diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_reset_master.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_reset_master.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3d605560ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_reset_master.result
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RESET MASTER;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_reset_master.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_reset_master.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7ad69da3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_reset_master.test
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# ==== Purpose ====
+#
+# Test bugs in RESET MASTER.
+
+--source include/have_debug.inc
+--source include/have_log_bin.inc
+
+#######################################################################
+# BUG#12574820: binlog.binlog_tmp_table timing out in daily and weekly trunk run
+# Problem: MYSQL_BIN_LOG::reset_logs acquired LOCK_thread_count and
+# LOCK_log in the wrong order. This could cause a deadlock when
+# RESET MASTER was run concurrently with a disconnecting thread.
+#######################################################################
+
+# We use sleep, not debug_sync, because the sync point needs to be in
+# the thread shut down code after the debug sync facility has been
+# shut down.
+--let $write_var= SET DEBUG="+d,sleep_after_lock_thread_count_before_delete_thd"; CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE test.t1 (a INT);
+--let $write_to_file= GENERATE
+--disable_query_log
+--source include/write_var_to_file.inc
+--enable_query_log
+
+--exec $MYSQL < $write_to_file
+RESET MASTER;
+--remove_file $write_to_file
diff --git a/sql/log.cc b/sql/log.cc
index ce6b0f0a5a2..9080dcd7fa2 100644
--- a/sql/log.cc
+++ b/sql/log.cc
@@ -3372,12 +3372,6 @@ bool MYSQL_BIN_LOG::reset_logs(THD* thd)
   DBUG_ENTER("reset_logs");
 
   ha_reset_logs(thd);
-  /*
-    We need to get both locks to be sure that no one is trying to
-    write to the index log file.
-  */
-  mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_log);
-  mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_index);
 
   /*
     The following mutex is needed to ensure that no threads call
@@ -3387,6 +3381,13 @@ bool MYSQL_BIN_LOG::reset_logs(THD* thd)
   */
   mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_thread_count);
 
+  /*
+    We need to get both locks to be sure that no one is trying to
+    write to the index log file.
+  */
+  mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_log);
+  mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_index);
+
   /* Save variables so that we can reopen the log */
   save_name=name;
   name=0;					// Protect against free
diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index 8ea076e72ba..687ab09d379 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -2070,6 +2070,12 @@ void unlink_thd(THD *thd)
   thd_cleanup(thd);
   dec_connection_count();
   mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_thread_count);
+  /*
+    Used by binlog_reset_master.  It would be cleaner to use
+    DEBUG_SYNC here, but that's not possible because the THD's debug
+    sync feature has been shut down at this point.
+  */
+  DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("sleep_after_lock_thread_count_before_delete_thd", sleep(5););
   delete_thd(thd);
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }