diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
index a576942b77f..810f5ecfdf3 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/AssignmentManager.java
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@ public class AssignmentManager extends ZooKeeperListener {
     clearRegionPlan(regionInfo);
     // Add the server to serversInUpdatingTimer
     addToServersInUpdatingTimer(sn);
+    balancer.regionOnline(regionInfo, sn);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2667,6 +2668,7 @@ public class AssignmentManager extends ZooKeeperListener {
         if (!disabledOrEnablingTables.contains(tableName)) {
           regionStates.updateRegionState(regionInfo, State.OPEN, regionLocation);
           regionStates.regionOnline(regionInfo, regionLocation);
+          balancer.regionOnline(regionInfo, regionLocation);
         }
         // need to enable the table if not disabled or disabling or enabling
         // this will be used in rolling restarts
@@ -3514,6 +3516,7 @@ public class AssignmentManager extends ZooKeeperListener {
     removeClosedRegion(regionInfo);
     // remove the region plan as well just in case.
     clearRegionPlan(regionInfo);
+    balancer.regionOffline(regionInfo);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/LoadBalancer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/LoadBalancer.java
index 379babef94b..5538ac0c299 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/LoadBalancer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/LoadBalancer.java
@@ -117,4 +117,17 @@ public interface LoadBalancer extends Configurable, Stoppable {
    * @throws HBaseIOException
    */
   void initialize() throws HBaseIOException;
+
+  /**
+   * Marks the region as online at balancer.
+   * @param regionInfo
+   * @param sn
+   */
+  void regionOnline(HRegionInfo regionInfo, ServerName sn);
+
+  /**
+   * Marks the region as offline at balancer.
+   * @param regionInfo
+   */
+  void regionOffline(HRegionInfo regionInfo);
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java
index 710796be75a..98d8eebf48b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java
@@ -585,6 +585,14 @@ public abstract class BaseLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
   public void initialize() throws HBaseIOException{
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void regionOnline(HRegionInfo regionInfo, ServerName sn) {
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void regionOffline(HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean isStopped() {
     return stopped;