diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/posix/os_posix.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/posix/os_posix.cpp
index cc29f209160ee..78fd2a678886e 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/posix/os_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/posix/os_posix.cpp
@@ -104,49 +104,44 @@ static int clock_tics_per_sec = 100;
 size_t os::_os_min_stack_allowed = PTHREAD_STACK_MIN;
 
 // Check core dump limit and report possible place where core can be found
-void os::check_dump_limit(char* buffer, size_t bufferSize) {
+void os::check_core_dump_prerequisites(char* buffer, size_t bufferSize, bool check_only) {
   if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CreateCoredumpOnCrash) && !CreateCoredumpOnCrash) {
     jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "CreateCoredumpOnCrash is disabled from command line");
     VMError::record_coredump_status(buffer, false);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  int n;
-  struct rlimit rlim;
-  bool success;
-
-  char core_path[PATH_MAX];
-  n = get_core_path(core_path, PATH_MAX);
-
-  if (n <= 0) {
-    jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "core.%d (may not exist)", current_process_id());
-    success = true;
+  } else {
+    struct rlimit rlim;
+    bool success = true;
+    bool warn = true;
+    char core_path[PATH_MAX];
+    if (get_core_path(core_path, PATH_MAX) <= 0) {
+      jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "core.%d (may not exist)", current_process_id());
 #ifdef LINUX
-  } else if (core_path[0] == '"') { // redirect to user process
-    jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Core dumps may be processed with %s", core_path);
-    success = true;
+    } else if (core_path[0] == '"') { // redirect to user process
+      jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Core dumps may be processed with %s", core_path);
 #endif
-  } else if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &rlim) != 0) {
-    jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s (may not exist)", core_path);
-    success = true;
-  } else {
-    switch(rlim.rlim_cur) {
-      case RLIM_INFINITY:
-        jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s", core_path);
-        success = true;
-        break;
-      case 0:
-        jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Core dumps have been disabled. To enable core dumping, try \"ulimit -c unlimited\" before starting Java again");
-        success = false;
-        break;
-      default:
-        jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s (max size " UINT64_FORMAT " k). To ensure a full core dump, try \"ulimit -c unlimited\" before starting Java again", core_path, uint64_t(rlim.rlim_cur) / K);
-        success = true;
-        break;
+    } else if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &rlim) != 0) {
+      jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s (may not exist)", core_path);
+    } else {
+      switch(rlim.rlim_cur) {
+        case RLIM_INFINITY:
+          jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s", core_path);
+          warn = false;
+          break;
+        case 0:
+          jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Core dumps have been disabled. To enable core dumping, try \"ulimit -c unlimited\" before starting Java again");
+          success = false;
+          break;
+        default:
+          jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s (max size " UINT64_FORMAT " k). To ensure a full core dump, try \"ulimit -c unlimited\" before starting Java again", core_path, uint64_t(rlim.rlim_cur) / K);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!check_only) {
+      VMError::record_coredump_status(buffer, success);
+    } else if (warn) {
+      warning("CreateCoredumpOnCrash specified, but %s", buffer);
     }
   }
-
-  VMError::record_coredump_status(buffer, success);
 }
 
 bool os::committed_in_range(address start, size_t size, address& committed_start, size_t& committed_size) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 0d5727b98f443..fe093aee116b6 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -1287,38 +1287,50 @@ void os::shutdown() {
 
 static HANDLE dumpFile = nullptr;
 
-// Check if dump file can be created.
-void os::check_dump_limit(char* buffer, size_t buffsz) {
-  bool status = true;
+// Check if core dump is active and if a core dump file can be created
+void os::check_core_dump_prerequisites(char* buffer, size_t bufferSize, bool check_only) {
   if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CreateCoredumpOnCrash) && !CreateCoredumpOnCrash) {
-    jio_snprintf(buffer, buffsz, "CreateCoredumpOnCrash is disabled from command line");
-    status = false;
-  }
-
+    jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "CreateCoredumpOnCrash is disabled from command line");
+    VMError::record_coredump_status(buffer, false);
+  } else {
+    bool success = true;
+    bool warn = true;
 #ifndef ASSERT
-  if (!os::win32::is_windows_server() && FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CreateCoredumpOnCrash)) {
-    jio_snprintf(buffer, buffsz, "Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows");
-    status = false;
-  }
+    if (!os::win32::is_windows_server() && FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CreateCoredumpOnCrash)) {
+      jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows");
+      success = false;
+      warn = true;
+    }
 #endif
 
-  if (status) {
-    const char* cwd = get_current_directory(nullptr, 0);
-    int pid = current_process_id();
-    if (cwd != nullptr) {
-      jio_snprintf(buffer, buffsz, "%s\\hs_err_pid%u.mdmp", cwd, pid);
-    } else {
-      jio_snprintf(buffer, buffsz, ".\\hs_err_pid%u.mdmp", pid);
+    if (success) {
+      if (!check_only) {
+        const char* cwd = get_current_directory(nullptr, 0);
+        int pid = current_process_id();
+        if (cwd != nullptr) {
+          jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "%s\\hs_err_pid%u.mdmp", cwd, pid);
+        } else {
+          jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, ".\\hs_err_pid%u.mdmp", pid);
+        }
+
+        if (dumpFile == nullptr &&
+            (dumpFile = CreateFile(buffer, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, nullptr, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, nullptr))
+            == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+          jio_snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Failed to create minidump file (0x%x).", GetLastError());
+          success = false;
+        }
+      } else {
+        // For now on Windows, there are no more checks that we can do
+        warn = false;
+      }
     }
 
-    if (dumpFile == nullptr &&
-       (dumpFile = CreateFile(buffer, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, nullptr, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, nullptr))
-                 == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-      jio_snprintf(buffer, buffsz, "Failed to create minidump file (0x%x).", GetLastError());
-      status = false;
+    if (!check_only) {
+      VMError::record_coredump_status(buffer, success);
+    } else if (warn) {
+      warning("CreateCoredumpOnCrash specified, but %s", buffer);
     }
   }
-  VMError::record_coredump_status(buffer, status);
 }
 
 void os::abort(bool dump_core, void* siginfo, const void* context) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp
index 35a5be77b6058..65071769bc4cb 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class os: AllStatic {
   // provided buffer as a scratch buffer. The status message which will be written
   // into the error log either is file location or a short error message, depending
   // on the checking result.
-  static void check_dump_limit(char* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
+  static void check_core_dump_prerequisites(char* buffer, size_t bufferSize, bool check_only = false);
 
   // Get the default path to the core file
   // Returns the length of the string
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp
index 45aaa769856af..b2edad395cef0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/threads.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "runtime/fieldDescriptor.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/flags/jvmFlagLimit.hpp"
 #include "runtime/globals.hpp"
+#include "runtime/globals_extension.hpp"
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/interfaceSupport.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/java.hpp"
@@ -665,6 +666,11 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* canTryAgain) {
 
   log_info(os)("Initialized VM with process ID %d", os::current_process_id());
 
+  if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CreateCoredumpOnCrash) && CreateCoredumpOnCrash) {
+    char buffer[2*JVM_MAXPATHLEN];
+    os::check_core_dump_prerequisites(buffer, sizeof(buffer), true);
+  }
+
   // Signal Dispatcher needs to be started before VMInit event is posted
   os::initialize_jdk_signal_support(CHECK_JNI_ERR);
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
index 0b3ccf9c747aa..7bbb978b8064f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2017, 2020 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2023, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ void VMError::report_and_die(int id, const char* message, const char* detail_fmt
       ShowMessageBoxOnError = false;
     }
 
-    os::check_dump_limit(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    os::check_core_dump_prerequisites(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 
     // reset signal handlers or exception filter; make sure recursive crashes
     // are handled properly.
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/CreateCoredumpOnCrash.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/CreateCoredumpOnCrash.java
index 73efc0e5e4605..76ea10d77cbbe 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/CreateCoredumpOnCrash.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/CreateCoredumpOnCrash.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  *          java.management
  *          jdk.internal.jvmstat/sun.jvmstat.monitor
  * @run driver CreateCoredumpOnCrash
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  */
 
 import jdk.test.lib.process.ProcessTools;
@@ -43,24 +44,61 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
         }
     }
 
+    private static String ulimitString(int limit) {
+        String string = "ulimit -c ";
+        if (limit != Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+            string += limit;
+        } else {
+            string += "unlimited";
+        }
+        return string+";";
+    }
+
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         runTest("-XX:-CreateCoredumpOnCrash").shouldContain("CreateCoredumpOnCrash turned off, no core file dumped")
-                                             .shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
+        .shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
 
         if (Platform.isWindows()) {
             // The old CreateMinidumpOnCrash option should still work
             runTest("-XX:-CreateMinidumpOnCrash").shouldContain("CreateCoredumpOnCrash turned off, no core file dumped")
-                                                 .shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
+            .shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
         } else {
-            runTest("-XX:+CreateCoredumpOnCrash").shouldNotContain("CreateCoredumpOnCrash turned off, no core file dumped")
-                                                 .shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
-        }
+            String exec_cmd[] = {"sh", "-c", "ulimit -c"};
+            OutputAnalyzer oa = new OutputAnalyzer(Runtime.getRuntime().exec(exec_cmd));
+            oa.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+            if (!oa.contains("0\n")) {
+                oa = runTest("-XX:+CreateCoredumpOnCrash");
+                oa.shouldContain("Core dump will be written.");
+                oa.shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
 
+                oa = runTest("-XX:+CreateCoredumpOnCrash", ulimitString(1024));
+                oa.shouldContain("warning: CreateCoredumpOnCrash specified, but");
+                oa.shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
+
+                oa = runTest("-XX:+CreateCoredumpOnCrash", ulimitString(0));
+                oa.shouldContain("warning: CreateCoredumpOnCrash specified, but");
+                oa.shouldNotHaveExitValue(0);
+            } else {
+                throw new Exception("ulimit is not set correctly, try 'ulimit -c unlimited' and re-run.");
+            }
+        }
     }
+
     public static OutputAnalyzer runTest(String option) throws Exception {
-        return new OutputAnalyzer(
-            ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder(
-            "-Xmx128m", "--add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED", option, Crasher.class.getName())
-            .start());
+        ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder("-Xmx128m",
+                                                                             "--add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                                                                             option, Crasher.class.getName());
+        return new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
+    }
+    public static OutputAnalyzer runTest(String option, String limit) throws Exception {
+        ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder("-Xmx128m",
+                                                                             "--add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                                                                             option, new String("'"+Crasher.class.getName()+"'"));
+        String args = "";
+        for (String s:pb.command()) {
+            args += s+" ";
+        }
+        String exec_cmd[] = {"sh", "-c", limit+args};
+        return new OutputAnalyzer(Runtime.getRuntime().exec(exec_cmd));
     }
 }