diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 3f58ef5b348..30ed0939a23 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ Release 2.5.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     YARN-2030. Augmented RMStateStore with state machine.(Binglin Chang via jianhe)
 
+    YARN-1424. RMAppAttemptImpl should return the 
+    DummyApplicationResourceUsageReport for all invalid accesses. 
+    (Ray Chiang via kasha)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ApplicationResourceUsageReport.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ApplicationResourceUsageReport.java
index 8de9ff3baf1..6e9c76fb012 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ApplicationResourceUsageReport.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ApplicationResourceUsageReport.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public abstract class ApplicationResourceUsageReport {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the number of used containers
+   * Get the number of used containers.  -1 for invalid/inaccessible reports.
    * @return the number of used containers
    */
   @Public
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class ApplicationResourceUsageReport {
   public abstract void setNumUsedContainers(int num_containers);
 
   /**
-   * Get the number of reserved containers
+   * Get the number of reserved containers.  -1 for invalid/inaccessible reports.
    * @return the number of reserved containers
    */
   @Private
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public abstract class ApplicationResourceUsageReport {
   public abstract void setNumReservedContainers(int num_reserved_containers);
 
   /**
-   * Get the used <code>Resource</code>
+   * Get the used <code>Resource</code>.  -1 for invalid/inaccessible reports.
    * @return the used <code>Resource</code>
    */
   @Public
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public abstract class ApplicationResourceUsageReport {
   public abstract void setUsedResources(Resource resources);
 
   /**
-   * Get the reserved <code>Resource</code>
+   * Get the reserved <code>Resource</code>.  -1 for invalid/inaccessible reports.
    * @return the reserved <code>Resource</code>
    */
   @Public
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public abstract class ApplicationResourceUsageReport {
   public abstract void setReservedResources(Resource reserved_resources);
 
   /**
-   * Get the needed <code>Resource</code>
+   * Get the needed <code>Resource</code>.  -1 for invalid/inaccessible reports.
    * @return the needed <code>Resource</code>
    */
   @Public
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java
index e884d29e303..d93c45d0d79 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMServerUtils.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.security.AccessControlException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.authorize.AccessControlList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationAttemptId;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationResourceUsageReport;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Resource;
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMAppState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.attempt.RMAppAttemptState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.SchedulerUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.utils.BuilderUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.resource.Resources;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods to aid serving RM data through the REST and RPC APIs
@@ -225,4 +228,13 @@ public class RMServerUtils {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Statically defined dummy ApplicationResourceUsageREport.  Used as
+   * a return value when a valid report cannot be found.
+   */
+  public static final ApplicationResourceUsageReport
+    DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT =
+      BuilderUtils.newApplicationResourceUsageReport(-1, -1,
+          Resources.createResource(-1, -1), Resources.createResource(-1, -1),
+          Resources.createResource(-1, -1));
 }
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 bbd135b9901..3318f1582a0 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
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNodeCleanAppEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.YarnScheduler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.event.AppAddedSchedulerEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.event.AppRemovedSchedulerEvent;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMServerUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.utils.BuilderUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.state.InvalidStateTransitonException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.state.MultipleArcTransition;
@@ -293,11 +294,6 @@ public class RMAppImpl implements RMApp, Recoverable {
   private final StateMachine<RMAppState, RMAppEventType, RMAppEvent>
                                                                  stateMachine;
 
-  private static final ApplicationResourceUsageReport
-    DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT =
-      BuilderUtils.newApplicationResourceUsageReport(-1, -1,
-          Resources.createResource(-1, -1), Resources.createResource(-1, -1),
-          Resources.createResource(-1, -1));
   private static final int DUMMY_APPLICATION_ATTEMPT_NUMBER = -1;
   
   public RMAppImpl(ApplicationId applicationId, RMContext rmContext,
@@ -498,7 +494,7 @@ public class RMAppImpl implements RMApp, Recoverable {
       String origTrackingUrl = UNAVAILABLE;
       int rpcPort = -1;
       ApplicationResourceUsageReport appUsageReport =
-          DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT;
+          RMServerUtils.DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT;
       FinalApplicationStatus finishState = getFinalApplicationStatus();
       String diags = UNAVAILABLE;
       float progress = 0.0f;
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 5b1a17d930b..2a1170d41df 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
@@ -675,9 +675,7 @@ public class RMAppAttemptImpl implements RMAppAttempt, Recoverable {
       ApplicationResourceUsageReport report =
           scheduler.getAppResourceUsageReport(this.getAppAttemptId());
       if (report == null) {
-        Resource none = Resource.newInstance(0, 0);
-        report = ApplicationResourceUsageReport.newInstance(0, 0, none, none,
-            none);
+        report = RMServerUtils.DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT;
       }
       return report;
     } finally {
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java
index 045b5b4ae94..4b1f59c3039 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestClientRMService.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationAccessType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationAttemptId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationReport;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationResourceUsageReport;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationSubmissionContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.Container;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerId;
@@ -258,6 +259,28 @@ public class TestClientRMService {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetApplicationResourceUsageReportDummy() throws YarnException,
+      IOException {
+    ApplicationAttemptId attemptId = getApplicationAttemptId(1);
+    YarnScheduler yarnScheduler = mockYarnScheduler();
+    RMContext rmContext = mock(RMContext.class);
+    mockRMContext(yarnScheduler, rmContext);
+    when(rmContext.getDispatcher().getEventHandler()).thenReturn(
+        new EventHandler<Event>() {
+          public void handle(Event event) {
+          }
+        });
+    ApplicationSubmissionContext asContext = 
+        mock(ApplicationSubmissionContext.class);
+    YarnConfiguration config = new YarnConfiguration();
+    RMAppAttemptImpl rmAppAttemptImpl = new RMAppAttemptImpl(attemptId,
+        rmContext, yarnScheduler, null, asContext, config, false);
+    ApplicationResourceUsageReport report = rmAppAttemptImpl
+        .getApplicationResourceUsageReport();
+    assertEquals(report, RMServerUtils.DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGetApplicationAttempts() throws YarnException, IOException {
     ClientRMService rmService = createRMService();
@@ -964,6 +987,8 @@ public class TestClientRMService {
         Arrays.asList(getApplicationAttemptId(101), getApplicationAttemptId(102)));
     when(yarnScheduler.getAppsInQueue(QUEUE_2)).thenReturn(
         Arrays.asList(getApplicationAttemptId(103)));
+    ApplicationAttemptId attemptId = getApplicationAttemptId(1);
+    when(yarnScheduler.getAppResourceUsageReport(attemptId)).thenReturn(null);
     return yarnScheduler;
   }
 }
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 e89b71b4105..0fd3c3c5c99 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
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMAppManagerEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMAppManagerEventType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMContextImpl;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMServerUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.ahs.RMApplicationHistoryWriter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.recovery.RMStateStore;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.recovery.RMStateStore.ApplicationState;
@@ -921,6 +922,7 @@ public class TestRMAppTransitions {
     assertAppState(RMAppState.NEW, app);
     ApplicationReport report = app.createAndGetApplicationReport(null, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull(report.getApplicationResourceUsageReport());
+    Assert.assertEquals(report.getApplicationResourceUsageReport(),RMServerUtils.DUMMY_APPLICATION_RESOURCE_USAGE_REPORT);
     report = app.createAndGetApplicationReport("clientuser", true);
     Assert.assertNotNull(report.getApplicationResourceUsageReport());
   }