diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 830e1aed1c1..cd096f2f399 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Release 2.7.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-2766. Made ApplicationHistoryManager return a sorted list of apps,
     attempts and containers. (Robert Kanter via zjshen)
 
+    YARN-2856. Fixed RMAppImpl to handle ATTEMPT_KILLED event at ACCEPTED state
+    on app recovery. (Rohith Sharmaks via jianhe)
+
 Release 2.6.0 - 2014-11-18
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
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 aeb2cda6930..751dbe44be5 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
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ public class RMAppImpl implements RMApp, Recoverable {
         new FinalSavingTransition(FINISHED_TRANSITION, RMAppState.FINISHED))
     .addTransition(RMAppState.ACCEPTED, RMAppState.KILLING,
         RMAppEventType.KILL, new KillAttemptTransition())
+    .addTransition(RMAppState.ACCEPTED, RMAppState.FINAL_SAVING,
+        RMAppEventType.ATTEMPT_KILLED,
+        new FinalSavingTransition(new AppKilledTransition(), RMAppState.KILLED))
     .addTransition(RMAppState.ACCEPTED, RMAppState.ACCEPTED, 
         RMAppEventType.APP_RUNNING_ON_NODE,
         new AppRunningOnNodeTransition())
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 e68d074122b..0a2f0d446e6 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
@@ -714,6 +714,29 @@ public class TestRMAppTransitions {
     verifyApplicationFinished(RMAppState.KILLED);
     verifyAppRemovedSchedulerEvent(RMAppState.KILLED);
   }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testAppAcceptedAttemptKilled() throws IOException,
+      InterruptedException {
+    LOG.info("--- START: testAppAcceptedAttemptKilled ---");
+    RMApp application = testCreateAppAccepted(null);
+
+    // ACCEPTED => FINAL_SAVING event RMAppEventType.ATTEMPT_KILLED
+    // When application recovery happens for attempt is KILLED but app is
+    // RUNNING.
+    RMAppEvent event =
+        new RMAppEvent(application.getApplicationId(),
+            RMAppEventType.ATTEMPT_KILLED);
+    application.handle(event);
+    rmDispatcher.await();
+
+    assertAppState(RMAppState.FINAL_SAVING, application);
+    sendAppUpdateSavedEvent(application);
+    assertKilled(application);
+    assertAppFinalStateSaved(application);
+    verifyApplicationFinished(RMAppState.KILLED);
+    verifyAppRemovedSchedulerEvent(RMAppState.KILLED);
+  }
 
   @Test
   public void testAppRunningKill() throws IOException {