diff --git a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnvBase.hpp b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnvBase.hpp
index 929dcf22260d70153f34546b67f0298e003de4d0..265154683ba7d6b7fdf566d8df3a262014427dff 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnvBase.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnvBase.hpp
@@ -406,7 +406,11 @@ public:
   VMOp_Type type() const { return VMOp_GetCurrentContendedMonitor; }
   jvmtiError result() { return _result; }
   void doit() {
-    _result = ((JvmtiEnvBase *)_env)->get_current_contended_monitor(_calling_thread,_java_thread,_owned_monitor_ptr);
+    _result = JVMTI_ERROR_THREAD_NOT_ALIVE;
+    if (Threads::includes(_java_thread) && !_java_thread->is_exiting() &&
+        _java_thread->threadObj() != NULL) {
+      _result = ((JvmtiEnvBase *)_env)->get_current_contended_monitor(_calling_thread,_java_thread,_owned_monitor_ptr);
+    }
   }
 };