diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/eventstream/HystrixMetricsPoller.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/eventstream/HystrixMetricsPoller.java
index ff09d9cda..dfaf678e1 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/eventstream/HystrixMetricsPoller.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/metrics/eventstream/HystrixMetricsPoller.java
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ private class MetricsPollerThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
         public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
             Thread thread = defaultFactory.newThread(r);
             thread.setName(MetricsThreadName);
+            thread.setDaemon(true);
             return thread;
         }
     }