diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/CatalogJanitor.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/CatalogJanitor.java
index 85150937e91..73fabf8ca7b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/CatalogJanitor.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/CatalogJanitor.java
@@ -111,14 +111,16 @@ public class CatalogJanitor extends ScheduledChore {
   protected void chore() {
     try {
       AssignmentManager am = this.services.getAssignmentManager();
-      if (this.enabled.get() && !this.services.isInMaintenanceMode() && am != null &&
+      if (this.enabled.get() && !this.services.isInMaintenanceMode() &&
+        !this.services.getServerManager().isClusterShutdown() && am != null &&
         am.isMetaLoaded() && !am.hasRegionsInTransition()) {
         scan();
       } else {
         LOG.warn("CatalogJanitor is disabled! Enabled=" + this.enabled.get() +
           ", maintenanceMode=" + this.services.isInMaintenanceMode() + ", am=" + am +
           ", metaLoaded=" + (am != null && am.isMetaLoaded()) + ", hasRIT=" +
-          (am != null && am.hasRegionsInTransition()));
+          (am != null && am.hasRegionsInTransition()) + " clusterShutDown=" + this.services
+          .getServerManager().isClusterShutdown());
       }
     } catch (IOException e) {
       LOG.warn("Failed scan of catalog table", e);
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
index 90e0e6c12ac..8eaa87d36b6 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
@@ -1781,12 +1781,14 @@ public class HMaster extends HRegionServer implements MasterServices {
       LOG.debug("Master has not been initialized, don't run region normalizer.");
       return false;
     }
-
+    if (this.getServerManager().isClusterShutdown()) {
+      LOG.info("Cluster is shutting down, don't run region normalizer.");
+      return false;
+    }
     if (isInMaintenanceMode()) {
       LOG.info("Master is in maintenance mode, don't run region normalizer.");
       return false;
     }
-
     if (!this.regionNormalizerTracker.isNormalizerOn()) {
       LOG.debug("Region normalization is disabled, don't run region normalizer.");
       return false;