diff --git a/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.h b/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.h
index e51371368db..2af3d8b168c 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.h
+++ b/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ extern NSString *const MGLEventGestureRotateStart;
 + (void) setToken:(NSString *)token;
 + (void) setAppName:(NSString *)appName;
 + (void) setAppVersion:(NSString *)appVersion;
++ (void) pauseMetricsCollection;
++ (void) resumeMetricsCollection;
 
 // You can call this method from any thread. Significant work will
 // be dispatched to a low-priority background queue and all
diff --git a/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h b/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h
index 7281d050106..5f3b5681872 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h
+++ b/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 @interface MGLMetricsLocationManager : NSObject
 
-// This method can be called from any thread.
+// These methods can be called from any thread.
 //
 + (instancetype)sharedManager;
++ (void) startUpdatingLocation;
++ (void) stopUpdatingLocation;
 
 @end
diff --git a/ios/app/MBXAppDelegate.m b/ios/app/MBXAppDelegate.m
index f0541b99712..f2ef69ec634 100644
--- a/ios/app/MBXAppDelegate.m
+++ b/ios/app/MBXAppDelegate.m
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #import "MBXAppDelegate.h"
 #import "MBXViewController.h"
+#import <mbgl/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.h>
 
 @implementation MBXAppDelegate
 
@@ -12,4 +13,26 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
     return YES;
 }
 
+/**
+- (void)applicationWillEnterForeground:(UIApplication *)application
+{
+    // Example of how to resume Metrics Collection
+    
+    // Reasons for needing to resume:
+    // 1. In UIBackground and app starts listening for Location Updates where it previously had not been listening.
+    // 2. App is entering foreground where it had called pauseMetricsCollection.
+    [MGLMapboxEvents resumeMetricsCollection];
+}
+
+- (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application
+{
+    // Example of how to pause Metrics Collection
+    
+    // Reason for needing to pause:
+    // 1. Either entering or already in UIBackground and app stops listening for Location Updates
+    // via any CLLocationManager instance it may have.
+    [MGLMapboxEvents pauseMetricsCollection];
+}
+*/
+
 @end
diff --git a/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m b/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
index 2dfecbd7782..346bd70aca5 100644
--- a/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
+++ b/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ @interface MGLMapboxEvents()
 @property (atomic) NSDateFormatter *rfc3339DateFormatter;
 @property (atomic) CGFloat scale;
 
+
+// The isPaused state tracker is only ever accessed from the main thread.
+//
+@property (nonatomic) BOOL isPaused;
+
 // The timer is only ever accessed from the main thread.
 //
 @property (nonatomic) NSTimer *timer;
@@ -168,6 +173,8 @@ - (instancetype) init {
         // Clear Any System TimeZone Cache
         [NSTimeZone resetSystemTimeZone];
         [_rfc3339DateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone systemTimeZone]];
+        
+        _isPaused = NO;
     }
     return self;
 }
@@ -219,6 +226,28 @@ + (void) setAppVersion:(NSString *)appVersion {
     [MGLMapboxEvents sharedManager].appVersion = appVersion;
 }
 
+// Must be called from the main thread.
+//
++ (void) pauseMetricsCollection {
+    assert([[NSThread currentThread] isMainThread]);
+    if ([MGLMapboxEvents sharedManager].isPaused) {
+        return;
+    }
+    [MGLMapboxEvents sharedManager].isPaused = YES;
+    [MGLMetricsLocationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
+}
+
+// Must be called from the main thread.
+//
++ (void) resumeMetricsCollection {
+    assert([[NSThread currentThread] isMainThread]);
+    if (![MGLMapboxEvents sharedManager].isPaused) {
+        return;
+    }
+    [MGLMapboxEvents sharedManager].isPaused = NO;
+    [MGLMetricsLocationManager startUpdatingLocation];
+}
+
 // Can be called from any thread. Can be called rapidly from
 // the UI thread, so performance is paramount.
 //
@@ -247,6 +276,11 @@ - (void) pushEvent:(NSString *)event withAttributes:(NSDictionary *)attributeDic
             return;
         }
         
+        // Metrics Collection Has Been Paused
+        if (_isPaused) {
+            return;
+        }
+        
         if (!event) return;
 
         NSMutableDictionary *evt = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithDictionary:attributeDictionary];