diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/AbstractYarnScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/AbstractYarnScheduler.java
index f0a4eb10cb6..ac13614402e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/AbstractYarnScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/AbstractYarnScheduler.java
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractYarnScheduler
     }
   }
 
+  // TODO: Rename it to getCurrentApplicationAttempt
   public T getApplicationAttempt(ApplicationAttemptId applicationAttemptId) {
     SchedulerApplication<T> app =
         applications.get(applicationAttemptId.getApplicationId());
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java
index 94dfebd8cdc..399e16e531b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java
@@ -948,6 +948,19 @@ public class CapacityScheduler extends
 
     FiCaSchedulerApp application = getApplicationAttempt(applicationAttemptId);
     if (application == null) {
+      LOG.error("Calling allocate on removed or non existent application " +
+          applicationAttemptId.getApplicationId());
+      return EMPTY_ALLOCATION;
+    }
+
+    // The allocate may be the leftover from previous attempt, and it will
+    // impact current attempt, such as confuse the request and allocation for
+    // current attempt's AM container.
+    // Note outside precondition check for the attempt id may be
+    // outdated here, so double check it here is necessary.
+    if (!application.getApplicationAttemptId().equals(applicationAttemptId)) {
+      LOG.error("Calling allocate on previous or removed " +
+          "or non existent application attempt " + applicationAttemptId);
       return EMPTY_ALLOCATION;
     }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java
index 8e7d299a4e3..560324a3012 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java
@@ -962,8 +962,19 @@ public class FairScheduler extends
     // Make sure this application exists
     FSAppAttempt application = getSchedulerApp(appAttemptId);
     if (application == null) {
-      LOG.info("Calling allocate on removed " +
-          "or non existant application " + appAttemptId);
+      LOG.error("Calling allocate on removed or non existent application " +
+          appAttemptId.getApplicationId());
+      return EMPTY_ALLOCATION;
+    }
+
+    // The allocate may be the leftover from previous attempt, and it will
+    // impact current attempt, such as confuse the request and allocation for
+    // current attempt's AM container.
+    // Note outside precondition check for the attempt id may be
+    // outdated here, so double check it here is necessary.
+    if (!application.getApplicationAttemptId().equals(appAttemptId)) {
+      LOG.error("Calling allocate on previous or removed " +
+          "or non existent application attempt " + appAttemptId);
       return EMPTY_ALLOCATION;
     }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fifo/FifoScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fifo/FifoScheduler.java
index 290271da7c9..94f0bdae106 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fifo/FifoScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fifo/FifoScheduler.java
@@ -332,8 +332,19 @@ public class FifoScheduler extends
       List<UpdateContainerRequest> decreaseRequests) {
     FiCaSchedulerApp application = getApplicationAttempt(applicationAttemptId);
     if (application == null) {
-      LOG.error("Calling allocate on removed " +
-          "or non existant application " + applicationAttemptId);
+      LOG.error("Calling allocate on removed or non existent application " +
+          applicationAttemptId.getApplicationId());
+      return EMPTY_ALLOCATION;
+    }
+
+    // The allocate may be the leftover from previous attempt, and it will
+    // impact current attempt, such as confuse the request and allocation for
+    // current attempt's AM container.
+    // Note outside precondition check for the attempt id may be
+    // outdated here, so double check it here is necessary.
+    if (!application.getApplicationAttemptId().equals(applicationAttemptId)) {
+      LOG.error("Calling allocate on previous or removed " +
+          "or non existent application attempt " + applicationAttemptId);
       return EMPTY_ALLOCATION;
     }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java
index aedcc3ef638..c28267ac4dd 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java
@@ -1680,45 +1680,45 @@ public class TestFairScheduler extends FairSchedulerTestBase {
     scheduler.init(conf);
     scheduler.start();
     scheduler.reinitialize(conf, resourceManager.getRMContext());
+    int minReqSize =
+        FairSchedulerConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_SCHEDULER_INCREMENT_ALLOCATION_MB;
 
+    // First ask, queue1 requests 1 large (minReqSize * 2).
     ApplicationAttemptId id11 = createAppAttemptId(1, 1);
     createMockRMApp(id11);
-    scheduler.addApplication(id11.getApplicationId(), "root.queue1", "user1", false);
+    scheduler.addApplication(id11.getApplicationId(),
+        "root.queue1", "user1", false);
     scheduler.addApplicationAttempt(id11, false, false);
-    ApplicationAttemptId id21 = createAppAttemptId(2, 1);
-    createMockRMApp(id21);
-    scheduler.addApplication(id21.getApplicationId(), "root.queue2", "user1", false);
-    scheduler.addApplicationAttempt(id21, false, false);
-    ApplicationAttemptId id22 = createAppAttemptId(2, 2);
-    createMockRMApp(id22);
-
-    scheduler.addApplication(id22.getApplicationId(), "root.queue2", "user1", false);
-    scheduler.addApplicationAttempt(id22, false, false);
-
-    int minReqSize = 
-        FairSchedulerConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_SCHEDULER_INCREMENT_ALLOCATION_MB;
-    
-    // First ask, queue1 requests 1 large (minReqSize * 2).
     List<ResourceRequest> ask1 = new ArrayList<ResourceRequest>();
-    ResourceRequest request1 =
-        createResourceRequest(minReqSize * 2, ResourceRequest.ANY, 1, 1, true);
+    ResourceRequest request1 = createResourceRequest(minReqSize * 2,
+        ResourceRequest.ANY, 1, 1, true);
     ask1.add(request1);
     scheduler.allocate(id11, ask1, new ArrayList<ContainerId>(), null, null, null, null);
 
     // Second ask, queue2 requests 1 large + (2 * minReqSize)
+    ApplicationAttemptId id21 = createAppAttemptId(2, 1);
+    createMockRMApp(id21);
+    scheduler.addApplication(id21.getApplicationId(),
+        "root.queue2", "user1", false);
+    scheduler.addApplicationAttempt(id21, false, false);
     List<ResourceRequest> ask2 = new ArrayList<ResourceRequest>();
-    ResourceRequest request2 = createResourceRequest(2 * minReqSize, "foo", 1, 1,
-        false);
-    ResourceRequest request3 = createResourceRequest(minReqSize, "bar", 1, 2,
-        false);
+    ResourceRequest request2 = createResourceRequest(2 * minReqSize,
+        "foo", 1, 1, false);
+    ResourceRequest request3 = createResourceRequest(minReqSize,
+        ResourceRequest.ANY, 1, 2, false);
     ask2.add(request2);
     ask2.add(request3);
     scheduler.allocate(id21, ask2, new ArrayList<ContainerId>(), null, null, null, null);
 
     // Third ask, queue2 requests 1 large
+    ApplicationAttemptId id22 = createAppAttemptId(2, 2);
+    createMockRMApp(id22);
+    scheduler.addApplication(id22.getApplicationId(),
+        "root.queue2", "user1", false);
+    scheduler.addApplicationAttempt(id22, false, false);
     List<ResourceRequest> ask3 = new ArrayList<ResourceRequest>();
-    ResourceRequest request4 =
-        createResourceRequest(2 * minReqSize, ResourceRequest.ANY, 1, 1, true);
+    ResourceRequest request4 = createResourceRequest(2 * minReqSize,
+        ResourceRequest.ANY, 1, 1, true);
     ask3.add(request4);
     scheduler.allocate(id22, ask3, new ArrayList<ContainerId>(), null, null, null, null);