diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_in.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_in.result
index 0685d024f26..2cc83fd0a19 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_in.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_in.result
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ reset slave;
 drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
 start slave;
 create table t1(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a));
+create table t2(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a)) engine=innodb;
 load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
+start transaction;
+insert into t2(b) values (1);
+insert into t2(b) values (2);
+load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t2;
+load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t2;
+commit;
 Comparing tables master:test.t1 and slave:test.t1
+Comparing tables master:test.t2 and slave:test.t2
 drop table t1;
+drop table t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..777f7d8427b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+stop slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+reset master;
+reset slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+start slave;
+create table t1(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a)) engine=innodb;
+start transaction;
+insert into t1(b) values (1);
+insert into t1(b) values (2);
+load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
+commit;
+show slave status;
+Slave_IO_State	#
+Master_Host	127.0.0.1
+Master_User	root
+Master_Port	MASTER_MYPORT
+Connect_Retry	1
+Master_Log_File	master-bin.000001
+Read_Master_Log_Pos	#
+Relay_Log_File	#
+Relay_Log_Pos	#
+Relay_Master_Log_File	master-bin.000001
+Slave_IO_Running	Yes
+Slave_SQL_Running	No
+Replicate_Do_DB	
+Replicate_Ignore_DB	
+Replicate_Do_Table	
+Replicate_Ignore_Table	
+Replicate_Wild_Do_Table	
+Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table	
+Last_Errno	9
+Last_Error	Error in Begin_load_query event: write to '../../tmp/SQL_LOAD.data' failed
+Skip_Counter	0
+Exec_Master_Log_Pos	#
+Relay_Log_Space	#
+Until_Condition	None
+Until_Log_File	
+Until_Log_Pos	0
+Master_SSL_Allowed	No
+Master_SSL_CA_File	
+Master_SSL_CA_Path	
+Master_SSL_Cert	
+Master_SSL_Cipher	
+Master_SSL_Key	
+Seconds_Behind_Master	#
+Master_SSL_Verify_Server_Cert	No
+Last_IO_Errno	#
+Last_IO_Error	#
+Last_SQL_Errno	9
+Last_SQL_Error	Error in Begin_load_query event: write to '../../tmp/SQL_LOAD.data' failed
+drop table t1;
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a158fb5dfc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_USER='root',
+MASTER_CONNECT_RETRY=1,
+MASTER_HOST='127.0.0.1',
+MASTER_PORT=MASTER_MYPORT;
+START SLAVE;
+Unable to use slave's temporary directory ../../../error - Can't read dir of '../../../error' (Errcode: 2)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_in.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_in.test
index f920c136d43..54ebdffce69 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_in.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_in.test
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 # event while the "--secure-file-priv" option is set.
 # 
 # The test is divided in two steps:
-#    1 - Creates a table and populates it through "LOAD DATA INFILE".
+#    1 - Creates tables and populates them through "LOAD DATA INFILE".
 #    2 - Compares the master and slave.
 ##########################################################################
-source include/master-slave.inc;
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+--source include/master-slave.inc
 
 ##########################################################################
 #                            Loading data
@@ -14,8 +15,17 @@ source include/master-slave.inc;
 connection master;
 
 create table t1(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a));
+create table t2(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a)) engine=innodb;
+
 load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
 
+start transaction;
+  insert into t2(b) values (1);
+  insert into t2(b) values (2);
+  load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t2;
+  load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t2;
+commit;
+
 ##########################################################################
 #                       Checking Consistency
 ##########################################################################
@@ -25,11 +35,16 @@ let $diff_table_1=master:test.t1;
 let $diff_table_2=slave:test.t1;
 source include/diff_tables.inc;
 
+let $diff_table_1=master:test.t2;
+let $diff_table_2=slave:test.t2;
+source include/diff_tables.inc;
+
 ##########################################################################
 #                             Clean up
 ##########################################################################
 connection master;
 
 drop table t1;
+drop table t2;
 
 sync_slave_with_master;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile-slave.opt b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile-slave.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51e410f911f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile-slave.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--loose-debug=d,remove_slave_load_file_before_write
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39f3b700f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+##########################################################################
+# This test verifies if the slave fails gracefully when the temporary 
+# file used to load data is removed while it is about to be used it. 
+# Similar errors are caught if the temporary directory is removed.
+#
+# Steps:
+#    1 - Creates a table and populates it through "LOAD DATA INFILE".
+#    2 - Catches error.
+##########################################################################
+--source include/have_binlog_format_mixed_or_statement.inc
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+--source include/have_debug.inc
+--source include/master-slave.inc
+--source include/not_embedded.inc
+
+##########################################################################
+#                            Loading data
+##########################################################################
+connection master;
+
+create table t1(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a)) engine=innodb;
+
+start transaction;
+  insert into t1(b) values (1);
+  insert into t1(b) values (2);
+  load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
+commit;
+
+##########################################################################
+#                            Catch Error
+##########################################################################
+connection slave;
+source include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc;
+
+--replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_MYPORT
+--replace_column 1 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 22 # 23 # 33 # 35 # 36 #
+--replace_regex /SQL_LOAD-[0-9]-[0-9]-[0-9]*/SQL_LOAD/
+query_vertical show slave status;
+
+##########################################################################
+#                             Clean up
+##########################################################################
+connection master;
+
+drop table t1;
+
+connection slave;
+
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist-slave.opt b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist-slave.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4f91e97e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist-slave.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--slave-load-tmpdir=../../../error
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a80fa43f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+##########################################################################
+# This test verifies if the start slave fails gracefuly when an 
+# invalid directory is used to set --slave-load-tmpdir.
+##########################################################################
+--source include/have_log_bin.inc
+--source include/not_embedded.inc
+
+connect (master,127.0.0.1,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,);
+connect (master1,127.0.0.1,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,);
+connect (slave,127.0.0.1,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,);
+connect (slave1,127.0.0.1,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,);
+
+connection slave;
+
+--replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_MYPORT
+eval CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_USER='root',
+                      MASTER_CONNECT_RETRY=1,
+                      MASTER_HOST='127.0.0.1',
+                      MASTER_PORT=$MASTER_MYPORT;
+START SLAVE;
+
+source include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc;
+let $error=query_get_value("show slave status", Last_SQL_Error, 1);
+echo $error;
diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index dc886aa3309..aa7e8c84a0f 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void cleanup_load_tmpdir()
   uint i;
   char fname[FN_REFLEN], prefbuf[31], *p;
 
-  if (!(dirp=my_dir(slave_load_tmpdir,MYF(MY_WME))))
+  if (!(dirp=my_dir(slave_load_tmpdir,MYF(0))))
     return;
 
   /* 
@@ -6175,6 +6175,12 @@ int Append_block_log_event::do_apply_event(Relay_log_info const *rli)
   thd_proc_info(thd, proc_info);
   if (get_create_or_append())
   {
+    /*
+      Usually lex_start() is called by mysql_parse(), but we need it here
+      as the present method does not call mysql_parse().
+    */
+    lex_start(thd);
+    mysql_reset_thd_for_next_command(thd);
     my_delete(fname, MYF(0)); // old copy may exist already
     if ((fd= my_create(fname, CREATE_MODE,
 		       O_WRONLY | O_BINARY | O_EXCL | O_NOFOLLOW,
@@ -6194,6 +6200,10 @@ int Append_block_log_event::do_apply_event(Relay_log_info const *rli)
                 get_type_str(), fname);
     goto err;
   }
+
+  DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("remove_slave_load_file_before_write", 
+                  my_close(fd,MYF(0)); fd= -1; my_delete(fname, MYF(0)););
+
   if (my_write(fd, (uchar*) block, block_len, MYF(MY_WME+MY_NABP)))
   {
     rli->report(ERROR_LEVEL, my_errno,
diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index 22c61b3ec6c..8c29cb8a72f 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -2632,6 +2632,41 @@ err:
   DBUG_RETURN(0);                               // Can't return anything here
 }
 
+/*
+  Check the temporary directory used by commands like
+  LOAD DATA INFILE.
+ */
+static 
+int check_temp_dir(char* tmp_dir, char *tmp_file)
+{
+  int fd;
+  MY_DIR *dirp;
+
+  DBUG_ENTER("check_temp_dir");
+
+  /*
+    Check if the directory exists.
+   */
+  if (!(dirp=my_dir(tmp_dir,MYF(MY_WME))))
+    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+  my_dirend(dirp);
+
+  /*
+    Check permissions to create a file.
+   */
+  if ((fd= my_create(tmp_file, CREATE_MODE,
+                     O_WRONLY | O_BINARY | O_EXCL | O_NOFOLLOW,
+                     MYF(MY_WME))) < 0)
+  DBUG_RETURN(1);
+
+  /*
+    Clean up.
+   */
+  my_close(fd, MYF(0));
+  my_delete(tmp_file, MYF(0));
+
+  DBUG_RETURN(0);
+}
 
 /**
   Slave SQL thread entry point.
@@ -2763,6 +2798,14 @@ log '%s' at position %s, relay log '%s' position: %s", RPL_LOG_NAME,
                     llstr(rli->group_master_log_pos,llbuff),rli->group_relay_log_name,
                     llstr(rli->group_relay_log_pos,llbuff1));
 
+  if (check_temp_dir(slave_load_tmpdir, rli->slave_patternload_file))
+  {
+    rli->report(ERROR_LEVEL, thd->main_da.sql_errno(), 
+                "Unable to use slave's temporary directory %s - %s", 
+                slave_load_tmpdir, thd->main_da.message());
+    goto err;
+  }
+
   /* execute init_slave variable */
   if (sys_init_slave.value_length)
   {