diff --git a/mysql-test/r/rpl_critical_errors.result.txt b/mysql-test/r/rpl_critical_errors.result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0df2e1ef369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/rpl_critical_errors.result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+stop slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+reset master;
+reset slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+start slave;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (data LONGBLOB) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+CREATE TABLE t2 (data LONGBLOB) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO t1 (data) VALUES (repeat('a',1024*1024));
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t2 SELECT * FROM t1;
+KILL QUERY 2;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t2;
+COUNT(*)
+0
+SHOW SLAVE STATUS;
+Slave_IO_State	#
+Master_Host	127.0.0.1
+Master_User	root
+Master_Port	MASTER_PORT
+Connect_Retry	1
+Master_Log_File	master-bin.000001
+Read_Master_Log_Pos	#
+Relay_Log_File	#
+Relay_Log_Pos	#
+Relay_Master_Log_File	master-bin.000001
+Slave_IO_Running	Yes
+Slave_SQL_Running	No
+Replicate_Do_DB	
+Replicate_Ignore_DB	
+Replicate_Do_Table	
+Replicate_Ignore_Table	
+Replicate_Wild_Do_Table	
+Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table	
+Last_Errno	1317
+Last_Error	#
+Skip_Counter	0
+Exec_Master_Log_Pos	#
+Relay_Log_Space	#
+Until_Condition	None
+Until_Log_File	
+Until_Log_Pos	0
+Master_SSL_Allowed	No
+Master_SSL_CA_File	
+Master_SSL_CA_Path	
+Master_SSL_Cert	
+Master_SSL_Cipher	
+Master_SSL_Key	
+Seconds_Behind_Master	#
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_critical_errors.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_critical_errors.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffe00050b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_critical_errors.test
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Test for BUG#26551
+#
+
+# This test is unfortunately very fragile and very dependent on the
+# load of the computer. The test is therefore disabled normally. It is
+# entered here to demonstrate how to check that the bug is actually
+# solved.
+
+--echo Turn on parsing to run this test
+
+disable_parsing;
+
+source include/master-slave.inc;
+
+connection master;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (data LONGBLOB) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+CREATE TABLE t2 (data LONGBLOB) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+
+INSERT INTO t1 (data) VALUES (repeat('a',1024*1024));
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT * FROM t1;
+sync_slave_with_master;
+
+connection master;
+send INSERT INTO t2 SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+connection master1;
+
+# This sleep is picked so that the query above has started to insert
+# some rows into t2. If it hasn't the slave will not stop below.
+sleep 4;
+
+# SHOW PROCESSLIST;
+
+# Code for the 5.1 server to get the thread id of the thread executing
+# the query above.
+#
+#SET @id = 0;
+#SELECT id INTO @id
+#  FROM information_schema.processlist
+# WHERE info LIKE 'INSERT INTO t2%';
+
+# This is the connection that is executing the INSERT INTO t2...
+KILL QUERY 2;
+
+connection slave;
+
+# Here the slave will only stop if the query above actually started
+# inserting some rows into t2. Otherwise, it will hang forever.
+wait_for_slave_to_stop;
+
+# The following should be 0
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t2;
+
+# ... and there the error code should be 1317 (ER_QUERY_INTERRUPTED)
+--replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_PORT
+--replace_column 1 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 20 # 22 # 23 # 33 #
+query_vertical SHOW SLAVE STATUS;
+
+enable_parsing;
diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index ba8c3ff902a..97615165803 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -3099,6 +3099,7 @@ int check_expected_error(THD* thd, RELAY_LOG_INFO* rli, int expected_error)
   switch (expected_error) {
   case ER_NET_READ_ERROR:
   case ER_NET_ERROR_ON_WRITE:  
+  case ER_QUERY_INTERRUPTED:
   case ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN:  
   case ER_NEW_ABORTING_CONNECTION:
     return 1;