diff --git a/faust/sensors/prometheus.py b/faust/sensors/prometheus.py
index 1a805c534..5284b9d8e 100644
--- a/faust/sensors/prometheus.py
+++ b/faust/sensors/prometheus.py
@@ -45,12 +45,36 @@ def setup_prometheus_sensors(
     registry: CollectorRegistry = REGISTRY,
     name_prefix: str = None,
 ) -> None:
+    """
+    A utility function which sets up prometheus and attaches the config to the app.
+
+    @param app: the faust app instance
+    @param pattern: the url pattern for prometheus
+    @param registry: the prometheus registry
+    @param name_prefix: the name prefix. Defaults to the app name
+    @return: None
+    """
     if prometheus_client is None:
         raise ImproperlyConfigured(
             "prometheus_client requires `pip install prometheus_client`."
         )
+    if name_prefix is None:
+        app_conf_name = app.conf.name
+        app.logger.info(
+            "Name prefix is not supplied. Using the name %s from App config.",
+            app_conf_name,
+        )
+        if "-" in app_conf_name:
+            name_prefix = app_conf_name.replace("-", "_")
+            app.logger.warning(
+                "App config name %s does not conform to"
+                " Prometheus naming conventions."
+                " Using %s as a name_prefix.",
+                app_conf_name,
+                name_prefix,
+            )
 
-    faust_metrics = FaustMetrics.create(registry, name_prefix or app.conf.name)
+    faust_metrics = FaustMetrics.create(registry, name_prefix)
     app.monitor = PrometheusMonitor(metrics=faust_metrics)
 
     @app.page(pattern)
diff --git a/faust/streams.py b/faust/streams.py
index 62dc6da5c..9ecf2b77f 100644
--- a/faust/streams.py
+++ b/faust/streams.py
@@ -400,6 +400,106 @@ def enumerate(self, start: int = 0) -> AsyncIterable[Tuple[int, T_co]]:
         """
         return aenumerate(self, start)
 
+    async def noack_take(
+        self, max_: int, within: Seconds
+    ) -> AsyncIterable[Sequence[T_co]]:
+        """
+         Buffer n values at a time and yield a list of buffered values.
+        :param max_: Max number of messages to receive. When more than this
+             number of messages are received within the specified number of
+             seconds then we flush the buffer immediately.
+        :param within: Timeout for when we give up waiting for another value,
+             and process the values we have.
+             Warning: If there's no timeout (i.e. `timeout=None`),
+             the agent is likely to stall and block buffered events for an
+             unreasonable length of time(!).
+        """
+        buffer: List[T_co] = []
+        events: List[EventT] = []
+        buffer_add = buffer.append
+        event_add = events.append
+        buffer_size = buffer.__len__
+        buffer_full = asyncio.Event(loop=self.loop)
+        buffer_consumed = asyncio.Event(loop=self.loop)
+        timeout = want_seconds(within) if within else None
+        stream_enable_acks: bool = self.enable_acks
+
+        buffer_consuming: Optional[asyncio.Future] = None
+
+        channel_it = aiter(self.channel)
+
+        # We add this processor to populate the buffer, and the stream
+        # is passively consumed in the background (enable_passive below).
+        async def add_to_buffer(value: T) -> T:
+            try:
+                # buffer_consuming is set when consuming buffer
+                # after timeout.
+                nonlocal buffer_consuming
+                if buffer_consuming is not None:
+                    try:
+                        await buffer_consuming
+                    finally:
+                        buffer_consuming = None
+
+                # We want to save events instead of values to allow for manual ack
+                event = self.current_event
+                buffer_add(cast(T_co, event))
+                if event is None:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Take buffer found current_event is None")
+
+                event_add(event)
+                if buffer_size() >= max_:
+                    # signal that the buffer is full and should be emptied.
+                    buffer_full.set()
+                    # strict wait for buffer to be consumed after buffer
+                    # full.
+                    # If max is 1000, we are not allowed to return 1001
+                    # values.
+                    buffer_consumed.clear()
+                    await self.wait(buffer_consumed)
+            except CancelledError:  # pragma: no cover
+                raise
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.log.exception("Error adding to take buffer: %r", exc)
+                await self.crash(exc)
+            return value
+
+        # Disable acks to ensure this method acks manually
+        # events only after they are consumed by the user
+        self.enable_acks = False
+
+        self.add_processor(add_to_buffer)
+        self._enable_passive(cast(ChannelT, channel_it))
+        try:
+            while not self.should_stop:
+                # wait until buffer full, or timeout
+                await self.wait_for_stopped(buffer_full, timeout=timeout)
+                if buffer:
+                    # make sure background thread does not add new items to
+                    # buffer while we read.
+                    buffer_consuming = self.loop.create_future()
+                    try:
+                        yield list(buffer)
+                    finally:
+                        buffer.clear()
+                        # code change: We want to manually ack
+                        # for event in events:
+                        #     await self.ack(event)
+                        events.clear()
+                        # allow writing to buffer again
+                        notify(buffer_consuming)
+                        buffer_full.clear()
+                        buffer_consumed.set()
+                else:  # pragma: no cover
+                    pass
+            else:  # pragma: no cover
+                pass
+
+        finally:
+            # Restore last behaviour of "enable_acks"
+            self.enable_acks = stream_enable_acks
+            self._processors.remove(add_to_buffer)
+
     def through(self, channel: Union[str, ChannelT]) -> StreamT:
         """Forward values to in this stream to channel.
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_streams.py b/tests/functional/test_streams.py
index e189e70bd..cea34e777 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_streams.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_streams.py
@@ -549,6 +549,126 @@ async def test_stop_stops_related_streams(app):
     assert s3.should_stop
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_noack_take(app):
+    async with new_stream(app).noack() as s:
+        assert s.enable_acks is False
+        await s.channel.send(value=1)
+        event = None
+        # noack_take returns an event instead of value
+        async for noack_value in s.noack_take(1, within=1):
+            assert noack_value[0].value == 1
+            assert s.enable_acks is False
+            event = mock_stream_event_ack(s)
+            break
+
+        assert event
+        # need one sleep on Python 3.6.0-3.6.6 + 3.7.0
+        # need two sleeps on Python 3.6.7 + 3.7.1 :-/
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+
+        if not event.ack.called:
+            assert not event.message.acked
+            assert not event.message.refcount
+        assert s.enable_acks is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_noack_take__10(app, loop):
+    async with new_stream(app).noack() as s:
+        assert s.enable_acks is False
+        for i in range(9):
+            await s.channel.send(value=i)
+
+        async def in_one_second_finalize():
+            await s.sleep(1.0)
+            await s.channel.send(value=9)
+            for i in range(10):
+                await s.channel.send(value=i + 10)
+
+        asyncio.ensure_future(in_one_second_finalize())
+
+        event = None
+        buffer_processor = s.noack_take(10, within=10.0)
+        async for noack_value in buffer_processor:
+            assert [nv.value for nv in noack_value] == list(range(10))
+            assert s.enable_acks is False
+            event = mock_stream_event_ack(s)
+            break
+        async for noack_value in buffer_processor:
+            assert [nv.value for nv in noack_value] == list(range(10, 20))
+            assert s.enable_acks is False
+            break
+
+        try:
+            await buffer_processor.athrow(asyncio.CancelledError())
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
+
+        assert event
+        # need one sleep on Python 3.6.0-3.6.6 + 3.7.0
+        # need two sleeps on Python 3.6.7 + 3.7.1 :-/
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+
+    if not event.ack.called:
+        assert not event.message.acked
+        assert not event.message.refcount
+    assert s.enable_acks is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_noack_take__10_and_ack(app, loop):
+    async with new_stream(app).noack() as s:
+        assert s.enable_acks is False
+        for i in range(9):
+            await s.channel.send(value=i)
+
+        async def in_one_second_finalize():
+            await s.sleep(1.0)
+            await s.channel.send(value=9)
+            for i in range(10):
+                await s.channel.send(value=i + 10)
+
+        asyncio.ensure_future(in_one_second_finalize())
+
+        event = None
+        buffer_processor = s.noack_take(10, within=10.0)
+        async for noack_values in buffer_processor:
+            assert [nv.value for nv in noack_values] == list(range(10))
+            assert s.enable_acks is False
+            event = mock_stream_event_ack(s)
+            # acknowledge
+            for noack_event in noack_values:
+                await s.ack(noack_event)
+            break
+        async for noack_values in buffer_processor:
+            assert [nv.value for nv in noack_values] == list(range(10, 20))
+            assert s.enable_acks is False
+            for noack_event in noack_values:
+                await s.ack(noack_event)
+            break
+
+        try:
+            await buffer_processor.athrow(asyncio.CancelledError())
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
+
+        assert event
+        # need one sleep on Python 3.6.0-3.6.6 + 3.7.0
+        # need two sleeps on Python 3.6.7 + 3.7.1 :-/
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+
+    if not event.ack.called:
+        assert event.message.acked
+        assert not event.message.refcount
+    assert s.enable_acks is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_take(app):
     async with new_stream(app) as s:
@@ -564,8 +684,8 @@ async def test_take(app):
         assert event
         # need one sleep on Python 3.6.0-3.6.6 + 3.7.0
         # need two sleeps on Python 3.6.7 + 3.7.1 :-/
-        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
-        await asyncio.sleep(0)  # needed for some reason
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
 
         if not event.ack.called:
             assert event.message.acked