diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 94cf147..35d82bb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
  
 IMPROVEMENTS
 
+PIG-4924: Translate failures.maxpercent MR setting to Tez Tez (rohini)
+
 PIG-5236: json simple jar not included automatically with piggybank AvroStorage (satishsaley via rohini)
 
 PIG-3103: make mockito a test dependency (instead of compile) (nkollar via szita)
diff --git a/src/org/apache/pig/backend/hadoop/executionengine/tez/util/MRToTezHelper.java b/src/org/apache/pig/backend/hadoop/executionengine/tez/util/MRToTezHelper.java
index f6bd0ff..d6a42eb 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/pig/backend/hadoop/executionengine/tez/util/MRToTezHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/pig/backend/hadoop/executionengine/tez/util/MRToTezHelper.java
@@ -89,21 +89,24 @@
         mrAMParamToTezAMParamMap.put(MRConfiguration.JOB_CREDENTIALS_BINARY, TezConfiguration.TEZ_CREDENTIALS_PATH);
         mrAMParamToTezAMParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.JOB_CANCEL_DELEGATION_TOKEN, TezConfiguration.TEZ_CANCEL_DELEGATION_TOKENS_ON_COMPLETION);
 
-        //Map settings
+        // Map settings for Scope.VERTEX
         mrMapParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.MAP_MAX_ATTEMPTS, TezConfiguration.TEZ_AM_TASK_MAX_FAILED_ATTEMPTS);
         mrMapParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.MAP_SPECULATIVE, TezConfiguration.TEZ_AM_SPECULATION_ENABLED);
         mrMapParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.MAP_LOG_LEVEL, TezConfiguration.TEZ_TASK_LOG_LEVEL);
-        //TezConfiguration.TEZ_AM_VERTEX_MAX_TASK_CONCURRENCY TEZ-2914 in Tez 0.8
+        // TezConfiguration.TEZ_AM_VERTEX_MAX_TASK_CONCURRENCY TEZ-2914 in Tez 0.8
         mrMapParamToTezVertexParamMap.put("mapreduce.job.running.map.limit", "tez.am.vertex.max-task-concurrency");
-        //TezConfiguration.TEZ_TASK_PROGRESS_STUCK_INTERVAL_MS TEZ-808 in Tez 0.8
+        // TezConfiguration.TEZ_TASK_PROGRESS_STUCK_INTERVAL_MS TEZ-808 in Tez 0.8
         mrMapParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.TASK_TIMEOUT, "tez.am.progress.stuck.interval-ms");
+        // TezConfiguration.TEZ_VERTEX_FAILURES_MAXPERCENT TEZ-3271 in Tez 0.8.4
+        mrMapParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.MAP_FAILURES_MAX_PERCENT, "tez.vertex.failures.maxpercent");
 
-        //Reduce settings
+        // Reduce settings for Scope.VERTEX
         mrReduceParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.REDUCE_MAX_ATTEMPTS, TezConfiguration.TEZ_AM_TASK_MAX_FAILED_ATTEMPTS);
         mrReduceParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.REDUCE_SPECULATIVE, TezConfiguration.TEZ_AM_SPECULATION_ENABLED);
         mrReduceParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.REDUCE_LOG_LEVEL, TezConfiguration.TEZ_TASK_LOG_LEVEL);
         mrReduceParamToTezVertexParamMap.put("mapreduce.job.running.reduce.limit", "tez.am.vertex.max-task-concurrency");
         mrReduceParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.TASK_TIMEOUT, "tez.am.progress.stuck.interval-ms");
+        mrReduceParamToTezVertexParamMap.put(MRJobConfig.REDUCE_FAILURES_MAXPERCENT, "tez.vertex.failures.maxpercent");
     }
 
     private static void populateMRSettingsToRetain() {