diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/implementation/quickpulse/QuickPulseDataCollector.java b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/implementation/quickpulse/QuickPulseDataCollector.java
index c11f574997dd..d252f2e4c7ee 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/implementation/quickpulse/QuickPulseDataCollector.java
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/implementation/quickpulse/QuickPulseDataCollector.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 final class QuickPulseDataCollector {
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ final class QuickPulseDataCollector {
     private final CpuPerformanceCounterCalculator cpuPerformanceCounterCalculator
         = getCpuPerformanceCounterCalculator();
 
+    // used to prevent race condition between processing a telemetry item and reporting it to the Quick Pulse service
+    private final ReadWriteLock lock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
+
     private volatile QuickPulseStatus quickPulseStatus = QuickPulseStatus.QP_IS_OFF;
 
     private volatile Supplier<String> instrumentationKeySupplier;
@@ -91,25 +96,35 @@ synchronized QuickPulseStatus getQuickPulseStatus() {
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    synchronized FinalCounters getAndRestart() {
-        FilteringConfiguration config = configuration.get();
-        Counters currentCounters
-            = counters.getAndSet(new Counters(config.getValidProjectionInitInfo(), config.getErrors()));
-        if (currentCounters != null) {
-            return new FinalCounters(currentCounters);
-        }
+    FinalCounters getAndRestart() {
+        lock.writeLock().lock();
+        try {
+            FilteringConfiguration config = configuration.get();
+            Counters currentCounters
+                = counters.getAndSet(new Counters(config.getValidProjectionInitInfo(), config.getErrors()));
+            if (currentCounters != null) {
+                return new FinalCounters(currentCounters);
+            }
 
-        return null;
+            return null;
+        } finally {
+            lock.writeLock().unlock();
+        }
     }
 
     // only used by tests
     @Nullable
-    synchronized FinalCounters peek() {
-        Counters currentCounters = this.counters.get(); // this should be the only differece
-        if (currentCounters != null) {
-            return new FinalCounters(currentCounters);
+    FinalCounters peek() {
+        lock.readLock().lock();
+        try {
+            Counters currentCounters = this.counters.get(); // this should be the only differece
+            if (currentCounters != null) {
+                return new FinalCounters(currentCounters);
+            }
+            return null;
+        } finally {
+            lock.readLock().unlock();
         }
-        return null;
     }
 
     void add(TelemetryItem telemetryItem) {
@@ -130,15 +145,39 @@ void add(TelemetryItem telemetryItem) {
         int itemCount = sampleRate == null ? 1 : Math.round(100 / sampleRate);
         FilteringConfiguration currentConfig = configuration.get();
         MonitorDomain data = telemetryItem.getData().getBaseData();
-        if (data instanceof RequestData) {
-            RequestData requestTelemetry = (RequestData) data;
-            addRequest(requestTelemetry, itemCount, getOperationName(telemetryItem), currentConfig);
-        } else if (data instanceof RemoteDependencyData) {
-            addDependency((RemoteDependencyData) data, itemCount, currentConfig);
-        } else if (data instanceof TelemetryExceptionData) {
-            addException((TelemetryExceptionData) data, itemCount, currentConfig);
-        } else if (data instanceof MessageData) {
-            addTrace((MessageData) data, currentConfig);
+
+        if (!(data instanceof RequestData)
+            && !(data instanceof RemoteDependencyData)
+            && !(data instanceof TelemetryExceptionData)
+            && !(data instanceof MessageData)) {
+            // optimization before acquiring lock
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Counters counters = this.counters.get();
+        if (counters == null) {
+            // optimization before acquiring lock
+            return;
+        }
+
+        lock.readLock().lock();
+        try {
+            counters = this.counters.get();
+            if (counters == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (data instanceof RequestData) {
+                RequestData requestTelemetry = (RequestData) data;
+                addRequest(requestTelemetry, itemCount, getOperationName(telemetryItem), currentConfig, counters);
+            } else if (data instanceof RemoteDependencyData) {
+                addDependency((RemoteDependencyData) data, itemCount, currentConfig, counters);
+            } else if (data instanceof TelemetryExceptionData) {
+                addException((TelemetryExceptionData) data, itemCount, currentConfig, counters);
+            } else if (data instanceof MessageData) {
+                addTrace((MessageData) data, currentConfig, counters);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            lock.readLock().unlock();
         }
     }
 
@@ -188,11 +227,9 @@ private void applyMetricFilters(TelemetryColumns columns, TelemetryType telemetr
         }
     }
 
-    private void addDependency(RemoteDependencyData telemetry, int itemCount, FilteringConfiguration currentConfig) {
-        Counters counters = this.counters.get();
-        if (counters == null) {
-            return;
-        }
+    private void addDependency(RemoteDependencyData telemetry, int itemCount, FilteringConfiguration currentConfig,
+        Counters counters) {
+
         long durationMillis = parseDurationToMillis(telemetry.getDuration());
         counters.rddsAndDuations.addAndGet(Counters.encodeCountAndDuration(itemCount, durationMillis));
         Boolean success = telemetry.isSuccess();
@@ -221,12 +258,8 @@ private void addDependency(RemoteDependencyData telemetry, int itemCount, Filter
         }
     }
 
-    private void addException(TelemetryExceptionData exceptionData, int itemCount,
-        FilteringConfiguration currentConfig) {
-        Counters counters = this.counters.get();
-        if (counters == null) {
-            return;
-        }
+    private void addException(TelemetryExceptionData exceptionData, int itemCount, FilteringConfiguration currentConfig,
+        Counters counters) {
 
         counters.exceptions.addAndGet(itemCount);
 
@@ -256,11 +289,8 @@ private void addException(TelemetryExceptionData exceptionData, int itemCount,
     }
 
     private void addRequest(RequestData requestTelemetry, int itemCount, String operationName,
-        FilteringConfiguration currentConfig) {
-        Counters counters = this.counters.get();
-        if (counters == null) {
-            return;
-        }
+        FilteringConfiguration currentConfig, Counters counters) {
+
         long durationMillis = parseDurationToMillis(requestTelemetry.getDuration());
         counters.requestsAndDurations.addAndGet(Counters.encodeCountAndDuration(itemCount, durationMillis));
         if (!requestTelemetry.isSuccess()) {
@@ -289,8 +319,8 @@ private void addRequest(RequestData requestTelemetry, int itemCount, String oper
         }
     }
 
-    private void addTrace(MessageData traceTelemetry, FilteringConfiguration currentConfig) {
-        Counters counters = this.counters.get();
+    private void addTrace(MessageData traceTelemetry, FilteringConfiguration currentConfig, Counters counters) {
+
         TraceDataColumns columns = new TraceDataColumns(traceTelemetry);
         applyMetricFilters(columns, TelemetryType.TRACE, currentConfig, counters);
         List<String> documentStreamIds = new ArrayList<>();