diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 48c08b3efb..df79e09486 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ Trunk (unreleased changes)
 
   BUG FIXES
 
+    MAPREDUCE-4356. [Rumen] Provide access to the method
+                    ParsedTask.obtainTaskAttempts(). (ravigummadi)
+
     MAPREDUCE-4100. [Gridmix] Bug fixed in compression emulation feature for 
                     map only jobs. (amarrk)
 
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-rumen/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/rumen/ParsedTask.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-rumen/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/rumen/ParsedTask.java
index 90eebd66fb..11cf12d042 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-rumen/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/rumen/ParsedTask.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-rumen/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/rumen/ParsedTask.java
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ public String obtainFailedDueToAttemptId() {
     return failedDueToAttempt;
   }
 
-  List<ParsedTaskAttempt> obtainTaskAttempts() {
+  /**
+   * @return the list of attempts of this task.
+   */
+  public List<ParsedTaskAttempt> obtainTaskAttempts() {
     List<LoggedTaskAttempt> attempts = getAttempts();
     return convertTaskAttempts(attempts);
   }