diff --git a/nomad/eval_endpoint.go b/nomad/eval_endpoint.go
index 07dfc18fe..e473b5b10 100644
--- a/nomad/eval_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/eval_endpoint.go
@@ -27,32 +27,40 @@ func (e *Eval) GetEval(args *structs.EvalSpecificRequest,
 	}
 	defer metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"nomad", "eval", "get_eval"}, time.Now())
 
-	// Look for the job
-	snap, err := e.srv.fsm.State().Snapshot()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	out, err := snap.EvalByID(args.EvalID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	// Setup the blocking query
+	opts := blockingOptions{
+		queryOpts: &args.QueryOptions,
+		queryMeta: &reply.QueryMeta,
+		watch:     watch.NewItems(watch.Item{Eval: args.EvalID}),
+		run: func() error {
+			// Look for the job
+			snap, err := e.srv.fsm.State().Snapshot()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			out, err := snap.EvalByID(args.EvalID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-	// Setup the output
-	if out != nil {
-		reply.Eval = out
-		reply.Index = out.ModifyIndex
-	} else {
-		// Use the last index that affected the nodes table
-		index, err := snap.Index("evals")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		reply.Index = index
-	}
+			// Setup the output
+			if out != nil {
+				reply.Eval = out
+				reply.Index = out.ModifyIndex
+			} else {
+				// Use the last index that affected the nodes table
+				index, err := snap.Index("evals")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				reply.Index = index
+			}
 
-	// Set the query response
-	e.srv.setQueryMeta(&reply.QueryMeta)
-	return nil
+			// Set the query response
+			e.srv.setQueryMeta(&reply.QueryMeta)
+			return nil
+		}}
+	return e.srv.blockingRPC(&opts)
 }
 
 // Dequeue is used to dequeue a pending evaluation
diff --git a/nomad/eval_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/eval_endpoint_test.go
index 3b9a62a8e..01ec27f46 100644
--- a/nomad/eval_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/eval_endpoint_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,58 @@ func TestEvalEndpoint_GetEval(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEvalEndpoint_GetEval_blocking(t *testing.T) {
+	s1 := testServer(t, nil)
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+	state := s1.fsm.State()
+	codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
+
+	// Create the evals
+	eval1 := mock.Eval()
+	eval2 := mock.Eval()
+
+	// First create an unrelated eval
+	time.AfterFunc(100*time.Millisecond, func() {
+		err := state.UpsertEvals(1000, []*structs.Evaluation{eval1})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Upsert the eval we are watching later
+	time.AfterFunc(200*time.Millisecond, func() {
+		err := state.UpsertEvals(2000, []*structs.Evaluation{eval2})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Lookup the eval
+	get := &structs.EvalSpecificRequest{
+		EvalID: eval2.ID,
+		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{
+			Region:        "global",
+			MinQueryIndex: 1,
+		},
+	}
+	var resp structs.SingleEvalResponse
+	start := time.Now()
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Eval.GetEval", get, &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if elapsed := time.Now().Sub(start); elapsed < 200*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("should block (returned in %s) %#v", elapsed, resp)
+	}
+	if resp.Index != 2000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad index: %d %d", resp.Index, 2000)
+	}
+	if resp.Eval == nil || resp.Eval.ID != eval2.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", resp.Eval)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEvalEndpoint_Dequeue(t *testing.T) {
 	s1 := testServer(t, func(c *Config) {
 		c.NumSchedulers = 0 // Prevent automatic dequeue