diff --git a/api/event_stream_test.go b/api/event_stream_test.go
index e5f3492da4f..c2ea454d7e8 100644
--- a/api/event_stream_test.go
+++ b/api/event_stream_test.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestEventStream_PayloadValue(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Contains(t, raw, "Node")
 			rawNode := raw["Node"]
 			require.Equal(t, n.ID, rawNode["ID"])
-			require.NotContains(t, rawNode, "SecretID")
+			require.Empty(t, rawNode["SecretID"])
 		}
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
 		require.Fail(t, "failed waiting for event stream event")
diff --git a/command/agent/node_endpoint_test.go b/command/agent/node_endpoint_test.go
index bfb52e81c06..0b57e65dd4c 100644
--- a/command/agent/node_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/node_endpoint_test.go
@@ -257,8 +257,13 @@ func TestHTTP_NodeDrain(t *testing.T) {
 			DrainSpec: &api.DrainSpec{
 				Deadline: 10 * time.Second,
 			},
+			Meta: map[string]string{
+				"reason": "drain",
+			},
 		}
 
+		beforeDrain := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Second) // handle roundoff
+
 		// Make the HTTP request
 		buf := encodeReq(drainReq)
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "/v1/node/"+node.ID+"/drain", buf)
@@ -292,6 +297,11 @@ func TestHTTP_NodeDrain(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(structs.NodeSchedulingIneligible, out.SchedulingEligibility)
 		}
 
+		require.NotNil(out.LastDrain)
+		require.Equal(map[string]string{
+			"reason": "drain",
+		}, out.LastDrain.Meta)
+
 		// Make the HTTP request to unset drain
 		drainReq.DrainSpec = nil
 		buf = encodeReq(drainReq)
@@ -306,6 +316,10 @@ func TestHTTP_NodeDrain(t *testing.T) {
 		out, err = state.NodeByID(nil, node.ID)
 		require.Nil(err)
 		require.Nil(out.DrainStrategy)
+		require.NotNil(out.LastDrain)
+		require.False(out.LastDrain.StartedAt.Before(beforeDrain))
+		require.False(out.LastDrain.UpdatedAt.Before(out.LastDrain.StartedAt))
+		require.Equal(structs.DrainStatusCompleted, out.LastDrain.Status)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/nomad/drainer/watch_nodes_test.go b/nomad/drainer/watch_nodes_test.go
index 77be3d13b54..6484c175078 100644
--- a/nomad/drainer/watch_nodes_test.go
+++ b/nomad/drainer/watch_nodes_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestNodeDrainWatcher_Remove(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(n, tracked[n.ID])
 
 	// Change the node to be not draining and wait for it to be untracked
-	require.Nil(state.UpdateNodeDrain(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 101, n.ID, nil, false, 0, nil))
+	require.Nil(state.UpdateNodeDrain(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 101, n.ID, nil, false, 0, nil, nil, ""))
 	testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
 		return len(m.events()) == 2, nil
 	}, func(err error) {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func TestNodeDrainWatcher_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	// Change the node to have a new spec
 	s2 := n.DrainStrategy.Copy()
 	s2.Deadline += time.Hour
-	require.Nil(state.UpdateNodeDrain(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 101, n.ID, s2, false, 0, nil))
+	require.Nil(state.UpdateNodeDrain(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 101, n.ID, s2, false, 0, nil, nil, ""))
 
 	// Wait for it to be updated
 	testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
diff --git a/nomad/node_endpoint.go b/nomad/node_endpoint.go
index 184ef1f56c8..8ce64d761b1 100644
--- a/nomad/node_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/node_endpoint.go
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ func (n *Node) UpdateDrain(args *structs.NodeUpdateDrainRequest,
 	}
 	defer metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"nomad", "client", "update_drain"}, time.Now())
 
+	n.logger.Warn("Node.UpdateDrain info", "meta", args.Meta)
+
 	// Check node write permissions
 	if aclObj, err := n.srv.ResolveToken(args.AuthToken); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -801,6 +803,7 @@ func (n *Node) GetNode(args *structs.NodeSpecificRequest,
 
 			// Setup the output
 			if out != nil {
+				n.logger.Warn("Node.GetNode()", "LastDrain", out.LastDrain)
 				out = out.Sanitize()
 				reply.Node = out
 				reply.Index = out.ModifyIndex
diff --git a/nomad/state/state_store.go b/nomad/state/state_store.go
index cf896c987d9..b6ca6aa63a0 100644
--- a/nomad/state/state_store.go
+++ b/nomad/state/state_store.go
@@ -997,70 +997,70 @@ func (s *StateStore) updateNodeDrainImpl(txn *txn, index uint64, nodeID string,
 
 	// Copy the existing node
 	existingNode := existing.(*structs.Node)
-	copyNode := existingNode.Copy()
-	copyNode.StatusUpdatedAt = updatedAt
+	updatedNode := existingNode.Copy()
+	updatedNode.StatusUpdatedAt = updatedAt
 
 	// Add the event if given
 	if event != nil {
-		appendNodeEvents(index, copyNode, []*structs.NodeEvent{event})
+		appendNodeEvents(index, updatedNode, []*structs.NodeEvent{event})
 	}
 
 	// Update the drain in the copy
-	copyNode.DrainStrategy = drain
+	updatedNode.DrainStrategy = drain
 	if drain != nil {
-		copyNode.SchedulingEligibility = structs.NodeSchedulingIneligible
+		updatedNode.SchedulingEligibility = structs.NodeSchedulingIneligible
 	} else if markEligible {
-		copyNode.SchedulingEligibility = structs.NodeSchedulingEligible
+		updatedNode.SchedulingEligibility = structs.NodeSchedulingEligible
 	}
 
 	// Update LastDrain
 	updateTime := time.Unix(updatedAt, 0)
-	// when done with this method, copyNode.LastDrain should be set
+	// when done with this method, updatedNode.LastDrain should be set
 	// this is either a new LastDrain struct or an update of the existing one
 	//
 	// if starting a new drain operation, create a new LastDrain. otherwise, update the existing one.
 	// if already draining and LastDrain doesn't exist, we'll need to create a new one.
 	// this might happen if we upgrade/transition to 1.1 during a drain operation
-	if existingNode.DrainStrategy == nil && copyNode.DrainStrategy != nil ||
-		copyNode.LastDrain == nil {
+	if existingNode.DrainStrategy == nil && updatedNode.DrainStrategy != nil ||
+		updatedNode.LastDrain == nil {
 
-		copyNode.LastDrain = &structs.DrainMetadata{
+		updatedNode.LastDrain = &structs.DrainMetadata{
 			StartedAt:  updateTime,
 			UpdatedAt:  updateTime,
 			AccessorID: accessorId,
 			Meta:       drainMeta,
 		}
 		switch {
-		case drain != nil:
-			copyNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusDraining
+		case updatedNode.DrainStrategy != nil:
+			updatedNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusDraining
 		case drainCompleted:
-			copyNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCompleted
+			updatedNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCompleted
 		default:
-			copyNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCancelled
+			updatedNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCancelled
 		}
 	} else {
-		copyNode.LastDrain.UpdatedAt = updateTime
+		updatedNode.LastDrain.UpdatedAt = updateTime
 		if accessorId != "" {
 			// we won't have an accessor ID for drain complete; don't overwrite the existing one
-			copyNode.LastDrain.AccessorID = accessorId
+			updatedNode.LastDrain.AccessorID = accessorId
 		}
 		if drainMeta != nil {
 			// similarly, won't have metadata for drain complete; keep the existing operator-provided metadata
-			copyNode.LastDrain.Meta = drainMeta
+			updatedNode.LastDrain.Meta = drainMeta
 		}
-		if drain == nil {
+		if updatedNode.DrainStrategy == nil {
 			if drainCompleted {
-				copyNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCompleted
+				updatedNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCompleted
 			} else {
-				copyNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCancelled
+				updatedNode.LastDrain.Status = structs.DrainStatusCancelled
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	copyNode.ModifyIndex = index
+	updatedNode.ModifyIndex = index
 
 	// Insert the node
-	if err := txn.Insert("nodes", copyNode); err != nil {
+	if err := txn.Insert("nodes", updatedNode); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("node update failed: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := txn.Insert("index", &IndexEntry{"nodes", index}); err != nil {