diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java
index 57d28aca5f4..4890c1af45b 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java
@@ -1881,8 +1881,8 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable {
      * been {@link #start() started}.
      *
      * @implNote
-     * For platform threads, the implementation uses a loop of {@code this.wait}
-     * calls conditioned on {@code this.isAlive}. As a thread terminates the
+     * This implementation uses a loop of {@code this.wait} calls
+     * conditioned on {@code this.isAlive}. As a thread terminates the
      * {@code this.notifyAll} method is invoked. It is recommended that
      * applications not use {@code wait}, {@code notify}, or
      * {@code notifyAll} on {@code Thread} instances.
@@ -1901,13 +1901,12 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable {
     public final void join(long millis) throws InterruptedException {
         if (millis < 0)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("timeout value is negative");
-
-        if (this instanceof VirtualThread vthread) {
-            if (isAlive()) {
-                long nanos = MILLISECONDS.toNanos(millis);
-                vthread.joinNanos(nanos);
-            }
+        if (!isAlive())
             return;
+
+        // ensure there is a notifyAll to wake up waiters when this thread terminates
+        if (this instanceof VirtualThread vthread) {
+            vthread.beforeJoin();
         }
 
         synchronized (this) {
@@ -1936,8 +1935,8 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable {
      * been {@link #start() started}.
      *
      * @implNote
-     * For platform threads, the implementation uses a loop of {@code this.wait}
-     * calls conditioned on {@code this.isAlive}. As a thread terminates the
+     * This implementation uses a loop of {@code this.wait} calls
+     * conditioned on {@code this.isAlive}. As a thread terminates the
      * {@code this.notifyAll} method is invoked. It is recommended that
      * applications not use {@code wait}, {@code notify}, or
      * {@code notifyAll} on {@code Thread} instances.
@@ -1966,16 +1965,6 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("nanosecond timeout value out of range");
         }
 
-        if (this instanceof VirtualThread vthread) {
-            if (isAlive()) {
-                // convert arguments to a total in nanoseconds
-                long totalNanos = MILLISECONDS.toNanos(millis);
-                totalNanos += Math.min(Long.MAX_VALUE - totalNanos, nanos);
-                vthread.joinNanos(totalNanos);
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (nanos > 0 && millis < Long.MAX_VALUE) {
             millis++;
         }
@@ -2035,10 +2024,6 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable {
         if (nanos <= 0)
             return false;
 
-        if (this instanceof VirtualThread vthread) {
-            return vthread.joinNanos(nanos);
-        }
-
         // convert to milliseconds
         long millis = MILLISECONDS.convert(nanos, NANOSECONDS);
         if (nanos > NANOSECONDS.convert(millis, MILLISECONDS)) {
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java
index 6cd7ccbbba1..f058f967b91 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ package java.lang;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
     private static final long STATE = U.objectFieldOffset(VirtualThread.class, "state");
     private static final long PARK_PERMIT = U.objectFieldOffset(VirtualThread.class, "parkPermit");
     private static final long CARRIER_THREAD = U.objectFieldOffset(VirtualThread.class, "carrierThread");
-    private static final long TERMINATION = U.objectFieldOffset(VirtualThread.class, "termination");
     private static final long ON_WAITING_LIST = U.objectFieldOffset(VirtualThread.class, "onWaitingList");
 
     // scheduler and continuation
@@ -184,8 +182,8 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
     // carrier thread when mounted, accessed by VM
     private volatile Thread carrierThread;
 
-    // termination object when joining, created lazily if needed
-    private volatile CountDownLatch termination;
+    // true to notifyAll after this virtual thread terminates
+    private volatile boolean notifyAllAfterTerminate;
 
     /**
      * Returns the default scheduler.
@@ -677,11 +675,11 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
         assert carrierThread == null;
         setState(TERMINATED);
 
-        // notify anyone waiting for this virtual thread to terminate
-        CountDownLatch termination = this.termination;
-        if (termination != null) {
-            assert termination.getCount() == 1;
-            termination.countDown();
+        // notifyAll to wakeup any threads waiting for this thread to terminate
+        if (notifyAllAfterTerminate) {
+            synchronized (this) {
+                notifyAll();
+            }
         }
 
         // notify container
@@ -740,6 +738,13 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
         // do nothing
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Invoked by Thread.join before a thread waits for this virtual thread to terminate.
+     */
+    void beforeJoin() {
+        notifyAllAfterTerminate = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parks until unparked or interrupted. If already unparked then the parking
      * permit is consumed and this method completes immediately (meaning it doesn't
@@ -999,36 +1004,6 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Waits up to {@code nanos} nanoseconds for this virtual thread to terminate.
-     * A timeout of {@code 0} means to wait forever.
-     *
-     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
-     * @return true if the thread has terminated
-     */
-    boolean joinNanos(long nanos) throws InterruptedException {
-        if (state() == TERMINATED)
-            return true;
-
-        // ensure termination object exists, then re-check state
-        CountDownLatch termination = getTermination();
-        if (state() == TERMINATED)
-            return true;
-
-        // wait for virtual thread to terminate
-        if (nanos == 0) {
-            termination.await();
-        } else {
-            boolean terminated = termination.await(nanos, NANOSECONDS);
-            if (!terminated) {
-                // waiting time elapsed
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        assert state() == TERMINATED;
-        return true;
-    }
-
     @Override
     void blockedOn(Interruptible b) {
         disableSuspendAndPreempt();
@@ -1239,20 +1214,6 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
         return obj == this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the termination object, creating it if needed.
-     */
-    private CountDownLatch getTermination() {
-        CountDownLatch termination = this.termination;
-        if (termination == null) {
-            termination = new CountDownLatch(1);
-            if (!U.compareAndSetReference(this, TERMINATION, null, termination)) {
-                termination = this.termination;
-            }
-        }
-        return termination;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the lock object to synchronize on when accessing carrierThread.
      * The lock prevents carrierThread from being reset to null during unmount.