diff --git a/ui/app/adapters/node.js b/ui/app/adapters/node.js
index b3c14fdd8..140f27907 100644
--- a/ui/app/adapters/node.js
+++ b/ui/app/adapters/node.js
@@ -19,4 +19,29 @@ export default Watchable.extend({
       },
     });
   },
+
+  // Force: -1s deadline
+  // No Deadline: 0 deadline
+  drain(node, drainSpec) {
+    const url = addToPath(this.urlForFindRecord(node.id, 'node'), '/drain');
+    return this.ajax(url, 'POST', {
+      data: Object.assign(
+        {
+          NodeID: node.id,
+          Deadline: 0,
+          IgnoreSystemJobs: true,
+        },
+        drainSpec
+      ),
+    });
+  },
+
+  forceDrain(node, drainSpec) {
+    return this.drain(
+      node,
+      Object.assign({}, drainSpec, {
+        Deadline: -1000 * 1000000,
+      })
+    );
+  },
 });
diff --git a/ui/app/models/node.js b/ui/app/models/node.js
index ed4149550..919121f30 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/node.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/node.js
@@ -81,4 +81,12 @@ export default Model.extend({
     if (!this.isEligible) return RSVP.resolve();
     return this.store.adapterFor('node').setIneligible(this);
   },
+
+  drain(drainSpec) {
+    return this.store.adapterFor('node').drain(this, drainSpec);
+  },
+
+  forceDrain(drainSpec) {
+    return this.store.adapterFor('node').forceDrain(this, drainSpec);
+  },
 });
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/adapters/node-test.js b/ui/tests/unit/adapters/node-test.js
index 6ab277bbb..a0f3e97e3 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/adapters/node-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/adapters/node-test.js
@@ -131,6 +131,86 @@ module('Unit | Adapter | Node', function(hooks) {
       'POST request is made with the correct body arguments'
     );
   });
+
+  test('drain makes the correct POST request to /:node_id/drain with appropriate defaults', async function(assert) {
+    const { pretender } = this.server;
+    const node = await run(() => this.store.findRecord('node', 'node-1'));
+
+    await this.subject().drain(node);
+
+    const request = pretender.handledRequests.lastObject;
+    assert.equal(request.url, `/v1/node/${node.id}/drain`, 'Request was made to /:node_id/drain');
+    assert.equal(request.method, 'POST', 'Request was made with the POST method');
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      JSON.parse(request.requestBody),
+      {
+        NodeID: node.id,
+        Deadline: 0,
+        IgnoreSystemJobs: true,
+      },
+      'POST request is made with the default body arguments'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('drain makes the correct POST request to /:node_id/drain with the provided drain spec', async function(assert) {
+    const { pretender } = this.server;
+    const node = await run(() => this.store.findRecord('node', 'node-1'));
+
+    const spec = { Deadline: 123456789, IgnoreSystemJobs: false };
+    await this.subject().drain(node, spec);
+
+    const request = pretender.handledRequests.lastObject;
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      JSON.parse(request.requestBody),
+      {
+        NodeID: node.id,
+        Deadline: spec.Deadline,
+        IgnoreSystemJobs: spec.IgnoreSystemJobs,
+      },
+      'POST request is made with the drain spec as body arguments'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('forceDrain makes the correct POST request to /:node_id/drain with appropriate defaults', async function(assert) {
+    const { pretender } = this.server;
+    const node = await run(() => this.store.findRecord('node', 'node-1'));
+
+    await this.subject().forceDrain(node);
+
+    const request = pretender.handledRequests.lastObject;
+    assert.equal(request.url, `/v1/node/${node.id}/drain`, 'Request was made to /:node_id/drain');
+    assert.equal(request.method, 'POST', 'Request was made with the POST method');
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      JSON.parse(request.requestBody),
+      {
+        NodeID: node.id,
+        Deadline: -1000000000,
+        IgnoreSystemJobs: true,
+      },
+      'POST request is made with the default body arguments'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('forceDrain makes the correct POST request to /:node_id/drain with the provided drain spec', async function(assert) {
+    const { pretender } = this.server;
+    const node = await run(() => this.store.findRecord('node', 'node-1'));
+
+    const spec = { Deadline: 123456789, IgnoreSystemJobs: false };
+    await this.subject().forceDrain(node, spec);
+
+    const request = pretender.handledRequests.lastObject;
+    assert.equal(request.url, `/v1/node/${node.id}/drain`, 'Request was made to /:node_id/drain');
+    assert.equal(request.method, 'POST', 'Request was made with the POST method');
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      JSON.parse(request.requestBody),
+      {
+        NodeID: node.id,
+        Deadline: -1000000000,
+        IgnoreSystemJobs: spec.IgnoreSystemJobs,
+      },
+      'POST request is made with the drain spec, except deadline is not overridden'
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 // Using fetchLink on a model's hasMany relationship exercises the adapter's