diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index 9a5010c781723bc34fec9b1b22f1ee88fa2e594d..70c5527b2332f2e97ac6ffda7e7a35c7d3baec9f 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ LLTimer gLogoutTimer;
 static const F32 LOGOUT_REQUEST_TIME = 6.f;  // this will be cut short by the LogoutReply msg.
 F32 gLogoutMaxTime = LOGOUT_REQUEST_TIME;
 
+S32 gPendingMetricsUploads = 0;
+
 BOOL				gDisconnected = FALSE;
 
 // used to restore texture state after a mode switch
@@ -4725,6 +4727,13 @@ void LLAppViewer::idleShutdown()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (gPendingMetricsUploads > 0
+		&& gLogoutTimer.getElapsedTimeF32() < SHUTDOWN_UPLOAD_SAVE_TIME
+		&& !logoutRequestSent())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// All floaters are closed.  Tell server we want to quit.
 	if( !logoutRequestSent() )
 	{
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.h b/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index be72421c58387cbe988a99471dfe88e12d8c94bd..b69a1944a62de4c87fbc8b657b1dbcdc775b507a
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ extern LLFrameTimer gLoggedInTime;
 extern F32 gLogoutMaxTime;
 extern LLTimer gLogoutTimer;
 
+extern S32 gPendingMetricsUploads;
+
 extern F32 gSimLastTime; 
 extern F32 gSimFrames;
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp
index 1a1564e1a8627477b64c69537450e4fab92652c4..7e24c430170f6daaf7631e70412f0adcc067c596 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatarself.cpp
@@ -2223,6 +2223,7 @@ class ViewerAppearanceChangeMetricsResponder: public LLCurl::Responder
 						   const std::string& reason,
 						   const LLSD& content)
 	{
+		gPendingMetricsUploads--; // if we add retry, this should be moved to the isGoodStatus case.
 		if (isGoodStatus(status))
 		{
 			LL_DEBUGS("Avatar") << "OK" << LL_ENDL;
@@ -2235,11 +2236,6 @@ class ViewerAppearanceChangeMetricsResponder: public LLCurl::Responder
 		}
 	}
 
-	// virtual
-	void error(U32 status_num, const std::string & reason)
-	{
-	}
-
 	// virtual
 	void result(const LLSD & content)
 	{
@@ -2384,6 +2380,7 @@ void LLVOAvatarSelf::sendViewerAppearanceChangeMetrics()
 	}
 	if (!caps_url.empty())
 	{
+		gPendingMetricsUploads++;
 		LLCurlRequest::headers_t headers;
 		LLHTTPClient::post(caps_url,
 						   msg,