diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
index d18f61ff507..a9cce3e9881 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
@@ -1330,7 +1330,6 @@ G1CollectedHeap::G1CollectedHeap() :
   _card_set_freelist_pool(G1CardSetConfiguration::num_mem_object_types()),
   _young_regions_cset_group(card_set_config(), &_card_set_freelist_pool, G1CSetCandidateGroup::YoungRegionId),
   _cm(nullptr),
-  _cm_thread(nullptr),
   _cr(nullptr),
   _task_queues(nullptr),
   _partial_array_state_manager(nullptr),
@@ -1574,7 +1573,6 @@ jint G1CollectedHeap::initialize() {
   // Create the G1ConcurrentMark data structure and thread.
   // (Must do this late, so that "max_[reserved_]regions" is defined.)
   _cm = new G1ConcurrentMark(this, bitmap_storage);
-  _cm_thread = _cm->cm_thread();
 
   // Now expand into the initial heap size.
   if (!expand(init_byte_size, _workers)) {
@@ -1651,7 +1649,9 @@ void G1CollectedHeap::stop() {
   // that are destroyed during shutdown.
   _cr->stop();
   _service_thread->stop();
-  _cm_thread->stop();
+  if (_cm->is_fully_initialized()) {
+    _cm->cm_thread()->stop();
+  }
 }
 
 void G1CollectedHeap::safepoint_synchronize_begin() {
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ void G1CollectedHeap::increment_old_marking_cycles_completed(bool concurrent,
   // is set) so that if a waiter requests another System.gc() it doesn't
   // incorrectly see that a marking cycle is still in progress.
   if (concurrent) {
-    _cm_thread->set_idle();
+    _cm->cm_thread()->set_idle();
   }
 
   // Notify threads waiting in System.gc() (with ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent)
@@ -2426,7 +2426,9 @@ void G1CollectedHeap::print_gc_on(outputStream* st) const {
 
 void G1CollectedHeap::gc_threads_do(ThreadClosure* tc) const {
   workers()->threads_do(tc);
-  tc->do_thread(_cm_thread);
+  if (_cm->is_fully_initialized()) {
+    tc->do_thread(_cm->cm_thread());
+  }
   _cm->threads_do(tc);
   _cr->threads_do(tc);
   tc->do_thread(_service_thread);
@@ -2547,15 +2549,15 @@ HeapWord* G1CollectedHeap::do_collection_pause(size_t word_size,
 }
 
 void G1CollectedHeap::start_concurrent_cycle(bool concurrent_operation_is_full_mark) {
-  assert(!_cm_thread->in_progress(), "Can not start concurrent operation while in progress");
-
+  assert(!_cm->in_progress(), "Can not start concurrent operation while in progress");
+  assert(_cm->is_fully_initialized(), "sanity");
   MutexLocker x(G1CGC_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
   if (concurrent_operation_is_full_mark) {
     _cm->post_concurrent_mark_start();
-    _cm_thread->start_full_mark();
+    _cm->cm_thread()->start_full_mark();
   } else {
     _cm->post_concurrent_undo_start();
-    _cm_thread->start_undo_mark();
+    _cm->cm_thread()->start_undo_mark();
   }
   G1CGC_lock->notify();
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp
index 5dccf41e909..93810bbaa60 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ public:
 
   // The concurrent marker (and the thread it runs in.)
   G1ConcurrentMark* _cm;
-  G1ConcurrentMarkThread* _cm_thread;
 
   // The concurrent refiner.
   G1ConcurrentRefine* _cr;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp
index d37fe9ea7ba..18e8b37c03e 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ bool G1CMRootMemRegions::wait_until_scan_finished() {
 
 G1ConcurrentMark::G1ConcurrentMark(G1CollectedHeap* g1h,
                                    G1RegionToSpaceMapper* bitmap_storage) :
-  // _cm_thread set inside the constructor
+  _cm_thread(nullptr),
   _g1h(g1h),
 
   _mark_bitmap(),
@@ -481,13 +481,12 @@ G1ConcurrentMark::G1ConcurrentMark(G1CollectedHeap* g1h,
 
   _global_mark_stack(),
 
-  // _finger set in set_non_marking_state
+  _finger(nullptr), // _finger set in set_non_marking_state
 
   _worker_id_offset(G1ConcRefinementThreads), // The refinement control thread does not refine cards, so it's just the worker threads.
   _max_num_tasks(MAX2(ConcGCThreads, ParallelGCThreads)),
-  // _num_active_tasks set in set_non_marking_state()
-  // _tasks set inside the constructor
-
+  _num_active_tasks(0), // _num_active_tasks set in set_non_marking_state()
+  _tasks(nullptr), // _tasks set inside late_init()
   _task_queues(new G1CMTaskQueueSet(_max_num_tasks)),
   _terminator(_max_num_tasks, _task_queues),
 
@@ -521,6 +520,32 @@ G1ConcurrentMark::G1ConcurrentMark(G1CollectedHeap* g1h,
   assert(G1CGC_lock != nullptr, "CGC_lock must be initialized");
 
   _mark_bitmap.initialize(g1h->reserved(), bitmap_storage);
+}
+
+void G1ConcurrentMark::reset() {
+  _has_aborted = false;
+
+  reset_marking_for_restart();
+
+  // Reset all tasks, since different phases will use different number of active
+  // threads. So, it's easiest to have all of them ready.
+  for (uint i = 0; i < _max_num_tasks; ++i) {
+    _tasks[i]->reset(mark_bitmap());
+  }
+
+  uint max_num_regions = _g1h->max_num_regions();
+  for (uint i = 0; i < max_num_regions; i++) {
+    _top_at_rebuild_starts[i] = nullptr;
+    _region_mark_stats[i].clear();
+  }
+
+  _root_regions.reset();
+}
+
+void G1ConcurrentMark::fully_initialize() {
+  if (is_fully_initialized()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // Create & start ConcurrentMark thread.
   _cm_thread = new G1ConcurrentMarkThread(this);
@@ -556,24 +581,8 @@ G1ConcurrentMark::G1ConcurrentMark(G1CollectedHeap* g1h,
   reset_at_marking_complete();
 }
 
-void G1ConcurrentMark::reset() {
-  _has_aborted = false;
-
-  reset_marking_for_restart();
-
-  // Reset all tasks, since different phases will use different number of active
-  // threads. So, it's easiest to have all of them ready.
-  for (uint i = 0; i < _max_num_tasks; ++i) {
-    _tasks[i]->reset(mark_bitmap());
-  }
-
-  uint max_num_regions = _g1h->max_num_regions();
-  for (uint i = 0; i < max_num_regions; i++) {
-    _top_at_rebuild_starts[i] = nullptr;
-    _region_mark_stats[i].clear();
-  }
-
-  _root_regions.reset();
+bool G1ConcurrentMark::in_progress() const {
+  return is_fully_initialized() ? _cm_thread->in_progress() : false;
 }
 
 void G1ConcurrentMark::clear_statistics(G1HeapRegion* r) {
@@ -738,7 +747,7 @@ private:
         // as asserts here to minimize their overhead on the product. However, we
         // will have them as guarantees at the beginning / end of the bitmap
         // clearing to get some checking in the product.
-        assert(!suspendible() || _cm->cm_thread()->in_progress(), "invariant");
+        assert(!suspendible() || _cm->in_progress(), "invariant");
         assert(!suspendible() || !G1CollectedHeap::heap()->collector_state()->mark_or_rebuild_in_progress(), "invariant");
 
         // Abort iteration if necessary.
@@ -794,7 +803,8 @@ void G1ConcurrentMark::clear_bitmap(WorkerThreads* workers, bool may_yield) {
 void G1ConcurrentMark::cleanup_for_next_mark() {
   // Make sure that the concurrent mark thread looks to still be in
   // the current cycle.
-  guarantee(cm_thread()->in_progress(), "invariant");
+  guarantee(is_fully_initialized(), "should be initializd");
+  guarantee(in_progress(), "invariant");
 
   // We are finishing up the current cycle by clearing the next
   // marking bitmap and getting it ready for the next cycle. During
@@ -805,7 +815,8 @@ void G1ConcurrentMark::cleanup_for_next_mark() {
   clear_bitmap(_concurrent_workers, true);
 
   // Repeat the asserts from above.
-  guarantee(cm_thread()->in_progress(), "invariant");
+  guarantee(is_fully_initialized(), "should be initializd");
+  guarantee(in_progress(), "invariant");
   guarantee(!_g1h->collector_state()->mark_or_rebuild_in_progress(), "invariant");
 }
 
@@ -1883,7 +1894,7 @@ bool G1ConcurrentMark::concurrent_cycle_abort() {
   // nothing, but this situation should be extremely rare (a full gc after shutdown
   // has been signalled is already rare), and this work should be negligible compared
   // to actual full gc work.
-  if (!cm_thread()->in_progress() && !_g1h->is_shutting_down()) {
+  if (!is_fully_initialized() || (!cm_thread()->in_progress() && !_g1h->is_shutting_down())) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -1945,6 +1956,10 @@ void G1ConcurrentMark::print_summary_info() {
   }
 
   log.trace(" Concurrent marking:");
+  if (!is_fully_initialized()) {
+    log.trace("    has not been initialized yet");
+    return;
+  }
   print_ms_time_info("  ", "remarks", _remark_times);
   {
     print_ms_time_info("     ", "final marks", _remark_mark_times);
@@ -1961,7 +1976,9 @@ void G1ConcurrentMark::print_summary_info() {
 }
 
 void G1ConcurrentMark::threads_do(ThreadClosure* tc) const {
-  _concurrent_workers->threads_do(tc);
+  if (is_fully_initialized()) { // they are initialized late
+    _concurrent_workers->threads_do(tc);
+  }
 }
 
 void G1ConcurrentMark::print_on(outputStream* st) const {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.hpp
index 752082ce629..e9730bc1585 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.hpp
@@ -582,6 +582,10 @@ public:
 
   uint worker_id_offset() const { return _worker_id_offset; }
 
+  void fully_initialize();
+  bool is_fully_initialized() const { return _cm_thread != nullptr; }
+  bool in_progress() const;
+
   // Clear statistics gathered during the concurrent cycle for the given region after
   // it has been reclaimed.
   void clear_statistics(G1HeapRegion* r);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1PeriodicGCTask.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1PeriodicGCTask.cpp
index 50002ac2bfe..92172447cb6 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1PeriodicGCTask.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1PeriodicGCTask.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ bool G1PeriodicGCTask::should_start_periodic_gc(G1CollectedHeap* g1h,
   // Ensure no GC safepoints while we're doing the checks, to avoid data races.
   SuspendibleThreadSetJoiner sts;
 
+  // We should not start a concurrent gc if concurrent marking has not been initialized yet
+  if (!g1h->concurrent_mark()->is_fully_initialized()) {
+    log_debug(gc, periodic)("Concurrent marking has not been initialized. Skipping.");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // If we are currently in a concurrent mark we are going to uncommit memory soon.
-  if (g1h->concurrent_mark()->cm_thread()->in_progress()) {
+  if (g1h->concurrent_mark()->in_progress()) {
     log_debug(gc, periodic)("Concurrent cycle in progress. Skipping.");
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1Policy.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1Policy.cpp
index 19573e11cd7..858f4d1df66 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1Policy.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1Policy.cpp
@@ -740,7 +740,10 @@ double G1Policy::constant_other_time_ms(double pause_time_ms) const {
 }
 
 bool G1Policy::about_to_start_mixed_phase() const {
-  return _g1h->concurrent_mark()->cm_thread()->in_progress() || collector_state()->in_young_gc_before_mixed();
+  if (!_g1h->concurrent_mark()->is_fully_initialized()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return _g1h->concurrent_mark()->in_progress() || collector_state()->in_young_gc_before_mixed();
 }
 
 bool G1Policy::need_to_start_conc_mark(const char* source, size_t allocation_word_size) {
@@ -1239,7 +1242,7 @@ bool G1Policy::force_concurrent_start_if_outside_cycle(GCCause::Cause gc_cause)
   // We actually check whether we are marking here and not if we are in a
   // reclamation phase. This means that we will schedule a concurrent mark
   // even while we are still in the process of reclaiming memory.
-  bool during_cycle = _g1h->concurrent_mark()->cm_thread()->in_progress();
+  bool during_cycle = _g1h->concurrent_mark()->in_progress();
   if (!during_cycle) {
     log_debug(gc, ergo)("Request concurrent cycle initiation (requested by GC cause). "
                         "GC cause: %s",
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RegionMarkStatsCache.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RegionMarkStatsCache.cpp
index d9b7ec294bd..c5f55e1d20c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RegionMarkStatsCache.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RegionMarkStatsCache.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 
 G1RegionMarkStatsCache::G1RegionMarkStatsCache(G1RegionMarkStats* target, uint num_cache_entries) :
   _target(target),
+  _cache(NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(G1RegionMarkStatsCacheEntry, num_cache_entries, mtGC)),
   _num_cache_entries(num_cache_entries),
   _num_cache_entries_mask(_num_cache_entries - 1) {
 
   guarantee(is_power_of_2(num_cache_entries),
             "Number of cache entries must be power of two, but is %u", num_cache_entries);
-  _cache = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(G1RegionMarkStatsCacheEntry, _num_cache_entries, mtGC);
 }
 
 G1RegionMarkStatsCache::~G1RegionMarkStatsCache() {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1VMOperations.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1VMOperations.cpp
index 1c024f2943b..56ab3a4b0fe 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1VMOperations.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1VMOperations.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void VM_G1TryInitiateConcMark::doit() {
   GCCauseSetter x(g1h, _gc_cause);
 
   _mark_in_progress = g1h->collector_state()->mark_in_progress();
-  _cycle_already_in_progress = g1h->concurrent_mark()->cm_thread()->in_progress();
+  _cycle_already_in_progress = g1h->concurrent_mark()->in_progress();
 
   if (!g1h->policy()->force_concurrent_start_if_outside_cycle(_gc_cause)) {
     // Failure to force the next GC pause to be a concurrent start indicates
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1YoungCollector.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1YoungCollector.cpp
index fa5c617f1db..f5bca9a68b0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1YoungCollector.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1YoungCollector.cpp
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ G1YoungCollector::G1YoungCollector(GCCause::Cause gc_cause,
 }
 
 void G1YoungCollector::collect() {
+  _g1h->_cm->fully_initialize();
   // Do timing/tracing/statistics/pre- and post-logging/verification work not
   // directly related to the collection. They should not be accounted for in
   // collection work timing.
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp
index 5514f7d3260..3d3d018181a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ WB_END
 WB_ENTRY(jboolean, WB_G1InConcurrentMark(JNIEnv* env, jobject o))
   if (UseG1GC) {
     G1CollectedHeap* g1h = G1CollectedHeap::heap();
-    return g1h->concurrent_mark()->cm_thread()->in_progress();
+    return g1h->concurrent_mark()->in_progress();
   }
   THROW_MSG_0(vmSymbols::java_lang_UnsupportedOperationException(), "WB_G1InConcurrentMark: G1 GC is not enabled");
 WB_END