diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index c93f3cfdeac..d3ea2335755 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -6214,7 +6214,7 @@ bool Item_field::fix_fields(THD *thd, Item **reference)
 
     set_field(from_field);
   }
-  else if (thd->column_usage != MARK_COLUMNS_NONE)
+  else if (should_mark_column(thd->column_usage))
   {
     TABLE *table= field->table;
     MY_BITMAP *current_bitmap, *other_bitmap;
@@ -9248,7 +9248,7 @@ bool Item_default_value::fix_fields(THD *thd, Item **items)
     if (!newptr)
       goto error;
     fix_session_vcol_expr_for_read(thd, def_field, def_field->default_value);
-    if (thd->column_usage != MARK_COLUMNS_NONE)
+    if (should_mark_column(thd->column_usage))
       def_field->default_value->expr->walk(&Item::register_field_in_read_map, 1, 0);
     def_field->move_field(newptr+1, def_field->maybe_null() ? newptr : 0, 1);
   }
@@ -9527,7 +9527,8 @@ void Item_trigger_field::setup_field(THD *thd, TABLE *table,
     method which is called during execution of these statements.
   */
   enum_column_usage saved_column_usage= thd->column_usage;
-  thd->column_usage= MARK_COLUMNS_NONE;
+  thd->column_usage= want_privilege == SELECT_ACL ? COLUMNS_READ
+                                                  : COLUMNS_WRITE;
   /*
     Try to find field by its name and if it will be found
     set field_idx properly.
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index c198bb2be33..8f6e1427dbc 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -5352,7 +5352,7 @@ Field *view_ref_found= (Field*) 0x2;
 static void update_field_dependencies(THD *thd, Field *field, TABLE *table)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER("update_field_dependencies");
-  if (thd->column_usage != MARK_COLUMNS_NONE)
+  if (should_mark_column(thd->column_usage))
   {
     MY_BITMAP *bitmap;
 
@@ -5834,7 +5834,7 @@ find_field_in_table_ref(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list,
       fld= WRONG_GRANT;
     else
 #endif
-      if (thd->column_usage != MARK_COLUMNS_NONE)
+      if (should_mark_column(thd->column_usage))
       {
         /*
           Get rw_set correct for this field so that the handler
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.h b/sql/sql_class.h
index 007cd426124..20bf2272db8 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.h
+++ b/sql/sql_class.h
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ enum enum_slave_type_conversions { SLAVE_TYPE_CONVERSIONS_ALL_LOSSY,
                                    SLAVE_TYPE_CONVERSIONS_ALL_NON_LOSSY};
 
 /*
-  MARK_COLUMNS_NONE:  It is unknown whether the column will be read or written
+  MARK_COLUMNS_READ:  A column is goind to be read.
+  MARK_COLUMNS_WRITE: A column is going to be written to.
   MARK_COLUMNS_READ:  A column is goind to be read.
                       A bit in read set is set to inform handler that the field
                       is to be read. If field list contains duplicates, then
@@ -105,7 +106,10 @@ enum enum_slave_type_conversions { SLAVE_TYPE_CONVERSIONS_ALL_LOSSY,
                       to update this field in write_row and update_row.
 */
 enum enum_column_usage
-{ MARK_COLUMNS_NONE, MARK_COLUMNS_READ, MARK_COLUMNS_WRITE};
+{ COLUMNS_READ, COLUMNS_WRITE, MARK_COLUMNS_READ, MARK_COLUMNS_WRITE};
+
+static inline bool should_mark_column(enum_column_usage column_usage)
+{ return column_usage >= MARK_COLUMNS_READ; }
 
 enum enum_filetype { FILETYPE_CSV, FILETYPE_XML };
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_do.cc b/sql/sql_do.cc
index f556dc282ed..20a7aa75590 100644
--- a/sql/sql_do.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_do.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bool mysql_do(THD *thd, List<Item> &values)
   List_iterator<Item> li(values);
   Item *value;
   DBUG_ENTER("mysql_do");
-  if (setup_fields(thd, Ref_ptr_array(), values, MARK_COLUMNS_NONE, 0, NULL, 0))
+  if (setup_fields(thd, Ref_ptr_array(), values, COLUMNS_READ, 0, NULL, 0))
     DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
   while ((value = li++))
     (void) value->is_null();
diff --git a/sql/sql_insert.cc b/sql/sql_insert.cc
index 98f7f2bbed7..4cef25a9c29 100644
--- a/sql/sql_insert.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_insert.cc
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ static bool check_view_insertability(THD * thd, TABLE_LIST *view)
     we must not set query_id for fields as they're not 
     really used in this context
   */
-  thd->column_usage= MARK_COLUMNS_NONE;
+  thd->column_usage= COLUMNS_WRITE;
   /* check simplicity and prepare unique test of view */
   for (trans= trans_start; trans != trans_end; trans++)
   {
diff --git a/sql/sql_partition.cc b/sql/sql_partition.cc
index 826095154e8..b7ab9185033 100644
--- a/sql/sql_partition.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_partition.cc
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ bool fix_partition_func(THD *thd, TABLE *table,
   {
     DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
   }
-  thd->column_usage= MARK_COLUMNS_NONE;
+  thd->column_usage= COLUMNS_WRITE;
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("thd->column_usage: %d", thd->column_usage));
 
   if (!is_create_table_ind ||
diff --git a/sql/sql_prepare.cc b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
index 97325050628..83775f66a81 100644
--- a/sql/sql_prepare.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ static bool mysql_test_insert(Prepared_statement *stmt,
         goto error;
       }
       if (setup_fields(thd, Ref_ptr_array(),
-                       *values, MARK_COLUMNS_NONE, 0, NULL, 0))
+                       *values, COLUMNS_READ, 0, NULL, 0))
         goto error;
     }
   }
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static int mysql_test_update(Prepared_statement *stmt,
   table_list->register_want_access(SELECT_ACL);
 #endif
   if (setup_fields(thd, Ref_ptr_array(),
-                   stmt->lex->value_list, MARK_COLUMNS_NONE, 0, NULL, 0) ||
+                   stmt->lex->value_list, COLUMNS_READ, 0, NULL, 0) ||
       check_unique_table(thd, table_list))
     goto error;
   /* TODO: here we should send types of placeholders to the client. */
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static bool mysql_test_do_fields(Prepared_statement *stmt,
                                      DT_PREPARE | DT_CREATE))
     DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
   DBUG_RETURN(setup_fields(thd, Ref_ptr_array(),
-                           *values, MARK_COLUMNS_NONE, 0, NULL, 0));
+                           *values, COLUMNS_READ, 0, NULL, 0));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_view.cc b/sql/sql_view.cc
index 37a60d2dbb7..70a4572cd34 100644
--- a/sql/sql_view.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_view.cc
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ bool check_key_in_view(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *view)
       marking as used fields which are not used
     */
     enum_column_usage saved_column_usage= thd->column_usage;
-    thd->column_usage= MARK_COLUMNS_NONE;
+    thd->column_usage= COLUMNS_WRITE;
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("thd->column_usage: %d", thd->column_usage));
     for (Field_translator *fld= trans; fld < end_of_trans; fld++)
     {
diff --git a/sql/table.cc b/sql/table.cc
index 0c12715d379..1d3177fb017 100644
--- a/sql/table.cc
+++ b/sql/table.cc
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@ static bool fix_vcol_expr(THD *thd, Virtual_column_info *vcol)
   DBUG_ENTER("fix_vcol_expr");
 
   const enum enum_column_usage saved_column_usage= thd->column_usage;
-  thd->column_usage= MARK_COLUMNS_NONE;
+  thd->column_usage= COLUMNS_WRITE;
 
   int error= vcol->expr->fix_fields(thd, &vcol->expr);