diff --git a/src/jaegertracing/Tracer.h b/src/jaegertracing/Tracer.h
index e077c817..253775f6 100644
--- a/src/jaegertracing/Tracer.h
+++ b/src/jaegertracing/Tracer.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Tracer : public opentracing::Tracer,
             serviceName, sampler, reporter, logger, metrics, options));
     }
 
-    ~Tracer() { Close(); }
+    ~Tracer() { close(); }
 
     std::unique_ptr<opentracing::Span>
     StartSpanWithOptions(string_view operationName,
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ class Tracer : public opentracing::Tracer,
     }
 
     void Close() noexcept override
+    {
+        flush();
+        close();
+    }
+
+    void close() noexcept
     {
         try {
             _reporter->close();
@@ -192,7 +198,10 @@ class Tracer : public opentracing::Tracer,
         }
     }
 
-    void close() noexcept { Close(); }
+    void flush()
+    {
+        _reporter->flush();
+    }
 
     const std::string& serviceName() const { return _serviceName; }
 
diff --git a/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.cpp b/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.cpp
index 5b115070..a7141a43 100644
--- a/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RemoteReporter::RemoteReporter(const Clock::duration& bufferFlushInterval,
     , _running(true)
     , _lastFlush(Clock::now())
     , _cv()
+    , _cv_flush()
     , _mutex()
     , _thread()
 {
@@ -94,8 +95,10 @@ void RemoteReporter::sweepQueue()
                 sendSpan(span);
             }
             else if (bufferFlushIntervalExpired()) {
-                flush();
+                async_flush();
             }
+			/* If anyone's waiting on flush completion, notify them */
+            _cv_flush.notify_one();
         } catch (...) {
             auto logger = logging::consoleLogger();
             assert(logger);
@@ -122,12 +125,13 @@ void RemoteReporter::sendSpan(const Span& span)
     }
 }
 
-void RemoteReporter::flush()
+void RemoteReporter::async_flush()
 {
     try {
         const auto flushed = _sender->flush();
         if (flushed > 0) {
             _metrics.reporterSuccess().inc(flushed);
+            _cv.notify_one();
         }
     } catch (const Transport::Exception& ex) {
         _metrics.reporterFailure().inc(ex.numFailed());
@@ -137,5 +141,14 @@ void RemoteReporter::flush()
     _lastFlush = Clock::now();
 }
 
+void RemoteReporter::flush()
+{
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
+    _cv_flush.wait(lock, [this]() {
+        async_flush();
+        return !_running || _queue.empty();
+    });
+}
+
 }  // namespace reporters
 }  // namespace jaegertracing
diff --git a/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.h b/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.h
index d8151f3d..19ad1a2b 100644
--- a/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.h
+++ b/src/jaegertracing/reporters/RemoteReporter.h
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ class RemoteReporter : public Reporter {
 
     void close() override;
 
+    void flush() override;
+
   private:
     void sweepQueue();
 
     void sendSpan(const Span& span);
 
-    void flush();
+    void async_flush();
 
     bool bufferFlushIntervalExpired() const
     {
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ class RemoteReporter : public Reporter {
     bool _running;
     Clock::time_point _lastFlush;
     std::condition_variable _cv;
+    std::condition_variable _cv_flush;
     std::mutex _mutex;
     std::thread _thread;
 };
diff --git a/src/jaegertracing/reporters/Reporter.h b/src/jaegertracing/reporters/Reporter.h
index 4e6ea978..d0432d7f 100644
--- a/src/jaegertracing/reporters/Reporter.h
+++ b/src/jaegertracing/reporters/Reporter.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Reporter {
     virtual void report(const Span& span) = 0;
 
     virtual void close() = 0;
+
+    virtual void flush() {};
 };
 
 }  // namespace reporters