diff --git a/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.result b/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.result
index d21a55102da..8d44428c1d5 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.result
@@ -103,3 +103,70 @@ select cast(json_extract(@out,'$[0]') as DOUBLE) > 0 as PAGES_UPDATED_MORE_THAN_
 PAGES_UPDATED_MORE_THAN_ZERO
 1
 drop table t1;
+#
+# MDEV-31764: ASAN use-after-poison in trace_engine_stats upon ANALYZE FORMAT=JSON
+#
+ANALYZE FORMAT=JSON SELECT count(*) FROM information_schema.GLOBAL_STATUS;
+# Another testcase without I_S:
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT seq FROM seq_1_to_100;
+CREATE TABLE t2 (s INT);
+INSERT INTO t2 SELECT seq FROM seq_1_to_10;
+# Must use SJ-Materialization to hit the issue with temp.table:
+ANALYZE FORMAT=JSON SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT s FROM t2);
+ANALYZE
+{
+  "query_block": {
+    "select_id": 1,
+    "r_loops": 1,
+    "r_total_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+    "const_condition": "1",
+    "table": {
+      "table_name": "t1",
+      "access_type": "ALL",
+      "r_loops": 1,
+      "rows": 100,
+      "r_rows": 100,
+      "r_table_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+      "r_other_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+      "r_engine_stats": REPLACED,
+      "filtered": 100,
+      "r_filtered": 100
+    },
+    "table": {
+      "table_name": "<subquery2>",
+      "access_type": "eq_ref",
+      "possible_keys": ["distinct_key"],
+      "key": "distinct_key",
+      "key_length": "4",
+      "used_key_parts": ["s"],
+      "ref": ["func"],
+      "r_loops": 100,
+      "rows": 1,
+      "r_rows": 0.1,
+      "r_table_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+      "r_other_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+      "filtered": 100,
+      "r_filtered": 100,
+      "materialized": {
+        "unique": 1,
+        "query_block": {
+          "select_id": 2,
+          "table": {
+            "table_name": "t2",
+            "access_type": "ALL",
+            "r_loops": 1,
+            "rows": 10,
+            "r_rows": 10,
+            "r_table_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+            "r_other_time_ms": "REPLACED",
+            "r_engine_stats": REPLACED,
+            "filtered": 100,
+            "r_filtered": 100
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.test b/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.test
index a26c65a1aa4..019ec39064a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/analyze_engine_stats.test
@@ -62,3 +62,23 @@ select cast(json_extract(@out,'$[0]') as DOUBLE) > 0 as PAGES_UPDATED_MORE_THAN_
 
 drop table t1;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-31764: ASAN use-after-poison in trace_engine_stats upon ANALYZE FORMAT=JSON
+--echo #
+
+--disable_result_log
+ANALYZE FORMAT=JSON SELECT count(*) FROM information_schema.GLOBAL_STATUS;
+--enable_result_log
+
+--echo # Another testcase without I_S:
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT seq FROM seq_1_to_100;
+CREATE TABLE t2 (s INT);
+INSERT INTO t2 SELECT seq FROM seq_1_to_10;
+
+--echo # Must use SJ-Materialization to hit the issue with temp.table:
+--source include/analyze-format.inc
+ANALYZE FORMAT=JSON SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT s FROM t2);
+
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
diff --git a/sql/sql_delete.cc b/sql/sql_delete.cc
index 7236d01e1b3..296d075d7f9 100644
--- a/sql/sql_delete.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_delete.cc
@@ -124,9 +124,12 @@ bool Update_plan::save_explain_data_intern(THD *thd,
   if (is_analyze ||
       (thd->variables.log_slow_verbosity &
        LOG_SLOW_VERBOSITY_ENGINE))
+  {
     table->file->set_time_tracker(&explain->table_tracker);
 
-  explain->handler_for_stats= table->file;
+    if (table->file->handler_stats && table->s->tmp_table != INTERNAL_TMP_TABLE)
+      explain->handler_for_stats= table->file;
+  }
 
   select_lex->set_explain_type(TRUE);
   explain->select_type= select_lex->type;
diff --git a/sql/sql_explain.h b/sql/sql_explain.h
index 7b93ba74a42..c0783d5fad1 100644
--- a/sql/sql_explain.h
+++ b/sql/sql_explain.h
@@ -845,12 +845,18 @@ public:
   Gap_time_tracker extra_time_tracker;
 
   /*
-    Note: This pointer is only valid until notify_tables_are_closed() is
-    called. After that, the tables may be freed or reused, together with their
-    handler_stats objects.
+    Handler object to get the handler_stats from.
 
+    Notes:
+    This pointer is only valid until notify_tables_are_closed() is called.
+    After that, the tables may be freed or reused, together with their
+    handler_stats objects.
     notify_tables_are_closed() disables printing of FORMAT=JSON output.
     r_engine_stats is only printed in FORMAT=JSON output, so we're fine.
+
+    We do not store pointers to temporary (aka "work") tables here.
+    Temporary tables may be freed (e.g. by JOIN::cleanup()) or re-created
+    during query execution (when HEAP table is converted into Aria).
   */
   handler *handler_for_stats;
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 09ef2700bbd..44a2f1f62ea 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -27755,12 +27755,16 @@ bool JOIN_TAB::save_explain_data(Explain_table_access *eta,
                LOG_SLOW_VERBOSITY_ENGINE))
   {
     table->file->set_time_tracker(&eta->op_tracker);
+
     /*
       Set handler_for_stats even if we are not running an ANALYZE command.
       There's no harm, and in case somebody runs a SHOW ANALYZE command we'll
       be able to print the engine statistics.
     */
-    eta->handler_for_stats= table->file;
+    if (table->file->handler_stats &&
+        table->s->tmp_table != INTERNAL_TMP_TABLE)
+      eta->handler_for_stats= table->file;
+
     if (likely(thd->lex->analyze_stmt))
     {
       eta->op_tracker.set_gap_tracker(&eta->extra_time_tracker);