diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index 11892a3458f..c36f9d3e23e 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ static int init_dumping(char *database)
         sprintf(qbuf,"SHOW CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS %s",
 		qdatabase);
 
-        if (mysql_query_with_error_report(sock, &dbinfo, qbuf))
+        if (mysql_query(sock, qbuf) || !(dbinfo = mysql_store_result(sock)))
         {
           /* Old server version, dump generic CREATE DATABASE */
 	  fprintf(md_result_file,
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/flush_block_commit.result b/mysql-test/r/flush_block_commit.result
index 4a7575d8f7a..2e9f1920937 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/flush_block_commit.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/flush_block_commit.result
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@ commit;
 unlock tables;
 flush tables with read lock;
 unlock tables;
+begin;
+select * from t1;
+a
+1
+10
+show create database test;
+Database	Create Database
+test	CREATE DATABASE `test` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 */
 drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/flush_block_commit.test b/mysql-test/t/flush_block_commit.test
index ac14b7b98bc..87715452089 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/flush_block_commit.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/flush_block_commit.test
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Let's see if FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK blocks COMMIT of existing
 # transactions.
 # We verify that we did not introduce a deadlock.
+# This is intended to mimick how mysqldump and innobackup work.
 
 -- source include/have_innodb.inc
 
@@ -63,4 +64,11 @@ unlock tables;
 connection con2;
 flush tables with read lock; # bug caused hang here
 unlock tables;
+
+# BUG#7358 SHOW CREATE DATABASE fails if open transaction
+
+begin;
+select * from t1;
+show create database test;
+
 drop table t1;
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 8dc1339993e..55d26a68116 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -3249,11 +3249,6 @@ purposes internal to the MySQL server", MYF(0));
     }
     if (check_access(thd,SELECT_ACL,lex->name,0,1,0))
       break;
-    if (thd->locked_tables || thd->active_transaction())
-    {
-      send_error(thd,ER_LOCK_OR_ACTIVE_TRANSACTION);
-      goto error;
-    }
     res=mysqld_show_create_db(thd,lex->name,&lex->create_info);
     break;
   }