diff --git a/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClientSchedulerBackend.scala b/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClientSchedulerBackend.scala
index f1a8df00f9c5..d47db0850f2d 100644
--- a/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClientSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/YarnClientSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ private[spark] class YarnClientSchedulerBackend(
     override def run() {
       try {
         val YarnAppReport(_, state, diags) =
-          client.monitorApplication(appId.get, logApplicationReport = true)
+          client.monitorApplication(appId.get,
+            logApplicationReport = conf.getBoolean("spark.yarn.log.application.report", true))
         logError(s"YARN application has exited unexpectedly with state $state! " +
           "Check the YARN application logs for more details.")
         diags.foreach { err =>