diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp
index 4a052648..f8d50791 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/basic_thread_pool.hpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ namespace executors
      */
     bool try_executing_one()
     {
-      work task;
       try
       {
+        work task;
         if (work_queue.try_pull_front(task) == queue_op_status::success)
         {
           task();
@@ -58,12 +58,9 @@ namespace executors
         }
         return false;
       }
-      catch (std::exception& )
-      {
-        return false;
-      }
       catch (...)
       {
+        std::terminate();
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -95,12 +92,9 @@ namespace executors
           task();
         }
       }
-      catch (std::exception& )
-      {
-        return;
-      }
       catch (...)
       {
+        std::terminate();
         return;
       }
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/inline_executor.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/inline_executor.hpp
index bc6bd9fe..83d008c0 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/inline_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/inline_executor.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace executors
     /// type-erasure to store the works to do
     typedef  executors::work work;
     bool closed_;
+    mutable mutex mtx_;
     /**
      * Effects: try to execute one task.
      * Returns: whether a task has been executed.
@@ -66,16 +67,22 @@ namespace executors
      */
     void close()
     {
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
       closed_ = true;
     }
 
     /**
      * \b Returns: whether the pool is closed for submissions.
      */
-    bool closed()
+    bool closed(lock_guard<mutex>& )
     {
       return closed_;
     }
+    bool closed()
+    {
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      return closed(lk);
+    }
 
     /**
      * \b Requires: \c Closure is a model of \c Callable(void()) and a model of \c CopyConstructible/MoveConstructible.
@@ -93,21 +100,48 @@ namespace executors
     template <typename Closure>
     void submit(Closure & closure)
     {
-      if (closed()) return;
-      closure();
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      if (closed(lk))  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( sync_queue_is_closed() );
+      try
+      {
+        closure();
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        std::terminate();
+        return;
+      }
     }
 #endif
     void submit(void (*closure)())
     {
-      if (closed()) return;
-      closure();
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      if (closed(lk))  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( sync_queue_is_closed() );
+      try
+      {
+        closure();
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        std::terminate();
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     template <typename Closure>
     void submit(BOOST_THREAD_FWD_REF(Closure) closure)
     {
-      if (closed()) return;
-      closure();
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      if (closed(lk))  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( sync_queue_is_closed() );
+      try
+      {
+        closure();
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        std::terminate();
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/loop_executor.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/loop_executor.hpp
index 2e36dc18..d3f704de 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/loop_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/loop_executor.hpp
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ namespace executors
         }
         return false;
       }
-      catch (std::exception& )
-      {
-        return false;
-      }
       catch (...)
       {
+        std::terminate();
         return false;
       }
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/serial_executor.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/serial_executor.hpp
index 4800a1e2..90cfc6e8 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/serial_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/serial_executor.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ namespace executors
       try_executing_one_task(work& task, boost::promise<void> &p)
       : task(task), p(p) {}
       void operator()() {
-        task(); // if task() throws promise is not set but as the the program terminates and should terminate there is no need to use try-catch here.
+        try
+        {
+          task();
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+          std::terminate();
+          return;
+        }
         p.set_value();
       }
     };
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ namespace executors
      * \par Returns
      * The underlying executor wrapped on a generic executor reference.
      */
-    generic_executor_ref underlying_executor() BOOST_NOEXCEPT { return ex; }
+    generic_executor_ref& underlying_executor() BOOST_NOEXCEPT { return ex; }
 
     /**
      * Effects: try to execute one task.
@@ -79,12 +87,9 @@ namespace executors
         }
         return false;
       }
-      catch (std::exception& )
-      {
-        return false;
-      }
       catch (...)
       {
+        std::terminate();
         return false;
       }
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/thread_executor.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/thread_executor.hpp
index 9fc3362f..9a7d3d01 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/thread_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/thread_executor.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <boost/thread/executors/work.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/executors/executor.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/thread_only.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/scoped_thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/csbl/vector.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/config/abi_prefix.hpp>
 
@@ -28,6 +30,11 @@ namespace executors
     /// type-erasure to store the works to do
     typedef  executors::work work;
     bool closed_;
+    typedef scoped_thread<> thread_t;
+    typedef csbl::vector<thread_t> threads_type;
+    threads_type threads_;
+    mutable mutex mtx_;
+
     /**
      * Effects: try to execute one task.
      * Returns: whether a task has been executed.
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ namespace executors
     {
     }
     /**
-     * \b Effects: Destroys the inline executor.
+     * \b Effects: Waits for closures (if any) to complete, then joins and destroys the threads.
      *
      * \b Synchronization: The completion of all the closures happen before the completion of the \c thread_executor destructor.
      */
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ namespace executors
     {
       // signal to all the worker thread that there will be no more submissions.
       close();
+      // all the scoped threads will join before destroying
     }
 
     /**
@@ -68,16 +76,22 @@ namespace executors
      */
     void close()
     {
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
       closed_ = true;
     }
 
     /**
      * \b Returns: whether the pool is closed for submissions.
      */
-    bool closed()
+    bool closed(lock_guard<mutex>& )
     {
       return closed_;
     }
+    bool closed()
+    {
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      return closed(lk);
+    }
 
     /**
      * \b Requires: \c Closure is a model of \c Callable(void()) and a model of \c CopyConstructible/MoveConstructible.
@@ -95,24 +109,27 @@ namespace executors
     template <typename Closure>
     void submit(Closure & closure)
     {
-      if (closed()) return;
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      if (closed(lk))  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( sync_queue_is_closed() );
       thread th(closure);
-      th.detach();
+      threads_.push_back(thread_t(boost::move(th)));
     }
 #endif
     void submit(void (*closure)())
     {
-      if (closed()) return;
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      if (closed(lk))  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( sync_queue_is_closed() );
       thread th(closure);
-      th.detach();
+      threads_.push_back(thread_t(boost::move(th)));
     }
 
     template <typename Closure>
     void submit(BOOST_THREAD_FWD_REF(Closure) closure)
     {
-      if (closed()) return;
+      lock_guard<mutex> lk(mtx_);
+      if (closed(lk))  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( sync_queue_is_closed() );
       thread th(boost::forward<Closure>(closure));
-      th.detach();
+      threads_.push_back(thread_t(boost::move(th)));
     }
 
     /**