diff --git a/mysql-test/r/init_connect.result b/mysql-test/r/init_connect.result
index f5ec0bdc932..0ff6c206422 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/init_connect.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/init_connect.result
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ hex(a)
 616263
 set GLOBAL init_connect="adsfsdfsdfs";
 select @a;
+ERROR 08S01: Aborted connection to db: 'test' user: 'user_1' host: 'localhost' (init_connect command failed)
+select @a;
 Got one of the listed errors
 drop table t1;
 End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/init_connect.test b/mysql-test/t/init_connect.test
index b6bac5f65fa..e96d02fe0d1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/init_connect.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/init_connect.test
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ connection con0;
 set GLOBAL init_connect="adsfsdfsdfs";
 connect (con5,localhost,user_1,,);
 connection con5;
+# BUG#11755281/47032: ERROR 2006 / ERROR 2013 INSTEAD OF PROPER ERROR MESSAGE
+# We now throw a proper error message here:
+--replace_regex /connection .* to/connection to/
+--error ER_NEW_ABORTING_CONNECTION
+select @a;
+# We got disconnected after receiving the above error message; any further
+# requests should fail with a notice that no one's listening to us.
+# --error CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR,CR_SERVER_LOST
 --error 2013,2006
 select @a;
 connection con0;
diff --git a/sql/sql_connect.cc b/sql/sql_connect.cc
index 44b4af74ef1..03f9d1e2732 100644
--- a/sql/sql_connect.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_connect.cc
@@ -1342,13 +1342,38 @@ static void prepare_new_connection_state(THD* thd)
     execute_init_command(thd, &sys_init_connect, &LOCK_sys_init_connect);
     if (thd->is_error())
     {
-      thd->killed= THD::KILL_CONNECTION;
+      ulong packet_length;
+      NET *net= &thd->net;
+
       sql_print_warning(ER(ER_NEW_ABORTING_CONNECTION),
-                        thd->thread_id,(thd->db ? thd->db : "unconnected"),
+                        thd->thread_id,
+                        thd->db ? thd->db : "unconnected",
                         sctx->user ? sctx->user : "unauthenticated",
                         sctx->host_or_ip, "init_connect command failed");
       sql_print_warning("%s", thd->main_da.message());
+
+      thd->lex->current_select= 0;
+      my_net_set_read_timeout(net, thd->variables.net_wait_timeout);
+      thd->clear_error();
+      net_new_transaction(net);
+      packet_length= my_net_read(net);
+      /*
+        If my_net_read() failed, my_error() has been already called,
+        and the main Diagnostics Area contains an error condition.
+      */
+      if (packet_length != packet_error)
+        my_error(ER_NEW_ABORTING_CONNECTION, MYF(0),
+                 thd->thread_id,
+                 thd->db ? thd->db : "unconnected",
+                 sctx->user ? sctx->user : "unauthenticated",
+                 sctx->host_or_ip, "init_connect command failed");
+
+      thd->server_status&= ~SERVER_STATUS_CLEAR_SET;
+      net_end_statement(thd);
+      thd->killed = THD::KILL_CONNECTION;
+      return;
     }
+
     thd->proc_info=0;
     thd->set_time();
     thd->init_for_queries();