diff --git a/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.h b/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.h
index c4cbf5c529..f416f3e284 100644
--- a/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.h
+++ b/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.h
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ namespace hazelcast {
 
             ClientConfig clientConfig;
             ClientProperties clientProperties;
+            util::CountDownLatch shutdownLatch;
             spi::ClientContext clientContext;
             spi::LifecycleService lifecycleService;
             serialization::pimpl::SerializationService serializationService;
diff --git a/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.h b/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.h
index 625c1660c9..0412212043 100644
--- a/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.h
+++ b/hazelcast/include/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ namespace hazelcast {
             class HAZELCAST_API LifecycleService {
             public:
 
-                LifecycleService(ClientContext &clientContext, const ClientConfig &clientConfig);
+                LifecycleService(ClientContext &clientContext, const ClientConfig &clientConfig,
+                                 util::CountDownLatch &shutdownLatch);
 
                 virtual ~LifecycleService();
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ namespace hazelcast {
                 std::set<LifecycleListener *> listeners;
                 util::Mutex listenerLock;
                 util::AtomicBoolean active;
-                util::CountDownLatch shutdownLatch;
+                util::CountDownLatch &shutdownLatch;
             };
 
         }
diff --git a/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.cpp b/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.cpp
index 944a53d48f..7000047479 100644
--- a/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.cpp
+++ b/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/HazelcastClient.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ namespace hazelcast {
         HazelcastClient::HazelcastClient(ClientConfig &config)
         : clientConfig(config)
         , clientProperties(config)
+        , shutdownLatch(1)
         , clientContext(*this)
-        , lifecycleService(clientContext, clientConfig)
+        , lifecycleService(clientContext, clientConfig, shutdownLatch)
         , serializationService(config.getSerializationConfig())
         , connectionManager(new connection::ConnectionManager(clientContext, clientConfig.isSmart()))
         , nearCacheManager(serializationService)
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ namespace hazelcast {
 
         HazelcastClient::~HazelcastClient() {
             lifecycleService.shutdown();
+            /**
+             * We can not depend on the destruction order of the variables. lifecycleService may be destructed later
+             * than the clientContext which is accessed by different service threads, hence we need to explicitly wait
+             * for shutdown completion.
+             */
+            shutdownLatch.await();
         }
 
 
diff --git a/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.cpp b/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.cpp
index 08edb1f7e6..bc33264a0e 100644
--- a/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.cpp
+++ b/hazelcast/src/hazelcast/client/spi/LifecycleService.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ namespace hazelcast {
     namespace client {
         namespace spi {
 
-            LifecycleService::LifecycleService(ClientContext &clientContext, const ClientConfig &clientConfig)
+            LifecycleService::LifecycleService(ClientContext &clientContext, const ClientConfig &clientConfig,
+                                               util::CountDownLatch &shutdownLatch)
             :clientContext(clientContext)
-            , active(true), shutdownLatch(1) {
+            , active(true), shutdownLatch(shutdownLatch) {
                 std::set<LifecycleListener *> const &lifecycleListeners = clientConfig.getLifecycleListeners();
                 listeners.insert(lifecycleListeners.begin(), lifecycleListeners.end());
-
             }
 
             bool LifecycleService::start() {