diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index e604d2c91b..3559edaeae 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ Release 2.1.2 - UNRELEASED
     additions of authenticated filters there by causing kerberos replay errors.
     (Omkar Vinit Joshi via vinodkv)
 
+    YARN-1236. FairScheduler setting queue name in RMApp is not working.
+    (Sandy Ryza)
+
 Release 2.1.1-beta - 2013-09-23
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java
index f7897e0f2f..f2ac6a699c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/FairScheduler.java
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ public class FairScheduler implements ResourceScheduler {
       return;
     }
 
-    RMApp rmApp = rmContext.getRMApps().get(applicationAttemptId);
+    RMApp rmApp = rmContext.getRMApps().get(
+        applicationAttemptId.getApplicationId());
     FSLeafQueue queue = assignToQueue(rmApp, queueName, user);
 
     FSSchedulerApp schedulerApp =
@@ -686,6 +687,8 @@ public class FairScheduler implements ResourceScheduler {
     
     if (rmApp != null) {
       rmApp.setQueue(queue.getName());
+    } else {
+      LOG.warn("Couldn't find RM app to set queue name on");
     }
     
     return queue;
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java
index 7cc800260e..f09d2c4a04 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/fair/TestFairScheduler.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.factories.RecordFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.factory.providers.RecordFactoryProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.ApplicationMasterService;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.MockNodes;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.RMContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.ResourceManager;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.MockRMApp;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMApp;
@@ -603,13 +604,22 @@ public class TestFairScheduler {
     Configuration conf = createConfiguration();
     conf.set(FairSchedulerConfiguration.USER_AS_DEFAULT_QUEUE, "true");
     scheduler.reinitialize(conf, resourceManager.getRMContext());
+    RMContext rmContext = resourceManager.getRMContext();
+    Map<ApplicationId, RMApp> appsMap = rmContext.getRMApps();
+    ApplicationAttemptId appAttemptId = createAppAttemptId(1, 1);
+    RMApp rmApp = new RMAppImpl(appAttemptId.getApplicationId(), rmContext, conf,
+        null, null, null, ApplicationSubmissionContext.newInstance(null, null,
+            null, null, null, false, false, 0, null, null), null, null, 0, null);
+    appsMap.put(appAttemptId.getApplicationId(), rmApp);
+    
     AppAddedSchedulerEvent appAddedEvent = new AppAddedSchedulerEvent(
-        createAppAttemptId(1, 1), "default", "user1");
+        appAttemptId, "default", "user1");
     scheduler.handle(appAddedEvent);
     assertEquals(1, scheduler.getQueueManager().getLeafQueue("user1", true)
         .getAppSchedulables().size());
     assertEquals(0, scheduler.getQueueManager().getLeafQueue("default", true)
         .getAppSchedulables().size());
+    assertEquals("root.user1", rmApp.getQueue());
 
     conf.set(FairSchedulerConfiguration.USER_AS_DEFAULT_QUEUE, "false");
     scheduler.reinitialize(conf, resourceManager.getRMContext());