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/attempt/RMAppAttemptImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/attempt/RMAppAttemptImpl.java
index 5bfb8b98061..07f949d29e9 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/attempt/RMAppAttemptImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/attempt/RMAppAttemptImpl.java
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ public class RMAppAttemptImpl implements RMAppAttempt, Recoverable {
               RMAppAttemptEventType.CONTAINER_ALLOCATED,
               RMAppAttemptEventType.ATTEMPT_NEW_SAVED,
               RMAppAttemptEventType.KILL,
-              RMAppAttemptEventType.FAIL))
+              RMAppAttemptEventType.FAIL,
+              RMAppAttemptEventType.ATTEMPT_ADDED))
 
       // Transitions from FAILED State
       // For work-preserving AM restart, failed attempt are still capturing
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ public class RMAppAttemptImpl implements RMAppAttempt, Recoverable {
       } catch (InvalidStateTransitionException e) {
         LOG.error("App attempt: " + appAttemptID
             + " can't handle this event at current state", e);
-        /* TODO fail the application on the failed transition */
+        onInvalidTranstion(event.getType(), oldState);
       }
 
       // Log at INFO if we're not recovering or not in a terminal state.
@@ -2281,6 +2282,11 @@ public class RMAppAttemptImpl implements RMAppAttempt, Recoverable {
     return Collections.EMPTY_SET;
   }
 
+  protected void onInvalidTranstion(RMAppAttemptEventType rmAppAttemptEventType,
+          RMAppAttemptState state){
+      /* TODO fail the application on the failed transition */
+  }
+
   /**
    * A {@link CharSequence} appender that considers its {@link #limit} as upper
    * bound.
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/attempt/TestRMAppAttemptTransitions.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/attempt/TestRMAppAttemptTransitions.java
index 9dd57034438..0e4f30810b0 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/attempt/TestRMAppAttemptTransitions.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmapp/attempt/TestRMAppAttemptTransitions.java
@@ -327,7 +327,15 @@ public class TestRMAppAttemptTransitions {
             masterService, submissionContext, new Configuration(),
             Collections.singletonList(BuilderUtils.newResourceRequest(
                 RMAppAttemptImpl.AM_CONTAINER_PRIORITY, ResourceRequest.ANY,
-                submissionContext.getResource(), 1)), application);
+                submissionContext.getResource(), 1)), application) {
+        @Override
+        protected void onInvalidTranstion(
+                RMAppAttemptEventType rmAppAttemptEventType,
+                RMAppAttemptState state) {
+            Assert.assertTrue("RMAppAttemptImpl can't handle "
+                + rmAppAttemptEventType + " at state " + state, false);
+        }
+    };
 
     when(application.getCurrentAppAttempt()).thenReturn(applicationAttempt);
     when(application.getApplicationId()).thenReturn(applicationId);
@@ -974,6 +982,23 @@ public class TestRMAppAttemptTransitions {
         applicationAttempt.getAppAttemptState());
   }
 
+  @Test(timeout = 10000)
+  public void testAttemptAddedAtFinalSaving() {
+    submitApplicationAttempt();
+
+    // SUBNITED->FINAL_SAVING
+    applicationAttempt.handle(new RMAppAttemptEvent(applicationAttempt
+                   .getAppAttemptId(), RMAppAttemptEventType.KILL));
+    assertEquals(RMAppAttemptState.FINAL_SAVING,
+                   applicationAttempt.getAppAttemptState());
+
+    applicationAttempt.handle(new RMAppAttemptEvent(applicationAttempt
+                   .getAppAttemptId(), RMAppAttemptEventType.ATTEMPT_ADDED));
+
+    assertEquals(RMAppAttemptState.FINAL_SAVING,
+                   applicationAttempt.getAppAttemptState());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testAMCrashAtAllocated() {
     Container amContainer = allocateApplicationAttempt();