diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 022c016089c..f960ff58001 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ Release 2.0.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-3314. HttpFS operation for getHomeDirectory is incorrect. (tucu)
 
+    HDFS-3319. Change DFSOutputStream to not to start a thread in constructors.
+    (szetszwo)
+
   BREAKDOWN OF HDFS-1623 SUBTASKS
 
     HDFS-2179. Add fencing framework and mechanisms for NameNode HA. (todd)
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java
index c97210b3dd0..f57abebffb6 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java
@@ -1085,9 +1085,9 @@ public class DFSClient implements java.io.Closeable {
     if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
       LOG.debug(src + ": masked=" + masked);
     }
-    final DFSOutputStream result = new DFSOutputStream(this, src, masked, flag,
-        createParent, replication, blockSize, progress, buffersize,
-        dfsClientConf.createChecksum());
+    final DFSOutputStream result = DFSOutputStream.newStreamForCreate(this,
+        src, masked, flag, createParent, replication, blockSize, progress,
+        buffersize, dfsClientConf.createChecksum());
     leaserenewer.put(src, result, this);
     return result;
   }
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ public class DFSClient implements java.io.Closeable {
       DataChecksum checksum = DataChecksum.newDataChecksum(
           dfsClientConf.checksumType,
           bytesPerChecksum);
-      result = new DFSOutputStream(this, src, absPermission,
+      result = DFSOutputStream.newStreamForCreate(this, src, absPermission,
           flag, createParent, replication, blockSize, progress, buffersize,
           checksum);
     }
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ public class DFSClient implements java.io.Closeable {
                                      UnsupportedOperationException.class,
                                      UnresolvedPathException.class);
     }
-    return new DFSOutputStream(this, src, buffersize, progress,
+    return DFSOutputStream.newStreamForAppend(this, src, buffersize, progress,
         lastBlock, stat, dfsClientConf.createChecksum());
   }
   
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSOutputStream.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSOutputStream.java
index abdaf755921..4367e338673 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSOutputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSOutputStream.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.util.Progressable;
  * starts sending packets from the dataQueue.
 ****************************************************************/
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
-public final class DFSOutputStream extends FSOutputSummer implements Syncable {
+public class DFSOutputStream extends FSOutputSummer implements Syncable {
   private final DFSClient dfsClient;
   private static final int MAX_PACKETS = 80; // each packet 64K, total 5MB
   private Socket s;
@@ -1234,14 +1234,11 @@ public final class DFSOutputStream extends FSOutputSummer implements Syncable {
     this.checksum = checksum;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create a new output stream to the given DataNode.
-   * @see ClientProtocol#create(String, FsPermission, String, EnumSetWritable, boolean, short, long)
-   */
-  DFSOutputStream(DFSClient dfsClient, String src, FsPermission masked, EnumSet<CreateFlag> flag,
-      boolean createParent, short replication, long blockSize, Progressable progress,
-      int buffersize, DataChecksum checksum) 
-      throws IOException {
+  /** Construct a new output stream for creating a file. */
+  private DFSOutputStream(DFSClient dfsClient, String src, FsPermission masked,
+      EnumSet<CreateFlag> flag, boolean createParent, short replication,
+      long blockSize, Progressable progress, int buffersize,
+      DataChecksum checksum) throws IOException {
     this(dfsClient, src, blockSize, progress, checksum, replication);
 
     computePacketChunkSize(dfsClient.getConf().writePacketSize,
@@ -1261,14 +1258,21 @@ public final class DFSOutputStream extends FSOutputSummer implements Syncable {
                                      UnresolvedPathException.class);
     }
     streamer = new DataStreamer();
-    streamer.start();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create a new output stream to the given DataNode.
-   * @see ClientProtocol#create(String, FsPermission, String, boolean, short, long)
-   */
-  DFSOutputStream(DFSClient dfsClient, String src, int buffersize, Progressable progress,
+  static DFSOutputStream newStreamForCreate(DFSClient dfsClient, String src,
+      FsPermission masked, EnumSet<CreateFlag> flag, boolean createParent,
+      short replication, long blockSize, Progressable progress, int buffersize,
+      DataChecksum checksum) throws IOException {
+    final DFSOutputStream out = new DFSOutputStream(dfsClient, src, masked,
+        flag, createParent, replication, blockSize, progress, buffersize,
+        checksum);
+    out.streamer.start();
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  /** Construct a new output stream for append. */
+  private DFSOutputStream(DFSClient dfsClient, String src, int buffersize, Progressable progress,
       LocatedBlock lastBlock, HdfsFileStatus stat,
       DataChecksum checksum) throws IOException {
     this(dfsClient, src, stat.getBlockSize(), progress, checksum, stat.getReplication());
@@ -1286,7 +1290,15 @@ public final class DFSOutputStream extends FSOutputSummer implements Syncable {
           checksum.getBytesPerChecksum());
       streamer = new DataStreamer();
     }
-    streamer.start();
+  }
+
+  static DFSOutputStream newStreamForAppend(DFSClient dfsClient, String src,
+      int buffersize, Progressable progress, LocatedBlock lastBlock,
+      HdfsFileStatus stat, DataChecksum checksum) throws IOException {
+    final DFSOutputStream out = new DFSOutputStream(dfsClient, src, buffersize,
+        progress, lastBlock, stat, checksum);
+    out.streamer.start();
+    return out;
   }
 
   private void computePacketChunkSize(int psize, int csize) {
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestLeaseRenewer.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestLeaseRenewer.java
index f931b8e1699..1bdb4979274 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestLeaseRenewer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestLeaseRenewer.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class TestLeaseRenewer {
         clientName.startsWith("DFSClient_NONMAPREDUCE_"));
   }
   
-//  @Test
+  @Test
   public void testRenewal() throws Exception {
     // Keep track of how many times the lease gets renewed
     final AtomicInteger leaseRenewalCount = new AtomicInteger();
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class TestLeaseRenewer {
    * to several DFSClients with the same name, the first of which has no files
    * open. Previously, this was causing the lease to not get renewed.
    */
-//  @Test
+  @Test
   public void testManyDfsClientsWhereSomeNotOpen() throws Exception {
     // First DFSClient has no files open so doesn't renew leases.
     final DFSClient mockClient1 = createMockClient();
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class TestLeaseRenewer {
     renewer.closeFile(filePath, mockClient2);
   }
   
-//  @Test
+  @Test
   public void testThreadName() throws Exception {
     DFSOutputStream mockStream = Mockito.mock(DFSOutputStream.class);
     String filePath = "/foo";