diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp
index fc965e568f7..d292fe9a645 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ JvmtiThreadState::JvmtiThreadState(JavaThread* thread, oop thread_oop)
     }
     thread->set_interp_only_mode(false);
   }
+  if (JvmtiEnvBase::is_thread_carrying_vthread(thread, thread_oop)) {
+    _thread_saved = thread;
+    _thread = nullptr;
+  }
 }