diff --git a/com.osgifx.console.agent.api/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/Agent.java b/com.osgifx.console.agent.api/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/Agent.java
index 0d889547..adf13ab0 100644
--- a/com.osgifx.console.agent.api/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/Agent.java
+++ b/com.osgifx.console.agent.api/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/Agent.java
@@ -622,5 +622,5 @@ public interface Agent {
     /**
      * Performs a garbage collection
      */
-    void gc();
+    void gc() throws Exception;
 }
diff --git a/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/admin/XHeapAdmin.java b/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/admin/XJmxAdmin.java
similarity index 86%
rename from com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/admin/XHeapAdmin.java
rename to com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/admin/XJmxAdmin.java
index 4187dfb4..efb9c0d6 100644
--- a/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/admin/XHeapAdmin.java
+++ b/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/admin/XJmxAdmin.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.dto.XHeapUsageDTO.XMemoryPoolMXBean;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.dto.XHeapUsageDTO.XMemoryUsage;
 
-public final class XHeapAdmin {
+public final class XJmxAdmin {
 
     private static final String    HOTSPOT_BEAN_NAME = "com.sun.management:type=HotSpotDiagnostic";
     private static volatile Object hotspotMBean;
@@ -110,9 +110,25 @@ public byte[] heapdump() throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
+    public void gc() throws Exception {
+        initHotspotMBean();
+        final Class<?> clazzBean     = Class.forName("com.sun.management.HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean");
+        final Class<?> clazzVMOption = Class.forName("com.sun.management.VMOption");
+        final Method   method1       = clazzBean.getMethod("getVMOption", String.class);
+        final Method   method2       = clazzVMOption.getMethod("getValue");
+        final Object   vmOption      = method1.invoke(hotspotMBean, "DisableExplicitGC");
+        final Object   vmOptionValue = method2.invoke(vmOption);
+
+        if (vmOptionValue != null && "true".equalsIgnoreCase(vmOptionValue.toString())) {
+            logger.atInfo().msg("Explicit GC invocation is disabled").log();
+            return;
+        }
+        System.gc();
+    }
+
     private static void initHotspotMBean() throws Exception {
         if (hotspotMBean == null) {
-            synchronized (XHeapAdmin.class) {
+            synchronized (XJmxAdmin.class) {
                 if (hotspotMBean == null) {
                     hotspotMBean = getHotspotMBean();
                 }
diff --git a/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/provider/AgentServer.java b/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/provider/AgentServer.java
index d3c43b28..3e4a1f48 100644
--- a/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/provider/AgentServer.java
+++ b/com.osgifx.console.agent/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/agent/provider/AgentServer.java
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XDtoAdmin;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XEventAdmin;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XHcAdmin;
-import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XHeapAdmin;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XHttpAdmin;
+import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XJmxAdmin;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XLogReaderAdmin;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XLoggerAdmin;
 import com.osgifx.console.agent.admin.XMetaTypeAdmin;
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ public List<XHttpComponentDTO> getHttpComponents() {
     public XHeapUsageDTO getHeapUsage() {
         final boolean isJMXWired = di.getInstance(PackageWirings.class).isJmxWired();
         if (isJMXWired) {
-            return di.getInstance(XHeapAdmin.class).init();
+            return di.getInstance(XJmxAdmin.class).init();
         }
         logger.atWarn().msg(packageNotWired(JMX)).log();
         return null;
@@ -1004,15 +1004,21 @@ public RuntimeDTO getRuntimeDTO() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void gc() {
+    public void gc() throws Exception {
+        final boolean isJMXWired = di.getInstance(PackageWirings.class).isJmxWired();
+        if (isJMXWired) {
+            di.getInstance(XJmxAdmin.class).gc();
+            return;
+        }
         System.gc();
+        logger.atWarn().msg(packageNotWired(JMX)).log();
     }
 
     @Override
     public byte[] heapdump() throws Exception {
         final boolean isJMXWired = di.getInstance(PackageWirings.class).isJmxWired();
         if (isJMXWired) {
-            return di.getInstance(XHeapAdmin.class).heapdump();
+            return di.getInstance(XJmxAdmin.class).heapdump();
         }
         logger.atWarn().msg(packageNotWired(JMX)).log();
         return null;
diff --git a/com.osgifx.console.ui.heap/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/ui/heap/HeapMonitorPane.java b/com.osgifx.console.ui.heap/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/ui/heap/HeapMonitorPane.java
index 323003ef..2981baf5 100644
--- a/com.osgifx.console.ui.heap/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/ui/heap/HeapMonitorPane.java
+++ b/com.osgifx.console.ui.heap/src/main/java/com/osgifx/console/ui/heap/HeapMonitorPane.java
@@ -300,7 +300,25 @@ private void performGC() {
         if (agent == null) {
             return;
         }
-        executor.runAsync(agent::gc);
+        final Task<Void> gcTask = new Task<>() {
+
+            @Override
+            protected Void call() throws Exception {
+                try {
+                    updateMessage("Performing GC");
+                    agent.gc();
+                    return null;
+                } catch (final Exception e) {
+                    logger.atError().withException(e).log("Cannot perform GC");
+                    threadSync.asyncExec(() -> {
+                        progressDialog.close();
+                        FxDialog.showExceptionDialog(e, getClass().getClassLoader());
+                    });
+                    throw e;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        executor.runAsync(gcTask);
     }
 
     private void heapDump() {