diff --git a/dynamic/dynamicinformer/informer.go b/dynamic/dynamicinformer/informer.go
index 9785613d..62d01339 100644
--- a/dynamic/dynamicinformer/informer.go
+++ b/dynamic/dynamicinformer/informer.go
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ type dynamicSharedInformerFactory struct {
 	// This allows Start() to be called multiple times safely.
 	startedInformers map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool
 	tweakListOptions TweakListOptionsFunc
+
+	// wg tracks how many goroutines were started.
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+	// shuttingDown is true when Shutdown has been called. It may still be running
+	// because it needs to wait for goroutines.
+	shuttingDown bool
 }
 
 var _ DynamicSharedInformerFactory = &dynamicSharedInformerFactory{}
@@ -86,9 +92,21 @@ func (f *dynamicSharedInformerFactory) Start(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
+	if f.shuttingDown {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for informerType, informer := range f.informers {
 		if !f.startedInformers[informerType] {
-			go informer.Informer().Run(stopCh)
+			f.wg.Add(1)
+			// We need a new variable in each loop iteration,
+			// otherwise the goroutine would use the loop variable
+			// and that keeps changing.
+			informer := informer.Informer()
+			go func() {
+				defer f.wg.Done()
+				informer.Run(stopCh)
+			}()
 			f.startedInformers[informerType] = true
 		}
 	}
@@ -116,6 +134,15 @@ func (f *dynamicSharedInformerFactory) WaitForCacheSync(stopCh <-chan struct{})
 	return res
 }
 
+func (f *dynamicSharedInformerFactory) Shutdown() {
+	// Will return immediately if there is nothing to wait for.
+	defer f.wg.Wait()
+
+	f.lock.Lock()
+	defer f.lock.Unlock()
+	f.shuttingDown = true
+}
+
 // NewFilteredDynamicInformer constructs a new informer for a dynamic type.
 func NewFilteredDynamicInformer(client dynamic.Interface, gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, namespace string, resyncPeriod time.Duration, indexers cache.Indexers, tweakListOptions TweakListOptionsFunc) informers.GenericInformer {
 	return &dynamicInformer{
diff --git a/dynamic/dynamicinformer/interface.go b/dynamic/dynamicinformer/interface.go
index 083977c3..0419ef4f 100644
--- a/dynamic/dynamicinformer/interface.go
+++ b/dynamic/dynamicinformer/interface.go
@@ -24,9 +24,28 @@ import (
 
 // DynamicSharedInformerFactory provides access to a shared informer and lister for dynamic client
 type DynamicSharedInformerFactory interface {
+	// Start initializes all requested informers. They are handled in goroutines
+	// which run until the stop channel gets closed.
 	Start(stopCh <-chan struct{})
+
+	// ForResource gives generic access to a shared informer of the matching type.
 	ForResource(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource) informers.GenericInformer
+
+	// WaitForCacheSync blocks until all started informers' caches were synced
+	// or the stop channel gets closed.
 	WaitForCacheSync(stopCh <-chan struct{}) map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool
+
+	// Shutdown marks a factory as shutting down. At that point no new
+	// informers can be started anymore and Start will return without
+	// doing anything.
+	//
+	// In addition, Shutdown blocks until all goroutines have terminated. For that
+	// to happen, the close channel(s) that they were started with must be closed,
+	// either before Shutdown gets called or while it is waiting.
+	//
+	// Shutdown may be called multiple times, even concurrently. All such calls will
+	// block until all goroutines have terminated.
+	Shutdown()
 }
 
 // TweakListOptionsFunc defines the signature of a helper function
diff --git a/metadata/metadatainformer/informer.go b/metadata/metadatainformer/informer.go
index e4ebd61f..c211a4b7 100644
--- a/metadata/metadatainformer/informer.go
+++ b/metadata/metadatainformer/informer.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ type metadataSharedInformerFactory struct {
 	// This allows Start() to be called multiple times safely.
 	startedInformers map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool
 	tweakListOptions TweakListOptionsFunc
+	// wg tracks how many goroutines were started.
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+	// shuttingDown is true when Shutdown has been called. It may still be running
+	// because it needs to wait for goroutines.
+	shuttingDown bool
 }
 
 var _ SharedInformerFactory = &metadataSharedInformerFactory{}
@@ -85,9 +90,21 @@ func (f *metadataSharedInformerFactory) Start(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
+	if f.shuttingDown {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for informerType, informer := range f.informers {
 		if !f.startedInformers[informerType] {
-			go informer.Informer().Run(stopCh)
+			f.wg.Add(1)
+			// We need a new variable in each loop iteration,
+			// otherwise the goroutine would use the loop variable
+			// and that keeps changing.
+			informer := informer.Informer()
+			go func() {
+				defer f.wg.Done()
+				informer.Run(stopCh)
+			}()
 			f.startedInformers[informerType] = true
 		}
 	}
@@ -115,6 +132,15 @@ func (f *metadataSharedInformerFactory) WaitForCacheSync(stopCh <-chan struct{})
 	return res
 }
 
+func (f *metadataSharedInformerFactory) Shutdown() {
+	// Will return immediately if there is nothing to wait for.
+	defer f.wg.Wait()
+
+	f.lock.Lock()
+	defer f.lock.Unlock()
+	f.shuttingDown = true
+}
+
 // NewFilteredMetadataInformer constructs a new informer for a metadata type.
 func NewFilteredMetadataInformer(client metadata.Interface, gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, namespace string, resyncPeriod time.Duration, indexers cache.Indexers, tweakListOptions TweakListOptionsFunc) informers.GenericInformer {
 	return &metadataInformer{
diff --git a/metadata/metadatainformer/interface.go b/metadata/metadatainformer/interface.go
index 732e565c..9f61706c 100644
--- a/metadata/metadatainformer/interface.go
+++ b/metadata/metadatainformer/interface.go
@@ -24,9 +24,28 @@ import (
 
 // SharedInformerFactory provides access to a shared informer and lister for dynamic client
 type SharedInformerFactory interface {
+	// Start initializes all requested informers. They are handled in goroutines
+	// which run until the stop channel gets closed.
 	Start(stopCh <-chan struct{})
+
+	// ForResource gives generic access to a shared informer of the matching type.
 	ForResource(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource) informers.GenericInformer
+
+	// WaitForCacheSync blocks until all started informers' caches were synced
+	// or the stop channel gets closed.
 	WaitForCacheSync(stopCh <-chan struct{}) map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool
+
+	// Shutdown marks a factory as shutting down. At that point no new
+	// informers can be started anymore and Start will return without
+	// doing anything.
+	//
+	// In addition, Shutdown blocks until all goroutines have terminated. For that
+	// to happen, the close channel(s) that they were started with must be closed,
+	// either before Shutdown gets called or while it is waiting.
+	//
+	// Shutdown may be called multiple times, even concurrently. All such calls will
+	// block until all goroutines have terminated.
+	Shutdown()
 }
 
 // TweakListOptionsFunc defines the signature of a helper function