diff --git a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
index e82271fceec..a9504232af2 100644
--- a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
+++ b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ static const char* host = 0;
 static int port= 0;
 static uint my_end_arg;
 static const char* sock= 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+static char *shared_memory_base_name= 0;
+#endif
 static const char* user = 0;
 static char* pass = 0;
 static char *charset= 0;
@@ -1077,6 +1080,12 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
   {"set-charset", OPT_SET_CHARSET,
    "Add 'SET NAMES character_set' to the output.", (uchar**) &charset,
    (uchar**) &charset, 0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  {"shared-memory-base-name", OPT_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME,
+   "Base name of shared memory.", (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name, 
+   (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name, 
+   0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+#endif
   {"short-form", 's', "Just show regular queries: no extra info and no "
    "row-based events. This is for testing only, and should not be used in "
    "production systems. If you want to suppress base64-output, consider "
@@ -1378,6 +1387,11 @@ static Exit_status safe_connect()
 
   if (opt_protocol)
     mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_PROTOCOL, (char*) &opt_protocol);
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  if (shared_memory_base_name)
+    mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME,
+                  shared_memory_base_name);
+#endif
   if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql, host, user, pass, 0, port, sock, 0))
   {
     error("Failed on connect: %s", mysql_error(mysql));
diff --git a/client/mysqltest.cc b/client/mysqltest.cc
index e57adc5a133..53c0d9514e0 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.cc
+++ b/client/mysqltest.cc
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ enum {
 static int record= 0, opt_sleep= -1;
 static char *opt_db= 0, *opt_pass= 0;
 const char *opt_user= 0, *opt_host= 0, *unix_sock= 0, *opt_basedir= "./";
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+static char *shared_memory_base_name=0;
+#endif
 const char *opt_logdir= "";
 const char *opt_include= 0, *opt_charsets_dir;
 static int opt_port= 0;
@@ -4900,6 +4903,8 @@ do_handle_error:
   <opts> - options to use for the connection
    * SSL - use SSL if available
    * COMPRESS - use compression if available
+   * SHM - use shared memory if available
+   * PIPE - use named pipe if available
 
 */
 
@@ -4908,6 +4913,7 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
   int con_port= opt_port;
   char *con_options;
   my_bool con_ssl= 0, con_compress= 0;
+  my_bool con_pipe= 0, con_shm= 0;
   struct st_connection* con_slot;
 
   static DYNAMIC_STRING ds_connection_name;
@@ -4918,6 +4924,9 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
   static DYNAMIC_STRING ds_port;
   static DYNAMIC_STRING ds_sock;
   static DYNAMIC_STRING ds_options;
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  static DYNAMIC_STRING ds_shm;
+#endif
   const struct command_arg connect_args[] = {
     { "connection name", ARG_STRING, TRUE, &ds_connection_name, "Name of the connection" },
     { "host", ARG_STRING, TRUE, &ds_host, "Host to connect to" },
@@ -4945,6 +4954,11 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
       die("Illegal argument for port: '%s'", ds_port.str);
   }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  /* Shared memory */
+  init_dynamic_string(&ds_shm, ds_sock.str, 0, 0);
+#endif
+
   /* Sock */
   if (ds_sock.length)
   {
@@ -4983,6 +4997,10 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
       con_ssl= 1;
     else if (!strncmp(con_options, "COMPRESS", 8))
       con_compress= 1;
+    else if (!strncmp(con_options, "PIPE", 4))
+      con_pipe= 1;
+    else if (!strncmp(con_options, "SHM", 3))
+      con_shm= 1;
     else
       die("Illegal option to connect: %.*s", 
           (int) (end - con_options), con_options);
@@ -5030,6 +5048,31 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
   }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __WIN__
+  if (con_pipe)
+  {
+    uint protocol= MYSQL_PROTOCOL_PIPE;
+    mysql_options(&con_slot->mysql, MYSQL_OPT_PROTOCOL, &protocol);
+  }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  if (con_shm)
+  {
+    uint protocol= MYSQL_PROTOCOL_MEMORY;
+    if (!ds_shm.length)
+      die("Missing shared memory base name");
+    mysql_options(&con_slot->mysql, MYSQL_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME, ds_shm.str);
+    mysql_options(&con_slot->mysql, MYSQL_OPT_PROTOCOL, &protocol);
+  }
+  else if(shared_memory_base_name)
+  {
+    mysql_options(&con_slot->mysql, MYSQL_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME,
+      shared_memory_base_name);
+  }
+#endif
+
+
   /* Use default db name */
   if (ds_database.length == 0)
     dynstr_set(&ds_database, opt_db);
@@ -5062,6 +5105,9 @@ void do_connect(struct st_command *command)
   dynstr_free(&ds_port);
   dynstr_free(&ds_sock);
   dynstr_free(&ds_options);
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  dynstr_free(&ds_shm);
+#endif
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
@@ -5728,6 +5774,12 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
    0, 0, 0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"server-file", 'F', "Read embedded server arguments from file.",
    0, 0, 0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  {"shared-memory-base-name", OPT_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME,
+   "Base name of shared memory.", (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name, 
+   (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name, 0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 
+   0, 0, 0},
+#endif
   {"silent", 's', "Suppress all normal output. Synonym for --quiet.",
    (uchar**) &silent, (uchar**) &silent, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"skip-safemalloc", OPT_SKIP_SAFEMALLOC,
@@ -7677,6 +7729,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  if (shared_memory_base_name)
+    mysql_options(&con->mysql,MYSQL_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME,shared_memory_base_name);
+#endif
+
   if (!(con->name = my_strdup("default", MYF(MY_WME))))
     die("Out of memory");
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/My/ConfigFactory.pm b/mysql-test/lib/My/ConfigFactory.pm
index 505f93f1fec..cc3444d7a3a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/My/ConfigFactory.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/My/ConfigFactory.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Carp;
 
 use My::Config;
 use My::Find;
+use My::Platform;
 
 use File::Basename;
 
@@ -218,7 +219,13 @@ my @mysqld_rules=
  { 'ssl-key' => \&fix_ssl_server_key },
   );
 
-
+if (IS_WINDOWS)
+{
+  # For simplicity, we use the same names for shared memory and 
+  # named pipes.
+  push(@mysqld_rules, {'shared-memory-base-name' => \&fix_socket});
+}
+ 
 sub fix_ndb_mgmd_port {
   my ($self, $config, $group_name, $group)= @_;
   my $hostname= $group->value('HostName');
@@ -347,6 +354,16 @@ sub post_check_client_group {
     }
     $config->insert($client_group_name, $name_to, $option->value())
   }
+  
+  if (IS_WINDOWS)
+  {
+    # Shared memory base may or may not be defined (e.g not defined in embedded)
+    my $shm = $group_to_copy_from->option("shared-memory-base-name");
+    if (defined $shm)
+    {
+      $config->insert($client_group_name,"shared-memory-base-name", $shm->value());
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -393,6 +410,7 @@ sub post_check_embedded_group {
     (
      '#log-error', # Embedded server writes stderr to mysqltest's log file
      'slave-net-timeout', # Embedded server are not build with replication
+     'shared-memory-base-name', # No shared memory for embedded
     );
 
   foreach my $option ( $mysqld->options(), $first_mysqld->options() ) {
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/named_pipe.test b/mysql-test/t/named_pipe.test
index e3dfd24bb52..e88fd8e1ef8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/named_pipe.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/named_pipe.test
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ if (`SELECT '$nmp' != 'ON'`){
   skip No named pipe support;
 }
 
+# Connect using named pipe for testing
+connect(pipe_con,localhost,root,,,,,PIPE);
+
 # Source select test case
 -- source include/common-tests.inc
 
+connection default;
+disconnect pipe_con;
diff --git a/tests/mysql_client_test.c b/tests/mysql_client_test.c
index 946fbdf3944..8aba7cd8808 100644
--- a/tests/mysql_client_test.c
+++ b/tests/mysql_client_test.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ static char *opt_user= 0;
 static char *opt_password= 0;
 static char *opt_host= 0;
 static char *opt_unix_socket= 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+static char *shared_memory_base_name= 0;
+#endif
 static unsigned int  opt_port;
 static my_bool tty_password= 0, opt_silent= 0;
 
@@ -230,6 +233,26 @@ static void print_st_error(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, const char *msg)
   }
 }
 
+/*
+  Enhanced version of mysql_client_init(), which may also set shared memory 
+  base on Windows.
+*/
+static MYSQL *mysql_client_init(MYSQL* con)
+{
+  MYSQL* res = mysql_init(con);
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  if (res && shared_memory_base_name)
+    mysql_options(res, MYSQL_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME, shared_memory_base_name);
+#endif
+  return res;
+}
+
+/*
+  Disable direct calls of mysql_init, as it disregards  shared memory base.
+*/
+#define mysql_init(A) Please use mysql_client_init instead of mysql_init
+
+
 /* Check if the connection has InnoDB tables */
 
 static my_bool check_have_innodb(MYSQL *conn)
@@ -293,10 +316,10 @@ static MYSQL* client_connect(ulong flag, uint protocol, my_bool auto_reconnect)
     fprintf(stdout, "\n Establishing a connection to '%s' ...",
             opt_host ? opt_host : "");
 
-  if (!(mysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(mysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
     opt_silent= 0;
-    myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+    myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
   /* enable local infile, in non-binary builds often disabled by default */
@@ -1160,9 +1183,9 @@ static my_bool thread_query(char *query)
   error= 0;
   if (!opt_silent)
     fprintf(stdout, "\n in thread_query(%s)", query);
-  if (!(l_mysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(l_mysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+    myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
     return 1;
   }
   if (!(mysql_real_connect(l_mysql, opt_host, opt_user,
@@ -2512,9 +2535,9 @@ static void test_ps_query_cache()
     case TEST_QCACHE_ON_WITH_OTHER_CONN:
       if (!opt_silent)
         fprintf(stdout, "\n Establishing a test connection ...");
-      if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+      if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
       {
-        printf("mysql_init() failed");
+        printf("mysql_client_init() failed");
         DIE_UNLESS(0);
       }
       if (!(mysql_real_connect(lmysql, opt_host, opt_user,
@@ -4960,9 +4983,9 @@ static void test_stmt_close()
 
   if (!opt_silent)
     fprintf(stdout, "\n Establishing a test connection ...");
-  if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+    myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
   if (!(mysql_real_connect(lmysql, opt_host, opt_user,
@@ -5851,9 +5874,9 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_multi_tab";
   rc= mysql_more_results(mysql);
   DIE_UNLESS(rc == 0);
 
-  if (!(mysql_local= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(mysql_local= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    fprintf(stdout, "\n mysql_init() failed");
+    fprintf(stdout, "\n mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -5976,9 +5999,9 @@ static void test_prepare_multi_statements()
   char query[MAX_TEST_QUERY_LENGTH];
   myheader("test_prepare_multi_statements");
 
-  if (!(mysql_local= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(mysql_local= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    fprintf(stderr, "\n mysql_init() failed");
+    fprintf(stderr, "\n mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -7459,9 +7482,9 @@ static void test_prepare_grant()
 
     if (!opt_silent)
       fprintf(stdout, "\n Establishing a test connection ...");
-    if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+    if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
     {
-      myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+      myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
       exit(1);
     }
     if (!(mysql_real_connect(lmysql, opt_host, "test_grant",
@@ -7915,9 +7938,9 @@ static void test_drop_temp()
 
     if (!opt_silent)
       fprintf(stdout, "\n Establishing a test connection ...");
-    if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+    if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
     {
-      myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+      myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
       exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -13159,7 +13182,7 @@ static void test_bug15518()
   int rc;
   myheader("test_bug15518");
 
-  mysql1= mysql_init(NULL);
+  mysql1= mysql_client_init(NULL);
 
   if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql1, opt_host, opt_user, opt_password,
                           opt_db ? opt_db : "test", opt_port, opt_unix_socket,
@@ -13315,9 +13338,9 @@ static void test_bug8378()
 
   if (!opt_silent)
     fprintf(stdout, "\n Establishing a test connection ...");
-  if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+    myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
   if (mysql_options(lmysql, MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME, "gbk"))
@@ -13856,7 +13879,7 @@ static void test_bug9992()
   if (!opt_silent)
     printf("Establishing a connection with option CLIENT_MULTI_STATEMENTS..\n");
 
-  mysql1= mysql_init(NULL);
+  mysql1= mysql_client_init(NULL);
 
   if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql1, opt_host, opt_user, opt_password,
                           opt_db ? opt_db : "test", opt_port, opt_unix_socket,
@@ -14445,9 +14468,9 @@ static void test_bug12001()
 
   myheader("test_bug12001");
 
-  if (!(mysql_local= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(mysql_local= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    fprintf(stdout, "\n mysql_init() failed");
+    fprintf(stdout, "\n mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -15172,9 +15195,9 @@ static void test_opt_reconnect()
 
   myheader("test_opt_reconnect");
 
-  if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+    myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
     exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -15209,9 +15232,9 @@ static void test_opt_reconnect()
 
   mysql_close(lmysql);
 
-  if (!(lmysql= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
-    myerror("mysql_init() failed");
+    myerror("mysql_client_init() failed");
     DIE_UNLESS(0);
   }
 
@@ -15246,7 +15269,7 @@ static void test_bug12744()
   int rc;
   myheader("test_bug12744");
 
-  lmysql= mysql_init(NULL);
+  lmysql= mysql_client_init(NULL);
   DIE_UNLESS(lmysql);
 
   if (!mysql_real_connect(lmysql, opt_host, opt_user, opt_password,
@@ -15819,7 +15842,7 @@ static void test_bug15752()
   rc= mysql_query(mysql, "create procedure p1() select 1");
   myquery(rc);
 
-  mysql_init(&mysql_local);
+  mysql_client_init(&mysql_local);
   if (! mysql_real_connect(&mysql_local, opt_host, opt_user,
                            opt_password, current_db, opt_port,
                            opt_unix_socket,
@@ -16705,7 +16728,7 @@ static void test_bug29692()
 {
   MYSQL* conn;
 
-  if (!(conn= mysql_init(NULL)))
+  if (!(conn= mysql_client_init(NULL)))
   {
     myerror("test_bug29692 init failed");
     exit(1);
@@ -16840,7 +16863,7 @@ static void test_bug30472()
 
   /* Create a new connection. */
 
-  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_init(&con));
+  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_client_init(&con));
 
   DIE_UNLESS(mysql_real_connect(&con,
                                 opt_host,
@@ -17014,7 +17037,7 @@ static void test_bug20023()
 
   /* Create a new connection. */
 
-  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_init(&con));
+  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_client_init(&con));
 
   DIE_UNLESS(mysql_real_connect(&con,
                                 opt_host,
@@ -17151,7 +17174,7 @@ static void bug31418_impl()
 
   /* Create a new connection. */
 
-  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_init(&con));
+  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_client_init(&con));
 
   DIE_UNLESS(mysql_real_connect(&con,
                                 opt_host,
@@ -18001,7 +18024,7 @@ static void test_bug44495()
                          "END;");
   myquery(rc);
 
-  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_init(&con));
+  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_client_init(&con));
 
   DIE_UNLESS(mysql_real_connect(&con, opt_host, opt_user, opt_password,
                                 current_db, opt_port, opt_unix_socket,
@@ -18064,6 +18087,11 @@ static struct my_option client_test_long_options[] =
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"silent", 's', "Be more silent", 0, 0, 0, GET_NO_ARG, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0},
+#ifdef HAVE_SMEM
+  {"shared-memory-base-name", 'm', "Base name of shared memory.", 
+  (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name, (uchar**)&shared_memory_base_name, 0, 
+  GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+#endif
   {"socket", 'S', "Socket file to use for connection",
    (uchar **) &opt_unix_socket, (uchar **) &opt_unix_socket, 0, GET_STR,
    REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},