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 12251a2eb3a..142387e8da7 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
@@ -972,11 +972,17 @@ public class ResourceLocalizationService extends CompositeService
                 .getDU(new File(local.toUri()))));
               assoc.getResource().unlock();
             } catch (ExecutionException e) {
-              LOG.info("Failed to download resource " + assoc.getResource(),
-                  e.getCause());
-              LocalResourceRequest req = assoc.getResource().getRequest();
-              publicRsrc.handle(new ResourceFailedLocalizationEvent(req,
-                  e.getMessage()));
+              String user = assoc.getContext().getUser();
+              ApplicationId applicationId = assoc.getContext().getContainerId().getApplicationAttemptId().getApplicationId();
+              LocalResourcesTracker tracker =
+                getLocalResourcesTracker(LocalResourceVisibility.APPLICATION, user, applicationId);
+              final String diagnostics = "Failed to download resource " +
+                  assoc.getResource() + " " + e.getCause();
+              tracker.handle(new ResourceFailedLocalizationEvent(
+                  assoc.getResource().getRequest(), diagnostics));
+              publicRsrc.handle(new ResourceFailedLocalizationEvent(
+                  assoc.getResource().getRequest(), diagnostics));
+              LOG.error(diagnostics);
               assoc.getResource().unlock();
             } catch (CancellationException e) {
               // ignore; shutting down
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java
index 4d03f152bbd..2b9148e5c16 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java
@@ -2398,6 +2398,9 @@ public class TestResourceLocalizationService {
       // Waiting for resource to change into FAILED state.
       Assert.assertTrue(waitForResourceState(lr, spyService, req,
         LocalResourceVisibility.PUBLIC, user, null, ResourceState.FAILED, 5000));
+      Assert.assertTrue(waitForResourceState(lr, spyService, req,
+          LocalResourceVisibility.APPLICATION, user, appId, ResourceState.FAILED, 5000));
+
       // releasing lock as a part of download failed process.
       lr.unlock();
       // removing pending download request.