diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java
index 1265b569347..0fc98df2a04 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/recovery/RMStateStore.java
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ public abstract class RMStateStore extends AbstractService {
       context.setApplicationTags(srcCtx.getApplicationTags());
       context.setApplicationType(srcCtx.getApplicationType());
       context.setUnmanagedAM(srcCtx.getUnmanagedAM());
+      context.setNodeLabelExpression(srcCtx.getNodeLabelExpression());
       ContainerLaunchContextPBImpl amContainerSpec =
               new ContainerLaunchContextPBImpl();
       amContainerSpec.setApplicationACLs(
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockMemoryRMStateStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockMemoryRMStateStore.java
index 698f1c66780..ef9606fd27c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockMemoryRMStateStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockMemoryRMStateStore.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class MockMemoryRMStateStore extends MemoryRMStateStore {
         oldAppSubCtxt.getAMContainerResourceRequests());
     context.setLogAggregationContext(oldAppSubCtxt.getLogAggregationContext());
     context.setApplicationType(oldAppSubCtxt.getApplicationType());
+    context.setNodeLabelExpression(oldAppSubCtxt.getNodeLabelExpression());
     this.appSubCtxtCopy.put(oldAppSubCtxt.getApplicationId(), context);
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockRM.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockRM.java
index 074dcfdd5c6..ef7d6cfc8a4 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockRM.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/MockRM.java
@@ -700,13 +700,23 @@ public class MockRM extends ResourceManager {
 
   public RMApp submitApp(List<ResourceRequest> amResourceRequests)
       throws Exception {
-    return submitApp(amResourceRequests, "app1",
-        "user", null, false, null,
+    return submitApp(amResourceRequests, "app1", "user", null, false, null,
         super.getConfig().getInt(YarnConfiguration.RM_AM_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
-        YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_AM_MAX_ATTEMPTS), null, null, true,
+            YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_AM_MAX_ATTEMPTS), null, null, true,
         false, false, null, 0, null, true,
         amResourceRequests.get(0).getPriority(),
-        amResourceRequests.get(0).getNodeLabelExpression(), null, null);
+        amResourceRequests.get(0).getNodeLabelExpression(), null, null, null);
+  }
+
+  public RMApp submitApp(List<ResourceRequest> amResourceRequests,
+      String appNodeLabel) throws Exception {
+    return submitApp(amResourceRequests, "app1", "user", null, false, null,
+        super.getConfig().getInt(YarnConfiguration.RM_AM_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+            YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_AM_MAX_ATTEMPTS), null, null, true,
+        false, false, null, 0, null, true,
+        amResourceRequests.get(0).getPriority(),
+        amResourceRequests.get(0).getNodeLabelExpression(), null, null,
+        appNodeLabel);
   }
 
   public RMApp submitApp(Resource capability, String name, String user,
@@ -730,7 +740,7 @@ public class MockRM extends ResourceManager {
         keepContainers, isAppIdProvided, applicationId,
         attemptFailuresValidityInterval, logAggregationContext,
         cancelTokensWhenComplete, priority, amLabel, applicationTimeouts,
-        tokensConf);
+        tokensConf, null);
   }
 
   public RMApp submitApp(List<ResourceRequest> amResourceRequests, String name,
@@ -741,8 +751,7 @@ public class MockRM extends ResourceManager {
       LogAggregationContext logAggregationContext,
       boolean cancelTokensWhenComplete, Priority priority, String amLabel,
       Map<ApplicationTimeoutType, Long> applicationTimeouts,
-      ByteBuffer tokensConf)
-      throws Exception {
+      ByteBuffer tokensConf, String appNodeLabel) throws Exception {
     ApplicationId appId = isAppIdProvided ? applicationId : null;
     ApplicationClientProtocol client = getClientRMService();
     if (! isAppIdProvided) {
@@ -770,6 +779,9 @@ public class MockRM extends ResourceManager {
     if (priority != null) {
       sub.setPriority(priority);
     }
+    if (appNodeLabel != null) {
+      sub.setNodeLabelExpression(appNodeLabel);
+    }
     sub.setApplicationType(appType);
     ContainerLaunchContext clc = Records
         .newRecord(ContainerLaunchContext.class);
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMRestart.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMRestart.java
index a8b8d89fc6b..d5880ca9e4e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMRestart.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMRestart.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ExecutionType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.FinalApplicationStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeId;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeLabel;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Priority;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Resource;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ResourceRequest;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.ApplicationAttemptNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.security.AMRMTokenIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.security.client.RMDelegationTokenIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.protocolrecords.AddToClusterNodeLabelsRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.protocolrecords.NMContainerStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.protocolrecords.NodeHeartbeatResponse;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeAction;
@@ -456,6 +458,49 @@ public class TestRMRestart extends ParameterizedSchedulerTestBase {
     Assert.assertEquals(4, rmAppState.size());
   }
 
+  @Test(timeout = 60000)
+  public void testAppReportNodeLabelRMRestart() throws Exception {
+    if (getSchedulerType() != SchedulerType.CAPACITY) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Create RM
+    YarnConfiguration newConf = new YarnConfiguration(conf);
+    newConf.setBoolean(YarnConfiguration.NODE_LABELS_ENABLED, true);
+    MockRM rm1 = createMockRM(newConf);
+    NodeLabel amLabel = NodeLabel.newInstance("AMLABEL");
+    NodeLabel appLabel = NodeLabel.newInstance("APPLABEL");
+    List<NodeLabel> labels = new ArrayList<>();
+    labels.add(amLabel);
+    labels.add(appLabel);
+    MemoryRMStateStore memStore = (MemoryRMStateStore) rm1.getRMStateStore();
+    rm1.start();
+    // Add label
+    rm1.getAdminService().addToClusterNodeLabels(
+        AddToClusterNodeLabelsRequest.newInstance(labels));
+    // create app and launch the AM
+    ResourceRequest amResourceRequest = ResourceRequest
+        .newInstance(Priority.newInstance(0), ResourceRequest.ANY,
+            Resource.newInstance(200, 1), 1, true, amLabel.getName());
+    ArrayList resReqs = new ArrayList<>();
+    resReqs.add(amResourceRequest);
+    RMApp app0 = rm1.submitApp(resReqs, appLabel.getName());
+    rm1.killApp(app0.getApplicationId());
+    rm1.waitForState(app0.getApplicationId(), RMAppState.KILLED);
+    // start new RM
+    MockRM rm2 = createMockRM(conf, memStore);
+    rm2.start();
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, rm2.getRMContext().getRMApps().size());
+    ApplicationReport appReport = rm2.getClientRMService().getApplicationReport(
+        GetApplicationReportRequest.newInstance(app0.getApplicationId()))
+        .getApplicationReport();
+    Assert
+        .assertEquals(amLabel.getName(), appReport.getAmNodeLabelExpression());
+    Assert.assertEquals(appLabel.getName(),
+        appReport.getAppNodeLabelExpression());
+    rm1.stop();
+    rm2.stop();
+  }
+
   @Test(timeout = 60000)
   public void testUnManagedRMRestart() throws Exception {
     // Create RM
@@ -471,6 +516,10 @@ public class TestRMRestart extends ParameterizedSchedulerTestBase {
     MockRM rm2 = createMockRM(conf, memStore);
     rm2.start();
     Assert.assertEquals(1, rm2.getRMContext().getRMApps().size());
+    ApplicationReport appReport = rm2.getClientRMService().getApplicationReport(
+        GetApplicationReportRequest.newInstance(app0.getApplicationId()))
+        .getApplicationReport();
+    Assert.assertEquals(true, appReport.isUnmanagedApp());
     rm1.stop();
     rm2.stop();
   }