diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 034030ed6c8..e9cef587164 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Release 2.3.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-353. Add Zookeeper-based store implementation for RMStateStore.
     (Bikas Saha, Jian He and Karthik Kambatla via hitesh)
 
+    YARN-819. ResourceManager and NodeManager should check for a minimum allowed
+    version (Robert Parker via jeagles)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
index 6bf8428e292..dc5baa1a166 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
@@ -362,6 +362,13 @@ public class YarnConfiguration extends Configuration {
   
   public static final long DEFAULT_RM_NMTOKEN_MASTER_KEY_ROLLING_INTERVAL_SECS =
       24 * 60 * 60;
+
+  public static final String RM_NODEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION =
+      RM_PREFIX + "nodemanager.minimum.version";
+
+  public static final String DEFAULT_RM_NODEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION =
+      "NONE";
+
   ////////////////////////////////
   // Node Manager Configs
   ////////////////////////////////
@@ -460,6 +467,10 @@ public class YarnConfiguration extends Configuration {
   public static final String NM_LOG_DIRS = NM_PREFIX + "log-dirs";
   public static final String DEFAULT_NM_LOG_DIRS = "/tmp/logs";
 
+  public static final String NM_RESOURCEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION =
+      NM_PREFIX + "resourcemanager.minimum.version";
+  public static final String DEFAULT_NM_RESOURCEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION = "NONE";
+
   /** Interval at which the delayed token removal thread runs */
   public static final String RM_DELAYED_DELEGATION_TOKEN_REMOVAL_INTERVAL_MS =
       RM_PREFIX + "delayed.delegation-token.removal-interval-ms";
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
index 65718a9d69c..a77115824d2 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
@@ -358,6 +358,14 @@
     <value>1000</value>
   </property>
 
+  <property>
+    <description>The minimum allowed version of a connecting nodemanager.  The valid values are
+      NONE (no version checking), EqualToRM (the nodemanager's version is equal to
+      or greater than the RM version), or a Version String.</description>
+    <name>yarn.resourcemanager.nodemanager.minimum.version</name>
+    <value>NONE</value>
+  </property>
+
   <property>
     <description>Enable a set of periodic monitors (specified in
         yarn.resourcemanager.scheduler.monitor.policies) that affect the
@@ -737,6 +745,14 @@
     <value>30</value>
   </property>
 
+  <property>
+    <description>The minimum allowed version of a resourcemanager that a nodemanager will connect to.  
+      The valid values are NONE (no version checking), EqualToNM (the resourcemanager's version is 
+      equal to or greater than the NM version), or a Version String.</description>
+    <name>yarn.nodemanager.resourcemanager.minimum.version</name>
+    <value>NONE</value>
+  </property>
+
   <property>
     <description>Max number of threads in NMClientAsync to process container
     management events</description>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerRequest.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerRequest.java
index ac9ee771b0d..32f44a475ed 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerRequest.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerRequest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ public interface RegisterNodeManagerRequest {
   NodeId getNodeId();
   int getHttpPort();
   Resource getResource();
+  String getNMVersion();
   
   void setNodeId(NodeId nodeId);
   void setHttpPort(int port);
   void setResource(Resource resource);
+  void setNMVersion(String version);
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerResponse.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerResponse.java
index 8e226299518..b20803fb9cc 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerResponse.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/RegisterNodeManagerResponse.java
@@ -42,4 +42,7 @@ public interface RegisterNodeManagerResponse {
 
   void setDiagnosticsMessage(String diagnosticsMessage);
 
+  void setRMVersion(String version);
+
+  String getRMVersion();
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerRequestPBImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerRequestPBImpl.java
index e0a09975522..b81a5900841 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerRequestPBImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerRequestPBImpl.java
@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ public class RegisterNodeManagerRequestPBImpl extends ProtoBase<RegisterNodeMana
     builder.setHttpPort(httpPort);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getNMVersion() {
+    RegisterNodeManagerRequestProtoOrBuilder p = viaProto ? proto : builder;
+    if (!p.hasNmVersion()) {
+      return "";
+    }
+    return (p.getNmVersion());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setNMVersion(String version) {
+    maybeInitBuilder();
+    builder.setNmVersion(version);
+  }
+
   private NodeIdPBImpl convertFromProtoFormat(NodeIdProto p) {
     return new NodeIdPBImpl(p);
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerResponsePBImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerResponsePBImpl.java
index 9aaea606456..ac329edd6da 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerResponsePBImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/api/protocolrecords/impl/pb/RegisterNodeManagerResponsePBImpl.java
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ public class RegisterNodeManagerResponsePBImpl extends ProtoBase<RegisterNodeMan
     builder.setDiagnosticsMessage((diagnosticsMessage));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getRMVersion() {
+    RegisterNodeManagerResponseProtoOrBuilder p = viaProto ? proto : builder;
+    if (!p.hasRmVersion()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return p.getRmVersion();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setRMVersion(String rmVersion) {
+    maybeInitBuilder();
+    if (rmVersion == null) {
+      builder.clearRmIdentifier();
+      return;
+    }
+    builder.setRmVersion(rmVersion);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public NodeAction getNodeAction() {
     RegisterNodeManagerResponseProtoOrBuilder p = viaProto ? proto : builder;
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/proto/yarn_server_common_service_protos.proto b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/proto/yarn_server_common_service_protos.proto
index f6d2526fb3e..70434c895b3 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/proto/yarn_server_common_service_protos.proto
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/proto/yarn_server_common_service_protos.proto
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ message RegisterNodeManagerRequestProto {
   optional NodeIdProto node_id = 1;
   optional int32 http_port = 3;
   optional ResourceProto resource = 4;
+  optional string nm_version = 5;
 }
 
 message RegisterNodeManagerResponseProto {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ message RegisterNodeManagerResponseProto {
   optional NodeActionProto nodeAction = 3;
   optional int64 rm_identifier = 4;
   optional string diagnostics_message = 5;
+  optional string rm_version = 6;
 }
 
 message NodeHeartbeatRequestProto {
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ message NodeHeartbeatRequestProto {
   optional MasterKeyProto last_known_nm_token_master_key = 3;
 }
 
-
 message NodeHeartbeatResponseProto {
   optional int32 response_id = 1;
   optional MasterKeyProto container_token_master_key = 2;
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
index 05d9feaefaf..ba0065b6d02 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RPC;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.service.AbstractService;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.VersionUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerState;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.ContainerManagerImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.container.Container;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.metrics.NodeManagerMetrics;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.YarnVersionInfo;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
   private ResourceTracker resourceTracker;
   private Resource totalResource;
   private int httpPort;
+  private String nodeManagerVersionId;
+  private String minimumResourceManagerVersion;
   private volatile boolean isStopped;
   private RecordFactory recordFactory = RecordFactoryProvider.getRecordFactory(null);
   private boolean tokenKeepAliveEnabled;
@@ -138,6 +142,10 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
     this.tokenRemovalDelayMs =
         conf.getInt(YarnConfiguration.RM_NM_EXPIRY_INTERVAL_MS,
             YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_NM_EXPIRY_INTERVAL_MS);
+
+    this.minimumResourceManagerVersion = conf.get(
+        YarnConfiguration.NM_RESOURCEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION,
+        YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_NM_RESOURCEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION);
     
     // Default duration to track stopped containers on nodemanager is 10Min.
     // This should not be assigned very large value as it will remember all the
@@ -168,6 +176,7 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
     // NodeManager is the last service to start, so NodeId is available.
     this.nodeId = this.context.getNodeId();
     this.httpPort = this.context.getHttpPort();
+    this.nodeManagerVersionId = YarnVersionInfo.getVersion();
     try {
       // Registration has to be in start so that ContainerManager can get the
       // perNM tokens needed to authenticate ContainerTokens.
@@ -235,6 +244,7 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
     request.setHttpPort(this.httpPort);
     request.setResource(this.totalResource);
     request.setNodeId(this.nodeId);
+    request.setNMVersion(this.nodeManagerVersionId);
     RegisterNodeManagerResponse regNMResponse =
         resourceTracker.registerNodeManager(request);
     this.rmIdentifier = regNMResponse.getRMIdentifier();
@@ -248,6 +258,26 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
             + message);
     }
 
+    // if ResourceManager version is too old then shutdown
+    if (!minimumResourceManagerVersion.equals("NONE")){
+      if (minimumResourceManagerVersion.equals("EqualToNM")){
+        minimumResourceManagerVersion = nodeManagerVersionId;
+      }
+      String rmVersion = regNMResponse.getRMVersion();
+      if (rmVersion == null) {
+        String message = "The Resource Manager's did not return a version. "
+            + "Valid version cannot be checked.";
+        throw new YarnRuntimeException("Shutting down the Node Manager. "
+            + message);
+      }
+      if (VersionUtil.compareVersions(rmVersion,minimumResourceManagerVersion) < 0) {
+        String message = "The Resource Manager's version ("
+            + rmVersion +") is less than the minimum "
+            + "allowed version " + minimumResourceManagerVersion;
+        throw new YarnRuntimeException("Shutting down the Node Manager on RM "
+            + "version error, " + message);
+      }
+    }
     MasterKey masterKey = regNMResponse.getContainerTokenMasterKey();
     // do this now so that its set before we start heartbeating to RM
     // It is expected that status updater is started by this point and
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java
index 4f7cd30ed66..2b54751cf82 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/TestNodeStatusUpdater.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class TestNodeStatusUpdater {
       .byteValue() }));
     return masterKey;
   }
-  
+
   private class MyResourceTracker implements ResourceTracker {
 
     private final Context context;
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ public class TestNodeStatusUpdater {
     public NodeAction heartBeatNodeAction = NodeAction.NORMAL;
     public NodeAction registerNodeAction = NodeAction.NORMAL;
     public String shutDownMessage = "";
+    public String rmVersion = "3.0.1";
 
     @Override
     public RegisterNodeManagerResponse registerNodeManager(
@@ -483,6 +484,7 @@ public class TestNodeStatusUpdater {
       response.setContainerTokenMasterKey(createMasterKey());
       response.setNMTokenMasterKey(createMasterKey());
       response.setDiagnosticsMessage(shutDownMessage);
+      response.setRMVersion(rmVersion);
       return response;
     }
     @Override
@@ -1180,6 +1182,44 @@ public class TestNodeStatusUpdater {
         " connectionWaitSecs and RetryIntervalSecs", heartBeatID == 2);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testRMVersionLessThanMinimum() throws InterruptedException {
+    final AtomicInteger numCleanups = new AtomicInteger(0);
+    YarnConfiguration conf = createNMConfig();
+    conf.set(YarnConfiguration.NM_RESOURCEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION, "3.0.0");
+    nm = new NodeManager() {
+      @Override
+      protected NodeStatusUpdater createNodeStatusUpdater(Context context,
+                                                          Dispatcher dispatcher, NodeHealthCheckerService healthChecker) {
+        MyNodeStatusUpdater myNodeStatusUpdater = new MyNodeStatusUpdater(
+            context, dispatcher, healthChecker, metrics);
+        MyResourceTracker2 myResourceTracker2 = new MyResourceTracker2();
+        myResourceTracker2.heartBeatNodeAction = NodeAction.NORMAL;
+        myResourceTracker2.rmVersion = "3.0.0";
+        myNodeStatusUpdater.resourceTracker = myResourceTracker2;
+        return myNodeStatusUpdater;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      protected void cleanupContainers(NodeManagerEventType eventType) {
+        super.cleanupContainers(NodeManagerEventType.SHUTDOWN);
+        numCleanups.incrementAndGet();
+      }
+    };
+
+    nm.init(conf);
+    nm.start();
+
+    // NM takes a while to reach the STARTED state.
+    int waitCount = 0;
+    while (nm.getServiceState() != STATE.STARTED && waitCount++ != 20) {
+      LOG.info("Waiting for NM to stop..");
+      Thread.sleep(1000);
+    }
+    Assert.assertTrue(nm.getServiceState() == STATE.STARTED);
+    nm.stop();
+  }
+
   private class MyNMContext extends NMContext {
     ConcurrentMap<ContainerId, Container> containers =
         new ConcurrentSkipListMap<ContainerId, Container>();
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ResourceTrackerService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ResourceTrackerService.java
index ec2d4350427..d29115797e0 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ResourceTrackerService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ResourceTrackerService.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Server;
 import org.apache.hadoop.net.Node;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.authorize.PolicyProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.service.AbstractService;
+import org.apache.hadoop.util.VersionUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Resource;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.security.NMTokenSecretManag
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.security.authorize.RMPolicyProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.utils.YarnServerBuilderUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.RackResolver;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.YarnVersionInfo;
 
 public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
     ResourceTracker {
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
   private long nextHeartBeatInterval;
   private Server server;
   private InetSocketAddress resourceTrackerAddress;
+  private String minimumNodeManagerVersion;
 
   private static final NodeHeartbeatResponse resync = recordFactory
       .newRecordInstance(NodeHeartbeatResponse.class);
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
     this.nmLivelinessMonitor = nmLivelinessMonitor;
     this.containerTokenSecretManager = containerTokenSecretManager;
     this.nmTokenSecretManager = nmTokenSecretManager;
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -124,7 +128,11 @@ public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
     minAllocVcores = conf.getInt(
     	YarnConfiguration.RM_SCHEDULER_MINIMUM_ALLOCATION_VCORES,
     	YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_SCHEDULER_MINIMUM_ALLOCATION_VCORES);
-    
+
+    minimumNodeManagerVersion = conf.get(
+        YarnConfiguration.RM_NODEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION,
+        YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_NODEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION);
+
     super.serviceInit(conf);
   }
 
@@ -172,10 +180,30 @@ public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
     int cmPort = nodeId.getPort();
     int httpPort = request.getHttpPort();
     Resource capability = request.getResource();
+    String nodeManagerVersion = request.getNMVersion();
 
     RegisterNodeManagerResponse response = recordFactory
         .newRecordInstance(RegisterNodeManagerResponse.class);
 
+    if (!minimumNodeManagerVersion.equals("NONE")) {
+      if (minimumNodeManagerVersion.equals("EqualToRM")) {
+        minimumNodeManagerVersion = YarnVersionInfo.getVersion();
+      }
+
+      if ((nodeManagerVersion == null) ||
+          (VersionUtil.compareVersions(nodeManagerVersion,minimumNodeManagerVersion)) < 0) {
+        String message =
+            "Disallowed NodeManager Version " + nodeManagerVersion
+                + ", is less than the minimum version "
+                + minimumNodeManagerVersion + " sending SHUTDOWN signal to "
+                + "NodeManager.";
+        LOG.info(message);
+        response.setDiagnosticsMessage(message);
+        response.setNodeAction(NodeAction.SHUTDOWN);
+        return response;
+      }
+    }
+
     // Check if this node is a 'valid' node
     if (!this.nodesListManager.isValidNode(host)) {
       String message =
@@ -230,6 +258,7 @@ public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
     LOG.info(message);
     response.setNodeAction(NodeAction.NORMAL);
     response.setRMIdentifier(ResourceManager.getClusterTimeStamp());
+    response.setRMVersion(YarnVersionInfo.getVersion());
     return response;
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodeManager.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodeManager.java
index f943101e1cc..7f4d3f01055 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodeManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodeManager.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeHealthStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.common.fica.FiCaSchedulerNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.utils.BuilderUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.YarnVersionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.resource.Resources;
 
 @Private
@@ -96,9 +97,9 @@ public class NodeManager implements ContainerManagementProtocol {
     RegisterNodeManagerRequest request = recordFactory
         .newRecordInstance(RegisterNodeManagerRequest.class);
     request.setHttpPort(httpPort);
-    request.setNodeId(this.nodeId);
     request.setResource(capability);
     request.setNodeId(this.nodeId);
+    request.setNMVersion(YarnVersionInfo.getVersion());
     resourceTrackerService.registerNodeManager(request);
     this.schedulerNode = new FiCaSchedulerNode(rmContext.getRMNodes().get(
         this.nodeId), false);
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java
index 6026ef9ec52..81e2a81fe8a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.QueueMetrics;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.event.SchedulerEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.utils.BuilderUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.Records;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.YarnVersionInfo;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -248,6 +249,59 @@ public class TestResourceTrackerService {
     checkDecommissionedNMCount(rm, ++initialMetricCount);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testNodeRegistrationSuccess() throws Exception {
+    writeToHostsFile("host2");
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+    conf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_NODES_INCLUDE_FILE_PATH, hostFile
+        .getAbsolutePath());
+    rm = new MockRM(conf);
+    rm.start();
+
+    ResourceTrackerService resourceTrackerService = rm.getResourceTrackerService();
+    RegisterNodeManagerRequest req = Records.newRecord(
+        RegisterNodeManagerRequest.class);
+    NodeId nodeId = NodeId.newInstance("host2", 1234);
+    Resource capability = BuilderUtils.newResource(1024, 1);
+    req.setResource(capability);
+    req.setNodeId(nodeId);
+    req.setHttpPort(1234);
+    req.setNMVersion(YarnVersionInfo.getVersion());
+    // trying to register a invalid node.
+    RegisterNodeManagerResponse response = resourceTrackerService.registerNodeManager(req);
+    Assert.assertEquals(NodeAction.NORMAL,response.getNodeAction());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testNodeRegistrationVersionLessThanRM() throws Exception {
+    writeToHostsFile("host2");
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+    conf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_NODES_INCLUDE_FILE_PATH, hostFile
+        .getAbsolutePath());
+    conf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_NODEMANAGER_MINIMUM_VERSION,"EqualToRM" );
+    rm = new MockRM(conf);
+    rm.start();
+    String nmVersion = "1.9.9";
+
+    ResourceTrackerService resourceTrackerService = rm.getResourceTrackerService();
+    RegisterNodeManagerRequest req = Records.newRecord(
+        RegisterNodeManagerRequest.class);
+    NodeId nodeId = NodeId.newInstance("host2", 1234);
+    Resource capability = BuilderUtils.newResource(1024, 1);
+    req.setResource(capability);
+    req.setNodeId(nodeId);
+    req.setHttpPort(1234);
+    req.setNMVersion(nmVersion);
+    // trying to register a invalid node.
+    RegisterNodeManagerResponse response = resourceTrackerService.registerNodeManager(req);
+    Assert.assertEquals(NodeAction.SHUTDOWN,response.getNodeAction());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Diagnostic message did not contain: 'Disallowed NodeManager " +
+        "Version "+ nmVersion + ", is less than the minimum version'",
+        response.getDiagnosticsMessage().contains("Disallowed NodeManager Version " +
+            nmVersion + ", is less than the minimum version "));
+
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testNodeRegistrationFailure() throws Exception {
     writeToHostsFile("host1");