diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
index f97dbbfcd6..bf88e6fe88 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ public void run() {
     }
     try {
       reconcile();
+      dataset.setLastDirScannerFinishTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
     } catch (Exception e) {
       // Log and continue - allows Executor to run again next cycle
       LOG.error(
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsDatasetSpi.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsDatasetSpi.java
index 4cad7aa4d3..4ab7e1be84 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsDatasetSpi.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsDatasetSpi.java
@@ -692,4 +692,10 @@ ReplicaInfo moveBlockAcrossVolumes(final ExtendedBlock block,
    * Get the volume list.
    */
   List<FsVolumeImpl> getVolumeList();
+
+  /**
+   * Set the last time in milliseconds when the directory scanner successfully ran.
+   * @param time the last time in milliseconds when the directory scanner successfully ran.
+   */
+  default void setLastDirScannerFinishTime(long time) {}
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java
index d81b5411c5..f1115efcc2 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ public LengthInputStream getMetaDataInputStream(ExtendedBlock b)
   private long maxDirScannerNotifyCount;
   private long curDirScannerNotifyCount;
   private long lastDirScannerNotifyTime;
-  
+  private volatile long lastDirScannerFinishTime;
+
   /**
    * An FSDataset has a directory where it loads its data files.
    */
@@ -3811,5 +3812,15 @@ void stopAllDataxceiverThreads(FsVolumeImpl volume) {
   public List<FsVolumeImpl> getVolumeList() {
     return volumes.getVolumes();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public long getLastDirScannerFinishTime() {
+    return this.lastDirScannerFinishTime;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setLastDirScannerFinishTime(long time) {
+    this.lastDirScannerFinishTime = time;
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/DataNodeMetricHelper.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/DataNodeMetricHelper.java
index b1a2d4f956..65fd92ec78 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/DataNodeMetricHelper.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/DataNodeMetricHelper.java
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ public static void getMetrics(MetricsCollector collector,
         " of blocks cached"), beanClass.getNumBlocksCached())
       .addGauge(Interns.info("NumBlocksFailedToCache", "Datanode number of " +
         "blocks failed to cache"), beanClass.getNumBlocksFailedToCache())
-      .addGauge(Interns.info("NumBlocksFailedToUnCache", "Datanode number of" +
+        .addGauge(Interns.info("NumBlocksFailedToUnCache", "Datanode number of" +
           " blocks failed in cache eviction"),
-        beanClass.getNumBlocksFailedToUncache());
-
+        beanClass.getNumBlocksFailedToUncache())
+        .addGauge(Interns.info("LastDirectoryScannerFinishTime",
+        "Finish time of the last directory scan"), beanClass.getLastDirScannerFinishTime());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/FSDatasetMBean.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/FSDatasetMBean.java
index c2f175b97d..0bfb14e232 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/FSDatasetMBean.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/metrics/FSDatasetMBean.java
@@ -122,4 +122,9 @@ public interface FSDatasetMBean extends MetricsSource {
    * Returns the number of blocks that the datanode was unable to uncache
    */
   public long getNumBlocksFailedToUncache();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the last time in milliseconds when the directory scanner successfully ran.
+   */
+  long getLastDirScannerFinishTime();
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/SimulatedFSDataset.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/SimulatedFSDataset.java
index 1d479f34e0..8c75ca9f75 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/SimulatedFSDataset.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/SimulatedFSDataset.java
@@ -939,6 +939,11 @@ public long getNumBlocksFailedToUncache() {
     return 0L;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public long getLastDirScannerFinishTime() {
+    return 0L;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get metrics from the metrics source
    *
@@ -1632,5 +1637,10 @@ public MountVolumeMap getMountVolumeMap() {
   public List<FsVolumeImpl> getVolumeList() {
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setLastDirScannerFinishTime(long time) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestDirectoryScanner.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestDirectoryScanner.java
index 74c70cec76..244b60e138 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestDirectoryScanner.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestDirectoryScanner.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -1304,6 +1305,24 @@ public void testLocalReplicaUpdateWithReplica() throws Exception {
     assertEquals(realBlkFile, localReplica.getBlockFile());
   }
 
+  @Test(timeout = 60000)
+  public void testLastDirScannerFinishTimeIsUpdated() throws Exception {
+    Configuration conf = getConfiguration();
+    conf.setLong(DFSConfigKeys.DFS_DATANODE_DIRECTORYSCAN_INTERVAL_KEY, 3L);
+    cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf).build();
+    try {
+      cluster.waitActive();
+      bpid = cluster.getNamesystem().getBlockPoolId();
+      final DataNode dn = cluster.getDataNodes().get(0);
+      fds = DataNodeTestUtils.getFSDataset(cluster.getDataNodes().get(0));
+      long lastDirScannerFinishTime = fds.getLastDirScannerFinishTime();
+      dn.getDirectoryScanner().run();
+      assertNotEquals(lastDirScannerFinishTime, fds.getLastDirScannerFinishTime());
+    } finally {
+      cluster.shutdown();
+    }
+  }
+
   public long getRandomBlockId() {
     return Math.abs(new Random().nextLong());
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/extdataset/ExternalDatasetImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/extdataset/ExternalDatasetImpl.java
index 413a2e6b59..1bd42e0bdf 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/extdataset/ExternalDatasetImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/extdataset/ExternalDatasetImpl.java
@@ -477,4 +477,10 @@ public MountVolumeMap getMountVolumeMap() {
   public List<FsVolumeImpl> getVolumeList() {
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public long getLastDirScannerFinishTime() {
+    return 0L;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java
index 0ee7eb3ec1..1c94e351c2 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ public void setUp() throws IOException {
     for (String bpid : BLOCK_POOL_IDS) {
       dataset.addBlockPool(bpid, conf);
     }
-
     assertEquals(NUM_INIT_VOLUMES, getNumVolumes());
     assertEquals(0, dataset.getNumFailedVolumes());
   }
@@ -250,6 +249,13 @@ public void checkDataSetLockManager() {
     assertNull(manager.getLastException());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testSetLastDirScannerFinishTime() throws IOException {
+    assertEquals(dataset.getLastDirScannerFinishTime(), 0L);
+    dataset.setLastDirScannerFinishTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    assertNotEquals(0L, dataset.getLastDirScannerFinishTime());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testAddVolumes() throws IOException {
     final int numNewVolumes = 3;