diff --git a/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaProducers.java b/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaProducers.java
index 85e4b99d2e17e..041fbeb4466e9 100644
--- a/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaProducers.java
+++ b/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaProducers.java
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ public javax.transaction.UserTransaction userTransaction() {
 
     @Produces
     @ApplicationScoped
+    @Unremovable
     public XAResourceRecoveryRegistry xaResourceRecoveryRegistry() {
-        return new RecoveryManagerService();
+        RecoveryManagerService recoveryManagerService = new RecoveryManagerService();
+        recoveryManagerService.create();
+        recoveryManagerService.start();
+        return recoveryManagerService;
     }
 
     @Produces
diff --git a/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaRecorder.java b/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaRecorder.java
index b66dd67487d37..7caf66cac74b8 100644
--- a/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaRecorder.java
+++ b/extensions/narayana-jta/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/runtime/NarayanaJtaRecorder.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.common.arjPropertyManager;
 import com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.coordinator.TransactionReaper;
 import com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.coordinator.TxControl;
+import com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.RecoveryManager;
 import com.arjuna.ats.jta.common.jtaPropertyManager;
 import com.arjuna.common.util.propertyservice.PropertiesFactory;
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public void handleShutdown(ShutdownContext context) {
         context.addLastShutdownTask(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
+                RecoveryManager.manager().terminate(true);
                 TransactionReaper.terminate(false);
             }
         });