diff --git a/sql/handler.cc b/sql/handler.cc
index c3ad1cade99..6307e95a194 100644
--- a/sql/handler.cc
+++ b/sql/handler.cc
@@ -4921,8 +4921,14 @@ bool ha_show_status(THD *thd, handlerton *db_type, enum ha_stat_type stat)
                          "", 0, "DISABLED", 8) ? 1 : 0;
     }
     else
+    {
+      DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("simulate_show_status_failure",
+                      DBUG_SET("+d,simulate_net_write_failure"););
       result= db_type->show_status &&
               db_type->show_status(db_type, thd, stat_print, stat) ? 1 : 0;
+      DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("simulate_show_status_failure",
+                      DBUG_SET("-d,simulate_net_write_failure"););
+    }
   }
 
   if (!result)
diff --git a/sql/net_serv.cc b/sql/net_serv.cc
index 1a79679ed7c..8b44c7d443f 100644
--- a/sql/net_serv.cc
+++ b/sql/net_serv.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ my_net_write(NET *net,const uchar *packet,size_t len)
 
   MYSQL_NET_WRITE_START(len);
 
+  DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("simulate_net_write_failure", {
+                  my_error(ER_NET_ERROR_ON_WRITE, MYF(0));
+                  return 1;
+                  };
+                 );
+
   /*
     Big packets are handled by splitting them in packets of MAX_PACKET_LENGTH
     length. The last packet is always a packet that is < MAX_PACKET_LENGTH.
diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index cabea01c95a..7d0a363be69 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -9526,6 +9526,7 @@ innodb_show_status(
 	const long		MAX_STATUS_SIZE = 1048576;
 	ulint			trx_list_start = ULINT_UNDEFINED;
 	ulint			trx_list_end = ULINT_UNDEFINED;
+	bool			ret_val;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("innodb_show_status");
 	DBUG_ASSERT(hton == innodb_hton_ptr);
@@ -9590,12 +9591,13 @@ innodb_show_status(
 
 	mutex_exit(&srv_monitor_file_mutex);
 
-	stat_print(thd, innobase_hton_name, (uint) strlen(innobase_hton_name),
-		   STRING_WITH_LEN(""), str, flen);
+	ret_val= stat_print(thd, innobase_hton_name,
+				(uint) strlen(innobase_hton_name),
+				STRING_WITH_LEN(""), str, flen);
 
 	my_free(str);
 
-	DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
+	DBUG_RETURN(ret_val);
 }
 
 /************************************************************************//**