diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..980045a08d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+connection default;
+CREATE TABLE t1(f1 int) ENGINE=Innodb;
+XA START '','';
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(10);
+BINLOG '
+SOgWTg8BAAAAbgAAAHIAAAAAAAQANS42LjMtbTUtZGVidWctbG9nAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABI6BZOEzgNAAgAEgAEBAQEEgAAVgAEGggAAAAICAgCAAAAAAVAYI8=';
+XA END '';
+XA PREPARE '';
+XA ROLLBACK '';
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00e8cfea296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Bug#19928622: ASSERTION `! IS_SET()' FAILED. | ABORT IN
+# DIAGNOSTICS_AREA::SET_OK_STATUS
+#
+# MDEV-27536 Invalid BINLOG_BASE64_EVENT and assertion Diagnostics_area:: !is_set()
+#
+# Test:
+# =====
+# Begin an XA transaction and execte a DML statement so that XA state becomes
+# XA_ACTIVE. Execute the BINLOG command it should not cause any assert.
+# Execution should be successful.
+###############################################################################
+--source include/have_log_bin.inc
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+
+--connection default
+CREATE TABLE t1(f1 int) ENGINE=Innodb;
+
+XA START '','';
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(10);
+BINLOG '
+SOgWTg8BAAAAbgAAAHIAAAAAAAQANS42LjMtbTUtZGVidWctbG9nAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABI6BZOEzgNAAgAEgAEBAQEEgAAVgAEGggAAAAICAgCAAAAAAVAYI8=';
+XA END '';
+XA PREPARE '';
+XA ROLLBACK '';
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index 9108b57fec1..f8373202750 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -6167,7 +6167,8 @@ int Format_description_log_event::do_apply_event(rpl_group_info *rgi)
     original place when it comes to us; we'll know this by checking
     log_pos ("artificial" events have log_pos == 0).
   */
-  if (!is_artificial_event() && created && thd->transaction.all.ha_list)
+  if (!thd->rli_fake &&
+      !is_artificial_event() && created && thd->transaction.all.ha_list)
   {
     /* This is not an error (XA is safe), just an information */
     rli->report(INFORMATION_LEVEL, 0, NULL,