diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
index 5ce171c4eda..96c4f6faff8 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
@@ -403,6 +403,18 @@ public class YarnConfiguration extends Configuration {
   public static final int DEFAULT_RM_SYSTEM_METRICS_PUBLISHER_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE =
       10;
 
+  /**
+   * The {@code AMLauncher.createAMContainerLaunchContext()} method will log the
+   * command being executed to the RM log if this property is true. Commands
+   * may contain sensitive information, such as application or service
+   * passwords, making logging the commands a security risk. In cases where
+   * the cluster may be running applications with such commands, this property
+   * should be set to false. Commands are only logged at the debug level.
+   */
+  public static final String RM_AMLAUNCHER_LOG_COMMAND =
+      RM_PREFIX + "amlauncher.log.command";
+  public static final boolean DEFAULT_RM_AMLAUNCHER_LOG_COMMAND = false;
+
   //RM delegation token related keys
   public static final String RM_DELEGATION_KEY_UPDATE_INTERVAL_KEY =
     RM_PREFIX + "delegation.key.update-interval";
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
index 788b0fd75c7..512db818e06 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
@@ -298,6 +298,19 @@
     <value>50</value>
   </property>
 
+  <property>
+    <description>
+      The resource manager will log all commands being executed to the RM log
+      if this property is true. Commands may contain sensitive information,
+      such as application or service passwords, making logging the commands a
+      security risk. In cases where the cluster may be running applications with
+      such commands this property should be set to false. Commands are only
+      logged at the debug level.
+    </description>
+    <name>yarn.resourcemanager.amlauncher.log.command</name>
+    <value>false</value>
+  </property>
+
   <property>
     <description>The class to use as the resource scheduler.</description>
     <name>yarn.resourcemanager.scheduler.class</name>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java
index 4c840e74a47..e7105f996c2 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.attempt.RMAppAttemptI
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.ConverterUtils;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 
 /**
  * The launch of the AM itself.
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ public class AMLauncher implements Runnable {
   private final AMLauncherEventType eventType;
   private final RMContext rmContext;
   private final Container masterContainer;
-  
+  private final boolean logCommandLine;
+
   @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
   private final EventHandler handler;
   
@@ -91,6 +93,9 @@ public class AMLauncher implements Runnable {
     this.rmContext = rmContext;
     this.handler = rmContext.getDispatcher().getEventHandler();
     this.masterContainer = application.getMasterContainer();
+    this.logCommandLine =
+        conf.getBoolean(YarnConfiguration.RM_AMLAUNCHER_LOG_COMMAND,
+          YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_AMLAUNCHER_LOG_COMMAND);
   }
   
   private void connect() throws IOException {
@@ -186,11 +191,22 @@ public class AMLauncher implements Runnable {
     // Construct the actual Container
     ContainerLaunchContext container = 
         applicationMasterContext.getAMContainerSpec();
-    LOG.info("Command to launch container "
-        + containerID
-        + " : "
-        + StringUtils.arrayToString(container.getCommands().toArray(
-            new String[0])));
+
+    if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+      StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder("Command to launch container ");
+
+      message.append(containerID).append(" : ");
+
+      if (logCommandLine) {
+        message.append(Joiner.on(",").join(container.getCommands()));
+      } else {
+        message.append("<REDACTED> -- Set ");
+        message.append(YarnConfiguration.RM_AMLAUNCHER_LOG_COMMAND);
+        message.append(" to true to reenable command logging");
+      }
+
+      LOG.debug(message.toString());
+    }
 
     // Populate the current queue name in the environment variable.
     setupQueueNameEnv(container, applicationMasterContext);