diff --git a/mysql-test/r/symlink.result b/mysql-test/r/symlink.result
index e7ee871b55b..20736aec47f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/symlink.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/symlink.result
@@ -188,3 +188,28 @@ DROP TABLE user;
 FLUSH TABLE mysql.user;
 SELECT * FROM mysql.user;
 End of 5.1 tests
+#
+# Test for bug #11759990 - "52354: 'CREATE TABLE .. LIKE ... '
+#                           STATEMENTS FAIL".
+#
+drop table if exists t1, t2;
+create table t1 (a int primary key) engine=myisam
+data directory="MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp"
+      index directory="MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/run";
+show create table t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`a`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 DATA DIRECTORY='MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/' INDEX DIRECTORY='MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/run/'
+# CREATE TABLE LIKE statement on table with INDEX/DATA DIRECTORY
+# options should not fail. Per documentation newly created table
+# should not inherit value of these options from the original table.
+create table t2 like t1;
+show create table t2;
+Table	Create Table
+t2	CREATE TABLE `t2` (
+  `a` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`a`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+drop tables t1, t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/symlink.test b/mysql-test/t/symlink.test
index 87b874bc81f..5109137e564 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/symlink.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/symlink.test
@@ -277,3 +277,24 @@ SELECT * FROM mysql.user;
 --remove_file $MYSQL_TMP_DIR/mysql
 
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
+
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Test for bug #11759990 - "52354: 'CREATE TABLE .. LIKE ... '
+--echo #                           STATEMENTS FAIL".
+--echo #
+--disable_warnings
+drop table if exists t1, t2;
+--enable_warnings
+--replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
+eval create table t1 (a int primary key) engine=myisam
+      data directory="$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp"
+      index directory="$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/run";
+--replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
+show create table t1;
+--echo # CREATE TABLE LIKE statement on table with INDEX/DATA DIRECTORY
+--echo # options should not fail. Per documentation newly created table
+--echo # should not inherit value of these options from the original table.
+create table t2 like t1;
+show create table t2;
+drop tables t1, t2;
diff --git a/sql/sql_table.cc b/sql/sql_table.cc
index a5cc386d740..7576ad3b7b3 100644
--- a/sql/sql_table.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_table.cc
@@ -4582,6 +4582,11 @@ bool mysql_create_like_table(THD* thd, TABLE_LIST* table, TABLE_LIST* src_table,
   local_create_info.options|= create_info->options & HA_LEX_CREATE_TMP_TABLE;
   /* Reset auto-increment counter for the new table. */
   local_create_info.auto_increment_value= 0;
+  /*
+    Do not inherit values of DATA and INDEX DIRECTORY options from
+    the original table. This is documented behavior.
+  */
+  local_create_info.data_file_name= local_create_info.index_file_name= NULL;
 
   if ((res= mysql_create_table_no_lock(thd, table->db, table->table_name,
                                        &local_create_info, &local_alter_info,