diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/partition.result b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/partition.result
index 60fb2ed298d..379b82fabf8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/partition.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/partition.result
@@ -20,4 +20,40 @@ pk	i
 SELECT * FROM t1;
 pk	i
 DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# MDEV-5146: Bulk loads into partitioned table not working
+#
+# Case 1: wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON & LOAD DATA with 20002
+# entries.
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY)
+ENGINE=INNODB PARTITION BY HASH(pk) PARTITIONS 2;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 20002 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 20002
+1
+wsrep_last_committed_diff
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+# Case 2: wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON & LOAD DATA with 101 entries.
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY)
+ENGINE=INNODB PARTITION BY HASH(pk) PARTITIONS 2;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 101 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 101
+1
+wsrep_last_committed_diff
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+# Case 3: wsrep_load_data_splitting = OFF & LOAD DATA with 20002
+# entries.
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = OFF;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY)
+ENGINE=INNODB PARTITION BY HASH(pk) PARTITIONS 2;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 20002 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 20002
+1
+wsrep_last_committed_diff
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = 1;;
 # End of test
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/partition.test b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/partition.test
index 048f35a9282..e4775e1e730 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/partition.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/partition.test
@@ -27,5 +27,118 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 # Cleanup
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-5146: Bulk loads into partitioned table not working
+--echo #
+
+# Create 2 files with 20002 & 101 entries in each.
+--perl
+open(FILE, ">", "$ENV{'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR'}/tmp/mdev-5146-1.dat") or die;
+foreach  my $i (1..20002) {
+        print FILE "$i\n";
+}
+
+open(FILE, ">", "$ENV{'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR'}/tmp/mdev-5146-2.dat") or die;
+foreach  my $i (1..101) {
+        print FILE "$i\n";
+}
+EOF
+
+--connection node_1
+
+--let $wsrep_load_data_splitting_orig = `SELECT @@wsrep_load_data_splitting`
+
+--echo # Case 1: wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON & LOAD DATA with 20002
+--echo # entries.
+
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY)
+  ENGINE=INNODB PARTITION BY HASH(pk) PARTITIONS 2;
+
+# Record wsrep_last_committed as it was before LOAD DATA
+--let $wsrep_last_committed_before = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_last_committed'`
+
+--disable_query_log
+--eval LOAD DATA INFILE '$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mdev-5146-1.dat' INTO TABLE t1;
+--enable_query_log
+
+--let $wsrep_last_committed_after = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_last_committed'`
+
+--connection node_2
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 20002 FROM t1;
+
+# LOAD-ing 20002 rows causes 3 commits to be registered
+--disable_query_log
+--eval SELECT $wsrep_last_committed_after = $wsrep_last_committed_before + 3 AS wsrep_last_committed_diff;
+--enable_query_log
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo # Case 2: wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON & LOAD DATA with 101 entries.
+
+--connection node_1
+
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = ON;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY)
+  ENGINE=INNODB PARTITION BY HASH(pk) PARTITIONS 2;
+
+# Record wsrep_last_committed as it was before LOAD DATA
+--let $wsrep_last_committed_before = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_last_committed'`
+
+--disable_query_log
+--eval LOAD DATA INFILE '$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mdev-5146-2.dat' INTO TABLE t1;
+--enable_query_log
+
+--let $wsrep_last_committed_after = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_last_committed'`
+
+--connection node_2
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 101 FROM t1;
+
+# LOAD-ing 101 rows causes 1 commit to be registered
+--disable_query_log
+--eval SELECT $wsrep_last_committed_after = $wsrep_last_committed_before + 1 AS wsrep_last_committed_diff;
+--enable_query_log
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo # Case 3: wsrep_load_data_splitting = OFF & LOAD DATA with 20002
+--echo # entries.
+
+--connection node_1
+
+SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = OFF;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY)
+  ENGINE=INNODB PARTITION BY HASH(pk) PARTITIONS 2;
+
+# Record wsrep_last_committed as it was before LOAD DATA
+--let $wsrep_last_committed_before = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_last_committed'`
+
+--disable_query_log
+--eval LOAD DATA INFILE '$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mdev-5146-1.dat' INTO TABLE t1;
+--enable_query_log
+
+--let $wsrep_last_committed_after = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_last_committed'`
+
+--connection node_2
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 20002 FROM t1;
+
+# LOAD-ing 20002 rows causes 1 commit to be registered
+--disable_query_log
+--eval SELECT $wsrep_last_committed_after = $wsrep_last_committed_before + 1 AS wsrep_last_committed_diff;
+--enable_query_log
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--connection node_1
+# Restore the original value
+--eval SET GLOBAL wsrep_load_data_splitting = $wsrep_load_data_splitting_orig;
+
+# Cleanup
+remove_file '$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mdev-5146-1.dat';
+remove_file '$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mdev-5146-2.dat';
+
 --source include/galera_end.inc
 --echo # End of test
diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index 773e74e9ab0..0fce4e4c4f6 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -5753,7 +5753,12 @@ no_commit:
 			;
 		} else if (src_table == prebuilt->table) {
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)) {
+			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)                              &&
+			    wsrep_load_data_splitting                       &&
+			    sql_command == SQLCOM_LOAD                      &&
+			    !thd_test_options(user_thd,
+			                      OPTION_NOT_AUTOCOMMIT | OPTION_BEGIN))
+			{
 				switch (wsrep_run_wsrep_commit(user_thd, wsrep_hton, 1))
 				{
 				case WSREP_TRX_OK:
@@ -5780,7 +5785,12 @@ no_commit:
 			prebuilt->sql_stat_start = TRUE;
 		} else {
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)) {
+			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)                              &&
+			    wsrep_load_data_splitting                       &&
+			    sql_command == SQLCOM_LOAD                      &&
+			    !thd_test_options(user_thd,
+			                      OPTION_NOT_AUTOCOMMIT | OPTION_BEGIN))
+			{
 				switch (wsrep_run_wsrep_commit(user_thd, wsrep_hton, 1))
 				{
 				case WSREP_TRX_OK:
@@ -5990,14 +6000,15 @@ report_error:
 						   prebuilt->table->flags,
 						   user_thd);
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-	if (!error_result && wsrep_thd_exec_mode(user_thd) == LOCAL_STATE &&
-	    wsrep_on(user_thd) && !wsrep_consistency_check(user_thd) &&
-	    (sql_command != SQLCOM_LOAD || 
-	     thd_binlog_format(user_thd) == BINLOG_FORMAT_ROW)) {
-
-		if (wsrep_append_keys(user_thd, false, record, NULL)) {
- 			DBUG_PRINT("wsrep", ("row key failed"));
- 			error_result = HA_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+	if (!error_result                                &&
+	    wsrep_thd_exec_mode(user_thd) == LOCAL_STATE &&
+	    wsrep_on(user_thd)                           &&
+	    !wsrep_consistency_check(user_thd))
+	{
+		if (wsrep_append_keys(user_thd, false, record, NULL))
+		{
+			DBUG_PRINT("wsrep", ("row key failed"));
+			error_result = HA_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 			goto wsrep_error;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index 49c9790c435..3ae440c8cf7 100644
--- a/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -6717,7 +6717,12 @@ no_commit:
 			;
 		} else if (src_table == prebuilt->table) {
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)) {
+			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)                              &&
+			    wsrep_load_data_splitting                       &&
+			    sql_command == SQLCOM_LOAD                      &&
+			    !thd_test_options(user_thd,
+			                      OPTION_NOT_AUTOCOMMIT | OPTION_BEGIN))
+			{
 				switch (wsrep_run_wsrep_commit(user_thd, wsrep_hton, 1))
 				{
 				case WSREP_TRX_OK:
@@ -6744,7 +6749,12 @@ no_commit:
 			prebuilt->sql_stat_start = TRUE;
 		} else {
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)) {
+			if (wsrep_on(user_thd)                              &&
+			    wsrep_load_data_splitting                       &&
+			    sql_command == SQLCOM_LOAD                      &&
+			    !thd_test_options(user_thd,
+			                      OPTION_NOT_AUTOCOMMIT | OPTION_BEGIN))
+			{
 				switch (wsrep_run_wsrep_commit(user_thd, wsrep_hton, 1))
 				{
 				case WSREP_TRX_OK:
@@ -6960,14 +6970,15 @@ report_error:
 						   prebuilt->table->flags,
 						   user_thd);
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-	if (!error_result && wsrep_thd_exec_mode(user_thd) == LOCAL_STATE &&
-	    wsrep_on(user_thd) && !wsrep_consistency_check(user_thd) &&
-	    (sql_command != SQLCOM_LOAD || 
-	     thd_binlog_format(user_thd) == BINLOG_FORMAT_ROW)) {
-
-		if (wsrep_append_keys(user_thd, false, record, NULL)) {
- 			DBUG_PRINT("wsrep", ("row key failed"));
- 			error_result = HA_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+	if (!error_result                                &&
+	    wsrep_thd_exec_mode(user_thd) == LOCAL_STATE &&
+	    wsrep_on(user_thd)                           &&
+	    !wsrep_consistency_check(user_thd))
+	{
+		if (wsrep_append_keys(user_thd, false, record, NULL))
+		{
+			DBUG_PRINT("wsrep", ("row key failed"));
+			error_result = HA_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 			goto wsrep_error;
 		}
 	}