diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/RollingLevelDBTimelineStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/RollingLevelDBTimelineStore.java
index 36b5ce8430..255547b18b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/RollingLevelDBTimelineStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/RollingLevelDBTimelineStore.java
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ public TimelineEntity getEntity(String entityId, String entityType,
       EnumSet<Field> fields) throws IOException {
     Long revStartTime = getStartTimeLong(entityId, entityType);
     if (revStartTime == null) {
+      if ( LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+        LOG.debug("Could not find start time for {} {} ", entityType, entityId);
+      }
       return null;
     }
     byte[] prefix = KeyBuilder.newInstance().add(entityType)
@@ -421,6 +424,9 @@ public TimelineEntity getEntity(String entityId, String entityType,
 
     DB db = entitydb.getDBForStartTime(revStartTime);
     if (db == null) {
+      if ( LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+        LOG.debug("Could not find db for {} {} ", entityType, entityId);
+      }
       return null;
     }
     try (DBIterator iterator = db.iterator()) {
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/TimelineDataManager.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/TimelineDataManager.java
index 56b71faf2e..c5381967e1 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/TimelineDataManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/TimelineDataManager.java
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@ private TimelineEntity doGetEntity(
       // check ACLs
       if (!timelineACLsManager.checkAccess(
           callerUGI, ApplicationAccessType.VIEW_APP, entity)) {
-        entity = null;
+        final String user = callerUGI != null ? callerUGI.getShortUserName():
+            null;
+        throw new YarnException(
+            user + " is not allowed to get the timeline entity "
+            + "{ id: " + entity.getEntityId() + ", type: "
+            + entity.getEntityType() + " }.");
       }
     }
     return entity;
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TimelineWebServices.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TimelineWebServices.java
index be8e3c599e..9423e7f71b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TimelineWebServices.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TimelineWebServices.java
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ public TimelineEntity getEntity(
           parseStr(entityId),
           parseFieldsStr(fields, ","),
           getUser(req));
+    } catch (YarnException e) {
+      // The user doesn't have the access to override the existing domain.
+      LOG.info(e.getMessage(), e);
+      throw new ForbiddenException(e);
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
       throw new BadRequestException(e);
     } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TestTimelineWebServices.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TestTimelineWebServices.java
index ca78cbcbab..b6d2967d2a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TestTimelineWebServices.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/timeline/webapp/TestTimelineWebServices.java
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ public void testGetEntityWithYarnACLsEnabled() throws Exception {
           .get(ClientResponse.class);
       assertEquals(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON + "; " + JettyUtils.UTF_8,
           response.getType().toString());
-      assertResponseStatusCode(Status.NOT_FOUND, response.getStatusInfo());
+      assertResponseStatusCode(Status.FORBIDDEN, response.getStatusInfo());
     } finally {
       timelineACLsManager.setAdminACLsManager(oldAdminACLsManager);
     }