diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/JobResourceUploader.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/JobResourceUploader.java
index 4c48ff48c5a..085c96612d9 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/JobResourceUploader.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/JobResourceUploader.java
@@ -238,28 +238,42 @@ class JobResourceUploader {
     Collection<String> dcArchives =
         conf.getStringCollection(MRJobConfig.CACHE_ARCHIVES);
 
-    for (String path : dcFiles) {
-      explorePath(conf, new Path(path), limitChecker, statCache);
+    for (String uri : dcFiles) {
+      explorePath(conf, stringToPath(uri), limitChecker, statCache);
     }
 
-    for (String path : dcArchives) {
-      explorePath(conf, new Path(path), limitChecker, statCache);
+    for (String uri : dcArchives) {
+      explorePath(conf, stringToPath(uri), limitChecker, statCache);
     }
 
-    for (String path : files) {
-      explorePath(conf, new Path(path), limitChecker, statCache);
+    for (String uri : files) {
+      explorePath(conf, stringToPath(uri), limitChecker, statCache);
     }
 
-    for (String path : libjars) {
-      explorePath(conf, new Path(path), limitChecker, statCache);
+    for (String uri : libjars) {
+      explorePath(conf, stringToPath(uri), limitChecker, statCache);
     }
 
-    for (String path : archives) {
-      explorePath(conf, new Path(path), limitChecker, statCache);
+    for (String uri : archives) {
+      explorePath(conf, stringToPath(uri), limitChecker, statCache);
     }
 
     if (jobJar != null) {
-      explorePath(conf, new Path(jobJar), limitChecker, statCache);
+      explorePath(conf, stringToPath(jobJar), limitChecker, statCache);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convert a String to a Path and gracefully remove fragments/queries if they
+   * exist in the String.
+   */
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  Path stringToPath(String s) {
+    try {
+      URI uri = new URI(s);
+      return new Path(uri.getScheme(), uri.getAuthority(), uri.getPath());
+    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/TestJobResourceUploader.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/TestJobResourceUploader.java
index 36ea57af21d..8ba50a66b3c 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/TestJobResourceUploader.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/TestJobResourceUploader.java
@@ -39,6 +39,34 @@ import org.junit.Test;
  */
 public class TestJobResourceUploader {
 
+  @Test
+  public void testStringToPath() throws IOException {
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+    JobResourceUploader uploader =
+        new JobResourceUploader(FileSystem.getLocal(conf), false);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("Failed: absolute, no scheme, with fragment",
+        "/testWithFragment.txt",
+        uploader.stringToPath("/testWithFragment.txt#fragment.txt").toString());
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("Failed: absolute, with scheme, with fragment",
+        "file:/testWithFragment.txt",
+        uploader.stringToPath("file:///testWithFragment.txt#fragment.txt")
+            .toString());
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("Failed: relative, no scheme, with fragment",
+        "testWithFragment.txt",
+        uploader.stringToPath("testWithFragment.txt#fragment.txt").toString());
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("Failed: relative, no scheme, no fragment",
+        "testWithFragment.txt",
+        uploader.stringToPath("testWithFragment.txt").toString());
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("Failed: absolute, with scheme, no fragment",
+        "file:/testWithFragment.txt",
+        uploader.stringToPath("file:///testWithFragment.txt").toString());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testAllDefaults() throws IOException {
     ResourceLimitsConf.Builder b = new ResourceLimitsConf.Builder();
@@ -210,17 +238,17 @@ public class TestJobResourceUploader {
         rlConf.maxSingleResourceMB);
 
     conf.set("tmpfiles",
-        buildPathString("file://tmpFiles", rlConf.numOfTmpFiles));
+        buildPathString("file:///tmpFiles", rlConf.numOfTmpFiles));
     conf.set("tmpjars",
-        buildPathString("file://tmpjars", rlConf.numOfTmpLibJars));
+        buildPathString("file:///tmpjars", rlConf.numOfTmpLibJars));
     conf.set("tmparchives",
-        buildPathString("file://tmpArchives", rlConf.numOfTmpArchives));
+        buildPathString("file:///tmpArchives", rlConf.numOfTmpArchives));
     conf.set(MRJobConfig.CACHE_ARCHIVES,
-        buildPathString("file://cacheArchives", rlConf.numOfDCArchives));
+        buildPathString("file:///cacheArchives", rlConf.numOfDCArchives));
     conf.set(MRJobConfig.CACHE_FILES,
-        buildPathString("file://cacheFiles", rlConf.numOfDCFiles));
+        buildPathString("file:///cacheFiles", rlConf.numOfDCFiles));
     if (rlConf.jobJar) {
-      conf.setJar("file://jobjar.jar");
+      conf.setJar("file:///jobjar.jar");
     }
     return conf;
   }