diff --git a/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/bugfix/r/mdev_29904.result b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/bugfix/r/mdev_29904.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c89309a514d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/bugfix/r/mdev_29904.result
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# MDEV-29904 SPIDER plugin initialization fails upon startup
+#
+# restart: --plugin-load-add=ha_spider
diff --git a/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/bugfix/t/mdev_29904.test b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/bugfix/t/mdev_29904.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3dcb363890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/bugfix/t/mdev_29904.test
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+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-29904 SPIDER plugin initialization fails upon startup
+--echo #
+
+--let $restart_parameters=--plugin-load-add=ha_spider
+--source include/restart_mysqld.inc