diff --git a/mysql-test/r/explain.result b/mysql-test/r/explain.result
index d66dec741bd..75e1548cdee 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/explain.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/explain.result
@@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
 1	SIMPLE	таб	ref	инд0,инд01	инд0	5	const	1	Using where; Using index
 drop table таб;
 set names latin1;
+select 3 into @v1;
+explain select 3 into @v1;
+id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
+1	SIMPLE	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	No tables used
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/explain.test b/mysql-test/t/explain.test
index 2a3a23c5f96..a38771db233 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/explain.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/explain.test
@@ -43,3 +43,12 @@ drop table 
 set names latin1;
 
 # End of 4.1 tests
+
+
+#
+# Bug#15463: EXPLAIN SELECT..INTO hangs the client (QB, command line)
+#
+select 3 into @v1;
+explain select 3 into @v1;
+
+# End of 5.0 tests.
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 196e723299a..649714315a6 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -5709,6 +5709,7 @@ void mysql_parse(THD *thd, char *inBuf, uint length)
     }
     else
     {
+      DBUG_ASSERT(thd->net.report_error);
       DBUG_PRINT("info",("Command aborted. Fatal_error: %d",
 			 thd->is_fatal_error));
       query_cache_abort(&thd->net);
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index 6473163a6ec..261d10f3e79 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -5795,7 +5795,11 @@ select_var_ident:
 	     if (lex->result) 
 	       ((select_dumpvar *)lex->result)->var_list.push_back( new my_var($2,0,0,(enum_field_types)0));
 	     else
-	       YYABORT;
+               /*
+                 The parser won't create select_result instance only
+	         if it's an EXPLAIN.
+               */
+               DBUG_ASSERT(lex->describe);
 	   }
            | ident_or_text
            {
@@ -5807,10 +5811,8 @@ select_var_ident:
 	       my_error(ER_SP_UNDECLARED_VAR, MYF(0), $1.str);
 	       YYABORT;
 	     }
-	     if (! lex->result)
-	       YYABORT;
-	     else
-	     {
+	     if (lex->result)
+             {
                my_var *var;
 	       ((select_dumpvar *)lex->result)->
                  var_list.push_back(var= new my_var($1,1,t->offset,t->type));
@@ -5818,6 +5820,14 @@ select_var_ident:
 	       if (var)
 		 var->sp= lex->sphead;
 #endif
+             }
+	     else
+	     {
+               /*
+                 The parser won't create select_result instance only
+	         if it's an EXPLAIN.
+               */
+               DBUG_ASSERT(lex->describe);
 	     }
 	   }
            ;