diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index efb5f9d501e48..6fa15ac168bb0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -2350,7 +2350,8 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
     // Note: this code assumes that the task scheduler has been initialized and has contacted
     // the cluster manager to get an application ID (in case the cluster manager provides one).
     listenerBus.post(SparkListenerApplicationStart(appName, Some(applicationId),
-      startTime, sparkUser, applicationAttemptId, schedulerBackend.getDriverLogUrls))
+      startTime, sparkUser, applicationAttemptId, schedulerBackend.getDriverLogUrls,
+      schedulerBackend.getMasterWebUiUrl))
   }
 
   /** Post the application end event */
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/DeployMessage.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/DeployMessage.scala
index ac09c6c497f8b..2fceffad6e7d9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/DeployMessage.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/DeployMessage.scala
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ private[deploy] object DeployMessages {
 
   // Master to AppClient
 
-  case class RegisteredApplication(appId: String, master: RpcEndpointRef) extends DeployMessage
+  case class RegisteredApplication(appId: String, master: RpcEndpointRef,
+    masterWebUiUrl: String) extends DeployMessage
 
   // TODO(matei): replace hostPort with host
   case class ExecutorAdded(id: Int, workerId: String, hostPort: String, cores: Int, memory: Int) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClient.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClient.scala
index 93f58ce63799f..2700896d499a8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClient.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClient.scala
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private[spark] class StandaloneAppClient(
     }
 
     override def receive: PartialFunction[Any, Unit] = {
-      case RegisteredApplication(appId_, masterRef) =>
+      case RegisteredApplication(appId_, masterRef, masterWebUiUrl) =>
         // FIXME How to handle the following cases?
         // 1. A master receives multiple registrations and sends back multiple
         // RegisteredApplications due to an unstable network.
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ private[spark] class StandaloneAppClient(
         registered.set(true)
         master = Some(masterRef)
         listener.connected(appId.get)
+        listener.masterChanged(masterWebUiUrl)
 
       case ApplicationRemoved(message) =>
         markDead("Master removed our application: %s".format(message))
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ private[spark] class StandaloneAppClient(
       case MasterChanged(masterRef, masterWebUiUrl) =>
         logInfo("Master has changed, new master is at " + masterRef.address.toSparkURL)
         master = Some(masterRef)
+        listener.masterChanged(masterWebUiUrl)
         alreadyDisconnected = false
         masterRef.send(MasterChangeAcknowledged(appId.get))
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClientListener.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClientListener.scala
index 64255ec92b72a..6e8c182d2ddea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClientListener.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/StandaloneAppClientListener.scala
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ private[spark] trait StandaloneAppClientListener {
 
   def executorRemoved(
       fullId: String, message: String, exitStatus: Option[Int], workerLost: Boolean): Unit
+
+  def masterChanged(masterWebUiUrl: String): Unit
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala
index c5f7c077fe202..3223c2de78e22 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ private[deploy] class Master(
         registerApplication(app)
         logInfo("Registered app " + description.name + " with ID " + app.id)
         persistenceEngine.addApplication(app)
-        driver.send(RegisteredApplication(app.id, self))
+        driver.send(RegisteredApplication(app.id, self, masterWebUiUrl))
         schedule()
       }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SchedulerBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SchedulerBackend.scala
index 8801a761afae3..e7c0616bbca0c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ private[spark] trait SchedulerBackend {
    */
   def getDriverLogUrls: Option[Map[String, String]] = None
 
+  def getMasterWebUiUrl: Option[String] = None
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala
index 7618dfeeedf8d..d5dc9fa2b1b99 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/SparkListener.scala
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ case class SparkListenerApplicationStart(
     time: Long,
     sparkUser: String,
     appAttemptId: Option[String],
-    driverLogs: Option[Map[String, String]] = None) extends SparkListenerEvent
+    driverLogs: Option[Map[String, String]] = None,
+    masterWebUiUrl: Option[String] = None) extends SparkListenerEvent
 
 @DeveloperApi
 case class SparkListenerApplicationEnd(time: Long) extends SparkListenerEvent
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/StandaloneSchedulerBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/StandaloneSchedulerBackend.scala
index 7befdb0c1f64d..1581627d08516 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/StandaloneSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/StandaloneSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ private[spark] class StandaloneSchedulerBackend(
     removeExecutor(fullId.split("/")(1), reason)
   }
 
+  var masterWebUiUrl: Option[String] = None
+
+  override def masterChanged(webUiUrl: String): Unit = {
+    masterWebUiUrl = Some(webUiUrl)
+  }
+
+  override def getMasterWebUiUrl(): Option[String] = {
+    masterWebUiUrl
+  }
+
   override def sufficientResourcesRegistered(): Boolean = {
     totalCoreCount.get() >= totalExpectedCores * minRegisteredRatio
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsPage.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsPage.scala
index 7953d77fd7ece..d721ccf5112eb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsPage.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsPage.scala
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ private[ui] class ExecutorsPage(
   private val listener = parent.listener
 
   def render(request: HttpServletRequest): Seq[Node] = {
+    val masterWebUiUrl = listener.masterWebUiUrl
+    val backLink = masterWebUiUrl.map(
+      link => <p><a href={link}>Back to Master</a></p>
+    ).getOrElse(Seq.empty)
     val content =
       <div>
         {
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ private[ui] class ExecutorsPage(
         }
       </div>;
 
-    UIUtils.headerSparkPage("Executors", content, parent, useDataTables = true)
+    UIUtils.headerSparkPage("Executors", backLink++content, parent, useDataTables = true)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsTab.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsTab.scala
index 678571fd4f5ac..03ad4473505fa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsTab.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/exec/ExecutorsTab.scala
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ private[ui] case class ExecutorTaskSummary(
 @DeveloperApi
 class ExecutorsListener(storageStatusListener: StorageStatusListener, conf: SparkConf)
     extends SparkListener {
+  var masterWebUiUrl: Option[String] = None
+
   var executorToTaskSummary = LinkedHashMap[String, ExecutorTaskSummary]()
   var executorEvents = new ListBuffer[SparkListenerEvent]()
 
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ class ExecutorsListener(storageStatusListener: StorageStatusListener, conf: Spar
         taskSummary.executorLogs = logs.toMap
       }
     }
+    masterWebUiUrl = applicationStart.masterWebUiUrl
   }
 
   override def onTaskStart(taskStart: SparkListenerTaskStart): Unit = synchronized {
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/AppClientSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/AppClientSuite.scala
index bc58fb2a362a4..0fe6b7cd05a30 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/AppClientSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/client/AppClientSuite.scala
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ class AppClientSuite
       deadReasonList.add(reason)
     }
 
+    def masterChanged(masterWebUiUrl: String): Unit = { }
+
     def executorAdded(
         id: String,
         workerId: String,
diff --git a/project/MimaExcludes.scala b/project/MimaExcludes.scala
index 2314d7f45cb21..066d79e8a8be9 100644
--- a/project/MimaExcludes.scala
+++ b/project/MimaExcludes.scala
@@ -54,9 +54,16 @@ object MimaExcludes {
       // [SPARK-14743] Improve delegation token handling in secure cluster
       ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.deploy.SparkHadoopUtil.getTimeFromNowToRenewal"),
       // [SPARK-16199][SQL] Add a method to list the referenced columns in data source Filter
-      ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.sources.Filter.references"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.sources.Filter.references")
+    ) ++
+    Seq(
       // [SPARK-16853][SQL] Fixes encoder error in DataSet typed select
       ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleMethTypeProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset.select"),
+      // [SPARK-16856] [WEBUI] [CORE] Link the application's executor page to the master's UI
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingTypesProblem]("org.apache.spark.scheduler.SparkListenerApplicationStart$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.scheduler.SparkListenerApplicationStart.apply"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.scheduler.SparkListenerApplicationStart.copy"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.scheduler.SparkListenerApplicationStart.this"),
       // [SPARK-16967] Move Mesos to Module
       ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.SparkMasterRegex.MESOS_REGEX"),
       // [SPARK-16240] ML persistence backward compatibility for LDA