diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java
index 95a92bc5f97..ab8ba2ed390 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/tcp/reactor/ReactorNettyTcpClient.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.messaging.tcp.reactor;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ import reactor.ipc.netty.NettyContext;
 import reactor.ipc.netty.NettyInbound;
 import reactor.ipc.netty.NettyOutbound;
 import reactor.ipc.netty.options.ClientOptions;
+import reactor.ipc.netty.resources.LoopResources;
+import reactor.ipc.netty.resources.PoolResources;
 import reactor.ipc.netty.tcp.TcpClient;
+import reactor.ipc.netty.tcp.TcpResources;
 import reactor.util.concurrent.QueueSupplier;
 
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpConnection;
 import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpConnectionHandler;
 import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpOperations;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SettableListenableFuture;
 
@@ -68,6 +73,10 @@ public class ReactorNettyTcpClient<P> implements TcpOperations<P> {
 
 	private final ChannelGroup channelGroup;
 
+	private final LoopResources loopResources;
+
+	private final PoolResources poolResources;
+
 	private final Scheduler scheduler = Schedulers.newParallel("ReactorNettyTcpClient");
 
 	private volatile boolean stopping = false;
@@ -84,11 +93,21 @@ public class ReactorNettyTcpClient<P> implements TcpOperations<P> {
 	 * Alternate constructor with a {@link ClientOptions} consumer providing
 	 * additional control beyond a host and a port.
 	 */
-	public ReactorNettyTcpClient(Consumer<ClientOptions> consumer, ReactorNettyCodec<P> codec) {
-		Assert.notNull(consumer, "Consumer<ClientOptions> is required");
+	public ReactorNettyTcpClient(Consumer<ClientOptions> optionsConsumer, ReactorNettyCodec<P> codec) {
+		Assert.notNull(optionsConsumer, "Consumer<ClientOptions> is required");
 		Assert.notNull(codec, "ReactorNettyCodec is required");
+
 		this.channelGroup = new DefaultChannelGroup(ImmediateEventExecutor.INSTANCE);
-		this.tcpClient = TcpClient.create(consumer.andThen(opts -> opts.channelGroup(this.channelGroup)));
+		this.loopResources = LoopResources.create("reactor-netty-tcp-client");
+		this.poolResources = PoolResources.fixed("reactor-netty-tcp-pool");
+
+		Consumer<ClientOptions> builtInConsumer = opts -> opts
+				.channelGroup(this.channelGroup)
+				.loopResources(this.loopResources)
+				.poolResources(this.poolResources)
+				.preferNative(false);
+
+		this.tcpClient = TcpClient.create(optionsConsumer.andThen(builtInConsumer));
 		this.codec = codec;
 	}
 
@@ -152,7 +171,8 @@ public class ReactorNettyTcpClient<P> implements TcpOperations<P> {
 	}
 
 	private <T> Function<Flux<T>, Publisher<?>> reconnectFunction(ReconnectStrategy reconnectStrategy) {
-		return flux -> flux.scan(1, (count, e) -> count++)
+		return flux -> flux
+				.scan(1, (count, element) -> count++)
 				.flatMap(attempt -> Mono.delayMillis(reconnectStrategy.getTimeToNextAttempt(attempt)));
 	}
 
@@ -163,12 +183,45 @@ public class ReactorNettyTcpClient<P> implements TcpOperations<P> {
 			future.set(null);
 			return future;
 		}
+
 		this.stopping = true;
-		ChannelGroupFuture future = this.channelGroup.close();
-		Mono<Void> completion = FutureMono.from(future).doAfterTerminate((x, e) -> scheduler.dispose());
+
+		ChannelGroupFuture close = this.channelGroup.close();
+		Mono<Void> completion = FutureMono.from(close)
+				.doAfterTerminate((x, e) -> {
+
+					// TODO: https://github.com/reactor/reactor-netty/issues/24
+					shutdownGlobalResources();
+
+					this.loopResources.dispose();
+					this.poolResources.dispose();
+
+					// TODO: https://github.com/reactor/reactor-netty/issues/25
+					try {
+						Thread.sleep(2000);
+					}
+					catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+						ex.printStackTrace();
+					}
+
+					// Scheduler after loop resources...
+					this.scheduler.dispose();
+				});
+
 		return new MonoToListenableFutureAdapter<>(completion);
 	}
 
+	private static void shutdownGlobalResources() {
+		try {
+			Method method = TcpResources.class.getDeclaredMethod("_dispose");
+			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
+			ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(method, TcpResources.get());
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+
 
 	private class ReactorNettyHandler implements BiFunction<NettyInbound, NettyOutbound, Publisher<Void>> {