diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 6772681eff1..0522f2231df 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ Release 2.7.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HADOOP-11410. Make the rpath of libhadoop.so configurable (cmccabe)
 
+    HADOOP-11416. Move ChunkedArrayList into hadoop-common (cmccabe)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
     HADOOP-11323. WritableComparator#compare keeps reference to byte array.
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/util/ChunkedArrayList.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ChunkedArrayList.java
similarity index 99%
rename from hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/util/ChunkedArrayList.java
rename to hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ChunkedArrayList.java
index 89a0db6eb47..42cd324a86c 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/util/ChunkedArrayList.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ChunkedArrayList.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util;
+package org.apache.hadoop.util;
 
 import java.util.AbstractList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/util/TestChunkedArrayList.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestChunkedArrayList.java
similarity index 98%
rename from hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/util/TestChunkedArrayList.java
rename to hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestChunkedArrayList.java
index a1e49ccee28..ad170944c7b 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/util/TestChunkedArrayList.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestChunkedArrayList.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util;
+package org.apache.hadoop.util;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirRenameOp.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirRenameOp.java
index e3020eaf267..4b4dc8ccb22 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirRenameOp.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirRenameOp.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.QuotaExceededException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.SnapshotException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.INode.BlocksMapUpdateInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.snapshot.Snapshot;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ReadOnlyList;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.Time;
 
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirSnapshotOp.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirSnapshotOp.java
index ea7dc24043c..833bc30245a 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirSnapshotOp.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirSnapshotOp.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.SnapshottableDirectoryStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.snapshot.DirectorySnapshottableFeature;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.snapshot.Snapshot;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.snapshot.SnapshotManager;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ChunkedArrayList;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirectory.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirectory.java
index fbec78604d0..3f7310a591d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirectory.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirectory.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.common.HdfsServerConstants.BlockUCState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.INode.BlocksMapUpdateInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.snapshot.Snapshot;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ByteArray;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ChunkedArrayList;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.AccessControlException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogLoader.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogLoader.java
index f23f853cbca..397cc6072fd 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogLoader.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSEditLogLoader.java
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.startupprogress.Phase;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.startupprogress.StartupProgress;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.startupprogress.StartupProgress.Counter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.startupprogress.Step;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.Holder;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java
index 9f479f986af..ab4e4aa0b07 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.NamenodeRegistration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.NamespaceInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.StorageReceivedDeletedBlocks;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.StorageReport;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RetriableException;
@@ -273,6 +272,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.SecretManager.InvalidToken;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.Token;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.TokenIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.delegation.DelegationKey;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.Daemon;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.DataChecksum;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.StringUtils;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/INode.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/INode.java
index 55430b7ead5..41b23913c3d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/INode.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/INode.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.QuotaExceededException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.INodeReference.DstReference;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.INodeReference.WithName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.snapshot.Snapshot;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.util.Diff;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.ChunkedArrayList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;