diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
index ff531cd..56bbe88 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/conf/YarnConfiguration.java
@@ -1211,6 +1211,19 @@
       DEFAULT_RM_ENABLE_NODE_UNTRACKED_WITHOUT_INCLUDE_PATH = false;
 
   /**
+   * When non empty, untracked nodes are deleted only if their state is one of
+   * the states defined by this config. When empty, all the states are eligible
+   * for removal
+   * Eligible states are defined by enum values here:
+   * @see org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeState
+   * Example: LOST,DECOMMISSIONED
+   */
+  public static final String RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_NODE_SELECTIVE_STATES_TO_REMOVE =
+      RM_PREFIX + "node-removal-untracked.node-selective-states-to-remove";
+  public static final String[]
+      DEFAULT_RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_NODE_SELECTIVE_STATES_TO_REMOVE = {};
+
+  /**
    * RM proxy users' prefix
    */
   public static final String RM_PROXY_USER_PREFIX = RM_PREFIX + "proxyuser.";
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
index aea9226..0069e9e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/resources/yarn-default.xml
@@ -5316,4 +5316,16 @@
     </description>
   </property>
 
+  <property>
+    <description>
+      If Yarn untracked removal is enabled, then this config can control what all
+      node states can be removed. If the untracked node is not having one of these
+      states, then node will skipped for removal. If this config value is set to
+      empty, all node states, will be eligible for removal
+      NodeState is an ENUM: org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeState
+    </description>
+    <name>yarn.resourcemanager.node-removal-untracked.node-selective-states-to-remove</name>
+    <value></value>
+  </property>
+
 </configuration>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodesListManager.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodesListManager.java
index 21be921..6b5bf0e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodesListManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/NodesListManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
@@ -128,6 +131,10 @@
     enableNodeUntrackedWithoutIncludePath = conf.getBoolean(
         YarnConfiguration.RM_ENABLE_NODE_UNTRACKED_WITHOUT_INCLUDE_PATH,
         YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_ENABLE_NODE_UNTRACKED_WITHOUT_INCLUDE_PATH);
+    final Set<String> untrackedSelectiveStatesToRemove = Arrays.stream(conf.getStrings(
+        YarnConfiguration.RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_NODE_SELECTIVE_STATES_TO_REMOVE,
+        YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_NODE_SELECTIVE_STATES_TO_REMOVE))
+            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
     final int nodeRemovalTimeout =
         conf.getInt(
             YarnConfiguration.RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_REMOVAL_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
@@ -146,6 +153,13 @@
           NodeId nodeId = entry.getKey();
           RMNode rmNode = entry.getValue();
           if (isUntrackedNode(rmNode.getHostName())) {
+            if(CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(untrackedSelectiveStatesToRemove) &&
+                !untrackedSelectiveStatesToRemove.contains(rmNode.getState().toString())) {
+              LOG.warn("Untracked node {}, with node state {} is not part of " +
+                  "node-removal-untracked.node-selective-states-to-remove config",
+                  rmNode.getHostName(), rmNode.getState().toString());
+              continue;
+            }
             if (rmNode.getUntrackedTimeStamp() == 0) {
               rmNode.setUntrackedTimeStamp(now);
             } else
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java
index e4f0b79..358cf9e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestResourceTrackerService.java
@@ -3222,4 +3222,85 @@
 
     rm.close();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Decommissioning with selective states for untracked nodes.
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testDecommissionWithSelectiveStates() throws Exception {
+    // clear exclude hosts
+    writeToHostsFile(excludeHostFile, "");
+    // init conf:
+    // (1) set untracked removal timeout to 500ms
+    // (2) set exclude path (no include path)
+    // (3) enable node untracked without pre-configured include path
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+    conf.setInt(YarnConfiguration.RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_REMOVAL_TIMEOUT_MSEC, 500);
+    conf.setBoolean(YarnConfiguration.RM_ENABLE_NODE_UNTRACKED_WITHOUT_INCLUDE_PATH, true);
+    conf.setStrings(YarnConfiguration.RM_NODEMANAGER_UNTRACKED_NODE_SELECTIVE_STATES_TO_REMOVE,
+         "DECOMMISSIONED", "SHUTDOWN");
+    conf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_NODES_EXCLUDE_FILE_PATH, excludeHostFile.getAbsolutePath());
+
+    rm = new MockRM(conf);
+    rm.start();
+    MockNM nm1 = rm.registerNode("host1:1234", 10240);
+    MockNM nm2 = rm.registerNode("host2:1234", 10240);
+    MockNM nm3 = rm.registerNode("host3:1234", 10240);
+    MockNM nm4 = rm.registerNode("host4:1234", 10240);
+    assertEquals(4, rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().size());
+    assertEquals(0, rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size());
+
+    // decommission nm1 via adding nm1 into exclude hosts
+    RMNode rmNode1 = rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().get(nm1.getNodeId());
+    writeToHostsFile(excludeHostFile, "host1");
+    rm.getNodesListManager().refreshNodes(conf);
+    rm.drainEvents();
+    assertEquals(rmNode1.getState(), NodeState.DECOMMISSIONED);
+    assertEquals(3, rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().size());
+    assertEquals(1, rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size());
+    assertEquals(new HashSet(Arrays.asList(nm1.getNodeId())),
+         rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().keySet());
+
+    // remove nm1 from exclude hosts, so that it will be marked as untracked
+    // and removed from inactive nodes after the timeout
+    writeToHostsFile(excludeHostFile, "");
+    rm.getNodesListManager().refreshNodes(conf);
+    // confirmed that nm1 should be removed from inactive nodes in 1 second
+    GenericTestUtils.waitFor(() -> rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size() == 0,
+         100, 1000);
+
+    // lost nm2
+    RMNode rmNode2 = rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().get(nm2.getNodeId());
+    rm.getRMContext().getDispatcher().getEventHandler()
+         .handle(new RMNodeEvent(nm2.getNodeId(), RMNodeEventType.EXPIRE));
+    rm.drainEvents();
+    assertEquals(rmNode2.getState(), NodeState.LOST);
+    assertEquals(2, rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().size());
+    assertEquals(1, rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size());
+    // confirmed that nm2 should not be removed from inactive nodes in 1 second
+    GenericTestUtils.waitFor(() -> rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size() == 1,
+         100, 1000);
+
+    // shutdown nm3
+    RMNode rmNode3 = rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().get(nm3.getNodeId());
+    rm.getRMContext().getDispatcher().getEventHandler()
+         .handle(new RMNodeEvent(nm3.getNodeId(), RMNodeEventType.SHUTDOWN));
+    rm.drainEvents();
+    assertEquals(rmNode3.getState(), NodeState.SHUTDOWN);
+    assertEquals(1, rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().size());
+    assertEquals(2, rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size());
+    // confirmed that nm3 should be removed from inactive nodes in 1 second
+    GenericTestUtils.waitFor(() -> rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().size() == 1,
+         100, 1000);
+
+    // nm4 is still active node at last
+    assertEquals(new HashSet(Arrays.asList(nm4.getNodeId())),
+         rm.getRMContext().getRMNodes().keySet());
+
+    // nm2 is still inactive node at last, not removed
+    assertEquals(new HashSet(Arrays.asList(nm2.getNodeId())),
+         rm.getRMContext().getInactiveRMNodes().keySet());
+
+    rm.close();
+  }
 }