diff --git a/m3/reporter.go b/m3/reporter.go
index 0c72e21a..fc513c40 100644
--- a/m3/reporter.go
+++ b/m3/reporter.go
@@ -427,6 +427,14 @@ func (r *reporter) reportCopyMetric(
 		copy.MetricValue.Timer = t
 	}
 
+	// NB(r): This is to avoid sending on a closed channel,
+	// it's faster to actually defer/recover than acquire
+	// a read lock here to ensure we aren't closed: benchmarked
+	// this with BenchmarkTimer in reporter_benchmark_test.go
+	defer func() {
+		recover()
+	}()
+
 	select {
 	case r.metCh <- sizedMetric{copy, size}:
 	default:
@@ -435,6 +443,11 @@ func (r *reporter) reportCopyMetric(
 
 // Flush implements tally.CachedStatsReporter.
 func (r *reporter) Flush() {
+	// Avoid send on a closed channel
+	defer func() {
+		recover()
+	}()
+
 	r.metCh <- sizedMetric{}
 }
 
diff --git a/m3/reporter_benchmark_test.go b/m3/reporter_benchmark_test.go
index 89dbeffe..a19b6689 100644
--- a/m3/reporter_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/m3/reporter_benchmark_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ package m3
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	customtransport "github.com/uber-go/tally/m3/customtransports"
+	m3thrift "github.com/uber-go/tally/m3/thrift"
 
 	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
 )
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ func BenchmarkNewMetric(b *testing.B) {
 	resourcePool := newResourcePool(protocolFactory)
 	benchReporter := &reporter{resourcePool: resourcePool}
 
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		benchReporter.newMetric("foo", nil, counterType)
 	}
@@ -55,7 +61,47 @@ func BenchmarkCalulateSize(b *testing.B) {
 	met := benchReporter.newMetric("foo", nil, counterType)
 	met.MetricValue.Count.I64Value = &val
 
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		benchReporter.calculateSize(met)
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkTimer(b *testing.B) {
+	protocolFactory := thrift.NewTCompactProtocolFactory()
+	resourcePool := newResourcePool(protocolFactory)
+	tags := resourcePool.getTagList()
+	batch := resourcePool.getBatch()
+	batch.CommonTags = tags
+	batch.Metrics = []*m3thrift.Metric{}
+	proto := resourcePool.getProto()
+	batch.Write(proto)
+	calc := proto.Transport().(*customtransport.TCalcTransport)
+	calc.ResetCount()
+	benchReporter := &reporter{
+		calc:         calc,
+		calcProto:    proto,
+		resourcePool: resourcePool,
+		metCh:        make(chan sizedMetric, DefaultMaxQueueSize),
+	}
+	// Close the met ch to end consume metrics loop
+	defer close(benchReporter.metCh)
+
+	go func() {
+		// Blindly consume metrics
+		for met := range benchReporter.metCh {
+			resourcePool.releaseShallowMetric(met.m)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	timer := benchReporter.AllocateTimer("foo", nil)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		timer.ReportTimer(time.Duration(n) * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	b.StopTimer()
+}
diff --git a/m3/reporter_test.go b/m3/reporter_test.go
index e5042400..d421cfb5 100644
--- a/m3/reporter_test.go
+++ b/m3/reporter_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestReporter(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		//Validate metrics
+		// Validate metrics
 		emittedCounters := batches[0].GetMetrics()
 		require.Equal(t, 1, len(emittedCounters))
 		emittedTimers := batches[1].GetMetrics()
@@ -222,6 +222,52 @@ func TestReporterFinalFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(server.Service.getBatches()[0].GetMetrics()))
 }
 
+// TestReporterNoPanicOnTimerAfterClose ensure the reporter avoids panic
+// after close of the reporter when emitting a timer value
+func TestReporterNoPanicOnTimerAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
+	server := newFakeM3Server(t, &sync.WaitGroup{}, true, Compact)
+	go server.Serve()
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	r, err := NewReporter(Options{
+		HostPorts:          []string{server.Addr},
+		Service:            "test-service",
+		CommonTags:         defaultCommonTags,
+		MaxQueueSize:       queueSize,
+		MaxPacketSizeBytes: maxPacketSize,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	timer := r.AllocateTimer("my-timer", nil)
+	r.Close()
+
+	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		timer.ReportTimer(time.Millisecond)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestReporterNoPanicOnFlushAfterClose ensure the reporter avoids panic
+// after close of the reporter when calling flush
+func TestReporterNoPanicOnFlushAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
+	server := newFakeM3Server(t, &sync.WaitGroup{}, true, Compact)
+	go server.Serve()
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	r, err := NewReporter(Options{
+		HostPorts:          []string{server.Addr},
+		Service:            "test-service",
+		CommonTags:         defaultCommonTags,
+		MaxQueueSize:       queueSize,
+		MaxPacketSizeBytes: maxPacketSize,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	r.Close()
+
+	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		r.Flush()
+	})
+}
+
 func TestReporterHistogram(t *testing.T) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	server := newFakeM3Server(t, &wg, true, Compact)