diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java
index c08c80ff56f8..47f3e828ad5a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.procedure.MasterProcedureScheduler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.procedure.SplitWALProcedure;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.ProcedureEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.ProcedureSuspendedException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.wal.AbstractFSWALProvider;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.wal.WALSplitUtil;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ public class SplitWALManager {
   private final Path rootDir;
   private final FileSystem fs;
   private final Configuration conf;
+  private final Path walArchiveDir;
 
   public SplitWALManager(MasterServices master) {
     this.master = master;
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ public SplitWALManager(MasterServices master) {
         conf.getInt(HBASE_SPLIT_WAL_MAX_SPLITTER, DEFAULT_HBASE_SPLIT_WAL_MAX_SPLITTER));
     this.rootDir = master.getMasterFileSystem().getWALRootDir();
     this.fs = master.getMasterFileSystem().getWALFileSystem();
+    this.walArchiveDir = new Path(this.rootDir, HConstants.HREGION_OLDLOGDIR_NAME);
   }
 
   public List<Procedure> splitWALs(ServerName crashedServer, boolean splitMeta)
@@ -116,8 +120,11 @@ private Path getWALSplitDir(ServerName serverName) {
     return logDir.suffix(AbstractFSWALProvider.SPLITTING_EXT);
   }
 
-  public void deleteSplitWAL(String wal) throws IOException {
-    fs.delete(new Path(wal), false);
+  /**
+   * Archive processed WAL
+   */
+  public void archive(String wal) throws IOException {
+    WALSplitUtil.moveWAL(this.fs, new Path(wal), this.walArchiveDir);
   }
 
   public void deleteWALDir(ServerName serverName) throws IOException {
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/SplitWALRemoteProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/SplitWALRemoteProcedure.java
index c829e51e0890..54607e613697 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/SplitWALRemoteProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/SplitWALRemoteProcedure.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public Optional<RemoteProcedureDispatcher.RemoteOperation> remoteCallBuild(Maste
   protected void complete(MasterProcedureEnv env, Throwable error) {
     if (error == null) {
       try {
-        env.getMasterServices().getSplitWALManager().deleteSplitWAL(walPath);
+        env.getMasterServices().getSplitWALManager().archive(walPath);
       } catch (IOException e) {
         LOG.warn("Failed split of {}; ignore...", walPath, e);
       }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitUtil.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitUtil.java
index 2b38494c69a0..9567b5bc64a2 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitUtil.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitUtil.java
@@ -159,6 +159,20 @@ private static void archiveWALs(final List<Path> corruptedWALs, final List<Path>
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Move WAL. Used to move processed WALs to archive or bad WALs to corrupt WAL dir.
+   * WAL may have already been moved; makes allowance.
+   */
+  public static void moveWAL(FileSystem fs, Path p, Path targetDir) throws IOException {
+    if (fs.exists(p)) {
+      if (!CommonFSUtils.renameAndSetModifyTime(fs, p, targetDir)) {
+        LOG.warn("Failed move of {} to {}", p, targetDir);
+      } else {
+        LOG.info("Moved {} to {}", p, targetDir);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Path to a file under RECOVERED_EDITS_DIR directory of the region found in <code>logEntry</code>
    * named for the sequenceid in the passed <code>logEntry</code>: e.g.
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitWALManager.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitWALManager.java
index e1f318869bab..5cabe0ee1434 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitWALManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitWALManager.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseClassTestRule;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
@@ -233,11 +234,20 @@ private void splitLogsTestHelper(HBaseTestingUtility testUtil) throws Exception
     ProcedureTestingUtility.submitAndWait(masterPE, procedures.get(0));
     Assert.assertEquals(0, splitWALManager.getWALsToSplit(testServer, false).size());
 
+    // Validate the old WAL file archive dir
+    Path walRootDir = hmaster.getMasterFileSystem().getWALRootDir();
+    Path walArchivePath = new Path(walRootDir, HConstants.HREGION_OLDLOGDIR_NAME);
+    FileSystem walFS = hmaster.getMasterFileSystem().getWALFileSystem();
+    int archiveFileCount = walFS.listStatus(walArchivePath).length;
+
     procedures = splitWALManager.splitWALs(metaServer, true);
     Assert.assertEquals(1, procedures.size());
     ProcedureTestingUtility.submitAndWait(masterPE, procedures.get(0));
     Assert.assertEquals(0, splitWALManager.getWALsToSplit(metaServer, true).size());
     Assert.assertEquals(1, splitWALManager.getWALsToSplit(metaServer, false).size());
+    // There should be archiveFileCount + 1 WALs after SplitWALProcedure finish
+    Assert.assertEquals("Splitted WAL files should be archived", archiveFileCount + 1,
+      walFS.listStatus(walArchivePath).length);
   }
 
   @Test