diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/client.py b/src/databricks/sql/client.py
index b4cd78cf..3505ebda 100755
--- a/src/databricks/sql/client.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/client.py
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ def read(self) -> Optional[OAuthToken]:
         self.telemetry_enabled = (
             self.client_telemetry_enabled and self.server_telemetry_enabled
         )
+        self.telemetry_batch_size = kwargs.get("telemetry_batch_size")
 
         user_agent_entry = kwargs.get("user_agent_entry")
         if user_agent_entry is None:
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ def read(self) -> Optional[OAuthToken]:
             session_id_hex=self.get_session_id_hex(),
             auth_provider=auth_provider,
             host_url=self.host,
+            batch_size=self.telemetry_batch_size,
         )
 
         self._telemetry_client = TelemetryClientFactory.get_telemetry_client(
diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/telemetry/telemetry_client.py b/src/databricks/sql/telemetry/telemetry_client.py
index 5eb8c6ed..1846c0b2 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/telemetry/telemetry_client.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/telemetry/telemetry_client.py
@@ -141,10 +141,13 @@ def __init__(
         auth_provider,
         host_url,
         executor,
+        batch_size=None,
     ):
         logger.debug("Initializing TelemetryClient for connection: %s", session_id_hex)
         self._telemetry_enabled = telemetry_enabled
-        self._batch_size = self.DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE
+        self._batch_size = (
+            batch_size if batch_size is not None else self.DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE
+        )
         self._session_id_hex = session_id_hex
         self._auth_provider = auth_provider
         self._user_agent = None
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@ def close(self):
 class TelemetryClientFactory:
     """
     Static factory class for creating and managing telemetry clients.
-    It uses a thread pool to handle asynchronous operations.
+    It uses a thread pool to handle asynchronous operations and a single flush thread for all clients.
     """
 
     _clients: Dict[
@@ -324,6 +327,11 @@ class TelemetryClientFactory:
     _original_excepthook = None
     _excepthook_installed = False
 
+    # Shared flush thread for all clients
+    _flush_thread = None
+    _flush_event = threading.Event()
+    _flush_interval_seconds = 90
+
     @classmethod
     def _initialize(cls):
         """Initialize the factory if not already initialized"""
@@ -334,11 +342,39 @@ def _initialize(cls):
                 max_workers=10
             )  # Thread pool for async operations
             cls._install_exception_hook()
+            cls._start_flush_thread()
             cls._initialized = True
             logger.debug(
                 "TelemetryClientFactory initialized with thread pool (max_workers=10)"
             )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _start_flush_thread(cls):
+        """Start the shared background thread for periodic flushing of all clients"""
+        cls._flush_event.clear()
+        cls._flush_thread = threading.Thread(target=cls._flush_worker, daemon=True)
+        cls._flush_thread.start()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _flush_worker(cls):
+        """Background worker thread for periodic flushing of all clients"""
+        while not cls._flush_event.wait(cls._flush_interval_seconds):
+            logger.debug("Performing periodic flush for all telemetry clients")
+
+            with cls._lock:
+                clients_to_flush = list(cls._clients.values())
+
+                for client in clients_to_flush:
+                    client._flush()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _stop_flush_thread(cls):
+        """Stop the shared background flush thread"""
+        if cls._flush_thread is not None:
+            cls._flush_event.set()
+            cls._flush_thread.join(timeout=1.0)
+            cls._flush_thread = None
+
     @classmethod
     def _install_exception_hook(cls):
         """Install global exception handler for unhandled exceptions"""
@@ -367,6 +403,7 @@ def initialize_telemetry_client(
         session_id_hex,
         auth_provider,
         host_url,
+        batch_size=None,
     ):
         """Initialize a telemetry client for a specific connection if telemetry is enabled"""
         try:
@@ -388,6 +425,7 @@ def initialize_telemetry_client(
                             auth_provider=auth_provider,
                             host_url=host_url,
                             executor=TelemetryClientFactory._executor,
+                            batch_size=batch_size,
                         )
                     else:
                         TelemetryClientFactory._clients[
@@ -426,6 +464,7 @@ def close(session_id_hex):
                     "No more telemetry clients, shutting down thread pool executor"
                 )
                 try:
+                    TelemetryClientFactory._stop_flush_thread()
                     TelemetryClientFactory._executor.shutdown(wait=True)
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.debug("Failed to shutdown thread pool executor: %s", e)