diff --git a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyServerProperties.java b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyServerProperties.java
index c4678b4630c..cf6ab922c91 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyServerProperties.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyServerProperties.java
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ public class JettyServerProperties {
 		private Integer selectors = -1;
 
 		/**
-		 * Maximum number of threads. Doesn't have an effect if virtual threads are
-		 * enabled.
+		 * Maximum number of threads.
 		 */
 		private Integer max = 200;
 
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
index 1eb65770766..2bf589296a5 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package org.springframework.boot.jetty.autoconfigure;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.VirtualThreads;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.VirtualThreadPool;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.jetty.ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.jetty.autoconfigure.JettyServerProperties.Threads;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.WebServerFactoryCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -34,11 +36,39 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 public class JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer
 		implements WebServerFactoryCustomizer<ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory>, Ordered {
 
+	private final @Nullable JettyServerProperties serverProperties;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer.
+	 * @deprecated since 4.0.3 for removal in 4.3.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer(JettyServerProperties)}
+	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "4.0.3", forRemoval = true)
+	// Suppress the null passing here as we don't want to put @Nullable on the
+	// JettyServerProperties in the other constructor
+	@SuppressWarnings("NullAway")
+	public JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer() {
+		this(null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer.
+	 * @param serverProperties the server properties
+	 */
+	public JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer(JettyServerProperties serverProperties) {
+		this.serverProperties = serverProperties;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void customize(ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory factory) {
 		Assert.state(VirtualThreads.areSupported(), "Virtual threads are not supported");
 		VirtualThreadPool virtualThreadPool = new VirtualThreadPool();
 		virtualThreadPool.setName("jetty-");
+		if (this.serverProperties != null) {
+			Threads properties = this.serverProperties.getThreads();
+			int maxThreadCount = (properties.getMax() > 0) ? properties.getMax() : 200;
+			virtualThreadPool.setMaxThreads(maxThreadCount);
+		}
 		factory.setThreadPool(virtualThreadPool);
 	}
 
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyWebServerConfiguration.java b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyWebServerConfiguration.java
index 9a0e0ab1411..08d6b746b6b 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyWebServerConfiguration.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyWebServerConfiguration.java
@@ -38,16 +38,22 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 public class JettyWebServerConfiguration {
 
+	private final JettyServerProperties jettyProperties;
+
+	JettyWebServerConfiguration(JettyServerProperties jettyProperties) {
+		this.jettyProperties = jettyProperties;
+	}
+
 	@Bean
 	JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer jettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer(Environment environment,
-			ServerProperties serverProperties, JettyServerProperties jettyProperties) {
-		return new JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer(environment, serverProperties, jettyProperties);
+			ServerProperties serverProperties) {
+		return new JettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer(environment, serverProperties, this.jettyProperties);
 	}
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnThreading(Threading.VIRTUAL)
 	JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer jettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer() {
-		return new JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer();
+		return new JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer(this.jettyProperties);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
index d7c41dd9832..c5d31db9b4e 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-jetty/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/jetty/autoconfigure/JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
@@ -38,13 +38,17 @@ class JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests {
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForJreRange(min = JRE.JAVA_21)
 	void shouldConfigureVirtualThreads() {
-		JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer customizer = new JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer();
+		JettyServerProperties serverProperties = new JettyServerProperties();
+		serverProperties.getThreads().setMax(100);
+		JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer customizer = new JettyVirtualThreadsWebServerFactoryCustomizer(
+				serverProperties);
 		ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory factory = mock(ConfigurableJettyWebServerFactory.class);
 		customizer.customize(factory);
 		then(factory).should().setThreadPool(assertArg((threadPool) -> {
 			assertThat(threadPool).isInstanceOf(VirtualThreadPool.class);
 			VirtualThreadPool virtualThreadPool = (VirtualThreadPool) threadPool;
 			assertThat(virtualThreadPool.getName()).isEqualTo("jetty-");
+			assertThat(virtualThreadPool.getMaxThreads()).isEqualTo(100);
 		}));
 	}