diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.HDFS-1623.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.HDFS-1623.txt
index a0d3c1785b8..19551ba4aca 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.HDFS-1623.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.HDFS-1623.txt
@@ -246,3 +246,5 @@ HDFS-3027. Implement a simple NN health check. (atm)
 HDFS-3023. Optimize entries in edits log for persistBlocks call. (todd)
 
 HDFS-2979. Balancer should use logical uri for creating failover proxy with HA enabled. (atm)
+
+HDFS-3035. Fix failure of TestFileAppendRestart due to OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS (todd)
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestFileAppendRestart.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestFileAppendRestart.java
index 816332d0a75..e10eab8c57d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestFileAppendRestart.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestFileAppendRestart.java
@@ -99,27 +99,30 @@ public class TestFileAppendRestart {
 
       counts = FSImageTestUtil.countEditLogOpTypes(editLog);
       // OP_ADD to create file
-      // OP_ADD for first block
+      // OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS for first block
       // OP_CLOSE to close file
       // OP_ADD to reopen file
-      // OP_ADD for second block
+      // OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS for second block
       // OP_CLOSE to close file
-      assertEquals(4, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_ADD).held);
+      assertEquals(2, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_ADD).held);
+      assertEquals(2, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS).held);
       assertEquals(2, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_CLOSE).held);
 
       Path p2 = new Path("/not-block-boundaries");
       writeAndAppend(fs, p2, BLOCK_SIZE/2, BLOCK_SIZE);
       counts = FSImageTestUtil.countEditLogOpTypes(editLog);
       // OP_ADD to create file
-      // OP_ADD for first block
+      // OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS for first block
       // OP_CLOSE to close file
       // OP_ADD to re-establish the lease
-      // OP_ADD from the updatePipeline call (increments genstamp of last block)
-      // OP_ADD at the start of the second block
+      // OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS from the updatePipeline call (increments genstamp of last block)
+      // OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS at the start of the second block
       // OP_CLOSE to close file
-      // Total: 5 OP_ADDs and 2 OP_CLOSEs in addition to the ones above
-      assertEquals(9, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_ADD).held);
-      assertEquals(4, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_CLOSE).held);
+      // Total: 2 OP_ADDs, 3 OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS, and 2 OP_CLOSEs in addition
+      //        to the ones above
+      assertEquals(2+2, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_ADD).held);
+      assertEquals(2+3, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_UPDATE_BLOCKS).held);
+      assertEquals(2+2, (int)counts.get(FSEditLogOpCodes.OP_CLOSE).held);
       
       cluster.restartNameNode();