diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala
index 58197f9d84dfc..e6a4aaf8ecec9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 package org.apache.spark
 
 import akka.actor.Actor
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 import org.apache.spark.storage.BlockManagerId
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.TaskScheduler
-import org.apache.spark.util.ActorLogReceive
+import org.apache.spark.util.{ActorLogReceive, ThreadStackTrace}
 
 /**
  * A heartbeat from executors to the driver. This is a shared message used by several internal
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index e8fdfff04390d..7e7dca5a6811a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ import scala.language.implicitConversions
 
 import java.io._
 import java.net.URI
-import java.util.Arrays
+import java.util.{Arrays, Properties, Timer, TimerTask, UUID}
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
-import java.util.{Properties, UUID}
 import java.util.UUID.randomUUID
 import scala.collection.{Map, Set}
 import scala.collection.generic.Growable
@@ -242,6 +241,18 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends SparkStatusAPI with Logging {
   // the bound port to the cluster manager properly
   ui.foreach(_.bind())
 
+  // If we are not running in local mode, then start a new timer thread for capturing driver thread
+  // dumps for display in the web UI (in local mode, this is handled by the local Executor):
+  private val threadDumpTimer = new Timer("Driver thread dump timer", true)
+  if (!isLocal) {
+    val threadDumpInterval = conf.getInt("spark.executor.heartbeatInterval", 10000)
+    threadDumpTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask {
+      override def run(): Unit = {
+        listenerBus.post(SparkListenerExecutorThreadDump("<driver>", Utils.getThreadDump()))
+      }
+    }, threadDumpInterval, threadDumpInterval)
+  }
+
   /** A default Hadoop Configuration for the Hadoop code (e.g. file systems) that we reuse. */
   val hadoopConfiguration = SparkHadoopUtil.get.newConfiguration(conf)
 
@@ -960,6 +971,7 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends SparkStatusAPI with Logging {
   def stop() {
     postApplicationEnd()
     ui.foreach(_.stop())
+    threadDumpTimer.cancel()
     // Do this only if not stopped already - best case effort.
     // prevent NPE if stopped more than once.
     val dagSchedulerCopy = dagScheduler
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala
index d36b08572590a..91f036595d048 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala
@@ -379,12 +379,7 @@ private[spark] class Executor(
               }
             }
           }
-          val threadDump = Thread.getAllStackTraces.toArray.sortBy(_._1.getId).map {
-            case (thread, stackElements) =>
-              val stackTrace = stackElements.map(_.toString).mkString("\n")
-              ThreadStackTrace(thread.getId, thread.getName, thread.getState.toString, stackTrace)
-          }
-          val message = Heartbeat(executorId, threadDump, tasksMetrics.toArray,
+          val message = Heartbeat(executorId, Utils.getThreadDump(), tasksMetrics.toArray,
             env.blockManager.blockManagerId)
           try {
             val response = AkkaUtils.askWithReply[HeartbeatResponse](message, heartbeatReceiverRef,
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala
index 5f2d3195500d4..14f26daa3665b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGScheduler.scala
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ import akka.util.Timeout
 
 import org.apache.spark._
 import org.apache.spark.broadcast.Broadcast
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 import org.apache.spark.partial.{ApproximateActionListener, ApproximateEvaluator, PartialResult}
 import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
 import org.apache.spark.storage._
-import org.apache.spark.util.{CallSite, SystemClock, Clock, Utils}
+import org.apache.spark.util._
 import org.apache.spark.storage.BlockManagerMessages.BlockManagerHeartbeat
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala
index e2b7e1f34c02b..71e72fe2b97f3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import scala.collection.mutable
 
 import org.apache.spark.{Logging, TaskEndReason}
 import org.apache.spark.annotation.DeveloperApi
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 import org.apache.spark.storage.BlockManagerId
-import org.apache.spark.util.{Distribution, Utils}
+import org.apache.spark.util.{Distribution, Utils, ThreadStackTrace}
 
 @DeveloperApi
 sealed trait SparkListenerEvent
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListenerBus.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListenerBus.scala
index e79ffd7a3587d..11b4f4e44ae51 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListenerBus.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListenerBus.scala
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ private[spark] trait SparkListenerBus extends Logging {
         foreachListener(_.onApplicationEnd(applicationEnd))
       case metricsUpdate: SparkListenerExecutorMetricsUpdate =>
         foreachListener(_.onExecutorMetricsUpdate(metricsUpdate))
+      case threadDump: SparkListenerExecutorThreadDump =>
+        foreachListener(_.onExecutorThreadDump(threadDump))
       case SparkListenerShutdown =>
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskScheduler.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskScheduler.scala
index fcdf621bf8b66..54a11d3ae35f3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskScheduler.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskScheduler.scala
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 package org.apache.spark.scheduler
 
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.SchedulingMode.SchedulingMode
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 import org.apache.spark.storage.BlockManagerId
+import org.apache.spark.util.ThreadStackTrace
 
 /**
  * Low-level task scheduler interface, currently implemented exclusively by TaskSchedulerImpl.
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala
index 789717ee42f6a..41a663b31d37c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import scala.util.Random
 import org.apache.spark._
 import org.apache.spark.TaskState.TaskState
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.SchedulingMode.SchedulingMode
-import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.util.{ThreadStackTrace, Utils}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 import org.apache.spark.storage.BlockManagerId
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/JobProgressListener.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/JobProgressListener.scala
index b089cfaf2670d..a1a0b1c0d7fee 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/JobProgressListener.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/JobProgressListener.scala
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import scala.collection.mutable.{HashMap, ListBuffer}
 
 import org.apache.spark._
 import org.apache.spark.annotation.DeveloperApi
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler._
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.SchedulingMode.SchedulingMode
 import org.apache.spark.storage.BlockManagerId
 import org.apache.spark.ui.jobs.UIData._
+import org.apache.spark.util.ThreadStackTrace
 
 /**
  * :: DeveloperApi ::
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/ThreadStackTrace.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ThreadStackTrace.scala
similarity index 96%
rename from core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/ThreadStackTrace.scala
rename to core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ThreadStackTrace.scala
index 610c11c699971..f9514097f2b89 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/ThreadStackTrace.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ThreadStackTrace.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.apache.spark.executor
+package org.apache.spark.util
 
 /**
  * Used for shipping per-thread stacktraces from the executors to driver.
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index e1dc49238733c..7d21c6fd24925 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -1568,6 +1568,15 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
     s"$className: $desc\n$st"
   }
 
+  /** Return a thread dump of all threads' stacktraces.  Used to capture dumps for the web UI */
+  def getThreadDump(): Array[ThreadStackTrace] = {
+    Thread.getAllStackTraces.toArray.sortBy(_._1.getId).map {
+      case (thread, stackElements) =>
+        val stackTrace = stackElements.map(_.toString).mkString("\n")
+        ThreadStackTrace(thread.getId, thread.getName, thread.getState.toString, stackTrace)
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Convert all spark properties set in the given SparkConf to a sequence of java options.
    */
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala
index a3e9318e7e0a9..14124fe998ebe 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.apache.spark.SparkContext._
 import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.SchedulingMode.SchedulingMode
 import org.apache.spark.storage.{BlockId, BlockManagerId, BlockManagerMaster}
-import org.apache.spark.util.CallSite
-import org.apache.spark.executor.{TaskMetrics, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.util.{CallSite, ThreadStackTrace}
+import org.apache.spark.executor.TaskMetrics
 
 class BuggyDAGEventProcessActor extends Actor {
   val state = 0