diff --git a/gnocchi/cli.py b/gnocchi/cli.py
index 96c3a1c7..2dbf52e9 100644
--- a/gnocchi/cli.py
+++ b/gnocchi/cli.py
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ class MetricdServiceManager(cotyledon.ServiceManager):
         self.metric_processor_id = self.add(
             MetricProcessor, args=(self.conf, self.queue),
             workers=conf.metricd.workers)
-        self.add(MetricReporting, args=(self.conf,))
+        if self.conf.metricd.metric_reporting_delay >= 0:
+            self.add(MetricReporting, args=(self.conf,))
         self.add(MetricJanitor, args=(self.conf,))
 
         self.register_hooks(on_reload=self.on_reload)
diff --git a/gnocchi/opts.py b/gnocchi/opts.py
index d21d44f5..e86e9237 100644
--- a/gnocchi/opts.py
+++ b/gnocchi/opts.py
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ def list_opts():
             cfg.IntOpt('metric_reporting_delay',
                        deprecated_group='storage',
                        default=120,
+                       min=-1,
                        required=True,
                        help="How many seconds to wait between "
-                       "metric ingestion reporting"),
+                       "metric ingestion reporting. Set value to -1 to "
+                       "disable reporting"),
             cfg.IntOpt('metric_cleanup_delay',
                        deprecated_group='storage',
                        default=300,