diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/PlacementRule.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/PlacementRule.java
index 47dc48a51c4..805fcf738a4 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/PlacementRule.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/PlacementRule.java
@@ -18,20 +18,19 @@
 
 package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.placement;
 
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationSubmissionContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMContext;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.ResourceScheduler;
 
 public abstract class PlacementRule {
   public String getName() {
     return this.getClass().getName();
   }
 
-  public void initialize(Map<String, String> parameters, RMContext rmContext)
-      throws YarnException {
-  }
+  public abstract boolean initialize(
+      ResourceScheduler scheduler) throws IOException;
 
   /**
    * Get queue for a given application
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.java
index d617d161859..bac419d1303 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/placement/UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.java
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.placement.UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.QueueMapping.MappingType;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.ResourceScheduler;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CSQueue;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacityScheduler;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacitySchedulerConfiguration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacitySchedulerContext;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacitySchedulerQueueManager;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.LeafQueue;
+
 
 public class UserGroupMappingPlacementRule extends PlacementRule {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory
@@ -95,6 +103,10 @@ public class UserGroupMappingPlacementRule extends PlacementRule {
     }
   }
 
+  public UserGroupMappingPlacementRule(){
+    this(false, null, null);
+  }
+
   public UserGroupMappingPlacementRule(boolean overrideWithQueueMappings,
       List<QueueMapping> newMappings, Groups groups) {
     this.mappings = newMappings;
@@ -156,7 +168,55 @@ public class UserGroupMappingPlacementRule extends PlacementRule {
     
     return queueName;
   }
-  
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  @Override
+  public boolean initialize(ResourceScheduler scheduler)
+      throws IOException {
+    if (!(scheduler instanceof CapacityScheduler)) {
+      throw new IOException(
+          "UserGroupMappingPlacementRule can be configured only for "
+              + "CapacityScheduler");
+    }
+    CapacitySchedulerContext schedulerContext =
+        (CapacitySchedulerContext) scheduler;
+    CapacitySchedulerConfiguration conf = schedulerContext.getConfiguration();
+    boolean overrideWithQueueMappings = conf.getOverrideWithQueueMappings();
+    LOG.info(
+        "Initialized queue mappings, override: " + overrideWithQueueMappings);
+
+    // Get new user/group mappings
+    List<QueueMapping> newMappings = conf.getQueueMappings();
+
+    CapacitySchedulerQueueManager queueManager =
+        schedulerContext.getCapacitySchedulerQueueManager();
+
+    // check if mappings refer to valid queues
+    for (QueueMapping mapping : newMappings) {
+      String mappingQueue = mapping.getQueue();
+      if (!mappingQueue.equals(
+          UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.CURRENT_USER_MAPPING) && !mappingQueue
+          .equals(UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.PRIMARY_GROUP_MAPPING)) {
+        CSQueue queue = queueManager.getQueue(mappingQueue);
+        if (queue == null || !(queue instanceof LeafQueue)) {
+          throw new IOException(
+              "mapping contains invalid or non-leaf queue " + mappingQueue);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // initialize groups if mappings are present
+    if (newMappings.size() > 0) {
+      Groups groups = new Groups(conf);
+      this.mappings = newMappings;
+      this.groups = groups;
+      this.overrideWithQueueMappings = overrideWithQueueMappings;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @VisibleForTesting
   public List<QueueMapping> getQueueMappings() {
     return mappings;
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java
index a19c47c0fb5..9ec553e9dba 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/CapacityScheduler.java
@@ -569,38 +569,12 @@ public class CapacityScheduler extends
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting
-  public UserGroupMappingPlacementRule
-      getUserGroupMappingPlacementRule() throws IOException {
+  public PlacementRule getUserGroupMappingPlacementRule() throws IOException {
     try {
       readLock.lock();
-      boolean overrideWithQueueMappings = conf.getOverrideWithQueueMappings();
-      LOG.info(
-          "Initialized queue mappings, override: " + overrideWithQueueMappings);
-
-      // Get new user/group mappings
-      List<QueueMapping> newMappings = conf.getQueueMappings();
-      // check if mappings refer to valid queues
-      for (QueueMapping mapping : newMappings) {
-        String mappingQueue = mapping.getQueue();
-        if (!mappingQueue.equals(
-            UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.CURRENT_USER_MAPPING) && !mappingQueue
-            .equals(UserGroupMappingPlacementRule.PRIMARY_GROUP_MAPPING)) {
-          CSQueue queue = getQueue(mappingQueue);
-          if (queue == null || !(queue instanceof LeafQueue)) {
-            throw new IOException(
-                "mapping contains invalid or non-leaf queue " + mappingQueue);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // initialize groups if mappings are present
-      if (newMappings.size() > 0) {
-        Groups groups = new Groups(conf);
-        return new UserGroupMappingPlacementRule(overrideWithQueueMappings,
-            newMappings, groups);
-      }
-
-      return null;
+      UserGroupMappingPlacementRule ugRule = new UserGroupMappingPlacementRule();
+      ugRule.initialize(this);
+      return ugRule;
     } finally {
       readLock.unlock();
     }
@@ -626,11 +600,19 @@ public class CapacityScheduler extends
           }
           break;
         default:
+          boolean isMappingNotEmpty;
           try {
             PlacementRule rule = PlacementFactory.getPlacementRule(
                 placementRuleStr, conf);
             if (null != rule) {
-              placementRules.add(rule);
+              try {
+                isMappingNotEmpty = rule.initialize(this);
+              } catch (IOException ie) {
+                throw new IOException(ie);
+              }
+              if (isMappingNotEmpty) {
+                placementRules.add(rule);
+              }
             }
           } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
             throw new IOException(cnfe);