diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/DatanodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/DatanodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java
index 7413fd1d809..fb2c95873d6 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/DatanodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/DatanodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public class DatanodeProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB implements
         }
       }
     }
+    builder.setHaStatus(PBHelper.convert(response.getNameNodeHaState()));
     return builder.build();
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java
index 78f2319fed9..9823ef72c3b 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java
@@ -1259,4 +1259,23 @@ public class PBHelper {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected NNHAStatusHeartbeat.State:" + s.getState());
     }
   }
+
+  public static NNHAStatusHeartbeatProto convert(NNHAStatusHeartbeat hb) {
+    if (hb == null) return null;
+    NNHAStatusHeartbeatProto.Builder builder =
+      NNHAStatusHeartbeatProto.newBuilder();
+    switch (hb.getState()) {
+      case ACTIVE:
+        builder.setState(NNHAStatusHeartbeatProto.State.ACTIVE);
+        break;
+      case STANDBY:
+        builder.setState(NNHAStatusHeartbeatProto.State.STANDBY);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected NNHAStatusHeartbeat.State:" +
+            hb.getState());
+    }
+    builder.setTxid(hb.getTxId());
+    return builder.build();
+  }
 }