diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/RMContainerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/RMContainerImpl.java
index 76bc14b248..ad30447935 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/RMContainerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/RMContainerImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock.ReadLock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock.WriteLock;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationAttemptId;
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ public class RMContainerImpl implements RMContainer {
     // Transitions from KILLED state
     .addTransition(RMContainerState.KILLED, RMContainerState.KILLED,
         EnumSet.of(RMContainerEventType.EXPIRE, RMContainerEventType.RELEASED,
-            RMContainerEventType.KILL, RMContainerEventType.FINISHED))
+            RMContainerEventType.KILL, RMContainerEventType.ACQUIRED,
+            RMContainerEventType.FINISHED))
 
     // create the topology tables
     .installTopology();
@@ -475,8 +477,7 @@ public class RMContainerImpl implements RMContainer {
          stateMachine.doTransition(event.getType(), event);
       } catch (InvalidStateTransitionException e) {
         LOG.error("Can't handle this event at current state", e);
-        LOG.error("Invalid event " + event.getType() + 
-            " on container " + this.getContainerId());
+        onInvalidStateTransition(event.getType(), oldState);
       }
       if (oldState != getState()) {
         LOG.info(event.getContainerId() + " Container Transitioned from "
@@ -915,4 +916,17 @@ public class RMContainerImpl implements RMContainer {
       rmContext.getRMApplicationHistoryWriter().containerStarted(this);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * catch the InvalidStateTransition.
+   * @param state
+   * @param rmContainerEventType
+   */
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  protected void onInvalidStateTransition(
+      RMContainerEventType rmContainerEventType,
+      RMContainerState state){
+    LOG.error("Invalid event " + rmContainerEventType +
+              " on container " + this.getContainerId());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/TestRMContainerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/TestRMContainerImpl.java
index 54c45d1445..2dfbf2073a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/TestRMContainerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmcontainer/TestRMContainerImpl.java
@@ -562,4 +562,66 @@ public class TestRMContainerImpl {
             AllocationTags.createSingleAppAllocationTags(appId, null),
             Long::max));
   }
+
+  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  public void testContainerAcquiredAtKilled() {
+    DrainDispatcher drainDispatcher = new DrainDispatcher();
+    EventHandler<RMAppAttemptEvent> appAttemptEventHandler = mock(
+        EventHandler.class);
+    EventHandler generic = mock(EventHandler.class);
+    drainDispatcher.register(RMAppAttemptEventType.class,
+        appAttemptEventHandler);
+    drainDispatcher.register(RMNodeEventType.class, generic);
+    drainDispatcher.init(new YarnConfiguration());
+    drainDispatcher.start();
+    NodeId nodeId = BuilderUtils.newNodeId("host", 3425);
+    ApplicationId appId = BuilderUtils.newApplicationId(1, 1);
+    ApplicationAttemptId appAttemptId = BuilderUtils.newApplicationAttemptId(
+        appId, 1);
+    ContainerId containerId = BuilderUtils.newContainerId(appAttemptId, 1);
+    ContainerAllocationExpirer expirer = mock(ContainerAllocationExpirer.class);
+
+    Resource resource = BuilderUtils.newResource(512, 1);
+    Priority priority = BuilderUtils.newPriority(5);
+
+    Container container = BuilderUtils.newContainer(containerId, nodeId,
+        "host:3465", resource, priority, null);
+
+    ConcurrentMap<ApplicationId, RMApp> appMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    RMApp rmApp = mock(RMApp.class);
+    appMap.putIfAbsent(appId, rmApp);
+
+    RMApplicationHistoryWriter writer = mock(RMApplicationHistoryWriter.class);
+    SystemMetricsPublisher publisher = mock(SystemMetricsPublisher.class);
+    RMContext rmContext = mock(RMContext.class);
+    when(rmContext.getDispatcher()).thenReturn(drainDispatcher);
+    when(rmContext.getContainerAllocationExpirer()).thenReturn(expirer);
+    when(rmContext.getRMApplicationHistoryWriter()).thenReturn(writer);
+    when(rmContext.getSystemMetricsPublisher()).thenReturn(publisher);
+    AllocationTagsManager ptm = mock(AllocationTagsManager.class);
+    when(rmContext.getAllocationTagsManager()).thenReturn(ptm);
+
+    YarnConfiguration conf = new YarnConfiguration();
+    conf.setBoolean(
+        YarnConfiguration.APPLICATION_HISTORY_SAVE_NON_AM_CONTAINER_META_INFO,
+        true);
+    when(rmContext.getYarnConfiguration()).thenReturn(conf);
+    when(rmContext.getRMApps()).thenReturn(appMap);
+
+    RMContainer rmContainer = new RMContainerImpl(container,
+        SchedulerRequestKey.extractFrom(container), appAttemptId,
+        nodeId, "user", rmContext) {
+        @Override
+        protected void onInvalidStateTransition(
+            RMContainerEventType rmContainerEventType, RMContainerState state) {
+            Assert.fail("RMContainerImpl: can't handle " + rmContainerEventType
+                + " at state " + state);
+        }
+    };
+    rmContainer.handle(new RMContainerEvent(containerId,
+        RMContainerEventType.KILL));
+
+    rmContainer.handle(new RMContainerEvent(containerId,
+        RMContainerEventType.ACQUIRED));
+  }
 }