diff --git a/distribution/docker/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/11_nodes.yml b/distribution/docker/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/11_nodes.yml
index af1ed146c41..95ea0226969 100644
--- a/distribution/docker/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/11_nodes.yml
+++ b/distribution/docker/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/11_nodes.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 ---
-"Test cat nodes output":
-
-  - do:
-      cat.nodes: {}
-
-  - match:
-      $body: |
-        /  #ip                          heap.percent        ram.percent     cpu         load_1m                load_5m                load_15m               node.role                   master          name
-        ^  ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+            \s+  \d*         \s+ (-)?\d* \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)?\s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+ [-*x]     \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
+"Test cat nodes output - before 2.0.0":
+  - skip:
+      version: "2.0.0 - "
+      reason: "master is replaced by cluster_manager in 2.0.0"
 
   - do:
       cat.nodes:
@@ -18,6 +13,29 @@
         /^  ip                     \s+  heap\.percent   \s+  ram\.percent \s+ cpu      \s+ load_1m            \s+ load_5m            \s+ load_15m           \s+ node\.role              \s+  master   \s+   name  \n
            ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+             \s+  \d*          \s+ (-)?\d* \s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+  [-*x]    \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
 
+---
+"Test cat nodes output":
+  - skip:
+      version: " - 1.4.99"
+      reason: "cluster_manager is introduced in 2.0.0"
+
+  - do:
+      cat.nodes: {}
+
+  - match:
+      $body: |
+        /  #ip                          heap.percent        ram.percent     cpu         load_1m                load_5m                load_15m               node.role                   cluster_manager       name
+        ^  ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+            \s+  \d*         \s+ (-)?\d* \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)?\s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+ [-*x]            \s+  (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
+
+  - do:
+      cat.nodes:
+        v: true
+
+  - match:
+      $body: |
+        /^  ip                     \s+  heap\.percent   \s+  ram\.percent \s+ cpu      \s+ load_1m            \s+ load_5m            \s+ load_15m           \s+ node\.role              \s+  cluster_manager   \s+   name  \n
+           ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+             \s+  \d*          \s+ (-)?\d* \s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+  [-*x]             \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
+
   - do:
       cat.nodes:
         h: heap.current,heap.percent,heap.max
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.nodes/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.nodes/10_basic.yml
index 16bf099081c..789ea5fc19c 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.nodes/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.nodes/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
+---
+"Test cat nodes output - before 2.0.0":
+  - skip:
+      version: "2.0.0 - "
+      reason: "master is replaced by cluster_manager in 2.0.0"
+      features: node_selector
+
+  - do:
+      cat.nodes:
+        v: true
+      node_selector:
+        # Only send request to nodes in <2.0 versions, especially during ':qa:mixed-cluster:v1.x.x#mixedClusterTest'.
+        # Because YAML REST test takes the minimum OpenSearch version in the cluster to apply the filter in 'skip' section, 
+        # see OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase#initAndResetContext() for detail.
+        # During 'mixedClusterTest', the cluster can be mixed with nodes in 1.x and 2.x versions, 
+        # so node_selector is required, and only filtering version in 'skip' is not enough.
+        version: "1.0.0 - 1.4.99"
+
+  - match:
+      $body: |
+        /^  ip                     \s+  heap\.percent   \s+  ram\.percent \s+ cpu      \s+ load_1m            \s+ load_5m            \s+ load_15m           \s+ node\.role              \s+  master   \s+   name  \n
+           ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+             \s+  \d*          \s+ (-)?\d* \s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+  [-*x]    \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
+
 ---
 "Test cat nodes output":
+  - skip:
+      version: " - 1.4.99"
+      reason: "cluster_manager is introduced in 2.0.0"
 
   - do:
       cat.nodes: {}
 
   - match:
       $body: |
-               /  #ip                          heap.percent        ram.percent     cpu         load_1m                load_5m                load_15m               node.role                   master          name
-               ^  ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+            \s+  \d*         \s+ (-)?\d* \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)?\s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+ [-*x]     \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
+        /  #ip                          heap.percent        ram.percent     cpu         load_1m                load_5m                load_15m               node.role                   cluster_manager       name
+        ^  ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+            \s+  \d*         \s+ (-)?\d* \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)?\s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+ [-*x]            \s+  (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
 
   - do:
       cat.nodes:
@@ -15,8 +41,8 @@
 
   - match:
       $body: |
-               /^  ip                     \s+  heap\.percent   \s+  ram\.percent \s+ cpu      \s+ load_1m            \s+ load_5m            \s+ load_15m           \s+ node\.role              \s+  master   \s+   name  \n
-                  ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+             \s+  \d*          \s+ (-)?\d* \s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+  [-*x]    \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
+        /^  ip                     \s+  heap\.percent   \s+  ram\.percent \s+ cpu      \s+ load_1m            \s+ load_5m            \s+ load_15m           \s+ node\.role              \s+  cluster_manager   \s+   name  \n
+           ((\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}  \s+  \d+             \s+  \d*          \s+ (-)?\d* \s+  ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ ((-)?\d*(\.\d+)?)? \s+ (-|[cdhilmrstvw]{1,11}) \s+  [-*x]             \s+   (\S+\s?)+     \n)+  $/
 
   - do:
       cat.nodes:
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java
index 7899909cdeb..abc4b48b01c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ public class RestNodesAction extends AbstractCatAction {
             "node.role",
             "alias:r,role,nodeRole;desc:m:master eligible node, d:data node, i:ingest node, -:coordinating node only"
         );
-        table.addCell("master", "alias:m;desc:*:current master");
+        // TODO: Remove the header alias 'master', after removing MASTER_ROLE. It's added for compatibility when using parameter 'h=master'.
+        table.addCell("cluster_manager", "alias:cm,m,master;desc:*:current cluster manager");
         table.addCell("name", "alias:n;desc:node name");
 
         table.addCell("completion.size", "alias:cs,completionSize;default:false;text-align:right;desc:size of completion");