diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index 7126da6..444acae 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -310,25 +310,29 @@ func (c *ringShards) Random() (*ringShard, error) {
 }
 
 // Heartbeat monitors state of each shard in the ring.
-func (c *ringShards) Heartbeat(frequency time.Duration) {
+func (c *ringShards) Heartbeat(ctx context.Context, frequency time.Duration) {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(frequency)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	for range ticker.C {
-		var rebalance bool
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			var rebalance bool
 
-		for _, shard := range c.List() {
-			err := shard.Client.Ping(ctx).Err()
-			isUp := err == nil || err == pool.ErrPoolTimeout
-			if shard.Vote(isUp) {
-				internal.Logger.Printf(context.Background(), "ring shard state changed: %s", shard)
-				rebalance = true
+			for _, shard := range c.List() {
+				err := shard.Client.Ping(ctx).Err()
+				isUp := err == nil || err == pool.ErrPoolTimeout
+				if shard.Vote(isUp) {
+					internal.Logger.Printf(ctx, "ring shard state changed: %s", shard)
+					rebalance = true
+				}
 			}
-		}
 
-		if rebalance {
-			c.rebalance()
+			if rebalance {
+				c.rebalance()
+			}
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -387,9 +391,10 @@ func (c *ringShards) Close() error {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type ring struct {
-	opt           *RingOptions
-	shards        *ringShards
-	cmdsInfoCache *cmdsInfoCache //nolint:structcheck
+	opt               *RingOptions
+	shards            *ringShards
+	cmdsInfoCache     *cmdsInfoCache //nolint:structcheck
+	heartbeatCancelFn context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 // Ring is a Redis client that uses consistent hashing to distribute
@@ -415,17 +420,20 @@ type Ring struct {
 func NewRing(opt *RingOptions) *Ring {
 	opt.init()
 
+	hbCtx, hbCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
 	ring := Ring{
 		ring: &ring{
-			opt:    opt,
-			shards: newRingShards(opt),
+			opt:               opt,
+			shards:            newRingShards(opt),
+			heartbeatCancelFn: hbCancel,
 		},
 	}
 
 	ring.cmdsInfoCache = newCmdsInfoCache(ring.cmdsInfo)
 	ring.cmdable = ring.Process
 
-	go ring.shards.Heartbeat(opt.HeartbeatFrequency)
+	go ring.shards.Heartbeat(hbCtx, opt.HeartbeatFrequency)
 
 	return &ring
 }
@@ -713,5 +721,7 @@ func (c *Ring) Watch(ctx context.Context, fn func(*Tx) error, keys ...string) er
 // It is rare to Close a Ring, as the Ring is meant to be long-lived
 // and shared between many goroutines.
 func (c *Ring) Close() error {
+	c.heartbeatCancelFn()
+
 	return c.shards.Close()
 }