diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/DeadNodeHandler.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/DeadNodeHandler.java
index 43f016701dd..8e713998b0d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/DeadNodeHandler.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/DeadNodeHandler.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.node;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.protocol.DatanodeDetails;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.protocol.proto.HddsProtos;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.container.ContainerException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.container.ContainerID;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.container.ContainerInfo;
@@ -81,8 +82,6 @@ public class DeadNodeHandler implements EventHandler<DatanodeDetails> {
       try {
         final ContainerInfo container = containerManager.getContainer(id);
         // TODO: For open containers, trigger close on other nodes
-        // TODO: Check replica count and call replication manager
-        // on these containers.
         if (!container.isOpen()) {
           Set<ContainerReplica> replicas = containerManager
               .getContainerReplicas(id);
@@ -92,6 +91,9 @@ public class DeadNodeHandler implements EventHandler<DatanodeDetails> {
               .ifPresent(replica -> {
                 try {
                   containerManager.removeContainerReplica(id, replica);
+                  ContainerInfo containerInfo =
+                      containerManager.getContainer(id);
+                  replicateIfNeeded(containerInfo, publisher);
                 } catch (ContainerException ex) {
                   LOG.warn("Exception while removing container replica #{} " +
                       "for container #{}.", replica, container, ex);
@@ -109,13 +111,21 @@ public class DeadNodeHandler implements EventHandler<DatanodeDetails> {
    */
   private void replicateIfNeeded(ContainerInfo container,
       EventPublisher publisher) throws ContainerNotFoundException {
-    final int existingReplicas = containerManager
-        .getContainerReplicas(container.containerID()).size();
-    final int expectedReplicas = container.getReplicationFactor().getNumber();
-    if (existingReplicas != expectedReplicas) {
-      publisher.fireEvent(SCMEvents.REPLICATE_CONTAINER,
-          new ReplicationRequest(
-              container.getContainerID(), existingReplicas, expectedReplicas));
+    // Replicate only closed and Quasi closed containers
+    if (container.getState() == HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.CLOSED ||
+        container.getState() == HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.QUASI_CLOSED) {
+      final int existingReplicas = containerManager
+          .getContainerReplicas(container.containerID()).size();
+      final int expectedReplicas = container.getReplicationFactor().getNumber();
+      if (existingReplicas != expectedReplicas) {
+        LOG.debug("Replicate Request fired for container {}, exisiting " +
+                "replica count {}, expected replica count {}",
+            container.getContainerID(), existingReplicas, expectedReplicas);
+        publisher.fireEvent(SCMEvents.REPLICATE_CONTAINER,
+            new ReplicationRequest(
+                container.getContainerID(), existingReplicas,
+                expectedReplicas));
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/TestUtils.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/TestUtils.java
index e99739cf58d..0f9a5e4c2d5 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/TestUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/TestUtils.java
@@ -446,4 +446,19 @@ public final class TestUtils {
         id, HddsProtos.LifeCycleEvent.CLOSE);
 
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Move the container to Quaise close state.
+   * @param containerManager
+   * @param id
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public static void quasiCloseContainer(ContainerManager containerManager,
+      ContainerID id) throws IOException {
+    containerManager.updateContainerState(
+        id, HddsProtos.LifeCycleEvent.FINALIZE);
+    containerManager.updateContainerState(
+        id, HddsProtos.LifeCycleEvent.QUASI_CLOSE);
+
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/TestDeadNodeHandler.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/TestDeadNodeHandler.java
index 9fbefcb3f19..ec216d8ad0c 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/TestDeadNodeHandler.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/node/TestDeadNodeHandler.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.slf4j.event.Level;
 
 /**
  * Test DeadNodeHandler.
@@ -140,17 +141,25 @@ public class TestDeadNodeHandler {
         TestUtils.allocateContainer(containerManager);
     ContainerInfo container3 =
         TestUtils.allocateContainer(containerManager);
+    ContainerInfo container4 =
+        TestUtils.allocateContainer(containerManager);
 
-    registerReplicas(datanode1, container1, container2);
-    registerReplicas(datanode2, container1, container3);
+    registerContainers(datanode1, container1, container2, container4);
+    registerContainers(datanode2, container1, container2);
+    registerContainers(datanode3, container3);
 
     registerReplicas(containerManager, container1, datanode1, datanode2);
-    registerReplicas(containerManager, container2, datanode1);
-    registerReplicas(containerManager, container3, datanode2);
+    registerReplicas(containerManager, container2, datanode1, datanode2);
+    registerReplicas(containerManager, container3, datanode3);
+    registerReplicas(containerManager, container4, datanode1);
 
     TestUtils.closeContainer(containerManager, container1.containerID());
     TestUtils.closeContainer(containerManager, container2.containerID());
-    TestUtils.closeContainer(containerManager, container3.containerID());
+    TestUtils.quasiCloseContainer(containerManager, container3.containerID());
+
+    GenericTestUtils.setLogLevel(DeadNodeHandler.getLogger(), Level.DEBUG);
+    GenericTestUtils.LogCapturer logCapturer = GenericTestUtils.LogCapturer
+        .captureLogs(DeadNodeHandler.getLogger());
 
     deadNodeHandler.onMessage(datanode1, publisher);
 
@@ -162,13 +171,33 @@ public class TestDeadNodeHandler {
 
     Set<ContainerReplica> container2Replicas = containerManager
         .getContainerReplicas(new ContainerID(container2.getContainerID()));
-    Assert.assertEquals(0, container2Replicas.size());
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, container2Replicas.size());
+    Assert.assertEquals(datanode2,
+        container2Replicas.iterator().next().getDatanodeDetails());
 
     Set<ContainerReplica> container3Replicas = containerManager
             .getContainerReplicas(new ContainerID(container3.getContainerID()));
     Assert.assertEquals(1, container3Replicas.size());
-    Assert.assertEquals(datanode2,
+    Assert.assertEquals(datanode3,
         container3Replicas.iterator().next().getDatanodeDetails());
+
+    // Replicate should be fired for container 1 and container 2 as now
+    // datanode 1 is dead, these 2 will not match with expected replica count
+    // and their state is one of CLOSED/QUASI_CLOSE.
+    Assert.assertTrue(logCapturer.getOutput().contains(
+        "Replicate Request fired for container " +
+            container1.getContainerID()));
+    Assert.assertTrue(logCapturer.getOutput().contains(
+        "Replicate Request fired for container " +
+            container2.getContainerID()));
+
+    // as container4 is still in open state, replicate event should not have
+    // fired for this.
+    Assert.assertFalse(logCapturer.getOutput().contains(
+        "Replicate Request fired for container " +
+            container4.getContainerID()));
+
+
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -272,7 +301,13 @@ public class TestDeadNodeHandler {
     }
   }
 
-  private void registerReplicas(DatanodeDetails datanode,
+  /**
+   * Update containers available on the datanode.
+   * @param datanode
+   * @param containers
+   * @throws NodeNotFoundException
+   */
+  private void registerContainers(DatanodeDetails datanode,
       ContainerInfo... containers)
       throws NodeNotFoundException {
     nodeManager