diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index d94a51143..fcd487a0d 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -680,6 +680,9 @@ type Allocation struct {
 	JobID string
 	Job   *Job
 
+	// TaskGroup is the name of the task group that should be run
+	TaskGroup string
+
 	// Resources is the set of resources allocated as part
 	// of this allocation of the task group.
 	Resources *Resources
diff --git a/scheduler/generic_sched.go b/scheduler/generic_sched.go
index 08049ad7d..2d40b3f51 100644
--- a/scheduler/generic_sched.go
+++ b/scheduler/generic_sched.go
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ func (s *GenericScheduler) computePlacements(job *structs.Job, place []allocTupl
 			NodeID:            nodeID,
 			JobID:             job.ID,
 			Job:               job,
+			TaskGroup:         missing.TaskGroup.Name,
 			Resources:         size,
 			Metrics:           ctx.Metrics(),
 			Status:            status,
diff --git a/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go b/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go
index 30666cb3e..3a01fb849 100644
--- a/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/generic_sched_test.go
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobModify(t *testing.T) {
 	noErr(t, err)
 
 	// Ensure all allocations placed
+	out = structs.FilterTerminalAllocs(out)
 	if len(out) != 10 {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", out)
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %d %#v", out)
 	}
 
 	h.AssertEvalStatus(t, structs.EvalStatusComplete)
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_JobDeregister(t *testing.T) {
 	noErr(t, err)
 
 	// Ensure no remaining allocations
+	out = structs.FilterTerminalAllocs(out)
 	if len(out) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", out)
 	}
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ func TestServiceSched_NodeDrain(t *testing.T) {
 	noErr(t, err)
 
 	// Ensure all allocations placed
+	out = structs.FilterTerminalAllocs(out)
 	if len(out) != 10 {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", out)
 	}