diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java
index e945b597cf3..d0a8cf5ec4e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java
@@ -221,8 +221,9 @@ public abstract class RMStateStore extends AbstractService {
       } catch (Exception e) {
         LOG.error("Error storing app: " + appId, e);
         if (e instanceof StoreLimitException) {
-          store.notifyApplication(new RMAppEvent(appId,
-              RMAppEventType.APP_REJECTED, e.getMessage(), false));
+          store.notifyApplication(
+              new RMAppEvent(appId, RMAppEventType.APP_SAVE_FAILED,
+                  e.getMessage()));
         } else {
           isFenced = store.notifyStoreOperationFailedInternal(e);
         }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEvent.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEvent.java
index 0c6139e94e3..5c46945754e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEvent.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEvent.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class RMAppEvent extends AbstractEvent<RMAppEventType>{
 
   private final ApplicationId appId;
   private final String diagnosticMsg;
-  private boolean storeAppInfo;
 
   public RMAppEvent(ApplicationId appId, RMAppEventType type) {
     this(appId, type, "");
@@ -36,21 +35,6 @@ public class RMAppEvent extends AbstractEvent<RMAppEventType>{
     super(type);
     this.appId = appId;
     this.diagnosticMsg = diagnostic;
-    this.storeAppInfo = true;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Constructor to create RM Application Event type.
-   *
-   * @param appId application Id
-   * @param type RM Event type
-   * @param diagnostic Diagnostic message for event
-   * @param storeApp Application should be saved or not
-   */
-  public RMAppEvent(ApplicationId appId, RMAppEventType type, String diagnostic,
-      boolean storeApp) {
-    this(appId, type, diagnostic);
-    this.storeAppInfo = storeApp;
   }
 
   public ApplicationId getApplicationId() {
@@ -61,12 +45,4 @@ public class RMAppEvent extends AbstractEvent<RMAppEventType>{
     return this.diagnosticMsg;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Store application to state store or not.
-   *
-   * @return boolean application should be saved to store.
-   */
-  public boolean doStoreAppInfo() {
-    return storeAppInfo;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEventType.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEventType.java
index aa5d6f0971f..04d2db522f6 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEventType.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppEventType.java
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ public enum RMAppEventType {
   // Source: RMStateStore
   APP_NEW_SAVED,
   APP_UPDATE_SAVED,
+  APP_SAVE_FAILED,
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppImpl.java
index bf8fa4f3a11..fa2f20c7231 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/RMAppImpl.java
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ public class RMAppImpl implements RMApp, Recoverable {
         RMAppEventType.APP_REJECTED,
           new FinalSavingTransition(new AppRejectedTransition(),
             RMAppState.FAILED))
+      .addTransition(RMAppState.NEW_SAVING, RMAppState.FAILED,
+          RMAppEventType.APP_SAVE_FAILED, new AppRejectedTransition())
 
      // Transitions from SUBMITTED state
     .addTransition(RMAppState.SUBMITTED, RMAppState.SUBMITTED,
@@ -1307,10 +1309,8 @@ public class RMAppImpl implements RMApp, Recoverable {
 
     @Override
     public void transition(RMAppImpl app, RMAppEvent event) {
-      if (event.doStoreAppInfo()) {
-        app.rememberTargetTransitionsAndStoreState(event, transitionToDo,
-            targetedFinalState, stateToBeStored);
-      }
+      app.rememberTargetTransitionsAndStoreState(event, transitionToDo,
+          targetedFinalState, stateToBeStored);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/TestZKRMStateStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/TestZKRMStateStore.java
index fcd86476383..942e9e88bcf 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/TestZKRMStateStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/TestZKRMStateStore.java
@@ -270,20 +270,22 @@ public class TestZKRMStateStore extends RMStateStoreTestBase {
     GenericTestUtils.waitFor(new Supplier<Boolean>() {
       @Override
       public Boolean get() {
-        return dispatcher.apprejectedEvnt;
+        return dispatcher.appsavefailedEvnt;
       }
     }, 100, 5000);
   }
 
   static class TestAppRejDispatcher extends TestDispatcher {
-    private boolean apprejectedEvnt;
+    private boolean appsavefailedEvnt;
 
     public void handle(Event event) {
-      if (event instanceof RMAppEvent
-          && event.getType().equals(RMAppEventType.APP_REJECTED)) {
-        apprejectedEvnt = true;
+      if (event instanceof RMAppEvent && event.getType()
+          .equals(RMAppEventType.APP_SAVE_FAILED)) {
+        appsavefailedEvnt = true;
       }
-    };
+    }
+
+    ;
   }
 
   @Test (timeout = 60000)
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/TestRMAppTransitions.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/TestRMAppTransitions.java
index 5aa7af9e519..7c54b60b9b7 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/TestRMAppTransitions.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/TestRMAppTransitions.java
@@ -652,6 +652,23 @@ public class TestRMAppTransitions {
     verifyApplicationFinished(RMAppState.FAILED);
   }
 
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
+  public void testAppNewSavingSaveReject() throws IOException {
+    LOG.info("--- START: testAppNewSavingSaveReject ---");
+    RMApp application = testCreateAppNewSaving(null);
+    // NEW_SAVING => FAILED event RMAppEventType.APP_SAVE_FAILED
+    String rejectedText = "Test Application Rejected";
+    RMAppEvent event = new RMAppEvent(application.getApplicationId(),
+        RMAppEventType.APP_SAVE_FAILED, rejectedText);
+    application.handle(event);
+    rmDispatcher.await();
+    assertFailed(application, rejectedText);
+    verify(store, times(0)).updateApplicationState(
+        any(ApplicationStateData.class));
+    verifyApplicationFinished(RMAppState.FAILED);
+    assertTimesAtFinish(application);
+  }
+
   @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testAppSubmittedRejected() throws IOException {
     LOG.info("--- START: testAppSubmittedRejected ---");