diff --git a/lib/api/capi.cpp b/lib/api/capi.cpp
index 3e0d9bd53..15bb45cf1 100644
--- a/lib/api/capi.cpp
+++ b/lib/api/capi.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,14 @@ evt_status_t mat_upload(evt_context_t *ctx)
     return result;
 }
 
+evt_status_t mat_flushAndTeardown(evt_context_t *ctx)
+{
+    VERIFY_CLIENT_HANDLE(client, ctx);
+    client->logmanager->FlushAndTeardown();
+    ctx->result = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    return STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 evt_status_t mat_flush(evt_context_t *ctx)
 {
     VERIFY_CLIENT_HANDLE(client, ctx);
@@ -411,6 +419,10 @@ extern "C" {
                 result = STATUS_SUCCESS;
                 break;
 
+            case EVT_OP_FLUSHANDTEARDOWN:
+                result = mat_flushAndTeardown(ctx);
+                break;
+
                 // Add more OPs here
 
             default:
diff --git a/lib/include/public/CAPIClient.hpp b/lib/include/public/CAPIClient.hpp
index 01654db98..6ec397a08 100644
--- a/lib/include/public/CAPIClient.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/public/CAPIClient.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ namespace MAT_NS_BEGIN
             return evt_upload(handle);
         }
 
+        evt_status_t flushAndTeardown()
+        {
+            return evt_flushAndTeardown(handle);
+        }
+
         evt_status_t flush()
         {
             return evt_flush(handle);
diff --git a/lib/include/public/mat.h b/lib/include/public/mat.h
index 949f9a338..483e48afd 100644
--- a/lib/include/public/mat.h
+++ b/lib/include/public/mat.h
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ extern "C" {
         EVT_OP_FLUSH = 0x0000000A,
         EVT_OP_VERSION = 0x0000000B,
         EVT_OP_OPEN_WITH_PARAMS = 0x0000000C,
-        EVT_OP_MAX = EVT_OP_OPEN_WITH_PARAMS + 1
+        EVT_OP_FLUSHANDTEARDOWN = 0x0000000D,
+        EVT_OP_MAX = EVT_OP_FLUSHANDTEARDOWN + 1,
     } evt_call_t;
 
     typedef enum evt_prop_t
@@ -577,6 +578,22 @@ extern "C" {
         return evt_api_call(&ctx);
     }
     
+    /** <summary>
+     * Flush any pending telemetry events in memory to disk, 
+     * attempt upload of events if tear down interval is configured, 
+     * and eventually tear down the telemetry logging system.
+     * </summary>
+     * <param name="handle">SDK handle.</param>
+     * <returns>Status code.</returns>
+     */
+    static inline evt_status_t evt_flushAndTeardown(evt_handle_t handle)
+    {
+        evt_context_t ctx;
+        ctx.call = EVT_OP_FLUSHANDTEARDOWN;
+        ctx.handle = handle;
+        return evt_api_call(&ctx);
+    }
+
     /** <summary>
      * Save pending telemetry events to offline storage on disk.
      * </summary>
diff --git a/tests/functests/APITest.cpp b/tests/functests/APITest.cpp
index 131b45e8e..c7f7817a5 100644
--- a/tests/functests/APITest.cpp
+++ b/tests/functests/APITest.cpp
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ TEST(APITest, C_API_Test)
 
     // Must remove event listener befor closing the handle!
     client->logmanager->RemoveEventListener(EVT_LOG_EVENT, debugListener);
+    evt_flushAndTeardown(handle);
     evt_close(handle);
     ASSERT_EQ(capi_get_client(handle), nullptr);