diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ed7c3167..de5944fcc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 * Support setting logger on Realm class. Default is to print info message or worse to the console. ([#583](https://github.com/realm/realm-dart/pull/583))
 * Support SyncErrorHandler in FlexibleSyncConfiguration. ([#577](https://github.com/realm/realm-dart/pull/577))
 * Support SyncClientResetHandler in FlexibleSyncConfiguration. ([#608](https://github.com/realm/realm-dart/pull/608))
+* [Dart] Added `Realm.Shutdown` method to allow normal process exit in Dart applications. ([#617](https://github.com/realm/realm-dart/pull/617))
 
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/src/app.dart b/lib/src/app.dart
index 2ab397b71..c03db166f 100644
--- a/lib/src/app.dart
+++ b/lib/src/app.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 import '../realm.dart';
diff --git a/lib/src/collections.dart b/lib/src/collections.dart
index 20bfd698b..f62a30d10 100644
--- a/lib/src/collections.dart
+++ b/lib/src/collections.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'realm_class.dart';
 import 'native/realm_core.dart';
 
 /// Contains index information about objects that moved within the same collection.
diff --git a/lib/src/realm_class.dart b/lib/src/realm_class.dart
index ad6f3701f..38ec14641 100644
--- a/lib/src/realm_class.dart
+++ b/lib/src/realm_class.dart
@@ -316,7 +316,10 @@ class Realm {
     ..level = RealmLogLevel.info
     ..onRecord.listen((event) => print(event));
 
-  /// Shutdown.
+  /// Used to shutdown Realm and allow the process to correctly release native resources and exit. 
+  /// 
+  /// Disclaimer: This method is mostly needed on Dart standalone and if not called the Dart probram will hang and not exit. 
+  /// This is a workaround of a Dart VM bug and will be removed in a future version of the SDK.
   static void shutdown() => scheduler.stop();
 }