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diff --git a/lib/jvm.nit b/lib/jvm.nit
index a9e8920..379e6ec 100644
--- a/lib/jvm.nit
+++ b/lib/jvm.nit
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Manipulates the Java Virtual Machine
+# Java Virtual Machine services
 #
 # See: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/jni/spec/jniTOC.html
 module jvm is
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ extern class JavaVM `{JavaVM *`}
 		}
 		return env;
 	`}
+
+	# Detach the calling thread from this JVM
+	fun detach_current_thread import jni_error `{
+		int res = (*self)->DetachCurrentThread(self);
+		if (res != JNI_OK) {
+			JavaVM_jni_error(NULL, "Could not detach current thread to Java VM", res);
+		}
+	`}
 end
 
 # Represents a jni JNIEnv, which is a thread in a JavaVM