diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 69f0c66738d..4bd33fd8443 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ Release 2.4.0 - UNRELEASED
     available across RM failover by making using of a remote
     configuration-provider. (Xuan Gong via vinodkv)
 
+    YARN-1171. Add default queue properties to Fair Scheduler documentation
+    (Naren Koneru via Sandy Ryza)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/FairScheduler.apt.vm b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/FairScheduler.apt.vm
index 97436fb8e54..32bb0b80dda 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/FairScheduler.apt.vm
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/FairScheduler.apt.vm
@@ -265,7 +265,15 @@ Allocation file format
    its fair share before it will try to preempt containers to take resources from
    other queues.
 
- * <<A defaultQueueSchedulingPolicy element>>, which sets the default scheduling 
+ * <<A defaultMinSharePreemptionTimeout element>>, which sets the default number
+   of seconds the queue is under its minimum share before it will try to preempt
+   containers to take resources from other queues; overriden by
+   minSharePreemptionTimeout element in each queue if specified.
+
+ * <<A queueMaxAppsDefault element>>, which sets the default running app limit
+   for queues; overriden by maxRunningApps element in each queue.
+
+ * <<A defaultQueueSchedulingPolicy element>>, which sets the default scheduling
    policy for queues; overriden by the schedulingPolicy element in each queue
    if specified. Defaults to "fair".