diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 69188dd0bf5..0fcb10b56d1 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ Release 0.23.3 - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-8613. AbstractDelegationTokenIdentifier#getUser() should set token
     auth type. (daryn)
 
+    HADOOP-8627. FS deleteOnExit may delete the wrong path (daryn via bobby)
+
 Release 0.23.2 - UNRELEASED 
 
   NEW FEATURES
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FilterFileSystem.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FilterFileSystem.java
index 6cbaf591e5a..38ddb6c5f58 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FilterFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FilterFileSystem.java
@@ -191,23 +191,6 @@ public boolean delete(Path f, boolean recursive) throws IOException {
     return fs.delete(f, recursive);
   }
   
-  /**
-   * Mark a path to be deleted when FileSystem is closed.
-   * When the JVM shuts down,
-   * all FileSystem objects will be closed automatically.
-   * Then,
-   * the marked path will be deleted as a result of closing the FileSystem.
-   *
-   * The path has to exist in the file system.
-   * 
-   * @param f the path to delete.
-   * @return  true if deleteOnExit is successful, otherwise false.
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
-  public boolean deleteOnExit(Path f) throws IOException {
-    return fs.deleteOnExit(f);
-  }    
-
   /** List files in a directory. */
   public FileStatus[] listStatus(Path f) throws IOException {
     return fs.listStatus(f);
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestFilterFileSystem.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestFilterFileSystem.java
index 647a583d103..a374c08a186 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestFilterFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestFilterFileSystem.java
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ public void primitiveMkdir(Path f, FsPermission absolutePermission,
     public Token<?> getDelegationToken(String renewer) throws IOException {
       return null;
     }
-
+    public boolean deleteOnExit(Path f) throws IOException {
+      return false;
+    }
     public String getScheme() {
       return "dontcheck";
     }
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/viewfs/TestChRootedFileSystem.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/viewfs/TestChRootedFileSystem.java
index 127866be1b5..44d7a4a7c13 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/viewfs/TestChRootedFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/viewfs/TestChRootedFileSystem.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.ContentSummary;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystemTestHelper;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FilterFileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FsConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.viewfs.ChRootedFileSystem;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 public class TestChRootedFileSystem {
   FileSystem fSys; // The ChRoootedFs
@@ -314,4 +316,37 @@ public void testResolvePath() throws IOException {
   public void testResolvePathNonExisting() throws IOException {
       fSys.resolvePath(new Path("/nonExisting"));
   }
-}
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testDeleteOnExitPathHandling() throws IOException {
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+    conf.setClass("fs.mockfs.impl", MockFileSystem.class, FileSystem.class);
+        
+    URI chrootUri = URI.create("mockfs://foo/a/b");
+    ChRootedFileSystem chrootFs = new ChRootedFileSystem(chrootUri, conf);
+    FileSystem mockFs = ((FilterFileSystem)chrootFs.getRawFileSystem())
+        .getRawFileSystem();
+    
+    // ensure delete propagates the correct path
+    Path chrootPath = new Path("/c");
+    Path rawPath = new Path("/a/b/c");
+    chrootFs.delete(chrootPath, false);
+    verify(mockFs).delete(eq(rawPath), eq(false));
+    reset(mockFs);
+ 
+    // fake that the path exists for deleteOnExit
+    FileStatus stat = mock(FileStatus.class);
+    when(mockFs.getFileStatus(eq(rawPath))).thenReturn(stat);
+    // ensure deleteOnExit propagates the correct path
+    chrootFs.deleteOnExit(chrootPath);
+    chrootFs.close();
+    verify(mockFs).delete(eq(rawPath), eq(true));
+  }
+
+  static class MockFileSystem extends FilterFileSystem {
+    MockFileSystem() {
+      super(mock(FileSystem.class));
+    }
+    public void initialize(URI name, Configuration conf) throws IOException {}
+  }
+}
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