diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 1c72e053ec..efd23cd88d 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ Release 0.23.6 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-4817. Hardcoded task ping timeout kills tasks localizing large 
     amounts of data (tgraves)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-4836. Elapsed time for running tasks on AM web UI tasks page is 0
+    (Ravi Prakash via jeagles)
+
 Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/dao/TaskInfo.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/dao/TaskInfo.java
index aab8b56d91..40983400ae 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/dao/TaskInfo.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/dao/TaskInfo.java
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ public TaskInfo(Task task) {
     TaskReport report = task.getReport();
     this.startTime = report.getStartTime();
     this.finishTime = report.getFinishTime();
-    this.elapsedTime = Times.elapsed(this.startTime, this.finishTime, false);
+    this.state = report.getTaskState();
+    this.elapsedTime = Times.elapsed(this.startTime, this.finishTime,
+      this.state == TaskState.RUNNING);
     if (this.elapsedTime == -1) {
       this.elapsedTime = 0;
     }
-    this.state = report.getTaskState();
     this.progress = report.getProgress() * 100;
     this.id = MRApps.toString(task.getID());
     this.taskNum = task.getID().getId();