diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.js
index 6e134a483018f..e5e82635a4912 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function scheduleTask(server, taskManager) {
           taskType: TELEMETRY_TASK_TYPE,
           state: { stats: {}, runs: 0 },
         });
-      }catch(e) {
+      } catch(e) {
         server.log(['warning', 'maps'], `Error scheduling telemetry task, received ${e.message}`);
       }
     })();
@@ -52,32 +52,65 @@ export function telemetryTaskRunner(server) {
   return ({ taskInstance }) => {
     const { state } = taskInstance;
     const prevState = state;
-    let mapsTelemetry = {};
 
     const callCluster = server.plugins.elasticsearch.getCluster('admin')
       .callWithInternalUser;
 
+    let mapsTelemetryTask;
+
     return {
-      async run() {
+      async run({ taskCanceled = false } = {}) {
         try {
-          mapsTelemetry = await getMapsTelemetry(server, callCluster);
+          mapsTelemetryTask = makeCancelable(
+            getMapsTelemetry(server, callCluster),
+            taskCanceled
+          );
         } catch (err) {
           server.log(['warning'], `Error loading maps telemetry: ${err}`);
         } finally {
-          return {
-            state: {
-              runs: state.runs || 0 + 1,
-              stats: mapsTelemetry.attributes || prevState.stats || {},
-            },
-            runAt: getNextMidnight(),
-          };
+          return mapsTelemetryTask
+            .promise
+            .then((mapsTelemetry = {}) => {
+              return {
+                state: {
+                  runs: state.runs || 0 + 1,
+                  stats: mapsTelemetry.attributes || prevState.stats || {},
+                },
+                runAt: getNextMidnight(),
+              };
+            })
+            .catch(errMsg => server.log(['warning'],
+              `Error executing maps telemetry task: ${errMsg}`));
         }
       },
+      async cancel() {
+        if (mapsTelemetryTask) {
+          mapsTelemetryTask.cancel();
+        } else {
+          server.log(['warning'], `Can not cancel "mapsTelemetryTask", it has not been defined`);
+        }
+      }
     };
   };
 }
 
-export function getNextMidnight() {
+function makeCancelable(promise, isCanceled) {
+  const logMsg = 'Maps telemetry task has been cancelled';
+  const wrappedPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    promise
+      .then(val => isCanceled ? reject(logMsg) : resolve(val))
+      .catch(err => isCanceled ? reject(logMsg) : reject(err.message));
+  });
+
+  return {
+    promise: wrappedPromise,
+    cancel() {
+      isCanceled = true;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function getNextMidnight() {
   const nextMidnight = new Date();
   nextMidnight.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
   nextMidnight.setDate(nextMidnight.getDate() + 1);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.test.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.test.js
index 71e92b9af5d7c..d5d90e8a11335 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/telemetry_task.test.js
@@ -4,39 +4,68 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import moment from 'moment';
 import {
   getMockKbnServer,
   getMockTaskInstance,
 } from '../test_utils';
 import { telemetryTaskRunner } from './telemetry_task';
+import * as mapsTelemetry from './maps_telemetry';
+jest.mock('./maps_telemetry');
+
+const expectedAttributes = {
+  expect: 'values',
+  toBe: 'populated'
+};
+
+const generateTelemetry = ({ includeAttributes = true } = {}) => {
+  mapsTelemetry.getMapsTelemetry = async () => ({ // eslint-disable-line
+    attributes: includeAttributes ? expectedAttributes : {}
+  });
+};
 
 describe('telemetryTaskRunner', () => {
   let mockTaskInstance;
   let mockKbnServer;
+  let taskRunner;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockTaskInstance = getMockTaskInstance();
     mockKbnServer = getMockKbnServer();
+    taskRunner = telemetryTaskRunner(mockKbnServer)({ taskInstance: mockTaskInstance });
   });
 
-  test('Returns empty stats on error', async () => {
-    const getNextMidnight = () =>
-      moment()
-        .add(1, 'days')
-        .startOf('day')
-        .toDate();
+  test('returns empty stats as default', async () => {
+    generateTelemetry({ includeAttributes: false });
 
-    const getRunner = telemetryTaskRunner(mockKbnServer);
-    const runResult = await getRunner(
-      { taskInstance: mockTaskInstance }
-    ).run();
+    const runResult = await taskRunner.run();
 
     expect(runResult).toMatchObject({
-      runAt: getNextMidnight(),
       state: {
         runs: 1,
         stats: {},
       },
     });
   });
+
+  // Return stats when run normally
+  test('returns stats normally', async () => {
+    generateTelemetry();
+
+    const runResult = await taskRunner.run();
+
+    expect(runResult).toMatchObject({
+      state: {
+        runs: 1,
+        stats: expectedAttributes,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('cancels when cancel flag set to "true", returns undefined', async () => {
+    generateTelemetry();
+
+    const runResult = await taskRunner.run({ taskCanceled: true });
+
+    expect(runResult).toBe(undefined);
+  });
 });