diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint.go b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
index ff296a986..ad15d626d 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
@@ -181,32 +181,41 @@ func (j *Job) GetJob(args *structs.JobSpecificRequest,
 	}
 	defer metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"nomad", "job", "get_job"}, time.Now())
 
-	// Look for the job
-	snap, err := j.srv.fsm.State().Snapshot()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	out, err := snap.JobByID(args.JobID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	// Setup the blocking query
+	opts := blockingOptions{
+		queryOpts: &args.QueryOptions,
+		queryMeta: &reply.QueryMeta,
+		watch:     watch.NewItems(watch.Item{Job: args.JobID}),
+		run: func() error {
 
-	// Setup the output
-	if out != nil {
-		reply.Job = out
-		reply.Index = out.ModifyIndex
-	} else {
-		// Use the last index that affected the nodes table
-		index, err := snap.Index("jobs")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		reply.Index = index
-	}
+			// Look for the job
+			snap, err := j.srv.fsm.State().Snapshot()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			out, err := snap.JobByID(args.JobID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-	// Set the query response
-	j.srv.setQueryMeta(&reply.QueryMeta)
-	return nil
+			// Setup the output
+			if out != nil {
+				reply.Job = out
+				reply.Index = out.ModifyIndex
+			} else {
+				// Use the last index that affected the nodes table
+				index, err := snap.Index("jobs")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				reply.Index = index
+			}
+
+			// Set the query response
+			j.srv.setQueryMeta(&reply.QueryMeta)
+			return nil
+		}}
+	return j.srv.blockingRPC(&opts)
 }
 
 // List is used to list the jobs registered in the system
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
index 0591e73bf..5b4ba079b 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
@@ -364,6 +364,55 @@ func TestJobEndpoint_GetJob(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJobEndpoint_GetJob_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 jobs
+	job1 := mock.Job()
+	job2 := mock.Job()
+
+	// Upsert a job we are not interested in first.
+	time.AfterFunc(100*time.Millisecond, func() {
+		if err := state.UpsertJob(2, job1); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Upsert another job later which should trigger the watch.
+	time.AfterFunc(200*time.Millisecond, func() {
+		if err := state.UpsertJob(2, job2); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	req := &structs.JobSpecificRequest{
+		JobID: job2.ID,
+		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{
+			Region:        "global",
+			MinQueryIndex: 1,
+		},
+	}
+	start := time.Now()
+	var resp structs.SingleJobResponse
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.GetJob", req, &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 != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad index: %d %d", resp.Index, 2)
+	}
+	if resp.Job == nil || resp.Job.ID != job2.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", resp.Job)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJobEndpoint_ListJobs(t *testing.T) {
 	s1 := testServer(t, nil)
 	defer s1.Shutdown()