diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index b9909bad9..49b0eb3a3 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -959,10 +959,14 @@ type Plan struct {
 	FailedAllocs []*Allocation
 }
 
-func (p *Plan) AppendEvict(alloc *Allocation) {
+func (p *Plan) AppendUpdate(alloc *Allocation, status, desc string) {
+	newAlloc := new(Allocation)
+	*newAlloc = *alloc
+	newAlloc.DesiredStatus = status
+	newAlloc.DesiredDescription = desc
 	node := alloc.NodeID
 	existing := p.NodeUpdate[node]
-	p.NodeUpdate[node] = append(existing, alloc)
+	p.NodeUpdate[node] = append(existing, newAlloc)
 }
 
 func (p *Plan) AppendAlloc(alloc *Allocation) {
diff --git a/scheduler/context.go b/scheduler/context.go
index 5e5b106ce..6cffad740 100644
--- a/scheduler/context.go
+++ b/scheduler/context.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func (e *EvalContext) ProposedAllocs(nodeID string) ([]*structs.Allocation, erro
 	// Determine the proposed allocation by first removing allocations
 	// that are planned evictions and adding the new allocations.
 	proposed := existingAlloc
-	if evict := e.plan.NodeEvict[nodeID]; len(evict) > 0 {
-		proposed = structs.RemoveAllocs(existingAlloc, evict)
+	if update := e.plan.NodeUpdate[nodeID]; len(update) > 0 {
+		proposed = structs.RemoveAllocs(existingAlloc, update)
 	}
 	proposed = append(proposed, e.plan.NodeAllocation[nodeID]...)
 
diff --git a/scheduler/context_test.go b/scheduler/context_test.go
index 1fe02a2bf..82ff01307 100644
--- a/scheduler/context_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/context_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func testContext(t *testing.T) (*state.StateStore, *EvalContext) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 	plan := &structs.Plan{
-		NodeEvict:      make(map[string][]string),
+		NodeUpdate:     make(map[string][]*structs.Allocation),
 		NodeAllocation: make(map[string][]*structs.Allocation),
 	}
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestEvalContext_ProposedAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 			CPU:      2048,
 			MemoryMB: 2048,
 		},
-		Status: structs.AllocStatusPending,
+		DesiredStatus: structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun,
 	}
 	alloc2 := &structs.Allocation{
 		ID:     mock.GenerateUUID(),
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ func TestEvalContext_ProposedAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 			CPU:      1024,
 			MemoryMB: 1024,
 		},
-		Status: structs.AllocStatusPending,
+		DesiredStatus: structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun,
 	}
-	noErr(t, state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil, []*structs.Allocation{alloc1, alloc2}))
+	noErr(t, state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc1, alloc2}))
 
 	// Add a planned eviction to alloc1
 	plan := ctx.Plan()
-	plan.NodeEvict[nodes[0].Node.ID] = []string{alloc1.ID}
+	plan.NodeUpdate[nodes[0].Node.ID] = []*structs.Allocation{alloc1}
 
 	// Add a planned placement to node1
 	plan.NodeAllocation[nodes[1].Node.ID] = []*structs.Allocation{
diff --git a/scheduler/generic_sched.go b/scheduler/generic_sched.go
index 2d40b3f51..30a4e8ea3 100644
--- a/scheduler/generic_sched.go
+++ b/scheduler/generic_sched.go
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ const (
 	// maxBatchScheduleAttempts is used to limit the number of times
 	// we will attempt to schedule if we continue to hit conflicts for batch.
 	maxBatchScheduleAttempts = 2
+
+	// allocNotNeeded is the status used when a job no longer requires an allocation
+	allocNotNeeded = "alloc not needed due to job update"
+
+	// allocMigrating is the status used when we must migrate an allocation
+	allocMigrating = "alloc is being migrated"
+
+	// allocUpdating is the status used when a job requires an update
+	allocUpdating = "alloc is being updated due to job update"
 )
 
 // SetStatusError is used to set the status of the evaluation to the given error
@@ -181,22 +190,22 @@ func (s *GenericScheduler) computeJobAllocs(job *structs.Job) error {
 	diff := diffAllocs(job, tainted, groups, allocs)
 	s.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] sched: %#v: %#v", s.eval, diff)
 
-	// Add all the evicts
-	for _, e := range diff.evict {
-		s.plan.AppendEvict(e.Alloc)
+	// Add all the allocs to stop
+	for _, e := range diff.stop {
+		s.plan.AppendUpdate(e.Alloc, structs.AllocDesiredStatusStop, allocNotNeeded)
 	}
 
 	// For simplicity, we treat all migrates as an evict + place.
 	// XXX: This could probably be done more intelligently?
 	for _, e := range diff.migrate {
-		s.plan.AppendEvict(e.Alloc)
+		s.plan.AppendUpdate(e.Alloc, structs.AllocDesiredStatusStop, allocMigrating)
 	}
 	diff.place = append(diff.place, diff.migrate...)
 
 	// For simplicity, we treat all updates as an evict + place.
 	// XXX: This should be done with rolling in-place updates instead.
 	for _, e := range diff.update {
-		s.plan.AppendEvict(e.Alloc)
+		s.plan.AppendUpdate(e.Alloc, structs.AllocDesiredStatusStop, allocUpdating)
 	}
 	diff.place = append(diff.place, diff.update...)
 
@@ -237,28 +246,31 @@ func (s *GenericScheduler) computePlacements(job *structs.Job, place []allocTupl
 		option, size := stack.Select(missing.TaskGroup)
 
 		// Handle a placement failure
-		var nodeID, status, desc string
+		var nodeID, status, desc, clientStatus string
 		if option == nil {
-			status = structs.AllocStatusFailed
+			status = structs.AllocDesiredStatusFailed
 			desc = "failed to find a node for placement"
+			clientStatus = structs.AllocClientStatusFailed
 		} else {
 			nodeID = option.Node.ID
-			status = structs.AllocStatusPending
+			status = structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun
+			clientStatus = structs.AllocClientStatusPending
 		}
 
 		// Create an allocation for this
 		alloc := &structs.Allocation{
-			ID:                mock.GenerateUUID(),
-			EvalID:            s.eval.ID,
-			Name:              missing.Name,
-			NodeID:            nodeID,
-			JobID:             job.ID,
-			Job:               job,
-			TaskGroup:         missing.TaskGroup.Name,
-			Resources:         size,
-			Metrics:           ctx.Metrics(),
-			Status:            status,
-			StatusDescription: desc,
+			ID:                 mock.GenerateUUID(),
+			EvalID:             s.eval.ID,
+			Name:               missing.Name,
+			NodeID:             nodeID,
+			JobID:              job.ID,
+			Job:                job,
+			TaskGroup:          missing.TaskGroup.Name,
+			Resources:          size,
+			Metrics:            ctx.Metrics(),
+			DesiredStatus:      status,
+			DesiredDescription: desc,
+			ClientStatus:       clientStatus,
 		}
 		if nodeID != "" {
 			s.plan.AppendAlloc(alloc)
diff --git a/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go b/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go
index 3a01fb849..0666410e4 100644
--- a/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobModify(t *testing.T) {
 		alloc.NodeID = nodes[i].ID
 		allocs = append(allocs, alloc)
 	}
-	noErr(t, h.State.UpdateAllocations(h.NextIndex(), nil, allocs))
+	noErr(t, h.State.UpdateAllocations(h.NextIndex(), allocs))
 
 	// Update the job
 	job2 := mock.Job()
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobModify(t *testing.T) {
 	plan := h.Plans[0]
 
 	// Ensure the plan evicted all allocs
-	var evict []string
-	for _, evictList := range plan.NodeEvict {
-		evict = append(evict, evictList...)
+	var update []*structs.Allocation
+	for _, updateList := range plan.NodeUpdate {
+		update = append(update, updateList...)
 	}
-	if len(evict) != len(allocs) {
+	if len(update) != len(allocs) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", plan)
 	}
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobModify(t *testing.T) {
 	// Ensure all allocations placed
 	out = structs.FilterTerminalAllocs(out)
 	if len(out) != 10 {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %d %#v", out)
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", out)
 	}
 
 	h.AssertEvalStatus(t, structs.EvalStatusComplete)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobDeregister(t *testing.T) {
 		alloc.JobID = job.ID
 		allocs = append(allocs, alloc)
 	}
-	noErr(t, h.State.UpdateAllocations(h.NextIndex(), nil, allocs))
+	noErr(t, h.State.UpdateAllocations(h.NextIndex(), allocs))
 
 	// Create a mock evaluation to deregister the job
 	eval := &structs.Evaluation{
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobDeregister(t *testing.T) {
 	plan := h.Plans[0]
 
 	// Ensure the plan evicted all nodes
-	if len(plan.NodeEvict["foo"]) != len(allocs) {
+	if len(plan.NodeUpdate["foo"]) != len(allocs) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", plan)
 	}
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_NodeDrain(t *testing.T) {
 		alloc.NodeID = node.ID
 		allocs = append(allocs, alloc)
 	}
-	noErr(t, h.State.UpdateAllocations(h.NextIndex(), nil, allocs))
+	noErr(t, h.State.UpdateAllocations(h.NextIndex(), allocs))
 
 	// Create a mock evaluation to deal with drain
 	eval := &structs.Evaluation{
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_NodeDrain(t *testing.T) {
 	plan := h.Plans[0]
 
 	// Ensure the plan evicted all allocs
-	if len(plan.NodeEvict[node.ID]) != len(allocs) {
+	if len(plan.NodeUpdate[node.ID]) != len(allocs) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", plan)
 	}
 
diff --git a/scheduler/rank_test.go b/scheduler/rank_test.go
index d45c860d6..b56bf7c93 100644
--- a/scheduler/rank_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/rank_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestBinPackIterator_ExistingAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 			CPU:      2048,
 			MemoryMB: 2048,
 		},
-		Status: structs.AllocStatusPending,
+		DesiredStatus: structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun,
 	}
 	alloc2 := &structs.Allocation{
 		ID:     mock.GenerateUUID(),
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ func TestBinPackIterator_ExistingAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 			CPU:      1024,
 			MemoryMB: 1024,
 		},
-		Status: structs.AllocStatusPending,
+		DesiredStatus: structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun,
 	}
-	noErr(t, state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil, []*structs.Allocation{alloc1, alloc2}))
+	noErr(t, state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc1, alloc2}))
 
 	resources := &structs.Resources{
 		CPU:      1024,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestBinPackIterator_ExistingAlloc_PlannedEvict(t *testing.T) {
 			CPU:      2048,
 			MemoryMB: 2048,
 		},
-		Status: structs.AllocStatusPending,
+		DesiredStatus: structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun,
 	}
 	alloc2 := &structs.Allocation{
 		ID:     mock.GenerateUUID(),
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ func TestBinPackIterator_ExistingAlloc_PlannedEvict(t *testing.T) {
 			CPU:      1024,
 			MemoryMB: 1024,
 		},
-		Status: structs.AllocStatusPending,
+		DesiredStatus: structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun,
 	}
-	noErr(t, state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil, []*structs.Allocation{alloc1, alloc2}))
+	noErr(t, state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc1, alloc2}))
 
 	// Add a planned eviction to alloc1
 	plan := ctx.Plan()
-	plan.NodeEvict[nodes[0].Node.ID] = []string{alloc1.ID}
+	plan.NodeUpdate[nodes[0].Node.ID] = []*structs.Allocation{alloc1}
 
 	resources := &structs.Resources{
 		CPU:      1024,
diff --git a/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index fe6c80b78..4778e7e64 100644
--- a/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -74,15 +74,14 @@ func (h *Harness) SubmitPlan(plan *structs.Plan) (*structs.PlanResult, State, er
 
 	// Prepare the result
 	result := new(structs.PlanResult)
-	result.NodeEvict = plan.NodeEvict
+	result.NodeUpdate = plan.NodeUpdate
 	result.NodeAllocation = plan.NodeAllocation
 	result.AllocIndex = index
 
 	// Flatten evicts and allocs
-	var evicts []string
 	var allocs []*structs.Allocation
-	for _, evictList := range plan.NodeEvict {
-		evicts = append(evicts, evictList...)
+	for _, updateList := range plan.NodeUpdate {
+		allocs = append(allocs, updateList...)
 	}
 	for _, allocList := range plan.NodeAllocation {
 		allocs = append(allocs, allocList...)
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func (h *Harness) SubmitPlan(plan *structs.Plan) (*structs.PlanResult, State, er
 	allocs = append(allocs, plan.FailedAllocs...)
 
 	// Apply the full plan
-	err := h.State.UpdateAllocations(index, evicts, allocs)
+	err := h.State.UpdateAllocations(index, allocs)
 	return result, nil, err
 }
 
diff --git a/scheduler/util.go b/scheduler/util.go
index 736e8120e..80dcca0d8 100644
--- a/scheduler/util.go
+++ b/scheduler/util.go
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ func materializeTaskGroups(job *structs.Job) map[string]*structs.TaskGroup {
 
 // diffResult is used to return the sets that result from the diff
 type diffResult struct {
-	place, update, migrate, evict, ignore []allocTuple
+	place, update, migrate, stop, ignore []allocTuple
 }
 
 func (d *diffResult) GoString() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("allocs: (place %d) (update %d) (migrate %d) (evict %d) (ignore %d)",
-		len(d.place), len(d.update), len(d.migrate), len(d.evict), len(d.ignore))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("allocs: (place %d) (update %d) (stop %d) (evict %d) (ignore %d)",
+		len(d.place), len(d.update), len(d.migrate), len(d.stop), len(d.ignore))
 }
 
 // diffAllocs is used to do a set difference between the target allocations
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ func diffAllocs(job *structs.Job, taintedNodes map[string]bool,
 		// Check for the definition in the required set
 		tg, ok := required[name]
 
-		// If not required, we evict
+		// If not required, we stop the alloc
 		if !ok {
-			result.evict = append(result.evict, allocTuple{
+			result.stop = append(result.stop, allocTuple{
 				Name:      name,
 				TaskGroup: tg,
 				Alloc:     exist,
diff --git a/scheduler/util_test.go b/scheduler/util_test.go
index a1bfb15c0..f4d7d4ccd 100644
--- a/scheduler/util_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/util_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestDiffAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 	place := diff.place
 	update := diff.update
 	migrate := diff.migrate
-	evict := diff.evict
+	stop := diff.stop
 	ignore := diff.ignore
 
 	// We should update the first alloc
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ func TestDiffAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", ignore)
 	}
 
-	// We should evict the 3rd alloc
-	if len(evict) != 1 || evict[0].Alloc != allocs[2] {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", evict)
+	// We should stop the 3rd alloc
+	if len(stop) != 1 || stop[0].Alloc != allocs[2] {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", stop)
 	}
 
 	// We should migrate the 4rd alloc