diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 1d2524e7593..6770be85d5c 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ Release 2.0.5-beta - UNRELEASED
     mapreduce CombineFileRecordReader for binary compatibility with 1.x APIs.
     (Mayank Bansal via vinodkv)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-5280. Bring back removed constructor and a method in mapreduce
+    ClusterMetrics for binary compatibility with 1.x APIs. (Mayank Bansal via
+    vinodkv)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
     MAPREDUCE-4974. Optimising the LineRecordReader initialize() method 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClusterStatus.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClusterStatus.java
index 5b10ea1c491..8b567872b1a 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClusterStatus.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClusterStatus.java
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public class ClusterStatus implements Writable {
   private JobTrackerStatus status;
   private Collection<BlackListInfo> blacklistedTrackersInfo =
     new ArrayList<BlackListInfo>();
+  private int grayListedTrackers;
 
   ClusterStatus() {}
   
@@ -223,9 +224,30 @@ public class ClusterStatus implements Writable {
    * @param status the {@link JobTrackerStatus} of the <code>JobTracker</code>
    * @param numDecommissionedNodes number of decommission trackers
    */
-  ClusterStatus(int trackers, int blacklists, long ttExpiryInterval, 
-                int maps, int reduces, int maxMaps, int maxReduces, 
-                JobTrackerStatus status, int numDecommissionedNodes) {
+  ClusterStatus(int trackers, int blacklists, long ttExpiryInterval, int maps,
+      int reduces, int maxMaps, int maxReduces, JobTrackerStatus status,
+      int numDecommissionedNodes) {
+    this(trackers, blacklists, ttExpiryInterval, maps, reduces, maxMaps,
+      maxReduces, status, numDecommissionedNodes, 0);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Construct a new cluster status.
+   * 
+   * @param trackers no. of tasktrackers in the cluster
+   * @param blacklists no of blacklisted task trackers in the cluster
+   * @param ttExpiryInterval the tasktracker expiry interval
+   * @param maps no. of currently running map-tasks in the cluster
+   * @param reduces no. of currently running reduce-tasks in the cluster
+   * @param maxMaps the maximum no. of map tasks in the cluster
+   * @param maxReduces the maximum no. of reduce tasks in the cluster
+   * @param status the {@link JobTrackerStatus} of the <code>JobTracker</code>
+   * @param numDecommissionedNodes number of decommission trackers
+   * @param numGrayListedTrackers number of graylisted trackers
+   */
+  ClusterStatus(int trackers, int blacklists, long ttExpiryInterval, int maps,
+      int reduces, int maxMaps, int maxReduces, JobTrackerStatus status,
+      int numDecommissionedNodes, int numGrayListedTrackers) {
     numActiveTrackers = trackers;
     numBlacklistedTrackers = blacklists;
     this.numExcludedNodes = numDecommissionedNodes;
@@ -235,6 +257,7 @@ public class ClusterStatus implements Writable {
     max_map_tasks = maxMaps;
     max_reduce_tasks = maxReduces;
     this.status = status;
+    this.grayListedTrackers = numGrayListedTrackers;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -339,7 +362,7 @@ public class ClusterStatus implements Writable {
    */
   @Deprecated
   public int getGraylistedTrackers() {
-    return 0;
+    return grayListedTrackers;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -480,6 +503,7 @@ public class ClusterStatus implements Writable {
     out.writeInt(max_map_tasks);
     out.writeInt(max_reduce_tasks);
     WritableUtils.writeEnum(out, status);
+    out.writeInt(grayListedTrackers);
   }
 
   public void readFields(DataInput in) throws IOException {
@@ -507,5 +531,6 @@ public class ClusterStatus implements Writable {
     max_map_tasks = in.readInt();
     max_reduce_tasks = in.readInt();
     status = WritableUtils.readEnum(in, JobTrackerStatus.class);
+    grayListedTrackers = in.readInt();
   }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/JobClient.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/JobClient.java
index 7d8fda4c627..05d7bd6f207 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/JobClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/JobClient.java
@@ -709,19 +709,18 @@ public class JobClient extends CLI {
   public ClusterStatus getClusterStatus() throws IOException {
     try {
       return clientUgi.doAs(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<ClusterStatus>() {
-        public ClusterStatus run()  throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        public ClusterStatus run() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
           ClusterMetrics metrics = cluster.getClusterStatus();
-          return new ClusterStatus(metrics.getTaskTrackerCount(),
-              metrics.getBlackListedTaskTrackerCount(), cluster.getTaskTrackerExpiryInterval(),
-              metrics.getOccupiedMapSlots(),
-              metrics.getOccupiedReduceSlots(), metrics.getMapSlotCapacity(),
-              metrics.getReduceSlotCapacity(),
-              cluster.getJobTrackerStatus(),
-              metrics.getDecommissionedTaskTrackerCount());
+          return new ClusterStatus(metrics.getTaskTrackerCount(), metrics
+            .getBlackListedTaskTrackerCount(), cluster
+            .getTaskTrackerExpiryInterval(), metrics.getOccupiedMapSlots(),
+            metrics.getOccupiedReduceSlots(), metrics.getMapSlotCapacity(),
+            metrics.getReduceSlotCapacity(), cluster.getJobTrackerStatus(),
+            metrics.getDecommissionedTaskTrackerCount(), metrics
+              .getGrayListedTaskTrackerCount());
         }
       });
-    }
-      catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+    } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
       throw new IOException(ie);
     }
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/ClusterMetrics.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/ClusterMetrics.java
index 6c572860705..c4c2778dd0b 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/ClusterMetrics.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/ClusterMetrics.java
@@ -69,18 +69,28 @@ public class ClusterMetrics implements Writable {
   private int totalJobSubmissions;
   private int numTrackers;
   private int numBlacklistedTrackers;
+  private int numGraylistedTrackers;
   private int numDecommissionedTrackers;
 
   public ClusterMetrics() {
   }
   
   public ClusterMetrics(int runningMaps, int runningReduces,
-      int occupiedMapSlots, int occupiedReduceSlots,
-      int reservedMapSlots, int reservedReduceSlots,
-      int mapSlots, int reduceSlots, 
-      int totalJobSubmissions,
-      int numTrackers, int numBlacklistedTrackers,
+      int occupiedMapSlots, int occupiedReduceSlots, int reservedMapSlots,
+      int reservedReduceSlots, int mapSlots, int reduceSlots,
+      int totalJobSubmissions, int numTrackers, int numBlacklistedTrackers,
       int numDecommissionedNodes) {
+    this(runningMaps, runningReduces, occupiedMapSlots, occupiedReduceSlots,
+      reservedMapSlots, reservedReduceSlots, mapSlots, reduceSlots,
+      totalJobSubmissions, numTrackers, numBlacklistedTrackers, 0,
+      numDecommissionedNodes);
+  }
+
+  public ClusterMetrics(int runningMaps, int runningReduces,
+      int occupiedMapSlots, int occupiedReduceSlots, int reservedMapSlots,
+      int reservedReduceSlots, int mapSlots, int reduceSlots,
+      int totalJobSubmissions, int numTrackers, int numBlacklistedTrackers,
+      int numGraylistedTrackers, int numDecommissionedNodes) {
     this.runningMaps = runningMaps;
     this.runningReduces = runningReduces;
     this.occupiedMapSlots = occupiedMapSlots;
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@ public class ClusterMetrics implements Writable {
     this.totalJobSubmissions = totalJobSubmissions;
     this.numTrackers = numTrackers;
     this.numBlacklistedTrackers = numBlacklistedTrackers;
+    this.numGraylistedTrackers = numGraylistedTrackers;
     this.numDecommissionedTrackers = numDecommissionedNodes;
   }
 
@@ -194,6 +205,15 @@ public class ClusterMetrics implements Writable {
     return numBlacklistedTrackers;
   }
   
+  /**
+   * Get the number of graylisted trackers in the cluster.
+   * 
+   * @return graylisted tracker count
+   */
+  public int getGrayListedTaskTrackerCount() {
+    return numGraylistedTrackers;
+  }
+  
   /**
    * Get the number of decommissioned trackers in the cluster.
    * 
@@ -216,6 +236,7 @@ public class ClusterMetrics implements Writable {
     totalJobSubmissions = in.readInt();
     numTrackers = in.readInt();
     numBlacklistedTrackers = in.readInt();
+    numGraylistedTrackers = in.readInt();
     numDecommissionedTrackers = in.readInt();
   }
 
@@ -232,6 +253,7 @@ public class ClusterMetrics implements Writable {
     out.writeInt(totalJobSubmissions);
     out.writeInt(numTrackers);
     out.writeInt(numBlacklistedTrackers);
+    out.writeInt(numGraylistedTrackers);
     out.writeInt(numDecommissionedTrackers);
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/TestNetworkedJob.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/TestNetworkedJob.java
index 8d89fb262f3..5561633a6d2 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/TestNetworkedJob.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/TestNetworkedJob.java
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public class TestNetworkedJob {
       assertEquals(status.getTaskTrackers(), 2);
       assertEquals(status.getTTExpiryInterval(), 0);
       assertEquals(status.getJobTrackerStatus(), JobTrackerStatus.RUNNING);
+      assertEquals(status.getGraylistedTrackers(), 0);
 
       // test read and write
       ByteArrayOutputStream dataOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream();