diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/MastersListCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/MastersListCommand.java
index 2da76fd..0f7857f 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/MastersListCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/MastersListCommand.java
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.cli;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DeviceRoleCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DeviceRoleCommand.java
index dfb8283..a5fdb3f 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DeviceRoleCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DeviceRoleCommand.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
 import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
 import org.onlab.onos.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipAdminService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipAdminService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 
 import static org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId.deviceId;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipAdminService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipAdminService.java
similarity index 87%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipAdminService.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipAdminService.java
index 907b3f8..e558dd4 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipAdminService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipAdminService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipEvent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipEvent.java
similarity index 95%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipEvent.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipEvent.java
index 15811fb..bd7462d 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipEvent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipEvent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractEvent;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipListener.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipListener.java
similarity index 84%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipListener.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipListener.java
index 71d65be..e4295e0 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipListener.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipListener.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.event.EventListener;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipService.java
similarity index 96%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipService.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipService.java
index 51b6f6a..029e357 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipService.java
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipStore.java
similarity index 97%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipStore.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipStore.java
index dc5603f..0117d0d 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipStore.java
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.Store;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipStoreDelegate.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipStoreDelegate.java
similarity index 83%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipStoreDelegate.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipStoreDelegate.java
index b4d923c..2537630 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipStoreDelegate.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipStoreDelegate.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.store.StoreDelegate;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTerm.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTerm.java
similarity index 93%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTerm.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTerm.java
index 71d08f2..640180d 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTerm.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTerm.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+
 public final class MastershipTerm {
 
     private final NodeId master;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTermService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTermService.java
similarity index 93%
rename from core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTermService.java
rename to core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTermService.java
index b03ed81..567962e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTermService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTermService.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/package-info.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36f7271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * Set of abstractions for dealing with controller mastership related topics.
+ */
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceClockProviderService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceClockProviderService.java
index cfd14c0..bdaf94f 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceClockProviderService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/DeviceClockProviderService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.net.device;
 
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 
 //TODO: Consider renaming to DeviceClockProviderService?
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipServiceAdapter.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipServiceAdapter.java
similarity index 92%
rename from core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipServiceAdapter.java
rename to core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipServiceAdapter.java
index 2e92f5b..97b57e5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipServiceAdapter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipServiceAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTermTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTermTest.java
similarity index 92%
rename from core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTermTest.java
rename to core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTermTest.java
index 139c695..9b2a4e6 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/MastershipTermTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/mastership/MastershipTermTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.cluster;
+package org.onlab.onos.mastership;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 
 import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
 
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
index ba3e616..59614da 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterEventListener;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipAdminService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipListener;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStore;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStoreDelegate;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractListenerRegistry;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.EventDeliveryService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipAdminService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipListener;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStore;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStoreDelegate;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
index d1d9db9..28bdac1 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipListener;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTermService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractListenerRegistry;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.EventDeliveryService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipListener;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManagerTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManagerTest.java
index e6cf542..c5c152c 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManagerTest.java
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode.State;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.impl.TestEventDispatcher;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipService;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.trivial.impl.SimpleMastershipStore;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManagerTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManagerTest.java
index 95f578b..0b017cf 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManagerTest.java
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipServiceAdapter;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode.State;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.Event;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.impl.TestEventDispatcher;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipServiceAdapter;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceClockManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceClockManager.java
index 6c83c9a..48355cf 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceClockManager.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceClockManager.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceClockProviderService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceClockService;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStoreTest.java b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStoreTest.java
index 0e842ec..141f2b2 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStoreTest.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode.State;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Annotations;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultAnnotations;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
similarity index 96%
rename from core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
rename to core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
index 71d42fa..e073b63 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.mastership.impl;
 
-import static org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent.Type.MASTER_CHANGED;
+import static org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent.Type.MASTER_CHANGED;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStore;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStoreDelegate;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStore;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStoreDelegate;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.AbstractHazelcastStore;
diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/package-info.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..308c9ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * Implementation of a distributed mastership store using Hazelcast.
+ */
+package org.onlab.onos.store.mastership.impl;
diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
rename to core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
index bf1bb38..89c4357 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.mastership.impl;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode.State;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent.Type;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStoreDelegate;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStoreDelegate;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent.Type;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.StoreManager;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.StoreService;
diff --git a/core/store/hz/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java b/core/store/hz/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java
index 122b59d..4626fa4 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceClockProviderService;
 
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java
index f81a984..b44c102 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoPoolUtil.java
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultAnnotations;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultDevice;
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java
index 0ac61a8..d99fcde 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/MastershipTermSerializer.java
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;
 
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
+
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
 
 /**
- * Kryo Serializer for {@link org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm}.
+ * Kryo Serializer for {@link org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm}.
  */
 public class MastershipTermSerializer extends Serializer<MastershipTerm> {
 
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java b/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java
index d651d56..d9157b4 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/KryoSerializerTest.java
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Annotations;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultAnnotations;
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java
index 51d38a0..6c1fae8 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/NoOpClockProviderService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceClockProviderService;
 
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStore.java b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStore.java
index e8096ea..aba77d0 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStore.java
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStore;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStoreDelegate;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStore;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipStoreDelegate;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.AbstractStore;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import static org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent.Type.*;
+import static org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent.Type.*;
 
 /**
  * Manages inventory of controller mastership over devices using
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStoreTest.java b/core/store/trivial/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStoreTest.java
index 1e8e5c7..9fa066e 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleMastershipStoreTest.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.onlab.onos.mastership.MastershipEvent.Type.*;
 import static org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole.*;
-import static org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent.Type.*;
 
 /**
  * Test for the simple MastershipStore implementation.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4290769..1b75b52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
                         <group>
                             <title>Core Subsystems</title>
                             <packages>
-                                org.onlab.onos.impl:org.onlab.onos.cluster.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.device.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.link.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.host.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.topology.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.packet.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.flow.impl:org.onlab.onos.store.trivial.*:org.onlab.onos.net.*.impl:org.onlab.onos.event.impl:org.onlab.onos.store.*:org.onlab.onos.net.intent.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.proxyarp.impl
+                                org.onlab.onos.impl:org.onlab.onos.cluster.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.device.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.link.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.host.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.topology.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.packet.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.flow.impl:org.onlab.onos.store.trivial.*:org.onlab.onos.net.*.impl:org.onlab.onos.event.impl:org.onlab.onos.store.*:org.onlab.onos.net.intent.impl:org.onlab.onos.net.proxyarp.impl:org.onlab.onos.mastership.impl
                             </packages>
                         </group>
                         <group>