diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CLIMiniCluster.md.vm b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CLIMiniCluster.md.vm
index 74c241400fa..806df0a41dc 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CLIMiniCluster.md.vm
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CLIMiniCluster.md.vm
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ There are a number of command line arguments that the users can use to control w
     $ -namenode <arg>        URL of the namenode (default is either the DFS
     $                        cluster or a temporary dir)
     $ -nnport <arg>          NameNode port (default 0--we choose)
+    $ -nnhttpport <arg>      NameNode HTTP port (default 0--we choose)
     $ -nodemanagers <arg>    How many nodemanagers to start (default 1)
     $ -nodfs                 Don't start a mini DFS cluster
     $ -nomr                  Don't start a mini MR cluster
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/MiniHadoopClusterManager.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/MiniHadoopClusterManager.java
index 3cc73b5abad..324f0ca0322 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/MiniHadoopClusterManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/MiniHadoopClusterManager.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class MiniHadoopClusterManager {
   private int numNodeManagers;
   private int numDataNodes;
   private int nnPort;
+  private int nnHttpPort;
   private int rmPort;
   private int jhsPort;
   private StartupOption dfsOpts;
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ private Options makeOptions() {
         .addOption("datanodes", true, "How many datanodes to start (default 1)")
         .addOption("format", false, "Format the DFS (default false)")
         .addOption("nnport", true, "NameNode port (default 0--we choose)")
+        .addOption("nnhttpport", true,
+            "NameNode HTTP port (default 0--we choose)")
         .addOption(
             "namenode",
             true,
@@ -152,7 +155,8 @@ public void start() throws IOException, FileNotFoundException,
       URISyntaxException {
     if (!noDFS) {
       dfs = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf).nameNodePort(nnPort)
-          .numDataNodes(numDataNodes).startupOption(dfsOpts).build();
+          .nameNodeHttpPort(nnHttpPort).numDataNodes(numDataNodes)
+          .startupOption(dfsOpts).build();
       LOG.info("Started MiniDFSCluster -- namenode on port "
           + dfs.getNameNodePort());
     }
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ private boolean parseArguments(String[] args) {
     noDFS = cli.hasOption("nodfs");
     numDataNodes = intArgument(cli, "datanodes", 1);
     nnPort = intArgument(cli, "nnport", 0);
+    nnHttpPort = intArgument(cli, "nnhttpport", 0);
     dfsOpts = cli.hasOption("format") ? StartupOption.FORMAT
         : StartupOption.REGULAR;