diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 1785ae25336..047fb55dcd1 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ Release 2.6.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-2630. Prevented previous AM container status from being acquired by the
     current restarted AM. (Jian He via zjshen) 
 
+    YARN-2617. Fixed NM to not send duplicate container status whose app is not
+    running. (Jun Gong via jianhe)
+
 Release 2.5.1 - 2014-09-05
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
index eecba394abd..bed58f51419 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.MasterKey;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeAction;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeHealthStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeStatus;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.application.ApplicationState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.ContainerManagerImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.Container;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.metrics.NodeManagerMetrics;
@@ -354,18 +355,22 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
       ContainerId containerId = container.getContainerId();
       ApplicationId applicationId = container.getContainerId()
           .getApplicationAttemptId().getApplicationId();
-      if (!this.context.getApplications().containsKey(applicationId)) {
-        context.getContainers().remove(containerId);
-        continue;
-      }
       org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerStatus containerStatus =
           container.cloneAndGetContainerStatus();
       containerStatuses.add(containerStatus);
-      if (containerStatus.getState().equals(ContainerState.COMPLETE)) {
-        // Adding to finished containers cache. Cache will keep it around at
-        // least for #durationToTrackStoppedContainers duration. In the
-        // subsequent call to stop container it will get removed from cache.
-        addCompletedContainer(container.getContainerId());
+      if (containerStatus.getState() == ContainerState.COMPLETE) {
+        if (isApplicationStopped(applicationId)) {
+          if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOG.debug(applicationId + " is completing, " + " remove "
+                + containerId + " from NM context.");
+          }
+          context.getContainers().remove(containerId);
+        } else {
+          // Adding to finished containers cache. Cache will keep it around at
+          // least for #durationToTrackStoppedContainers duration. In the
+          // subsequent call to stop container it will get removed from cache.
+          addCompletedContainer(container.getContainerId());
+        }
       }
     }
     if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -396,7 +401,7 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
       NMContainerStatus status =
           container.getNMContainerStatus();
       containerStatuses.add(status);
-      if (status.getContainerState().equals(ContainerState.COMPLETE)) {
+      if (status.getContainerState() == ContainerState.COMPLETE) {
         // Adding to finished containers cache. Cache will keep it around at
         // least for #durationToTrackStoppedContainers duration. In the
         // subsequent call to stop container it will get removed from cache.
@@ -408,6 +413,22 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
     return containerStatuses;
   }
 
+  private boolean isApplicationStopped(ApplicationId applicationId) {
+    if (!this.context.getApplications().containsKey(applicationId)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    ApplicationState applicationState = this.context.getApplications().get(
+        applicationId).getApplicationState();
+    if (applicationState == ApplicationState.FINISHING_CONTAINERS_WAIT
+        || applicationState == ApplicationState.APPLICATION_RESOURCES_CLEANINGUP
+        || applicationState == ApplicationState.FINISHED) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void addCompletedContainer(ContainerId containerId) {
     synchronized (recentlyStoppedContainers) {
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java
index 78378463bfc..7593ce65091 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.impl.pb.MasterKeyPBImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.NodeManager.NMContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.ContainerManagerImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.application.Application;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.application.ApplicationState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.Container;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.ContainerImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.metrics.NodeManagerMetrics;
@@ -891,15 +892,23 @@ public class TestNodeStatusUpdater {
       }
     };
 
-    nm.getNMContext().getApplications().putIfAbsent(appId,
-        mock(Application.class));
+    Application application = mock(Application.class);
+    when(application.getApplicationState()).thenReturn(ApplicationState.RUNNING);
+    nm.getNMContext().getApplications().putIfAbsent(appId, application);
     nm.getNMContext().getContainers().put(cId, anyCompletedContainer);
 
     Assert.assertEquals(1, nodeStatusUpdater.getContainerStatuses().size());
 
+    when(application.getApplicationState()).thenReturn(
+        ApplicationState.FINISHING_CONTAINERS_WAIT);
+    // The completed container will be sent one time. Then we will delete it.
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, nodeStatusUpdater.getContainerStatuses().size());
+    Assert.assertEquals(0, nodeStatusUpdater.getContainerStatuses().size());
+
+    nm.getNMContext().getContainers().put(cId, anyCompletedContainer);
     nm.getNMContext().getApplications().remove(appId);
-    nodeStatusUpdater.removeCompletedContainersFromContext(new ArrayList
-        <ContainerId>());
+    // The completed container will be sent one time. Then we will delete it.
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, nodeStatusUpdater.getContainerStatuses().size());
     Assert.assertEquals(0, nodeStatusUpdater.getContainerStatuses().size());
   }