diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index cd5e32b2be4..8863aaa7bc0 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Release 2.0.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-3004. Implement Recovery Mode. (Colin Patrick McCabe via eli)
 
+    HDFS-3282. Add HdfsDataInputStream as a public API. (umamahesh)
+
   IMPROVEMENTS
 
     HDFS-2018. Move all journal stream management code into one place.
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 c28e3a3719d..6ec29c7890f 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
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.BlockLocation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.ContentSummary;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CreateFlag;
-import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataOutputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileAlreadyExistsException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.ParentNotDirectoryException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.UnresolvedLinkException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
-
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.client.HdfsDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ClientProtocol;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.CorruptFileBlocks;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DSQuotaExceededException;
@@ -1849,41 +1848,13 @@ public class DFSClient implements java.io.Closeable {
   }
 
   /**
-   * The Hdfs implementation of {@link FSDataInputStream}
+   * @deprecated use {@link HdfsDataInputStream} instead.
    */
-  @InterfaceAudience.Private
-  public static class DFSDataInputStream extends FSDataInputStream {
-    public DFSDataInputStream(DFSInputStream in)
-      throws IOException {
-      super(in);
-    }
-      
-    /**
-     * Returns the datanode from which the stream is currently reading.
-     */
-    public DatanodeInfo getCurrentDatanode() {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getCurrentDatanode();
-    }
-      
-    /**
-     * Returns the block containing the target position. 
-     */
-    public ExtendedBlock getCurrentBlock() {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getCurrentBlock();
-    }
+  @Deprecated
+  public static class DFSDataInputStream extends HdfsDataInputStream {
 
-    /**
-     * Return collection of blocks that has already been located.
-     */
-    synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getAllBlocks();
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @return The visible length of the file.
-     */
-    public long getVisibleLength() throws IOException {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getFileLength();
+    public DFSDataInputStream(DFSInputStream in) throws IOException {
+      super(in);
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java
index 007e9ff2f57..e30bd537675 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class DFSInputStream extends FSInputStream {
   /**
    * Return collection of blocks that has already been located.
    */
-  synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
+  public synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
     return getBlockRange(0, getFileLength());
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java
index 1c10044b044..305c081835f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.PathFilter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.RemoteIterator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient.DFSDataInputStream;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.client.HdfsDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DatanodeInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DirectoryListing;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ExtendedBlock;
@@ -205,8 +206,9 @@ public class DistributedFileSystem extends FileSystem {
     return dfs.recoverLease(getPathName(f));
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Override
-  public FSDataInputStream open(Path f, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
+  public HdfsDataInputStream open(Path f, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
     statistics.incrementReadOps(1);
     return new DFSClient.DFSDataInputStream(
           dfs.open(getPathName(f), bufferSize, verifyChecksum));
@@ -678,6 +680,7 @@ public class DistributedFileSystem extends FileSystem {
   // We do not see a need for user to report block checksum errors and do not  
   // want to rely on user to report block corruptions.
   @Deprecated
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   public boolean reportChecksumFailure(Path f, 
     FSDataInputStream in, long inPos, 
     FSDataInputStream sums, long sumsPos) {
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/client/HdfsDataInputStream.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/client/HdfsDataInputStream.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e07964a5a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/client/HdfsDataInputStream.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.client;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
+import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataInputStream;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSInputStream;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DatanodeInfo;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ExtendedBlock;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.LocatedBlock;
+
+/**
+ * The Hdfs implementation of {@link FSDataInputStream}.
+ */
+@InterfaceAudience.Public
+@InterfaceStability.Evolving
+public class HdfsDataInputStream extends FSDataInputStream {
+  public HdfsDataInputStream(DFSInputStream in) throws IOException {
+    super(in);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the datanode from which the stream is currently reading.
+   */
+  public DatanodeInfo getCurrentDatanode() {
+    return ((DFSInputStream) in).getCurrentDatanode();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the block containing the target position.
+   */
+  public ExtendedBlock getCurrentBlock() {
+    return ((DFSInputStream) in).getCurrentBlock();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the collection of blocks that has already been located.
+   */
+  public synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
+    return ((DFSInputStream) in).getAllBlocks();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the visible length of the file. It will include the length of the last
+   * block even if that is in UnderConstruction state.
+   * 
+   * @return The visible length of the file.
+   */
+  public long getVisibleLength() throws IOException {
+    return ((DFSInputStream) in).getFileLength();
+  }
+}