diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java
index 95fdb0528b9..9b9b02e0c3b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class RMServerUtils {
     ArrayList<RMNode> results = new ArrayList<RMNode>();
     if (acceptedStates.contains(NodeState.NEW) ||
         acceptedStates.contains(NodeState.RUNNING) ||
+        acceptedStates.contains(NodeState.DECOMMISSIONING) ||
         acceptedStates.contains(NodeState.UNHEALTHY)) {
       for (RMNode rmNode : context.getRMNodes().values()) {
         if (acceptedStates.contains(rmNode.getState())) {
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 38f2660a310..f7916f82483 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
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ public class ResourceTrackerService extends AbstractService implements
     }
 
     // Check if this node is a 'valid' node
-    if (!this.nodesListManager.isValidNode(host)) {
+    if (!this.nodesListManager.isValidNode(host) &&
+        !isNodeInDecommissioning(nodeId)) {
       String message =
           "Disallowed NodeManager from  " + host
               + ", Sending SHUTDOWN signal to the NodeManager.";
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/resourcetracker/TestNMReconnect.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/resourcetracker/TestNMReconnect.java
index dce3d06c262..cc31f62c505 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/resourcetracker/TestNMReconnect.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/resourcetracker/TestNMReconnect.java
@@ -20,41 +20,40 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.resourcetracker;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeState;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.event.DrainDispatcher;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.MockNM;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.MockRM;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNode;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeId;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Resource;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.ConfigurationProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.ConfigurationProviderFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.event.Dispatcher;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.event.DrainDispatcher;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.event.EventHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.event.InlineDispatcher;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.factories.RecordFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.factory.providers.RecordFactoryProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.protocolrecords.RegisterNodeManagerRequest;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.protocolrecords.RegisterNodeManagerResponse;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeAction;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.MockNM;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.MockRM;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.NMLivelinessMonitor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.nodelabels.RMNodeLabelsManager;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.NodesListManager;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMContextImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.ResourceManager.NodeEventDispatcher;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.ResourceTrackerService;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNodeEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNodeEventType;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.AbstractYarnScheduler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacityScheduler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.event.SchedulerEventType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.security.NMTokenSecretManagerInRM;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.security.RMContainerTokenSecretManager;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.utils.BuilderUtils;
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -195,6 +194,32 @@ public class TestNMReconnect {
     scheduler.stop();
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  @Test(timeout = 10000)
+  public void testDecommissioningNodeReconnect()
+      throws Exception {
+    MockRM rm = new MockRM();
+    rm.start();
+    MockNM nm1 =
+        new MockNM("127.0.0.1:1234", 15120, rm.getResourceTrackerService());
+    nm1.registerNode();
+    rm.waitForState(nm1.getNodeId(), NodeState.RUNNING);
+
+    rm.getRMContext().getNodesListManager().getHostsReader().
+        getExcludedHosts().add("127.0.0.1");
+    rm.getRMContext().getDispatcher().getEventHandler().handle(
+        new RMNodeEvent(nm1.getNodeId(),
+            RMNodeEventType.GRACEFUL_DECOMMISSION));
+    rm.waitForState(nm1.getNodeId(), NodeState.DECOMMISSIONING);
+
+    MockNM nm2 =
+        new MockNM("127.0.0.1:1234", 15120, rm.getResourceTrackerService());
+    RegisterNodeManagerResponse response = nm2.registerNode();
+    // not SHUTDOWN
+    Assert.assertTrue(response.getNodeAction().equals(NodeAction.NORMAL));
+    rm.stop();
+  }
+
   @Test(timeout = 10000)
   public void testRMNodeStatusAfterReconnect() throws Exception {
     // The node(127.0.0.1:1234) reconnected with RM. When it registered with