diff --git a/mysql-test/r/not_embedded_server.result b/mysql-test/r/not_embedded_server.result
index 8f7c125196a..60c92bd0196 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/not_embedded_server.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/not_embedded_server.result
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 select 1;
 1
 1
+SHOW VARIABLES like 'slave_skip_errors';
+Variable_name	Value
+slave_skip_errors	OFF
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/variables-notembedded.result b/mysql-test/r/variables-notembedded.result
index c9125bcee90..8c6d54757ed 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/variables-notembedded.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/variables-notembedded.result
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Variable_name	Value
 slave_load_tmpdir	SLAVE_LOAD_TMPDIR
 show variables like 'slave_skip_errors';
 Variable_name	Value
-slave_skip_errors	3,100,137,643,1752
+slave_skip_errors	0,3,100,137,643,1752
 ---- Clean Up ----
 set global slave_net_timeout=default;
 set global sql_slave_skip_counter= 0;
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ ERROR HY000: Variable 'slave_load_tmpdir' is a read only variable
 #
 SHOW VARIABLES like 'slave_skip_errors';
 Variable_name	Value
-slave_skip_errors	3,100,137,643,1752
+slave_skip_errors	0,3,100,137,643,1752
 SELECT @@session.slave_skip_errors;
 ERROR HY000: Variable 'slave_skip_errors' is a GLOBAL variable
 SELECT @@global.slave_skip_errors;
 @@global.slave_skip_errors
-3,100,137,643,1752
+0,3,100,137,643,1752
 SET @@session.slave_skip_errors= 7;
 ERROR HY000: Variable 'slave_skip_errors' is a read only variable
 SET @@global.slave_skip_errors= 7;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server.test b/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server.test
index 233ac3edfbb..fa2b659ec57 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/not_embedded_server.test
@@ -36,4 +36,10 @@ select 1;
 #execute stmt1;
 #deallocate prepare stmt1;
 
+#
+# Bug#43835: SHOW VARIABLES does not include 0 for slave_skip_errors
+#
+
+SHOW VARIABLES like 'slave_skip_errors';
+
 # End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/variables-notembedded-master.opt b/mysql-test/t/variables-notembedded-master.opt
index a684e591d10..8a173a043ac 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/variables-notembedded-master.opt
+++ b/mysql-test/t/variables-notembedded-master.opt
@@ -1 +1 @@
---loose-slave-skip-errors=3,100,137,643,1752
+--loose-slave-skip-errors=3,100,137,0,643,1752
diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index 8c29cb8a72f..b862c5eff20 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static bool wait_for_relay_log_space(Relay_log_info* rli);
 static inline bool io_slave_killed(THD* thd,Master_info* mi);
 static inline bool sql_slave_killed(THD* thd,Relay_log_info* rli);
 static int init_slave_thread(THD* thd, SLAVE_THD_TYPE thd_type);
+static void print_slave_skip_errors(void);
 static int safe_connect(THD* thd, MYSQL* mysql, Master_info* mi);
 static int safe_reconnect(THD* thd, MYSQL* mysql, Master_info* mi,
                           bool suppress_warnings);
@@ -231,6 +232,15 @@ int init_slave()
   */
   active_mi= new Master_info;
 
+  /*
+    If --slave-skip-errors=... was not used, the string value for the
+    system variable has not been set up yet. Do it now.
+  */
+  if (!use_slave_mask)
+  {
+    print_slave_skip_errors();
+  }
+
   /*
     If master_host is not specified, try to read it from the master_info file.
     If master_host is specified, create the master_info file if it doesn't
@@ -311,7 +321,7 @@ static void print_slave_skip_errors(void)
     char *bend= buff + sizeof(slave_skip_error_names);
     int  errnum;
 
-    for (errnum= 1; errnum < MAX_SLAVE_ERROR; errnum++)
+    for (errnum= 0; errnum < MAX_SLAVE_ERROR; errnum++)
     {
       if (bitmap_is_set(&slave_error_mask, errnum))
       {