diff --git a/stripe/http_client.py b/stripe/http_client.py
index 076d01947..c5255bf1e 100644
--- a/stripe/http_client.py
+++ b/stripe/http_client.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import random
 import threading
 import json
+import threading
 
 import stripe
 from stripe import error, util, six
@@ -110,12 +111,12 @@ def __init__(self, verify_ssl_certs=True, proxy=None):
 
         self._thread_local = threading.local()
 
-        self._last_request_metrics = None
-
     def request_with_retries(self, method, url, headers, post_data=None):
-        if stripe.enable_telemetry and self._last_request_metrics:
+        if stripe.enable_telemetry and self._last_request_metrics():
             headers["X-Stripe-Client-Telemetry"] = json.dumps(
-                {"last_request_metrics": self._last_request_metrics.payload()}
+                {
+                    "last_request_metrics": self._last_request_metrics().payload()
+                }
             )
 
         num_retries = 0
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ def request_with_retries(self, method, url, headers, post_data=None):
                     if "Request-Id" in rheaders and stripe.enable_telemetry:
                         request_id = rheaders["Request-Id"]
                         request_duration_ms = _now_ms() - request_start
-                        self._last_request_metrics = RequestMetrics(
-                            request_id, request_duration_ms
+                        self._set_last_request_metrics(
+                            RequestMetrics(request_id, request_duration_ms)
                         )
 
                     return response
@@ -205,6 +206,12 @@ def _add_jitter_time(self, sleep_seconds):
         sleep_seconds *= 0.5 * (1 + random.uniform(0, 1))
         return sleep_seconds
 
+    def _last_request_metrics(self):
+        return getattr(self._thread_local, "last_request_metrics", None)
+
+    def _set_last_request_metrics(self, metrics):
+        self._thread_local.last_request_metrics = metrics
+
     def close(self):
         raise NotImplementedError(
             "HTTPClient subclasses must implement `close`"
diff --git a/tests/test_integration.py b/tests/test_integration.py
index e7ba65b2a..5355c5aa0 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 import sys
-from threading import Thread
+from threading import Thread, Lock
 import json
 import warnings
 import time
@@ -31,18 +31,21 @@ def setup_stripe(self):
             "api_key": stripe.api_key,
             "default_http_client": stripe.default_http_client,
             "enable_telemetry": stripe.enable_telemetry,
+            "max_network_retries": stripe.max_network_retries,
             "proxy": stripe.proxy,
         }
         stripe.api_base = "http://localhost:12111"  # stripe-mock
         stripe.api_key = "sk_test_123"
         stripe.default_http_client = None
         stripe.enable_telemetry = False
+        stripe.max_network_retries = 3
         stripe.proxy = None
         yield
         stripe.api_base = orig_attrs["api_base"]
         stripe.api_key = orig_attrs["api_key"]
         stripe.default_http_client = orig_attrs["default_http_client"]
         stripe.enable_telemetry = orig_attrs["enable_telemetry"]
+        stripe.max_network_retries = orig_attrs["max_network_retries"]
         stripe.proxy = orig_attrs["proxy"]
 
     def setup_mock_server(self, handler):
@@ -202,3 +205,48 @@ def do_GET(self):
         stripe.Balance.retrieve()
         stripe.Balance.retrieve()
         assert MockServerRequestHandler.num_requests == 2
+
+    def test_uses_thread_local_client_telemetry(self):
+        class MockServerRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+            num_requests = 0
+            seen_metrics = set()
+            stats_lock = Lock()
+
+            def do_GET(self):
+                with self.__class__.stats_lock:
+                    self.__class__.num_requests += 1
+                    req_num = self.__class__.num_requests
+
+                if self.headers.get("X-Stripe-Client-Telemetry"):
+                    telemetry = json.loads(
+                        self.headers.get("X-Stripe-Client-Telemetry")
+                    )
+                    req_id = telemetry["last_request_metrics"]["request_id"]
+                    with self.__class__.stats_lock:
+                        self.__class__.seen_metrics.add(req_id)
+
+                self.send_response(200)
+                self.send_header(
+                    "Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8"
+                )
+                self.send_header("Request-Id", "req_%d" % req_num)
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps({}).encode("utf-8"))
+
+        self.setup_mock_server(MockServerRequestHandler)
+        stripe.api_base = "http://localhost:%s" % self.mock_server_port
+        stripe.enable_telemetry = True
+        stripe.default_http_client = stripe.http_client.RequestsClient()
+
+        def work():
+            stripe.Balance.retrieve()
+            stripe.Balance.retrieve()
+
+        threads = [Thread(target=work) for i in range(10)]
+        for t in threads:
+            t.start()
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+
+        assert MockServerRequestHandler.num_requests == 20
+        assert len(MockServerRequestHandler.seen_metrics) == 10