diff --git a/test/ruby/test_ractor.rb b/test/ruby/test_ractor.rb
index 5275768113..ec94df361f 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_ractor.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_ractor.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ class TestRactor < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_unshareable(x, "can not make shareable object for #<Method: String(Kernel)#itself()>", exception: Ractor::Error)
   end
 
+  def test_default_thread_group
+    assert_separately([], "#{<<~"begin;"}\n#{<<~'end;'}")
+    begin;
+      Warning[:experimental] = false
+
+      main_ractor_id = Thread.current.group.object_id
+      ractor_id = Ractor.new { Thread.current.group.object_id }.take
+      refute_equal main_ractor_id, ractor_id
+    end;
+  end
+
   def assert_make_shareable(obj)
     refute Ractor.shareable?(obj), "object was already shareable"
     Ractor.make_shareable(obj)
diff --git a/thread.c b/thread.c
index 2efb237f58..e82a54414d 100644
--- a/thread.c
+++ b/thread.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static VALUE rb_cThreadShield;
+static VALUE cThGroup;
 
 static VALUE sym_immediate;
 static VALUE sym_on_blocking;
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ struct thread_create_params {
     // for normal proc thread
     VALUE args;
     VALUE proc;
+    VALUE group;
 
     // for ractor
     rb_ractor_t *g;
@@ -853,7 +855,13 @@ thread_create_core(VALUE thval, struct thread_create_params *params)
     }
 
     th->priority = current_th->priority;
-    th->thgroup = current_th->thgroup;
+
+    if (params->group) {
+        th->thgroup = params->group;
+    }
+    else {
+        th->thgroup = current_th->thgroup;
+    }
 
     th->pending_interrupt_queue = rb_ary_hidden_new(0);
     th->pending_interrupt_queue_checked = 0;
@@ -993,13 +1001,20 @@ rb_thread_create(VALUE (*fn)(void *), void *arg)
 VALUE
 rb_thread_create_ractor(rb_ractor_t *r, VALUE args, VALUE proc)
 {
+    VALUE thgroup = r->thgroup_default = rb_obj_alloc(cThGroup);
+#if RACTOR_CHECK_MODE > 0
+    rb_ractor_setup_belonging_to(thgroup, r->pub.id);
+#endif
+
     struct thread_create_params params = {
         .type = thread_invoke_type_ractor_proc,
         .g = r,
+        .group = thgroup,
         .args = args,
         .proc = proc,
     };
-    return thread_create_core(rb_thread_alloc(rb_cThread), &params);
+    RB_GC_GUARD(thgroup);
+    return thread_create_core(rb_thread_alloc(rb_cThread), &params);;
 }
 
 
@@ -5427,7 +5442,6 @@ Init_Thread_Mutex(void)
 void
 Init_Thread(void)
 {
-    VALUE cThGroup;
     rb_thread_t *th = GET_THREAD();
 
     sym_never = ID2SYM(rb_intern_const("never"));