Take a look at javax.management.MBeanRegistration Shut down in the preDeregister() step. Works on any MBeanServer. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4007139#4007139 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4007139