diff --git a/mysql-test/r/gis.result b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
index 3e28227d542..d39afa6f315 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/gis.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
@@ -1057,4 +1057,11 @@ NULL
 SELECT Polygon(12345123,'');
 Polygon(12345123,'')
 NULL
+#
+# BUG#51875: crash when loading data into geometry function polyfromwkb
+#
+SET @a=0x00000000030000000100000000000000000000000000144000000000000014400000000000001840000000000000184000000000000014400000000000001440;
+SET @a=POLYFROMWKB(@a);
+SET @a=0x00000000030000000000000000000000000000000000144000000000000014400000000000001840000000000000184000000000000014400000000000001440;
+SET @a=POLYFROMWKB(@a);
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/gis.test b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
index bc0695aaa93..236b31efb79 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/gis.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
@@ -722,4 +722,14 @@ SELECT Polygon(123451,'');
 SELECT Polygon(1234512,'');
 SELECT Polygon(12345123,'');
 
+
+--echo #
+--echo # BUG#51875: crash when loading data into geometry function polyfromwkb
+--echo #
+SET @a=0x00000000030000000100000000000000000000000000144000000000000014400000000000001840000000000000184000000000000014400000000000001440;
+SET @a=POLYFROMWKB(@a);
+SET @a=0x00000000030000000000000000000000000000000000144000000000000014400000000000001840000000000000184000000000000014400000000000001440;
+SET @a=POLYFROMWKB(@a);
+
+
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/spatial.cc b/sql/spatial.cc
index 2305a8eb97d..8b869a5b1ca 100644
--- a/sql/spatial.cc
+++ b/sql/spatial.cc
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ uint Gis_line_string::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len,
   n_points= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
   proper_length= 4 + n_points * POINT_DATA_SIZE;
 
-  if (len < proper_length || res->reserve(proper_length))
+  if (!n_points || len < proper_length || res->reserve(proper_length))
     return 0;
 
   res->q_append(n_points);
@@ -746,7 +746,9 @@ uint Gis_polygon::init_from_wkb(const char *wkb, uint len, wkbByteOrder bo,
   if (len < 4)
     return 0;
 
-  n_linear_rings= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo);
+  if (!(n_linear_rings= wkb_get_uint(wkb, bo)))
+    return 0;
+
   if (res->reserve(4, 512))
     return 0;
   wkb+= 4;