diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelDirectTCPIP.java b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelDirectTCPIP.java
index c1522efb..075772c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelDirectTCPIP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelDirectTCPIP.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public void connect(int connectTimeout) throws JSchException {
       }
 
       if (io.in != null) {
-        thread = new Thread(this::run);
+        thread = _session.getThreadFactory().newThread(this::run);
         thread.setName("DirectTCPIP thread " + _session.getHost());
         if (_session.daemon_thread) {
           thread.setDaemon(_session.daemon_thread);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelExec.java b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelExec.java
index 56143bbb..8feeb349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelExec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelExec.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void start() throws JSchException {
     }
 
     if (io.in != null) {
-      thread = new Thread(this::run);
+      thread = _session.getThreadFactory().newThread(this::run);
       thread.setName("Exec thread " + _session.getHost());
       if (_session.daemon_thread) {
         thread.setDaemon(_session.daemon_thread);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelForwardedTCPIP.java b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelForwardedTCPIP.java
index 15de3829..49566b93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelForwardedTCPIP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelForwardedTCPIP.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void run() {
 
         daemon.setChannel(this, getInputStream(), out);
         daemon.setArg(_config.arg);
-        new Thread(daemon).start();
+        getSession().getThreadFactory().newThread(daemon).start();
       } else {
         ConfigLHost _config = (ConfigLHost) config;
         socket =
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelShell.java b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelShell.java
index 7fc3d3d3..c3f72045 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelShell.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelShell.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void start() throws JSchException {
     }
 
     if (io.in != null) {
-      thread = new Thread(this::run);
+      thread = _session.getThreadFactory().newThread(this::run);
       thread.setName("Shell for " + _session.host);
       if (_session.daemon_thread) {
         thread.setDaemon(_session.daemon_thread);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelSubsystem.java b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelSubsystem.java
index 537ae391..72d447f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelSubsystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/ChannelSubsystem.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void start() throws JSchException {
       throw new JSchException("ChannelSubsystem", e);
     }
     if (io.in != null) {
-      thread = new Thread(this::run);
+      thread = _session.getThreadFactory().newThread(this::run);
       thread.setName("Subsystem for " + _session.host);
       if (_session.daemon_thread) {
         thread.setDaemon(_session.daemon_thread);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/Session.java b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/Session.java
index 4d364d74..33111717 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/Session.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/Session.java
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import javax.crypto.AEADBadTagException;
 
 public class Session {
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ public class Session {
   JSch jsch;
   Logger logger;
 
+  private ThreadFactory threadFactory = Thread::new;
+
   Session(JSch jsch, String username, String host, int port) throws JSchException {
     super();
     this.jsch = jsch;
@@ -528,7 +532,7 @@ public void connect(int connectTimeout) throws JSchException {
 
       synchronized (lock) {
         if (isConnected) {
-          connectThread = new Thread(this::run);
+          connectThread = getThreadFactory().newThread(this::run);
           connectThread.setName("Connect thread " + host + " session");
           if (daemon_thread) {
             connectThread.setDaemon(daemon_thread);
@@ -2005,7 +2009,7 @@ void run() {
               channel.getData(buf);
               channel.init();
 
-              Thread tmp = new Thread(channel::run);
+              Thread tmp = getThreadFactory().newThread(channel::run);
               tmp.setName("Channel " + ctyp + " " + host);
               if (daemon_thread) {
                 tmp.setDaemon(daemon_thread);
@@ -2156,6 +2160,27 @@ public void disconnect() {
     // System.gc();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a thread factory to be used for creating new threads in this instance.
+   *
+   * @param threadFactory The thread factory to be used; must not be <code>null</code>
+   * @throws NullPointerException if the provided thread factory is <code>null</code>
+   */
+  public void setThreadFactory(ThreadFactory threadFactory) {
+    this.threadFactory = Objects.requireNonNull(threadFactory);
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the thread factory used by this instance.
+   *
+   * @return The thread factory associated with this instance. If no specific thread factory has
+   *         been set, a default thread factory is returned.
+   */
+  public ThreadFactory getThreadFactory() {
+    return threadFactory;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Registers the local port forwarding for loop-back interface. If <code>lport</code> is
    * <code>0</code>, the tcp port will be allocated.
@@ -2230,7 +2255,7 @@ public int setPortForwardingL(String bind_address, int lport, String host, int r
       ServerSocketFactory ssf, int connectTimeout) throws JSchException {
     PortWatcher pw = PortWatcher.addPort(this, bind_address, lport, host, rport, ssf);
     pw.setConnectTimeout(connectTimeout);
-    Thread tmp = new Thread(pw::run);
+    Thread tmp = getThreadFactory().newThread(pw::run);
     tmp.setName("PortWatcher Thread for " + host);
     if (daemon_thread) {
       tmp.setDaemon(daemon_thread);
@@ -2243,7 +2268,7 @@ public int setSocketForwardingL(String bindAddress, int lport, String socketPath
       ServerSocketFactory ssf, int connectTimeout) throws JSchException {
     PortWatcher pw = PortWatcher.addSocket(this, bindAddress, lport, socketPath, ssf);
     pw.setConnectTimeout(connectTimeout);
-    Thread tmp = new Thread(pw::run);
+    Thread tmp = getThreadFactory().newThread(pw::run);
     tmp.setName("PortWatcher Thread for " + host);
     if (daemon_thread) {
       tmp.setDaemon(daemon_thread);