diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_grant.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_grant.result
index 1c0e73f8842..09a3d709929 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_grant.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_grant.result
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ ERROR 42000: Access denied; you need (at least one of) the SUPER privilege(s) fo
 **** Clean up ****
 set global binlog_format = @saved_binlog_format;
 drop user mysqltest_1@localhost;
+GRANT REPLICATION CLIENT ON *.* TO 'mysqltest_1'@'localhost';
+SHOW MASTER LOGS;
+SHOW BINARY LOGS;
+DROP USER 'mysqltest_1'@'localhost';
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_grant.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_grant.test
index 9d9c6031b5a..f0367b3aa79 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_grant.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_grant.test
@@ -54,3 +54,22 @@ disconnect root;
 connection default;
 set global binlog_format = @saved_binlog_format;
 drop user mysqltest_1@localhost;
+
+
+# Testing if REPLICATION CLIENT privilege is enough to execute
+# SHOW MASTER LOGS and SHOW BINARY.
+GRANT REPLICATION CLIENT ON *.* TO 'mysqltest_1'@'localhost';
+--connect(rpl,localhost,mysqltest_1,,)
+
+--connection rpl
+# We are only interested if the following commands succeed and not on
+# their output.
+--disable_result_log
+SHOW MASTER LOGS;
+SHOW BINARY LOGS;
+--enable_result_log
+
+# clean up
+--disconnect rpl
+connection default;
+DROP USER 'mysqltest_1'@'localhost';
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 942197d333d..18f24deba79 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ end_with_restore_list:
     goto error;
 #else
     {
-      if (check_global_access(thd, SUPER_ACL))
+      if (check_global_access(thd, SUPER_ACL | REPL_CLIENT_ACL))
 	goto error;
       res = show_binlogs(thd);
       break;