diff --git a/docs/running-on-yarn.md b/docs/running-on-yarn.md
index 0b265b0cb1b3..18d424e1b2cd 100644
--- a/docs/running-on-yarn.md
+++ b/docs/running-on-yarn.md
@@ -500,6 +500,13 @@ providers can be disabled individually by setting `spark.security.credentials.{s
   The default value should be enough for most deployments.
   </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+  <td><code>spark.yarn.log.application.report</code></td>
+  <td>true</td>
+  <td>
+  Whether to show the interaction reports with yarn.
+  </td>
+</tr>
 </table>
 
 ## Troubleshooting Kerberos
diff --git a/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/config.scala b/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/config.scala
index 129084a86597..3e499c3d6f96 100644
--- a/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/config.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/config.scala
@@ -334,4 +334,9 @@ package object config {
       .booleanConf
       .createWithDefault(false)
 
+  private[spark] val SPARK_YARN_LOG_APPLICATION_REPORT = ConfigBuilder("spark.yarn.log.application.report")
+    .doc("Whether to show the interaction reports with yarn.")
+    .booleanConf
+    .createWithDefault(true)
+
 }
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..aefec79715ff 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 =>