diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java
index 66bdf7a22bf..44dffcbed11 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class DatanodeManager {
   private static Set<String> slowNodesUuidSet = Sets.newConcurrentHashSet();
   private Daemon slowPeerCollectorDaemon;
   private final long slowPeerCollectionInterval;
-  private final int maxSlowPeerReportNodes;
+  private volatile int maxSlowPeerReportNodes;
 
   @Nullable
   private final SlowDiskTracker slowDiskTracker;
@@ -515,6 +515,15 @@ public class DatanodeManager {
     return this.avoidSlowDataNodesForRead;
   }
 
+  public void setMaxSlowpeerCollectNodes(int maxNodes) {
+    this.maxSlowPeerReportNodes = maxNodes;
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public int getMaxSlowpeerCollectNodes() {
+    return this.maxSlowPeerReportNodes;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sort the non-striped located blocks by the distance to the target host.
    *
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameNode.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameNode.java
index 9bb6cd881f5..79074a29c55 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameNode.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameNode.java
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATAN
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_DEFAULT;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_DEFAULT;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_DEFAULT;
 
 import static org.apache.hadoop.util.ExitUtil.terminate;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.util.ToolRunner.confirmPrompt;
@@ -333,7 +335,8 @@ public class NameNode extends ReconfigurableBase implements
           DFS_BLOCK_PLACEMENT_EC_CLASSNAME_KEY,
           DFS_IMAGE_PARALLEL_LOAD_KEY,
           DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_KEY,
-          DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY));
+          DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY,
+          DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY));
 
   private static final String USAGE = "Usage: hdfs namenode ["
       + StartupOption.BACKUP.getName() + "] | \n\t["
@@ -2200,7 +2203,8 @@ public class NameNode extends ReconfigurableBase implements
     } else if (property.equals(DFS_IMAGE_PARALLEL_LOAD_KEY)) {
       return reconfigureParallelLoad(newVal);
     } else if (property.equals(DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_KEY)
-          || (property.equals(DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY))) {
+          || (property.equals(DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY))
+          || (property.equals(DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY))) {
       return reconfigureSlowNodesParameters(datanodeManager, property, newVal);
     } else {
       throw new ReconfigurationException(property, newVal, getConf().get(
@@ -2392,24 +2396,32 @@ public class NameNode extends ReconfigurableBase implements
       final String property, final String newVal) throws ReconfigurationException {
     BlockManager bm = namesystem.getBlockManager();
     namesystem.writeLock();
-    boolean enable;
+    String result;
     try {
       if (property.equals(DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_KEY)) {
-        enable = (newVal == null ? DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_DEFAULT :
+        boolean enable = (newVal == null ? DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_DEFAULT :
             Boolean.parseBoolean(newVal));
+        result = Boolean.toString(enable);
         datanodeManager.setAvoidSlowDataNodesForReadEnabled(enable);
       } else if (property.equals(
             DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY)) {
-        enable = (newVal == null ?
+        boolean enable = (newVal == null ?
             DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_DEFAULT :
             Boolean.parseBoolean(newVal));
+        result = Boolean.toString(enable);
         bm.setExcludeSlowNodesEnabled(enable);
+      } else if (property.equals(DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY)) {
+        int maxSlowpeerCollectNodes = (newVal == null ?
+            DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_DEFAULT :
+            Integer.parseInt(newVal));
+        result = Integer.toString(maxSlowpeerCollectNodes);
+        datanodeManager.setMaxSlowpeerCollectNodes(maxSlowpeerCollectNodes);
       } else {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected property " +
             property + " in reconfigureSlowNodesParameters");
       }
       LOG.info("RECONFIGURE* changed {} to {}", property, newVal);
-      return Boolean.toString(enable);
+      return result;
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
       throw new ReconfigurationException(property, newVal, getConf().get(
           property), e);
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestNameNodeReconfigure.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestNameNodeReconfigure.java
index da9b4479b59..fe555532cbc 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestNameNodeReconfigure.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestNameNodeReconfigure.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_STORAGE_POLICY_SATISFIER_
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_BLOCK_INVALIDATE_LIMIT_KEY;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_KEY;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeys.IPC_BACKOFF_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
 
 public class TestNameNodeReconfigure {
@@ -430,6 +431,24 @@ public class TestNameNodeReconfigure {
         getExcludeSlowNodesEnabled(BlockType.STRIPED));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testReconfigureMaxSlowpeerCollectNodes()
+      throws ReconfigurationException {
+    final NameNode nameNode = cluster.getNameNode();
+    final DatanodeManager datanodeManager = nameNode.namesystem
+        .getBlockManager().getDatanodeManager();
+
+    // By default, DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY is 5.
+    assertEquals(5, datanodeManager.getMaxSlowpeerCollectNodes());
+
+    // Reconfigure.
+    nameNode.reconfigureProperty(
+        DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY, Integer.toString(10));
+
+    // Assert DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY is 10.
+    assertEquals(10, datanodeManager.getMaxSlowpeerCollectNodes());
+  }
+
   @After
   public void shutDown() throws IOException {
     if (cluster != null) {
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/TestDFSAdmin.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/TestDFSAdmin.java
index b719dd62a51..25a46ea1054 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/TestDFSAdmin.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/TestDFSAdmin.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.allOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.anyOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ public class TestDFSAdmin {
     final List<String> outs = Lists.newArrayList();
     final List<String> errs = Lists.newArrayList();
     getReconfigurableProperties("namenode", address, outs, errs);
-    assertEquals(15, outs.size());
+    assertEquals(16, outs.size());
     assertEquals(DFS_BLOCK_PLACEMENT_EC_CLASSNAME_KEY, outs.get(1));
     assertEquals(DFS_BLOCK_REPLICATOR_CLASSNAME_KEY, outs.get(2));
     assertEquals(DFS_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_KEY, outs.get(3));
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ public class TestDFSAdmin {
     assertEquals(DFS_NAMENODE_AVOID_SLOW_DATANODE_FOR_READ_KEY, outs.get(5));
     assertEquals(DFS_NAMENODE_BLOCKPLACEMENTPOLICY_EXCLUDE_SLOW_NODES_ENABLED_KEY, outs.get(6));
     assertEquals(DFS_NAMENODE_HEARTBEAT_RECHECK_INTERVAL_KEY, outs.get(7));
+    assertEquals(DFS_NAMENODE_MAX_SLOWPEER_COLLECT_NODES_KEY, outs.get(8));
     assertEquals(errs.size(), 0);
   }