diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java
index e7e725f8..a69ea6ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java
@@ -1045,6 +1045,10 @@ public class Worker implements Runnable {
         // Lost leases will force Worker to begin shutdown process for all shard consumers in
         // Worker.run().
         leaseCoordinator.stop();
+
+        // Stop the lease cleanup manager
+        leaseCleanupManager.shutdown();
+
         // Stop the periodicShardSyncManager for the worker
         if (shardSyncStrategy != null) {
             shardSyncStrategy.onWorkerShutDown();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManager.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManager.java
index 16f5f353..d19fc3ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManager.java
@@ -121,6 +121,23 @@ public class LeaseCleanupManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Stops the lease cleanup thread, which is scheduled periodically as specified by
+     * {@link LeaseCleanupManager#leaseCleanupIntervalMillis}
+     */
+    public void shutdown() {
+        if (isRunning) {
+            LOG.info("Stopping the lease cleanup thread.");
+            completedLeaseStopwatch.stop();
+            garbageLeaseStopwatch.stop();
+            deletionThreadPool.shutdown();
+
+            isRunning = false;
+        } else {
+            LOG.info("Lease cleanup thread already stopped.");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Enqueues a lease for deletion without check for duplicate entry. Use {@link #isEnqueuedForDeletion}
      * for checking the duplicate entries.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManagerTest.java
index f89ae644..23fda13d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManagerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/leases/impl/LeaseCleanupManagerTest.java
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ public class LeaseCleanupManagerTest {
         leaseCleanupManager.start();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests subsequent calls to shutdown {@link LeaseCleanupManager}.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public final void testSubsequentShutdowns() {
+        leaseCleanupManager.start();
+        Assert.assertTrue(leaseCleanupManager.isRunning());
+        leaseCleanupManager.shutdown();
+        Assert.assertFalse(leaseCleanupManager.isRunning());
+        leaseCleanupManager.shutdown();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests that when both child shard leases are present, we are able to delete the parent shard for the completed
      * shard case.