diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.result
index b11484367b8..4625a6cab21 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.result
@@ -217,3 +217,11 @@ master-bin.000001	#	Gtid	#	#	BEGIN GTID #-#-#
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; INSERT INTO tm VALUES (1),(1)
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	COMMIT
 DROP TABLE tm;
+connection default;
+SET pseudo_slave_mode=1;
+XA START 'a';
+XA END 'a';
+XA PREPARE 'a';
+XA ROLLBACK 'a';
+ERROR XA100: XA_RBROLLBACK: Transaction branch was rolled back
+include/show_binlog_events.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.test
index 52b4ad2037b..501403f46fc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_empty_xa_prepared.test
@@ -134,3 +134,15 @@ XA ROLLBACK '1';
 --source include/show_binlog_events.inc
 DROP TABLE tm;
 
+
+# MDEV-32257 dangling XA-rollback in binlog from emtpy XA
+--connection default
+--let $binlog_start = query_get_value(SHOW MASTER STATUS, Position, 1)
+--let $binlog_file =  query_get_value(SHOW MASTER STATUS, File, 1)
+SET pseudo_slave_mode=1;
+XA START 'a';
+XA END 'a';
+XA PREPARE 'a';
+--error ER_XA_RBROLLBACK
+XA ROLLBACK 'a';
+--source include/show_binlog_events.inc
diff --git a/sql/xa.cc b/sql/xa.cc
index 52b9cf4c857..9df9da7acf1 100644
--- a/sql/xa.cc
+++ b/sql/xa.cc
@@ -1141,6 +1141,11 @@ static bool slave_applier_reset_xa_trans(THD *thd)
     ~(SERVER_STATUS_IN_TRANS | SERVER_STATUS_IN_TRANS_READONLY);
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("clearing SERVER_STATUS_IN_TRANS"));
 
+  if (thd->variables.pseudo_slave_mode &&
+      !thd->transaction->all.is_trx_read_write())
+  {
+    thd->transaction->xid_state.set_error(ER_XA_RBROLLBACK);
+  }
   thd->transaction->xid_state.xid_cache_element->acquired_to_recovered();
   thd->transaction->xid_state.xid_cache_element= 0;