diff --git a/nomad/drainerv2/drain_heap.go b/nomad/drainerv2/drain_heap.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..899b8dd16
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+++ b/nomad/drainerv2/drain_heap.go
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+package drainerv2
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+)
+
+type DrainDeadlineNotifier interface {
+	NextBatch() <-chan []*structs.Node
+	Remove(nodeID string)
+	Watch(nodeID string, deadline time.Time)
+}
+
+type deadlineHeap struct {
+}
+
+func (d *deadlineHeap) NextBatch() <-chan []structs.Node        { return nil }
+func (d *deadlineHeap) Remove(nodeID string)                    {}
+func (d *deadlineHeap) Watch(nodeID string, deadline time.Time) {}
diff --git a/nomad/drainerv2/drain_interfaces.go b/nomad/drainerv2/drain_interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..008537619
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+++ b/nomad/drainerv2/drain_interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package drainerv2
diff --git a/nomad/drainerv2/drainer.go b/nomad/drainerv2/drainer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7156dc91
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+++ b/nomad/drainerv2/drainer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package drainerv2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/state"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+)
+
+const (
+	// LimitStateQueriesPerSecond is the number of state queries allowed per
+	// second
+	LimitStateQueriesPerSecond = 100.0
+)
+
+// RaftApplier contains methods for applying the raft requests required by the
+// NodeDrainer.
+type RaftApplier interface {
+	AllocUpdateDesiredTransition(allocs map[string]*structs.DesiredTransition, evals []*structs.Evaluation) error
+	NodeDrainComplete(nodeID string) error
+}
+
+type AllocDrainer interface {
+	drain(allocs []*structs.Allocation)
+}
+
+type DrainingJobWatcherFactory func(context.Context, *rate.Limiter, AllocDrainer) DrainingJobWatcher
+type DrainingNodeWatcherFactory func(context.Context, *rate.Limiter, AllocDrainer) DrainingNodeWatcher
+type DrainDeadlineNotifierFactory func(context.Context) DrainDeadlineNotifier
+
+type NodeDrainerConfig struct {
+	Logger                *log.Logger
+	Raft                  RaftApplier
+	JobFactory            DrainingJobWatcherFactory
+	NodeFactory           DrainingNodeWatcherFactory
+	DrainDeadlineFactory  DrainDeadlineNotifierFactory
+	StateQueriesPerSecond float64
+}
+
+type NodeDrainer struct {
+	enabled bool
+	logger  *log.Logger
+
+	// nodes is the set of draining nodes
+	nodes map[string]*drainingNode
+
+	// doneNodeCh is used to signal that a node is done draining
+	doneNodeCh chan string
+
+	nodeWatcher DrainingNodeWatcher
+	nodeFactory DrainingNodeWatcherFactory
+
+	jobWatcher DrainingJobWatcher
+	jobFactory DrainingJobWatcherFactory
+
+	deadlineNotifier        DrainDeadlineNotifier
+	deadlineNotifierFactory DrainDeadlineNotifierFactory
+
+	// state is the state that is watched for state changes.
+	state *state.StateStore
+
+	// queryLimiter is used to limit the rate of blocking queries
+	queryLimiter *rate.Limiter
+
+	// raft is a shim around the raft messages necessary for draining
+	raft RaftApplier
+
+	// ctx and exitFn are used to cancel the watcher
+	ctx    context.Context
+	exitFn context.CancelFunc
+
+	l sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func NewNodeDrainer(c *NodeDrainerConfig) *NodeDrainer {
+	return &NodeDrainer{
+		raft:                    c.Raft,
+		logger:                  c.Logger,
+		jobFactory:              c.JobFactory,
+		nodeFactory:             c.NodeFactory,
+		deadlineNotifierFactory: c.DrainDeadlineFactory,
+		queryLimiter:            rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(c.StateQueriesPerSecond), 100),
+	}
+}
+
+// SetEnabled will start or stop the node draining goroutine depending on the
+// enabled boolean.
+func (n *NodeDrainer) SetEnabled(enabled bool, state *state.StateStore) {
+	n.l.Lock()
+	defer n.l.Unlock()
+
+	wasEnabled := n.enabled
+	n.enabled = enabled
+
+	if state != nil {
+		n.state = state
+	}
+
+	// Flush the state to create the necessary objects
+	n.flush()
+
+	// If we are starting now, launch the watch daemon
+	if enabled && !wasEnabled {
+		n.run(n.ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+// flush is used to clear the state of the watcher
+func (n *NodeDrainer) flush() {
+	// Kill everything associated with the watcher
+	if n.exitFn != nil {
+		n.exitFn()
+	}
+
+	n.ctx, n.exitFn = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	n.jobWatcher = n.jobFactory(n.ctx, n.queryLimiter, n)
+	n.nodeWatcher = n.nodeFactory(n.ctx, n.queryLimiter, n)
+	n.deadlineNotifier = n.deadlineNotifierFactory(n.ctx)
+	n.nodes = make(map[string]*drainingNode, 32)
+	n.doneNodeCh = make(chan string, 4)
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) run(ctx context.Context) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-n.ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case nodes := <-n.deadlineNotifier.NextBatch():
+			n.handleDeadlinedNodes(nodes)
+		case nodes := <-n.nodeWatcher.Transistioning():
+			n.handleNodeDrainTransistion(nodes)
+		case allocs := <-n.jobWatcher.Drain():
+			n.handleJobAllocDrain(allocs)
+		case node := <-n.doneNodeCh:
+			n.handleDoneNode(node)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) handleDeadlinedNodes(nodes []*structs.Node) {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) handleNodeDrainTransistion(nodes []*structs.Node) {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) handleJobAllocDrain(allocs []*structs.Allocation) {
+	// TODO
+
+	// TODO Call check on the appropriate nodes when the final allocs
+	// transistion to stop so we have a place to determine with the node
+	// is done and the final drain of system allocs
+	// TODO This probably requires changing the interface such that it
+	// returns replaced allocs as well.
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) handleDoneNode(nodeID string) {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) drain(allocs []*structs.Allocation) {
+	// TODO
+}
diff --git a/nomad/drainerv2/draining_node.go b/nomad/drainerv2/draining_node.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3150be1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomad/drainerv2/draining_node.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package drainerv2
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/state"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+)
+
+// TODO make this an interface and then I can optimize the infinite case by
+// using a singleton object
+
+type drainCoordinator interface {
+	done(nodeID string)
+}
+
+func (n *NodeDrainer) nodeDone(nodeID string) {
+	select {
+	case <-n.ctx.Done():
+	case n.doneNodeCh <- nodeID:
+	}
+}
+
+type drainingNode struct {
+	coordinator drainCoordinator
+	state       *state.StateStore
+	node        *structs.Node
+	l           sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func NewDrainingNode(node *structs.Node, state *state.StateStore, coordinator drainCoordinator) *drainingNode {
+	return &drainingNode{
+		coordinator: coordinator,
+		state:       state,
+		node:        node,
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *drainingNode) Update(node *structs.Node) {
+	n.l.Lock()
+	defer n.l.Unlock()
+	n.node = node
+}
+
+// DeadlineTime returns if the node has a deadline and if so what it is
+func (n *drainingNode) DeadlineTime() (bool, time.Time) {
+	n.l.RLock()
+	defer n.l.RUnlock()
+
+	// Should never happen
+	if n.node == nil || n.node.DrainStrategy == nil {
+		return false, time.Time{}
+	}
+
+	return n.node.DrainStrategy.DeadlineTime()
+}
+
+// DeadlineAllocs returns the set of allocations that should be drained given a
+// node is at its deadline
+func (n *drainingNode) DeadlineAllocs() ([]*structs.Allocation, error) {
+	n.l.RLock()
+	defer n.l.RUnlock()
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/nomad/drainerv2/watch_jobs.go b/nomad/drainerv2/watch_jobs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..836cea685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomad/drainerv2/watch_jobs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package drainerv2
+
+import "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+
+type DrainingJobWatcher interface {
+	RegisterJob(jobID, namespace string)
+	Drain() <-chan []*structs.Allocation
+}
diff --git a/nomad/drainerv2/watch_nodes.go b/nomad/drainerv2/watch_nodes.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..623c2edb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomad/drainerv2/watch_nodes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package drainerv2
+
+import "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+
+type DrainingNodeWatcher interface {
+	Transistioning() <-chan []*structs.Node
+}