diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/services/org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.Extension b/driver-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/services/org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.Extension
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+com.mongodb.internal.diagnostics.ThreadDumpOnFailureExtension
diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/resources/junit-platform.properties b/driver-core/src/test/resources/junit-platform.properties
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+junit.jupiter.extensions.autodetection.enabled=true
diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/unit/com/mongodb/internal/diagnostics/ThreadDumpOnFailureExtension.java b/driver-core/src/test/unit/com/mongodb/internal/diagnostics/ThreadDumpOnFailureExtension.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2008-present MongoDB, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.mongodb.internal.diagnostics;
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.lang.management.ThreadInfo;
+import java.lang.management.ThreadMXBean;
+
+
+import com.mongodb.internal.diagnostics.logging.Logger;
+import com.mongodb.internal.diagnostics.logging.Loggers;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.TestWatcher;
+
+
+/**
+ * A JUnit 5 extension that prints a thread dump to the log when a test fails.
+ */
+public final class ThreadDumpOnFailureExtension implements TestWatcher {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Loggers.getLogger(ThreadDumpOnFailureExtension.class.getSimpleName());
+
+    @Override
+    public void testFailed(final ExtensionContext context, final Throwable cause) {
+        String testName = context.getDisplayName();
+        String threadDump = getAllThreadsDump();
+        LOGGER.error("Test failed: " + testName + "\nThread dump:\n" + threadDump);
+    }
+
+    private static String getAllThreadsDump() {
+        try {
+            final ThreadMXBean threadMXBean = ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean();
+            ThreadInfo[] threadInfos = threadMXBean.dumpAllThreads(
+                    threadMXBean.isObjectMonitorUsageSupported(),
+                    threadMXBean.isSynchronizerUsageSupported()
+            );
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(1024);
+            for (ThreadInfo info : threadInfos) {
+                sb.append(info);
+            }
+            return sb.toString();
+        } catch (final SecurityException exc) {
+            return "Unable to get thread dump due to security manager restrictions: " + exc.getMessage();
+        }
+    }
+}