diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration.java
index 913b54c9..f23e5282 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.GaugeService;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.actuator.HasFeatures;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.actuator.NamedFeature;
 import org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.metrics.eventstream.HystrixMetricsStreamServl
 /**
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  * @author Christian Dupuis
+ * @author Venil Noronha
  */
 @Configuration
 public class HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration {
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ public class HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration {
 	@Configuration
 	@ConditionalOnProperty(value = "hystrix.metrics.enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
 	@ConditionalOnClass({ HystrixMetricsPoller.class, GaugeService.class })
+	@EnableConfigurationProperties(HystrixMetricsProperties.class)
 	protected static class HystrixMetricsPollerConfiguration implements SmartLifecycle {
 
 		private static Log logger = LogFactory
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ public class HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration {
 		@Autowired(required = false)
 		private GaugeService gauges;
 
+		@Autowired
+		private HystrixMetricsProperties metricsProperties;
+
 		private ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 
 		private HystrixMetricsPoller poller;
@@ -125,7 +131,8 @@ public class HystrixCircuitBreakerConfiguration {
 				}
 
 			};
-			this.poller = new HystrixMetricsPoller(listener, 2000);
+			this.poller = new HystrixMetricsPoller(listener,
+					metricsProperties.getPollingIntervalMs());
 			// start polling and it will write directly to the listener
 			this.poller.start();
 			logger.info("Starting poller");
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixMetricsProperties.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixMetricsProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d40b8c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/HystrixMetricsProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2016 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.hystrix;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+
+/**
+ * @author Venil Noronha
+ */
+@Data
+@ConfigurationProperties("hystrix.metrics")
+public class HystrixMetricsProperties {
+
+	/** Enable Hystrix metrics polling. Defaults to true. */
+	private boolean enabled = true;
+
+	/** Interval between subsequent polling of metrics. Defaults to 2000 ms. */
+	private Integer pollingIntervalMs = 2000;
+
+}