diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/DeSelectFields.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/DeSelectFields.java
index 258bbfa38dd..c991766ae6a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/DeSelectFields.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/DeSelectFields.java
@@ -91,7 +91,16 @@ public class DeSelectFields {
      * <code>RESOURCE_REQUESTS</code> is the first
      * supported type from YARN-6280.
      */
-    RESOURCE_REQUESTS("resourceRequests");
+    RESOURCE_REQUESTS("resourceRequests"),
+    /**
+     * <code>APP_TIMEOUTS, APP_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION, AM_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION,
+     * RESOURCE_INFO</code> are additionally supported parameters added in
+     * YARN-6871.
+     */
+    TIMEOUTS("timeouts"),
+    APP_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION("appNodeLabelExpression"),
+    AM_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION("amNodeLabelExpression"),
+    RESOURCE_INFO("resourceInfo");
 
     private final String literals;
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java
index 9fb8fb5858d..db629143f74 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class AppInfo {
   protected String amNodeLabelExpression;
 
   protected ResourcesInfo resourceInfo = null;
-  protected AppTimeoutsInfo timeouts = new AppTimeoutsInfo();
+  private AppTimeoutsInfo timeouts;
 
   public AppInfo() {
   } // JAXB needs this
@@ -243,47 +243,87 @@ public class AppInfo {
       unmanagedApplication = appSubmissionContext.getUnmanagedAM();
       appNodeLabelExpression =
           app.getApplicationSubmissionContext().getNodeLabelExpression();
-      amNodeLabelExpression = (unmanagedApplication) ? null
-          : app.getAMResourceRequests().get(0).getNodeLabelExpression();
+      /*
+       * When the deSelects parameter contains "amNodeLabelExpression", objects
+       * pertaining to the amNodeLabelExpression are not returned. By default,
+       * this is not skipped. (YARN-6871)
+       */
+      if(!deSelects.contains(DeSelectType.AM_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION)) {
+        amNodeLabelExpression = (unmanagedApplication) ?
+            null :
+            app.getAMResourceRequests().get(0).getNodeLabelExpression();
+      }
+      /*
+       * When the deSelects parameter contains "appNodeLabelExpression", objects
+       * pertaining to the appNodeLabelExpression are not returned. By default,
+       * this is not skipped. (YARN-6871)
+       */
+      if (!deSelects.contains(DeSelectType.APP_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION)) {
+        appNodeLabelExpression =
+            app.getApplicationSubmissionContext().getNodeLabelExpression();
+      }
+      /*
+       * When the deSelects parameter contains "amNodeLabelExpression", objects
+       * pertaining to the amNodeLabelExpression are not returned. By default,
+       * this is not skipped. (YARN-6871)
+       */
+      if (!deSelects.contains(DeSelectType.AM_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION)) {
+        amNodeLabelExpression = (unmanagedApplication) ?
+            null :
+            app.getAMResourceRequests().get(0).getNodeLabelExpression();
+      }
 
+      /*
+       * When the deSelects parameter contains "resourceInfo", ResourceInfo
+       * objects are not returned. Default behavior is no skipping. (YARN-6871)
+       */
       // Setting partition based resource usage of application
-      ResourceScheduler scheduler = rm.getRMContext().getScheduler();
-      if (scheduler instanceof CapacityScheduler) {
-        RMAppAttempt attempt = app.getCurrentAppAttempt();
-        if (null != attempt) {
-          FiCaSchedulerApp ficaAppAttempt = ((CapacityScheduler) scheduler)
-              .getApplicationAttempt(attempt.getAppAttemptId());
-          resourceInfo = null != ficaAppAttempt
-              ? new ResourcesInfo(ficaAppAttempt.getSchedulingResourceUsage())
-              : null;
-        }
-      }
-
-      Map<ApplicationTimeoutType, Long> applicationTimeouts =
-          app.getApplicationTimeouts();
-      if (applicationTimeouts.isEmpty()) {
-        // If application is not set timeout, lifetime should be sent as default
-        // with expiryTime=UNLIMITED and remainingTime=-1
-        AppTimeoutInfo timeoutInfo = new AppTimeoutInfo();
-        timeoutInfo.setTimeoutType(ApplicationTimeoutType.LIFETIME);
-        timeouts.add(timeoutInfo);
-      } else {
-        for (Map.Entry<ApplicationTimeoutType, Long> entry : app
-            .getApplicationTimeouts().entrySet()) {
-          AppTimeoutInfo timeout = new AppTimeoutInfo();
-          timeout.setTimeoutType(entry.getKey());
-          long timeoutInMillis = entry.getValue().longValue();
-          timeout.setExpiryTime(Times.formatISO8601(timeoutInMillis));
-          if (app.isAppInCompletedStates()) {
-            timeout.setRemainingTime(0);
-          } else {
-            timeout.setRemainingTime(Math
-                .max((timeoutInMillis - System.currentTimeMillis()) / 1000, 0));
+      if (!deSelects.contains(DeSelectType.RESOURCE_INFO)) {
+        ResourceScheduler scheduler = rm.getRMContext().getScheduler();
+        if (scheduler instanceof CapacityScheduler) {
+          RMAppAttempt attempt = app.getCurrentAppAttempt();
+          if (null != attempt) {
+            FiCaSchedulerApp ficaAppAttempt = ((CapacityScheduler) scheduler)
+                .getApplicationAttempt(attempt.getAppAttemptId());
+            resourceInfo = null != ficaAppAttempt ?
+                new ResourcesInfo(ficaAppAttempt.getSchedulingResourceUsage()) :
+                null;
           }
-          timeouts.add(timeout);
         }
       }
 
+      /*
+       * When the deSelects parameter contains "appTimeouts", objects pertaining
+       * to app timeouts are not returned. By default, this is not skipped.
+       * (YARN-6871)
+       */
+      if (!deSelects.contains(DeSelectType.TIMEOUTS)) {
+        Map<ApplicationTimeoutType, Long> applicationTimeouts =
+            app.getApplicationTimeouts();
+        if (applicationTimeouts.isEmpty()) {
+          // If application is not set timeout, lifetime should be sent
+          // as default with expiryTime=UNLIMITED and remainingTime=-1
+          AppTimeoutInfo timeoutInfo = new AppTimeoutInfo();
+          timeoutInfo.setTimeoutType(ApplicationTimeoutType.LIFETIME);
+          timeouts = new AppTimeoutsInfo();
+          timeouts.add(timeoutInfo);
+        } else {
+          for (Map.Entry<ApplicationTimeoutType, Long> entry : app
+              .getApplicationTimeouts().entrySet()) {
+            AppTimeoutInfo timeout = new AppTimeoutInfo();
+            timeout.setTimeoutType(entry.getKey());
+            long timeoutInMillis = entry.getValue().longValue();
+            timeout.setExpiryTime(Times.formatISO8601(timeoutInMillis));
+            if (app.isAppInCompletedStates()) {
+              timeout.setRemainingTime(0);
+            } else {
+              timeout.setRemainingTime(Math.max(
+                  (timeoutInMillis - System.currentTimeMillis()) / 1000, 0));
+            }
+            timeouts.add(timeout);
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServicesApps.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServicesApps.java
index 1cbdec3a225..b60e5811050 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServicesApps.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServicesApps.java
@@ -1113,8 +1113,83 @@ public class TestRMWebServicesApps extends JerseyTestBase {
     JSONArray array = apps.getJSONArray("app");
     assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, array.length());
     JSONObject app = array.getJSONObject(0);
-    assertTrue("resource requests shouldn't exits",
+    assertTrue("resource requests shouldn't exist",
         !app.has("resourceRequests"));
+
+    params.clear();
+    params.add("deSelects",
+        DeSelectFields.DeSelectType.AM_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION.toString());
+    response =
+        r.path("ws").path("v1").path("cluster").path("apps").queryParams(params)
+            .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get(ClientResponse.class);
+    assertEquals(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_TYPE + "; " + JettyUtils.UTF_8,
+        response.getType().toString());
+
+    json = response.getEntity(JSONObject.class);
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, json.length());
+    apps = json.getJSONObject("apps");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, apps.length());
+    array = apps.getJSONArray("app");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, array.length());
+    app = array.getJSONObject(0);
+    assertTrue("AMNodeLabelExpression shouldn't exist",
+        !app.has("amNodeLabelExpression"));
+
+    params.clear();
+    params.add("deSelects", DeSelectFields.DeSelectType.TIMEOUTS.toString());
+    response =
+        r.path("ws").path("v1").path("cluster").path("apps").queryParams(params)
+            .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get(ClientResponse.class);
+    assertEquals(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_TYPE + "; " + JettyUtils.UTF_8,
+        response.getType().toString());
+
+    json = response.getEntity(JSONObject.class);
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, json.length());
+    apps = json.getJSONObject("apps");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, apps.length());
+    array = apps.getJSONArray("app");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, array.length());
+    app = array.getJSONObject(0);
+    assertTrue("Timeouts shouldn't exist", !app.has("timeouts"));
+    rm.stop();
+
+    params.clear();
+    params.add("deSelects",
+        DeSelectFields.DeSelectType.APP_NODE_LABEL_EXPRESSION.toString());
+    response =
+        r.path("ws").path("v1").path("cluster").path("apps").queryParams(params)
+            .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get(ClientResponse.class);
+    assertEquals(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_TYPE + "; " + JettyUtils.UTF_8,
+        response.getType().toString());
+
+    json = response.getEntity(JSONObject.class);
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, json.length());
+    apps = json.getJSONObject("apps");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, apps.length());
+    array = apps.getJSONArray("app");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, array.length());
+    app = array.getJSONObject(0);
+    assertTrue("AppNodeLabelExpression shouldn't exist",
+        !app.has("appNodeLabelExpression"));
+    rm.stop();
+
+    params.clear();
+    params
+        .add("deSelects", DeSelectFields.DeSelectType.RESOURCE_INFO.toString());
+    response =
+        r.path("ws").path("v1").path("cluster").path("apps").queryParams(params)
+            .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get(ClientResponse.class);
+    assertEquals(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_TYPE + "; " + JettyUtils.UTF_8,
+        response.getType().toString());
+
+    json = response.getEntity(JSONObject.class);
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, json.length());
+    apps = json.getJSONObject("apps");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, apps.length());
+    array = apps.getJSONArray("app");
+    assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, array.length());
+    app = array.getJSONObject(0);
+    assertTrue("Resource info shouldn't exist", !app.has("resourceInfo"));
     rm.stop();
   }