diff --git a/hadoop-project/src/site/site.xml b/hadoop-project/src/site/site.xml
index 10cca658733..80bb2e1b69b 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/src/site/site.xml
+++ b/hadoop-project/src/site/site.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
       <item name="Opportunistic Containers" href="hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/OpportunisticContainers.html"/>
       <item name="YARN Federation" href="hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/Federation.html"/>
       <item name="Shared Cache" href="hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/SharedCache.html"/>
+      <item name="Resource Profiles" href="hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/ResourceProfiles.html"/>
     </menu>
 
     <menu name="YARN REST APIs" inherit="top">
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/markdown/ResourceProfiles.md b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/markdown/ResourceProfiles.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7b38e13399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/markdown/ResourceProfiles.md
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
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+
+Hadoop: YARN Resource Types
+===========================
+
+Overview
+--------
+Resource types support in YARN helps to extend the YARN resource model to a more flexible model which makes it easier to add new countable resource­types. This solution also helps the users to submit jobs with ease to specify the resources they need.
+
+Resource model of YARN
+-----------------------
+Resource Manager will load a new configuration file named `resource-types.xml` to determine the set of resource ­types for which scheduling is enabled. Sample XML will look like below.
+
+```xml
+<configuration>
+  <property>
+    <name>yarn.resource-types</name>
+    <value>resource1, resource2</value>
+  </property>
+
+  <property>
+    <name>yarn.resource-types.resource1.units</name>
+    <value>G</value>
+  </property>
+</configuration>
+```
+
+Similarly, a new configuration file `node­-resources.xml` will also be loaded by Node Manager where the resource capabilities of a node can be specified.
+
+```xml
+<configuration>
+ <property>
+   <name>yarn.nodemanager.resource-type.resource1</name>
+   <value>5G</value>
+ </property>
+
+ <property>
+   <name>yarn.nodemanager.resource-type.resource2</name>
+   <value>2m</value>
+ </property>
+
+</configuration>
+```
+
+Node Manager will use these custom resource types and will register it's capability to Resource Manager.
+
+Configurations
+-------------
+
+Please note that, `resource-types.xml` and `node­-resources.xml` file also need to be placed in conf directory if new resources are to be added to YARN.
+
+*In `resource-types.xml`*
+
+| Configuration Property | Value | Description |
+|:---- |:---- |:---- |
+| `yarn.resource-types` | resource1 | Custom resource  |
+| `yarn.resource-types.resource1.units` | G | Default unit for resource1 type  |
+
+*In `node­-resources.xml`*
+
+| Configuration Property | Value | Description |
+|:---- |:---- |:---- |
+| `yarn.nodemanager.resource-type.resource1` | 5G | Resource capability for resource named 'resource1'. |
+