diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/virtual-threads.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/virtual-threads.adoc
index 0183f7c38c262..98ccd0c0ad187 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/virtual-threads.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/virtual-threads.adoc
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ However, thread locals are not propagated.
 == Virtual thread names
 
 Virtual threads are created without a thread name by default, which is not practical to identify the execution for debugging and logging purposes.
-Quarkus managed virtual threads are named and prefixed with `quarkus-virtual-thread-`.
+Quarkus managed virtual threads are named with `quarkus-virtual-thread`.
 You can customize this prefix, or disable the naming altogether configuring an empty value:
 
 [source, properties]
diff --git a/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsConfig.java b/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsConfig.java
index 3c5537838182b..b8f6b35ac7ac2 100644
--- a/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsConfig.java
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 public interface VirtualThreadsConfig {
 
     /**
-     * Virtual thread name prefix. The name of the virtual thread will be the prefix followed by a unique number.
+     * Virtual thread name. The name of the virtual thread will be the prefix.
      */
-    @WithDefault("quarkus-virtual-thread-")
+    @WithDefault("quarkus-virtual-thread")
     Optional<String> namePrefix();
 
     /**
diff --git a/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsRecorder.java b/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsRecorder.java
index fbfdf1dfd03aa..6e0dfc78d5f98 100644
--- a/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsRecorder.java
+++ b/extensions/virtual-threads/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/threads/VirtualThreadsRecorder.java
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ static ExecutorService newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutorWithName(String prefix)
         Class<?> vtbClass = Class.forName("java.lang.Thread$Builder$OfVirtual");
         // .name()
         if (prefix != null) {
-            Method name = vtbClass.getMethod("name", String.class, long.class);
-            vtb = name.invoke(vtb, prefix, 0);
+            // why this is not using name(prefix, 0)?
+            // see https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8372410
+            Method name = vtbClass.getMethod("name", String.class);
+            vtb = name.invoke(vtb, prefix);
         }
         // .uncaughtExceptionHandler()
         Method uncaughtHandler = vtbClass.getMethod("uncaughtExceptionHandler", Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler.class);
diff --git a/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/src/test/java21/io/quarkus/websockets/next/test/virtualthreads/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java b/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/src/test/java21/io/quarkus/websockets/next/test/virtualthreads/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java
index 80676788b7dbf..22f298a4d7f8c 100644
--- a/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/src/test/java21/io/quarkus/websockets/next/test/virtualthreads/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java
+++ b/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/src/test/java21/io/quarkus/websockets/next/test/virtualthreads/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class RunOnVirtualThreadTest {
             .withApplicationRoot(root -> {
                 root.addClasses(Endpoint.class, WSClient.class, RequestScopedBean.class)
                         .addAsResource(new StringAsset(
-                                "quarkus.virtual-threads.name-prefix=wsnext-virtual-thread-"),
+                                "quarkus.virtual-threads.name-prefix=wsnext-virtual-thread"),
                                 "application.properties");
             });
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public static class Endpoint {
         @OnTextMessage
         String text(String ignored) {
             VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-            return Thread.currentThread().getName();
+            return Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId();
         }
 
         @OnError
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ public static class EndpointVirtOnClass {
         @OnOpen
         String open() {
             VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-            return Thread.currentThread().getName();
+            return Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId();
         }
 
         @OnTextMessage
         String text(String ignored) {
             VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-            return Thread.currentThread().getName();
+            return Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java
index e85a3eaa39f55..88727de86b60b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java
+++ b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ void assertThatTheBinderIsAvailable() {
     String hello() {
         assertThatTheBinderIsAvailable();
         VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-        // Quarkus specific - each VT has a unique name
-        return Thread.currentThread().getName();
+        // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+        return Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId();
     }
 
     @Route
diff --git a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/test/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/test/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java
index 9175d7536ca71..176dc09d87eee 100644
--- a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/test/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/metrics-virtual-threads/src/test/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/RunOnVirtualThreadTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import static io.restassured.RestAssured.get;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ class RunOnVirtualThreadTest {
     @Test
     void testRouteOnVirtualThread() {
         String bodyStr = get("/hello").then().statusCode(200).extract().asString();
-        // Each VT has a unique name in quarkus
-        assertNotEquals(bodyStr, get("/hello").then().statusCode(200).extract().asString());
+        // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+        assertTrue(bodyStr.startsWith("quarkus-virtual-thread"));
+        assertTrue(get("/hello").then().statusCode(200).extract().asString().startsWith("quarkus-virtual-thread"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/quartz-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/quartz-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java
index 143fcf34c1a09..91ab3b94c7858 100644
--- a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/quartz-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java
+++ b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/quartz-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public void init(@Observes StartupEvent ev, Scheduler scheduler) {
                 .setInterval("1s")
                 .setTask(ex -> {
                     VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-                    // Quarkus specific - each VT has a unique name
-                    programmaticExecutions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
+                    // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+                    programmaticExecutions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId());
                 }, true)
                 .schedule();
     }
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public void init(@Observes StartupEvent ev, Scheduler scheduler) {
     @RunOnVirtualThread
     void run() {
         VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-        // Quarkus specific - each VT has a unique name
-        executions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
+        // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+        executions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId());
     }
 
     @GET
diff --git a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/reactive-routes-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/reactive-routes-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java
index f9c86e1ffcf06..d2044aaadac90 100644
--- a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/reactive-routes-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java
+++ b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/reactive-routes-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/vertx/web/Routes.java
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ public class Routes {
     @Route
     String hello() {
         VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-        // Quarkus specific - each VT has a unique name
-        return Thread.currentThread().getName();
+        // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+        return Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId();
     }
 
     @Route
diff --git a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/scheduler-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/scheduler-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java
index 143fcf34c1a09..91ab3b94c7858 100644
--- a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/scheduler-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java
+++ b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/scheduler-virtual-threads/src/main/java/io/quarkus/virtual/scheduler/ScheduledResource.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public void init(@Observes StartupEvent ev, Scheduler scheduler) {
                 .setInterval("1s")
                 .setTask(ex -> {
                     VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-                    // Quarkus specific - each VT has a unique name
-                    programmaticExecutions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
+                    // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+                    programmaticExecutions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId());
                 }, true)
                 .schedule();
     }
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public void init(@Observes StartupEvent ev, Scheduler scheduler) {
     @RunOnVirtualThread
     void run() {
         VirtualThreadsAssertions.assertEverything();
-        // Quarkus specific - each VT has a unique name
-        executions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
+        // Quarkus specific - all VTs shares the same prefix
+        executions.add(Thread.currentThread().getName() + '-' + Thread.currentThread().getId());
     }
 
     @GET