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/scanner/DeploymentScannerAdd.java b/deployment-scanner/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/scanner/DeploymentScannerAdd.java
index cf74baf780f..dc696608f87 100644
--- a/deployment-scanner/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/scanner/DeploymentScannerAdd.java
+++ b/deployment-scanner/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/scanner/DeploymentScannerAdd.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ private void recordCapabilitiesAndRequirements(final OperationContext context, R
     static ScheduledExecutorService createScannerExecutorService() {
         final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ThreadFactory>() {
             public ThreadFactory run() {
-                return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("DeploymentScanner-threads"), Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+                return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
             }
         });
         return Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(2, threadFactory);
@@ -286,4 +286,9 @@ public Set<String> getUnrelatedDeployments(ModelNode owner) {
             return Collections.emptySet();
         }
     }
+
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("DeploymentScanner-threads");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/DomainModelControllerService.java b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/DomainModelControllerService.java
index 701f6a0a273..128598a2b26 100644
--- a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/DomainModelControllerService.java
+++ b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/DomainModelControllerService.java
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ public void start(StartContext context) throws StartException {
         prepareStepHandler.setExecutorService(executorService);
         ThreadFactory pingerThreadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
             public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-                return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("proxy-pinger-threads"), Boolean.TRUE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+                return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.TRUE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
             }
         });
         pingScheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(PINGER_POOL_SIZE, pingerThreadFactory);
@@ -1782,4 +1782,10 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("proxy-pinger-threads");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/HostControllerService.java b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/HostControllerService.java
index 7f3dd503b47..493d20b02a9 100644
--- a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/HostControllerService.java
+++ b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/HostControllerService.java
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ public class HostControllerService implements Service<AsyncFuture<ServiceContain
     public static final ServiceName HC_EXECUTOR_SERVICE_NAME = HC_SERVICE_NAME.append("executor");
     public static final ServiceName HC_SCHEDULED_EXECUTOR_SERVICE_NAME = HC_SERVICE_NAME.append("scheduled", "executor");
 
-    private final ThreadGroup threadGroup = new ThreadGroup("Host Controller Service Threads");
+    private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("Host Controller Service Threads");
     private final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
         public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-            return new JBossThreadFactory(threadGroup, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+            return new JBossThreadFactory(THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
         }
     });
     private final HostControllerEnvironment environment;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public void start(StartContext context) throws StartException {
         ConsoleAvailabilityService.addService(serviceTarget, bootstrapListener::logAdminConsole);
 
         DomainModelControllerService.addService(serviceTarget, environment, runningModeControl, processState,
-                bootstrapListener, hostPathManagerService, capabilityRegistry, threadGroup);
+                bootstrapListener, hostPathManagerService, capabilityRegistry, THREAD_GROUP);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/ProcessControllerConnectionService.java b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/ProcessControllerConnectionService.java
index dcd4b1fa3dd..d10b1bf2970 100644
--- a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/ProcessControllerConnectionService.java
+++ b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/ProcessControllerConnectionService.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public synchronized void start(StartContext context) throws StartException {
         try {
             final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
                 public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-                    return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("ProcessControllerConnection-thread"), Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+                    return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
                 }
             });
             final ExecutorService executorService;
@@ -199,4 +199,8 @@ public synchronized ProcessControllerClient getClient() throws IllegalStateExcep
         return client;
     }
 
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("ProcessControllerConnection-thread");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/mgmt/ServerToHostOperationHandlerFactoryService.java b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/mgmt/ServerToHostOperationHandlerFactoryService.java
index 2dac74b118e..72cd5892d6a 100644
--- a/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/mgmt/ServerToHostOperationHandlerFactoryService.java
+++ b/host-controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/host/controller/mgmt/ServerToHostOperationHandlerFactoryService.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ServerToHostOperationHandlerFactoryService implements ManagementCha
 
     private final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
         public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-            return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("server-registration-threads"), Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+            return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
         }
     });
     private volatile ExecutorService registrations;
@@ -106,4 +106,8 @@ public ManagementChannelHandler startReceiving(final Channel channel) {
         return channelHandler;
     }
 
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("server-registration-threads");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/ServerService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/ServerService.java
index 9aa82e2d4ee..9bc9236a413 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/ServerService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/ServerService.java
@@ -215,11 +215,10 @@ public static void addService(final ServiceTarget serviceTarget, final Bootstrap
                                   final SuspendController suspendController) {
 
         // Install Executor services
-        final ThreadGroup threadGroup = new ThreadGroup("ServerService ThreadGroup");
         final String namePattern = "ServerService Thread Pool -- %t";
         final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ThreadFactory>() {
             public ThreadFactory run() {
-                return new JBossThreadFactory(threadGroup, Boolean.FALSE, null, namePattern, null, null);
+                return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, namePattern, null, null);
             }
         });
 
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ public ThreadFactory run() {
 
         serviceBuilder.install();
 
-        ExternalManagementRequestExecutor.install(serviceTarget, threadGroup, EXECUTOR_CAPABILITY.getCapabilityServiceName());
+        ExternalManagementRequestExecutor.install(serviceTarget, ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, EXECUTOR_CAPABILITY.getCapabilityServiceName());
     }
 
     public synchronized void start(final StartContext context) throws StartException {
@@ -677,4 +676,9 @@ public synchronized ScheduledExecutorService getValue() throws IllegalStateExcep
             return scheduledExecutorService;
         }
     }
+
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("ServerService ThreadGroup");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/DeploymentMountProvider.java b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/DeploymentMountProvider.java
index 31c67cbc73d..6a4013d4708 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/DeploymentMountProvider.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/DeploymentMountProvider.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public void start(StartContext context) throws StartException {
                 try {
                     final JBossThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
                         public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-                            return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("ServerDeploymentRepository-temp-threads"), true, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+                            return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, true, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
                         }
                     });
                     scheduledExecutorService =  Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(2, threadFactory);
@@ -150,5 +150,10 @@ public void run() {
             }
 
         }
+
+        // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+        private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+            private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("ServerDeploymentRepository-temp-threads");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/TempFileProviderService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/TempFileProviderService.java
index bd7d301acea..601e71bf1ee 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/TempFileProviderService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/TempFileProviderService.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class TempFileProviderService implements Service<TempFileProvider> {
        try {
            final JBossThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<JBossThreadFactory>() {
                public JBossThreadFactory run() {
-                   return new JBossThreadFactory(new ThreadGroup("TempFileProviderService-temp-threads"), Boolean.TRUE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
+                   return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.TRUE, null, "%G - %t", null, null);
                }
            });
            ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor ex = new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(0, threadFactory);
@@ -70,4 +70,9 @@ public TempFileProvider getValue() throws IllegalStateException {
     public static TempFileProvider provider() {
         return PROVIDER;
     }
+
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("TempFileProviderService-temp-threads");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainControllerClientConfig.java b/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainControllerClientConfig.java
index d382c709b46..25f70cccf9e 100644
--- a/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainControllerClientConfig.java
+++ b/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainControllerClientConfig.java
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ public class DomainControllerClientConfig implements Closeable {
 
     private static final AtomicInteger executorCount = new AtomicInteger();
     static ExecutorService createDefaultExecutor() {
-        final ThreadGroup group = new ThreadGroup("domain-mgmt-client-thread");
         final ThreadFactory threadFactory = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ThreadFactory>() {
             public ThreadFactory run() {
-                return new JBossThreadFactory(group, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G " + executorCount.incrementAndGet() + "-%t", null, null);
+                return new JBossThreadFactory(ThreadGroupHolder.THREAD_GROUP, Boolean.FALSE, null, "%G " + executorCount.incrementAndGet() + "-%t", null, null);
             }
         });
         return new ThreadPoolExecutor(4, 4, 30L, TimeUnit.SECONDS, new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>(256), threadFactory);
@@ -98,4 +97,8 @@ static DomainControllerClientConfig create(final ExecutorService executorService
         return new DomainControllerClientConfig(endpoint, executorService, destroyExecutor);
     }
 
+    // Wrapper class to delay thread group creation until when it's needed.
+    private static class ThreadGroupHolder {
+        private static final ThreadGroup THREAD_GROUP = new ThreadGroup("domain-mgmt-client-thread");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/threads/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/threads/ThreadFactoryService.java b/threads/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/threads/ThreadFactoryService.java
index 881f6002df6..3d001bda07a 100644
--- a/threads/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/threads/ThreadFactoryService.java
+++ b/threads/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/threads/ThreadFactoryService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 package org.jboss.as.threads;
 
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import org.jboss.msc.service.Service;
 import org.jboss.msc.service.StartContext;
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:david.lloyd@redhat.com">David M. Lloyd</a>
  */
 public final class ThreadFactoryService implements Service<ThreadFactory> {
+
+    private static final Map<String, ThreadGroup> THREAD_GROUP_CACHE = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
     private String threadGroupName;
     private Integer priority;
     private String namePattern;
@@ -50,7 +55,8 @@ public synchronized void setNamePattern(final String namePattern) {
 
     @Override
     public synchronized void start(final StartContext context) throws StartException {
-        final ThreadGroup threadGroup = (threadGroupName != null) ? new ThreadGroup(threadGroupName) : null;
+        final ThreadGroup threadGroup = THREAD_GROUP_CACHE.computeIfAbsent(threadGroupName, name ->
+                name != null ? new ThreadGroup(name) : null);
         value = doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ThreadFactory>() {
             public ThreadFactory run() {
                 return new JBossThreadFactory(threadGroup, Boolean.FALSE, priority, namePattern, null, null);