diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/periodic_reader.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/periodic_reader.rs
index 2cee6c4d0d..ad9d4ccb54 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/periodic_reader.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/periodic_reader.rs
@@ -415,14 +415,21 @@ impl PeriodicReaderInner {
             .send(Message::Shutdown(response_tx))
             .map_err(|e| MetricError::Other(e.to_string()))?;
 
-        if let Ok(response) = response_rx.recv() {
-            if response {
-                Ok(())
-            } else {
+        // TODO: Make this timeout configurable.
+        match response_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)) {
+            Ok(response) => {
+                if response {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err(MetricError::Other("Failed to shutdown".into()))
+                }
+            }
+            Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => Err(MetricError::Other(
+                "Failed to shutdown due to Timeout".into(),
+            )),
+            Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {
                 Err(MetricError::Other("Failed to shutdown".into()))
             }
-        } else {
-            Err(MetricError::Other("Failed to shutdown".into()))
         }
     }
 }