diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
index 1c793038a2..71aad75a07 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
@@ -2863,6 +2863,7 @@ class ReplicaManager(val config: KafkaConfig,
     inklessFetchOffsetHandler.foreach(_.close())
     inklessRetentionEnforcer.foreach(_.close())
     inklessFileCleaner.foreach(_.close())
+    inklessDeleteRecordsInterceptor.foreach(_.close())
     inklessSharedState.foreach(_.close())
     info("Shut down completely")
   }
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandler.java b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandler.java
index e106bc2ae2..ff7f3a9eb3 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandler.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandler.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.common.errors.ApiException;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.message.ListOffsetsRequestData;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.record.FileRecords;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.ThreadUtils;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
 import org.apache.kafka.metadata.LeaderAndIsr;
 import org.apache.kafka.storage.internals.log.OffsetResultHolder;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import io.aiven.inkless.TimeUtils;
@@ -59,10 +61,25 @@ public class FetchOffsetHandler implements Closeable {
     private final InklessFetchOffsetMetrics metrics;
 
     public FetchOffsetHandler(SharedState state) {
+        this(
+            state,
+            Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new InklessThreadFactory("inkless-fetch-offset-metadata", false)),
+            state.time(),
+            new InklessFetchOffsetMetrics(state.time())
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Visible for testing
+    FetchOffsetHandler(
+        final SharedState state,
+        final ExecutorService executor,
+        final Time time,
+        final InklessFetchOffsetMetrics metrics
+    ) {
         this.state = state;
-        this.executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new InklessThreadFactory("inkless-fetch-offset-metadata", false));
-        this.time = state.time();
-        this.metrics = new InklessFetchOffsetMetrics(state.time());
+        this.executor = executor;
+        this.time = time;
+        this.metrics = metrics;
     }
 
     public Job createJob() {
@@ -71,7 +88,7 @@ public Job createJob() {
 
     @Override
     public void close() throws IOException {
-        executor.shutdown();
+        ThreadUtils.shutdownExecutorServiceQuietly(executor, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         metrics.close();
     }
 
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/Reader.java b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/Reader.java
index 26024f93ec..7072175161 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/Reader.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/Reader.java
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@
 import io.github.bucket4j.Bandwidth;
 import io.github.bucket4j.Bucket;
 
+/**
+ * Reader for fetching data from Inkless storage.
+ *
+ * <h2>Thread Pool Lifecycle</h2>
+ * <p>This class manages thread pools for metadata fetching, data fetching, and optionally
+ * for lagging consumer requests. All pools must be shut down via {@link #close()}.
+ *
+ * <p><b>Design Note:</b> Thread pools are created in the constructor arguments before delegation.
+ * If construction fails after pool creation (e.g., invalid lagging consumer configuration),
+ * the pools may leak. This is acceptable for broker startup components where failure prevents
+ * broker startup and JVM exit cleans up resources.
+ */
 public class Reader implements AutoCloseable {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Reader.class);
     private static final long EXECUTOR_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5;
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptor.java b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptor.java
index 299403c926..4119b19372 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptor.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptor.java
@@ -21,18 +21,23 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.common.TopicPartition;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.message.DeleteRecordsResponseData;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.protocol.Errors;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.ThreadUtils;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import io.aiven.inkless.common.InklessThreadFactory;
 import io.aiven.inkless.common.SharedState;
 import io.aiven.inkless.common.TopicIdEnricher;
 import io.aiven.inkless.common.TopicTypeCounter;
@@ -43,22 +48,30 @@
 
 import static org.apache.kafka.common.requests.DeleteRecordsResponse.INVALID_LOW_WATERMARK;
 
-public class DeleteRecordsInterceptor {
+public class DeleteRecordsInterceptor implements Closeable {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DeleteRecordsInterceptor.class);
 
     private final ControlPlane controlPlane;
     private final MetadataView metadataView;
-    private final Executor executor;
+    private final ExecutorService executorService;
     private final TopicTypeCounter topicTypeCounter;
 
     public DeleteRecordsInterceptor(final SharedState state) {
-        this(state.controlPlane(), state.metadata(), Executors.newCachedThreadPool());
+        this(
+            state.controlPlane(), 
+            state.metadata(), 
+            Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new InklessThreadFactory("inkless-delete-records", false))
+        );
     }
 
     // Visible for testing.
-    DeleteRecordsInterceptor(final ControlPlane controlPlane, final MetadataView metadataView, final Executor executor) {
+    DeleteRecordsInterceptor(
+        final ControlPlane controlPlane,
+        final MetadataView metadataView,
+        final ExecutorService executorService
+    ) {
         this.controlPlane = controlPlane;
-        this.executor = executor;
+        this.executorService = executorService;
         this.metadataView = metadataView;
         this.topicTypeCounter = new TopicTypeCounter(metadataView);
     }
@@ -94,7 +107,7 @@ public boolean intercept(final Map<TopicPartition, Long> offsetPerPartition,
         }
 
         // TODO use purgatory
-        executor.execute(() -> {
+        executorService.execute(() -> {
             try {
                 final List<DeleteRecordsRequest> requests = offsetPerPartitionEnriched.entrySet().stream()
                     .map(kv -> new DeleteRecordsRequest(kv.getKey(), kv.getValue()))
@@ -132,4 +145,9 @@ private void respondAllWithError(final Map<TopicPartition, Long> offsetPerPartit
             ));
         responseCallback.accept(response);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws IOException {
+        ThreadUtils.shutdownExecutorServiceQuietly(executorService, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitter.java b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitter.java
index 0f54613448..0b8d365997 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitter.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,22 @@
 /**
  * The file committer.
  *
- * <p>It uploads files concurrently, but commits them to the control plan sequentially.
+ * <p>It uploads files concurrently, but commits them to the control plane sequentially.
+ *
+ * <h2>Thread Pool Lifecycle</h2>
+ * <p>This class manages three thread pools for upload, commit, and cache storage operations.
+ * The pools are created during construction and must be shut down via {@link #close()}.
+ *
+ * <p><b>Design Note:</b> Thread pools are created in the constructor arguments before delegation.
+ * If construction fails after pool creation (e.g., due to invalid arguments), the pools may leak.
+ * This is acceptable because:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>This is a broker startup component - construction failure prevents broker startup</li>
+ *   <li>The JVM would exit anyway, cleaning up all threads</li>
+ *   <li>Failure scenarios are low-probability edge cases (null arguments, OOM)</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>Arguments are validated early in the delegated constructor to fail-fast before
+ * any significant work is done with the thread pools.
  */
 class FileCommitter implements Closeable {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FileCommitter.class);
@@ -247,6 +262,7 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
         // Don't wait here, they should try to finish their work.
         executorServiceUpload.shutdown();
         executorServiceCommit.shutdown();
+        executorServiceCacheStore.shutdown();
         metrics.close();
         if (threadPoolMonitor != null) threadPoolMonitor.close();
     }
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/Writer.java b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/Writer.java
index a85c8d9847..3c1446f996 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/Writer.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/main/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/Writer.java
@@ -63,7 +63,16 @@
  * <p>The Writer has the active file, the queue of files being uploaded.
  * It schedules commit ticks at the specified interval.
  *
- * <p>The class is thread-safe: all the event entry points are protected with the lock.</p>
+ * <p>The class is thread-safe: all the event entry points are protected with the lock.
+ *
+ * <h2>Thread Pool Lifecycle</h2>
+ * <p>This class creates a scheduled executor for commit ticks and delegates to {@link FileCommitter}
+ * which manages additional thread pools. All pools must be shut down via {@link #close()}.
+ *
+ * <p><b>Design Note:</b> Thread pools are created in the constructor arguments before delegation.
+ * If construction fails after pool creation, the pools may leak. This is acceptable for broker
+ * startup components where failure prevents broker startup and JVM exit cleans up resources.
+ * See {@link FileCommitter} for details.
  */
 class Writer implements Closeable {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Writer.class);
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandlerTest.java b/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandlerTest.java
index 11dcaf12db..d9a702f0e7 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandlerTest.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/consume/FetchOffsetHandlerTest.java
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoSettings;
 import org.mockito.quality.Strictness;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import io.aiven.inkless.control_plane.ControlPlane;
 import io.aiven.inkless.control_plane.ListOffsetsRequest;
@@ -201,4 +203,17 @@ void cancellation(final boolean cancelBeforeStart) {
 
         verify(submittedFuture).cancel(eq(true));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void closeShutdownsExecutorService() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        when(executor.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)).thenReturn(true);
+
+        final InklessFetchOffsetMetrics metricsToClose = new InklessFetchOffsetMetrics(time);
+        final FetchOffsetHandler handler = new FetchOffsetHandler(null, executor, time, metricsToClose);
+
+        handler.close();
+
+        verify(executor).shutdown();
+        verify(executor).awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptorTest.java b/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptorTest.java
index 7ee6ec50aa..af6b2ead66 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/delete/DeleteRecordsInterceptorTest.java
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoSettings;
 import org.mockito.quality.Strictness;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import io.aiven.inkless.control_plane.ControlPlane;
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ class DeleteRecordsInterceptorTest {
     ControlPlane controlPlane;
     @Mock
     Consumer<Map<TopicPartition, DeleteRecordsResponseData.DeleteRecordsPartitionResult>> responseCallback;
+    @Mock
+    ExecutorService executorService;
 
     @Captor
     ArgumentCaptor<Map<TopicPartition, DeleteRecordsResponseData.DeleteRecordsPartitionResult>> resultCaptor;
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ class DeleteRecordsInterceptorTest {
     ArgumentCaptor<List<DeleteRecordsRequest>> deleteRecordsCaptor;
 
     @Test
-    public void mixingDisklessAndClassicTopicsIsNotAllowed() {
+    public void mixingDisklessAndClassicTopicsIsNotAllowed() throws Exception {
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("diskless"))).thenReturn(true);
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("non_diskless"))).thenReturn(false);
 
@@ -98,10 +102,11 @@ public void mixingDisklessAndClassicTopicsIsNotAllowed() {
                 .setLowWatermark(INVALID_LOW_WATERMARK)
         ));
         verify(controlPlane, never()).deleteRecords(any());
+        interceptor.close();
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void notInterceptDeletingRecordsFromClassicTopics() {
+    public void notInterceptDeletingRecordsFromClassicTopics() throws Exception {
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("non_diskless"))).thenReturn(false);
 
         final DeleteRecordsInterceptor interceptor = new DeleteRecordsInterceptor(controlPlane, metadataView, new SynchronousExecutor());
@@ -114,10 +119,11 @@ public void notInterceptDeletingRecordsFromClassicTopics() {
         assertThat(result).isFalse();
         verify(responseCallback, never()).accept(any());
         verify(controlPlane, never()).deleteRecords(any());
+        interceptor.close();
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void interceptDeletingRecordsFromDisklessTopics() {
+    public void interceptDeletingRecordsFromDisklessTopics() throws Exception {
         final Uuid topicId = new Uuid(1, 2);
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("diskless"))).thenReturn(true);
         when(metadataView.getTopicId(eq("diskless"))).thenReturn(topicId);
@@ -170,10 +176,11 @@ public void interceptDeletingRecordsFromDisklessTopics() {
                 .setErrorCode(Errors.KAFKA_STORAGE_ERROR.code())
                 .setLowWatermark(INVALID_LOW_WATERMARK)
         ));
+        interceptor.close();
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void controlPlaneException() {
+    public void controlPlaneException() throws Exception {
         final Uuid topicId = new Uuid(1, 2);
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("diskless"))).thenReturn(true);
         when(metadataView.getTopicId(eq("diskless"))).thenReturn(topicId);
@@ -201,10 +208,11 @@ public void controlPlaneException() {
                 .setErrorCode(Errors.UNKNOWN_SERVER_ERROR.code())
                 .setLowWatermark(INVALID_LOW_WATERMARK)
         ));
+        interceptor.close();
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void topicIdNotFound() {
+    public void topicIdNotFound() throws Exception {
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("diskless1"))).thenReturn(true);
         when(metadataView.isDisklessTopic(eq("diskless2"))).thenReturn(true);
         // This instead of the normal thenReturn to not depend on the map key iteration order
@@ -244,5 +252,18 @@ public void topicIdNotFound() {
                 .setErrorCode(Errors.UNKNOWN_SERVER_ERROR.code())
                 .setLowWatermark(INVALID_LOW_WATERMARK)
         ));
+        interceptor.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void closeShutdownsExecutorService() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        when(executorService.awaitTermination(5, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS)).thenReturn(true);
+
+        final DeleteRecordsInterceptor interceptor = new DeleteRecordsInterceptor(controlPlane, metadataView, executorService);
+
+        interceptor.close();
+
+        verify(executorService).shutdown();
+        verify(executorService).awaitTermination(5, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 }
diff --git a/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitterTest.java b/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitterTest.java
index e89b18c3c0..56b43cc787 100644
--- a/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitterTest.java
+++ b/storage/inkless/src/test/java/io/aiven/inkless/produce/FileCommitterTest.java
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ void close() throws IOException {
 
         verify(executorServiceUpload).shutdown();
         verify(executorServiceCommit).shutdown();
+        verify(executorServiceCacheStore).shutdown();
         verify(metrics).close();
     }