diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 5b962d80794..3b2470d2700 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ Release 0.23.3 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-3578. Starting nodemanager as root gives "Unknown -jvm option"
     (tomwhite)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-3348. Fixed a bug in MR client to redirect to JobHistoryServer
+    correctly when RM forgets the app. (Devaraj K via vinodkv)
+
 Release 0.23.2 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientServiceDelegate.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientServiceDelegate.java
index 83ed5c264ab..7216c090711 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientServiceDelegate.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientServiceDelegate.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ClientServiceDelegate {
         || YarnApplicationState.RUNNING == application
             .getYarnApplicationState()) {
       if (application == null) {
-        LOG.debug("Could not get Job info from RM for job " + jobId
+        LOG.info("Could not get Job info from RM for job " + jobId
             + ". Redirecting to job history server.");
         return checkAndGetHSProxy(null, JobState.NEW);
       }
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class ClientServiceDelegate {
         }
         application = rm.getApplicationReport(appId);
         if (application == null) {
-          LOG.debug("Could not get Job info from RM for job " + jobId
+          LOG.info("Could not get Job info from RM for job " + jobId
               + ". Redirecting to job history server.");
           return checkAndGetHSProxy(null, JobState.RUNNING);
         }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
index 433c8afc1b5..edaacf6b6f9 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ public class ClientRMService extends AbstractService implements
     return response;
   }
   
+  /**
+   * It gives response which includes application report if the application
+   * present otherwise gives response with application report as null.
+   */
   @Override
   public GetApplicationReportResponse getApplicationReport(
       GetApplicationReportRequest request) throws YarnRemoteException {
@@ -214,8 +218,10 @@ public class ClientRMService extends AbstractService implements
 
     RMApp application = this.rmContext.getRMApps().get(applicationId);
     if (application == null) {
-      throw RPCUtil.getRemoteException("Trying to get information for an "
-          + "absent application " + applicationId);
+      // If the RM doesn't have the application, provide the response with
+      // application report as null and let the clients to handle.
+      return recordFactory
+          .newRecordInstance(GetApplicationReportResponse.class);
     }
 
     boolean allowAccess = checkAccess(callerUGI, application.getUser(),
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java
index 5ea88814c17..89f3b1f61d6 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
 
 package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
@@ -27,12 +31,20 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.ClientRMProtocol;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.protocolrecords.GetApplicationReportRequest;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.protocolrecords.GetApplicationReportResponse;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.protocolrecords.GetClusterNodesRequest;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeReport;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnRemoteException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.factories.RecordFactory;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.factory.providers.RecordFactoryProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.ipc.YarnRPC;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMApp;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.Records;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+
 public class TestClientRMService {
 
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TestClientRMService.class);
@@ -79,4 +91,22 @@ public class TestClientRMService {
     Assert.assertFalse("Node is expected to be unhealthy!", nodeReports.get(0)
       .getNodeHealthStatus().getIsNodeHealthy());
   }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testGetApplicationReport() throws YarnRemoteException {
+    RMContext rmContext = mock(RMContext.class);
+    when(rmContext.getRMApps()).thenReturn(
+        new ConcurrentHashMap<ApplicationId, RMApp>());
+    ClientRMService rmService = new ClientRMService(rmContext, null, null,
+        null, null);
+    RecordFactory recordFactory = RecordFactoryProvider.getRecordFactory(null);
+    GetApplicationReportRequest request = recordFactory
+        .newRecordInstance(GetApplicationReportRequest.class);
+    request.setApplicationId(recordFactory
+        .newRecordInstance(ApplicationId.class));
+    GetApplicationReportResponse applicationReport = rmService
+        .getApplicationReport(request);
+    Assert.assertNull("It should return null as application report for absent application.",
+        applicationReport.getApplicationReport());
+  }
 }