diff --git a/host/chez/concurrency.ss b/host/chez/concurrency.ss
index 2866e82..0f6bdfb 100644
--- a/host/chez/concurrency.ss
+++ b/host/chez/concurrency.ss
@@ -328,3 +328,47 @@
 (def-var! "jolt.host" "interrupt!" jolt-interrupt!)
 (def-var! "jolt.host" "interrupted?" jolt-interrupted?)
 (def-var! "jolt.host" "run-interruptible" jolt-run-interruptible)
+
+;; --- java.lang.Thread / java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch -----------------
+;; Real OS threads over Chez fork-thread (shared heap — a captured atom/var is
+;; shared). A Thread runs its Runnable thunk; start forks, join waits on a
+;; condition latched at completion. CountDownLatch is a counting barrier.
+(define (make-jthread thunk) (make-jhost "user-thread" (vector thunk #f (make-mutex) (make-condition))))
+(for-each (lambda (nm) (register-class-ctor! nm (lambda (thunk . _) (make-jthread thunk))))
+          '("Thread" "java.lang.Thread"))
+(register-host-methods! "user-thread"
+  (list (cons "start" (lambda (self)
+          (let ((st (jhost-state self)) (snap (dyn-binding-stack)))
+            (fork-thread (lambda ()
+              (dyn-binding-stack snap)
+              (guard (e (#t #f)) (jolt-invoke (vector-ref st 0)))
+              (with-mutex (vector-ref st 2)
+                (vector-set! st 1 #t)
+                (condition-broadcast (vector-ref st 3)))))
+            jolt-nil)))
+        (cons "run" (lambda (self) (jolt-invoke (vector-ref (jhost-state self) 0)) jolt-nil))
+        (cons "join" (lambda (self . _)
+          (let ((st (jhost-state self)))
+            (with-mutex (vector-ref st 2)
+              (let loop () (unless (vector-ref st 1) (condition-wait (vector-ref st 3) (vector-ref st 2)) (loop)))))
+          jolt-nil))
+        (cons "isAlive" (lambda (self) (not (vector-ref (jhost-state self) 1))))
+        (cons "interrupt" (lambda (self . _) jolt-nil))
+        (cons "setDaemon" (lambda (self . _) jolt-nil))))
+
+(define (make-jlatch n) (make-jhost "count-down-latch" (vector n (make-mutex) (make-condition))))
+(for-each (lambda (nm) (register-class-ctor! nm (lambda (n . _) (make-jlatch (jnum->exact n)))))
+          '("CountDownLatch" "java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch"))
+(register-host-methods! "count-down-latch"
+  (list (cons "countDown" (lambda (self)
+          (let ((st (jhost-state self)))
+            (with-mutex (vector-ref st 1)
+              (when (> (vector-ref st 0) 0) (vector-set! st 0 (- (vector-ref st 0) 1)))
+              (when (= (vector-ref st 0) 0) (condition-broadcast (vector-ref st 2)))))
+          jolt-nil))
+        (cons "await" (lambda (self . _)
+          (let ((st (jhost-state self)))
+            (with-mutex (vector-ref st 1)
+              (let loop () (when (> (vector-ref st 0) 0) (condition-wait (vector-ref st 2) (vector-ref st 1)) (loop)))))
+          jolt-nil))
+        (cons "getCount" (lambda (self) (vector-ref (jhost-state self) 0)))))
diff --git a/host/chez/host-static-classes.ss b/host/chez/host-static-classes.ss
index ab47024..d6ae3ed 100644
--- a/host/chez/host-static-classes.ss
+++ b/host/chez/host-static-classes.ss
@@ -211,6 +211,56 @@
                                (vector->list (hashtable-keys (hm-tbl self)))))))
         (cons "entrySet" (lambda (self) (jolt-seq (hm->pmap self))))
         (cons "toString" (lambda (self) (jolt-pr-str (hm->pmap self))))))
+;; java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap — one shared heap, so the mutable
+;; HashMap shim serves. (get a-hashmap k) reads the map (clojure.core/get).
+(define (make-hashmap-jhost . args)
+  (let ((ht (make-hashtable hm-hash jolt=2)))
+    (when (and (pair? args) (or (pmap? (car args)) (hm-hashmap? (car args)))) (hm-copy-into! ht (car args)))
+    (make-jhost "hashmap" (vector ht))))
+(register-class-ctor! "ConcurrentHashMap" make-hashmap-jhost)
+(register-class-ctor! "java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap" make-hashmap-jhost)
+(register-get-arm! (lambda (x) (and (jhost? x) (string=? (jhost-tag x) "hashmap")))
+                   (lambda (coll k d) (hashtable-ref (hm-tbl coll) k d)))
+;; count / contains? over the mutable map shim (clojure.core/count + contains?,
+;; which core.cache's SoftCache uses on its backing ConcurrentHashMap).
+(define (jhost-hashmap? x) (and (jhost? x) (string=? (jhost-tag x) "hashmap")))
+(let ((prev-count jolt-count) (prev-contains jolt-contains?))
+  (set! jolt-count (lambda (c) (if (jhost-hashmap? c) (hashtable-size (hm-tbl c)) (prev-count c))))
+  (set! jolt-contains? (lambda (c k) (if (jhost-hashmap? c)
+                                         (if (hashtable-contains? (hm-tbl c) k) #t #f)
+                                         (prev-contains c k)))))
+
+;; ---- java.lang.ref.SoftReference / ReferenceQueue ---------------------------
+;; No JVM GC reference semantics here: a SoftReference holds its referent strongly
+;; (never auto-cleared), which makes a SoftCache an unbounded cache rather than a
+;; GC-pressure one. .enqueue / ReferenceQueue.poll work so code that drains the
+;; queue (clojure.core.cache's clear-soft-cache!) runs. soft-ref state:
+;; #(referent queue enqueued?); ref-queue state: #(list-of-enqueued-refs).
+(define (refqueue-add! rq ref)
+  (let ((st (jhost-state rq))) (vector-set! st 0 (append (vector-ref st 0) (list ref)))))
+(for-each (lambda (nm)
+            (register-class-ctor! nm
+              (lambda (v . rest) (make-jhost "soft-ref" (vector v (if (pair? rest) (car rest) jolt-nil) #f)))))
+          '("SoftReference" "java.lang.ref.SoftReference"))
+(register-host-methods! "soft-ref"
+  (list (cons "get" (lambda (self) (vector-ref (jhost-state self) 0)))
+        (cons "clear" (lambda (self) (vector-set! (jhost-state self) 0 jolt-nil) jolt-nil))
+        (cons "isEnqueued" (lambda (self) (vector-ref (jhost-state self) 2)))
+        (cons "enqueue" (lambda (self)
+          (let* ((st (jhost-state self)) (rq (vector-ref st 1)))
+            (if (vector-ref st 2) #f
+                (begin (vector-set! st 2 #t)
+                       (when (and (jhost? rq) (string=? (jhost-tag rq) "ref-queue")) (refqueue-add! rq self))
+                       #t)))))))
+(for-each (lambda (nm) (register-class-ctor! nm (lambda _ (make-jhost "ref-queue" (vector '())))))
+          '("ReferenceQueue" "java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue"))
+(register-host-methods! "ref-queue"
+  (list (cons "poll" (lambda (self . _)
+          (let* ((st (jhost-state self)) (q (vector-ref st 0)))
+            (if (null? q) jolt-nil (begin (vector-set! st 0 (cdr q)) (car q))))))
+        (cons "remove" (lambda (self . _)
+          (let* ((st (jhost-state self)) (q (vector-ref st 0)))
+            (if (null? q) jolt-nil (begin (vector-set! st 0 (cdr q)) (car q))))))))
 
 ;; ---- StringReader -----------------------------------------------------------
 ;; state: a vector #(string pos marked).
diff --git a/test/chez/corpus.edn b/test/chez/corpus.edn
index 05502da..bf5eb42 100644
--- a/test/chez/corpus.edn
+++ b/test/chez/corpus.edn
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
   {:suite "interop / iterator-seq" :label "iterator-seq over .iterator" :expected "[:a :b]" :actual "(vec (iterator-seq (.iterator [:a :b])))"}
   {:suite "deftype / IPersistentStack" :label "peek/pop dispatch" :expected "[1 [2 3]]" :actual "(do (deftype Stk [v] clojure.lang.IPersistentStack (peek [_] (first v)) (pop [_] (->Stk (rest v)))) [(peek (->Stk [1 2 3])) (vec (.v (pop (->Stk [1 2 3]))))])"}
   {:suite "deftype / equiv" :label "(= deftype other) uses equiv method" :expected "true" :actual "(do (deftype EqT [m] clojure.lang.IPersistentCollection (equiv [_ o] (= o m)) clojure.lang.Seqable (seq [_] (seq m))) (= (->EqT {:a 1}) {:a 1}))"}
+  {:suite "interop / Thread" :label "start + join runs the thunk" :expected "7" :actual "(let [a (atom 0) t (Thread. (fn [] (reset! a 7)))] (.start t) (.join t) (deref a))"}
+  {:suite "interop / CountDownLatch" :label "countDown to zero, await returns" :expected "0" :actual "(let [l (java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch. 1)] (.countDown l) (.await l) (.getCount l))"}
+  {:suite "interop / SoftReference" :label "get returns the referent" :expected ":v" :actual "(.get (java.lang.ref.SoftReference. :v))"}
+  {:suite "interop / ConcurrentHashMap" :label "put + get/count/contains?" :expected "[1 1 true]" :actual "(let [m (java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.)] (.put m :a 1) [(get m :a) (count m) (contains? m :a)])"}
   {:suite "interop / Class.forName" :label "unknown class throws ClassNotFoundException" :expected ":nf" :actual "(try (Class/forName \"no.such.Klass\") (catch ClassNotFoundException _ :nf))"}
   {:suite "interop / Class.forName" :label "known class resolves" :expected "\"java.lang.String\"" :actual "(.getName (Class/forName \"java.lang.String\"))"}
   {:suite "clojure.string / replace" :label "char match and replacement" :expected "\"a-b-c\"" :actual "(clojure.string/replace \"a/b/c\" \\/ \\-)"}