diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockFetchException.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockFetchException.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6e46ae9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockFetchException.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.spark.storage
+
+import org.apache.spark.SparkException
+
+private[spark]
+case class BlockFetchException(messages: String, throwable: Throwable)
+  extends SparkException(messages, throwable)
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManager.scala
index fefaef0ab8..d31aa68eb6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManager.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.nio.{ByteBuffer, MappedByteBuffer}
 import scala.collection.mutable.{ArrayBuffer, HashMap}
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Await, Future}
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
+import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import scala.util.Random
 
 import sun.nio.ch.DirectBuffer
@@ -600,10 +601,26 @@ private[spark] class BlockManager(
   private def doGetRemote(blockId: BlockId, asBlockResult: Boolean): Option[Any] = {
     require(blockId != null, "BlockId is null")
     val locations = Random.shuffle(master.getLocations(blockId))
+    var numFetchFailures = 0
     for (loc <- locations) {
       logDebug(s"Getting remote block $blockId from $loc")
-      val data = blockTransferService.fetchBlockSync(
-        loc.host, loc.port, loc.executorId, blockId.toString).nioByteBuffer()
+      val data = try {
+        blockTransferService.fetchBlockSync(
+          loc.host, loc.port, loc.executorId, blockId.toString).nioByteBuffer()
+      } catch {
+        case NonFatal(e) =>
+          numFetchFailures += 1
+          if (numFetchFailures == locations.size) {
+            // An exception is thrown while fetching this block from all locations
+            throw new BlockFetchException(s"Failed to fetch block from" +
+              s" ${locations.size} locations. Most recent failure cause:", e)
+          } else {
+            // This location failed, so we retry fetch from a different one by returning null here
+            logWarning(s"Failed to fetch remote block $blockId " +
+              s"from $loc (failed attempt $numFetchFailures)", e)
+            null
+          }
+      }
 
       if (data != null) {
         if (asBlockResult) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala
index f480fd107a..e5b54d66c8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class BlockManagerSuite extends SparkFunSuite with Matchers with BeforeAndAfterE
   private val conf = new SparkConf(false)
   var store: BlockManager = null
   var store2: BlockManager = null
+  var store3: BlockManager = null
   var rpcEnv: RpcEnv = null
   var master: BlockManagerMaster = null
   conf.set("spark.authenticate", "false")
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ class BlockManagerSuite extends SparkFunSuite with Matchers with BeforeAndAfterE
       store2.stop()
       store2 = null
     }
+    if (store3 != null) {
+      store3.stop()
+      store3 = null
+    }
     rpcEnv.shutdown()
     rpcEnv.awaitTermination()
     rpcEnv = null
@@ -443,6 +448,38 @@ class BlockManagerSuite extends SparkFunSuite with Matchers with BeforeAndAfterE
     assert(list2DiskGet.get.readMethod === DataReadMethod.Disk)
   }
 
+  test("SPARK-9591: getRemoteBytes from another location when Exception throw") {
+    val origTimeoutOpt = conf.getOption("spark.network.timeout")
+    try {
+      conf.set("spark.network.timeout", "2s")
+      store = makeBlockManager(8000, "executor1")
+      store2 = makeBlockManager(8000, "executor2")
+      store3 = makeBlockManager(8000, "executor3")
+      val list1 = List(new Array[Byte](4000))
+      store2.putIterator("list1", list1.iterator, StorageLevel.MEMORY_ONLY, tellMaster = true)
+      store3.putIterator("list1", list1.iterator, StorageLevel.MEMORY_ONLY, tellMaster = true)
+      var list1Get = store.getRemoteBytes("list1")
+      assert(list1Get.isDefined, "list1Get expected to be fetched")
+      // block manager exit
+      store2.stop()
+      store2 = null
+      list1Get = store.getRemoteBytes("list1")
+      // get `list1` block
+      assert(list1Get.isDefined, "list1Get expected to be fetched")
+      store3.stop()
+      store3 = null
+      // exception throw because there is no locations
+      intercept[BlockFetchException] {
+        list1Get = store.getRemoteBytes("list1")
+      }
+    } finally {
+      origTimeoutOpt match {
+        case Some(t) => conf.set("spark.network.timeout", t)
+        case None => conf.remove("spark.network.timeout")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   test("in-memory LRU storage") {
     store = makeBlockManager(12000)
     val a1 = new Array[Byte](4000)