diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 301a437cfb9..6281ee41100 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ Release 2.8.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-3434. Interaction between reservations and userlimit can result in 
     significant ULF violation (tgraves)
 
+    YARN-3516. killing ContainerLocalizer action doesn't take effect when
+    private localizer receives FETCH_FAILURE status.(zhihai xu via xgong)
+
 Release 2.7.1 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/ResourceLocalizationService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/ResourceLocalizationService.java
index 42363921910..611fe80a4a0 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/ResourceLocalizationService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/ResourceLocalizationService.java
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ public class ResourceLocalizationService extends CompositeService
           case FETCH_FAILURE:
             final String diagnostics = stat.getException().toString();
             LOG.warn(req + " failed: " + diagnostics);
-            response.setLocalizerAction(LocalizerAction.DIE);
+            action = LocalizerAction.DIE;
             getLocalResourcesTracker(req.getVisibility(), user, applicationId)
               .handle(new ResourceFailedLocalizationEvent(
                   req, diagnostics));