diff --git a/nomad/drainer/drain_heap.go b/nomad/drainer/drain_heap.go
index 2d0a1506e05..3d51513a9c2 100644
--- a/nomad/drainer/drain_heap.go
+++ b/nomad/drainer/drain_heap.go
@@ -54,19 +54,14 @@ func (d *deadlineHeap) watch() {
 	case <-timer.C:
 	default:
 	}
-
-	var nextDeadline time.Time
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
+	var nextDeadline time.Time
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-d.ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case <-timer.C:
-			if nextDeadline.IsZero() {
-				continue
-			}
-
 			var batch []string
 
 			d.mu.Lock()
@@ -96,7 +91,10 @@ func (d *deadlineHeap) watch() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !deadline.Equal(nextDeadline) {
+		// If the deadline is zero, it is a force drain. Otherwise if the
+		// deadline is in the future, see if we already have a timer setup to
+		// handle it. If we don't create the timer.
+		if deadline.IsZero() || !deadline.Equal(nextDeadline) {
 			timer.Reset(deadline.Sub(time.Now()))
 			nextDeadline = deadline
 		}
diff --git a/nomad/drainer/drain_heap_test.go b/nomad/drainer/drain_heap_test.go
index 02108e1dfa0..464c413a2c3 100644
--- a/nomad/drainer/drain_heap_test.go
+++ b/nomad/drainer/drain_heap_test.go
@@ -147,3 +147,34 @@ func TestDeadlineHeap_WatchCoalesce(t *testing.T) {
 	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDeadlineHeap_MultipleForce(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+	h := NewDeadlineHeap(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+
+	nodeID := "1"
+	deadline := time.Time{}
+	h.Watch(nodeID, deadline)
+
+	var batch []string
+	select {
+	case batch = <-h.NextBatch():
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("timeout")
+	}
+
+	require.Len(batch, 1)
+	require.Equal(nodeID, batch[0])
+
+	nodeID = "2"
+	h.Watch(nodeID, deadline)
+	select {
+	case batch = <-h.NextBatch():
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("timeout")
+	}
+
+	require.Len(batch, 1)
+	require.Equal(nodeID, batch[0])
+}
diff --git a/nomad/drainer_int_test.go b/nomad/drainer_int_test.go
index d8c1b0a6590..b6cb8895005 100644
--- a/nomad/drainer_int_test.go
+++ b/nomad/drainer_int_test.go
@@ -633,3 +633,138 @@ func TestDrainer_AllTypes_NoDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	})
 }
+
+// Test that transistions to force drain work.
+func TestDrainer_Batch_TransistionToForce(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	for _, inf := range []bool{true, false} {
+		name := "Infinite"
+		if !inf {
+			name = "Deadline"
+		}
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			s1 := TestServer(t, nil)
+			defer s1.Shutdown()
+			codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+			testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
+
+			// Create a node
+			n1 := mock.Node()
+			nodeReg := &structs.NodeRegisterRequest{
+				Node:         n1,
+				WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{Region: "global"},
+			}
+			var nodeResp structs.NodeUpdateResponse
+			require.Nil(msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Node.Register", nodeReg, &nodeResp))
+
+			// Create a batch job
+			bjob := mock.BatchJob()
+			bjob.TaskGroups[0].Count = 2
+			req := &structs.JobRegisterRequest{
+				Job: bjob,
+				WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{
+					Region:    "global",
+					Namespace: bjob.Namespace,
+				},
+			}
+
+			// Fetch the response
+			var resp structs.JobRegisterResponse
+			require.Nil(msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.Register", req, &resp))
+			require.NotZero(resp.Index)
+
+			// Wait for the allocations to be placed
+			state := s1.State()
+			testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
+				allocs, err := state.AllocsByNode(nil, n1.ID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				return len(allocs) == 2, fmt.Errorf("got %d allocs", len(allocs))
+			}, func(err error) {
+				t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+			})
+
+			// Pick the deadline
+			deadline := 0 * time.Second
+			if !inf {
+				deadline = 10 * time.Second
+			}
+
+			// Drain the node
+			drainReq := &structs.NodeUpdateDrainRequest{
+				NodeID: n1.ID,
+				DrainStrategy: &structs.DrainStrategy{
+					DrainSpec: structs.DrainSpec{
+						Deadline: deadline,
+					},
+				},
+				WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{Region: "global"},
+			}
+			var drainResp structs.NodeDrainUpdateResponse
+			require.Nil(msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Node.UpdateDrain", drainReq, &drainResp))
+
+			// Wait for the allocs to be replaced
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+			defer cancel()
+			go allocPromoter(t, ctx, state, codec, n1.ID, s1.logger)
+
+			// Make sure the batch job isn't affected
+			testutil.AssertUntil(500*time.Millisecond, func() (bool, error) {
+				allocs, err := state.AllocsByNode(nil, n1.ID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				for _, alloc := range allocs {
+					if alloc.DesiredStatus != structs.AllocDesiredStatusRun {
+						return false, fmt.Errorf("got status %v", alloc.DesiredStatus)
+					}
+				}
+				return len(allocs) == 2, fmt.Errorf("got %d allocs", len(allocs))
+			}, func(err error) {
+				t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+			})
+
+			// Foce drain the node
+			drainReq = &structs.NodeUpdateDrainRequest{
+				NodeID: n1.ID,
+				DrainStrategy: &structs.DrainStrategy{
+					DrainSpec: structs.DrainSpec{
+						Deadline: -1 * time.Second, // Infinite
+					},
+				},
+				WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{Region: "global"},
+			}
+			require.Nil(msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Node.UpdateDrain", drainReq, &drainResp))
+
+			// Make sure the batch job is migrated
+			testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
+				allocs, err := state.AllocsByNode(nil, n1.ID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				for _, alloc := range allocs {
+					if alloc.DesiredStatus != structs.AllocDesiredStatusStop {
+						return false, fmt.Errorf("got status %v", alloc.DesiredStatus)
+					}
+				}
+				return len(allocs) == 2, fmt.Errorf("got %d allocs", len(allocs))
+			}, func(err error) {
+				t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+			})
+
+			// Check that the node drain is removed
+			testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
+				node, err := state.NodeByID(nil, n1.ID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				return node.DrainStrategy == nil, fmt.Errorf("has drain strategy still set")
+			}, func(err error) {
+				t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}