diff --git a/mysql-test/r/errors.result b/mysql-test/r/errors.result
index 022a32d9c9b..bcc92296945 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/errors.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/errors.result
@@ -55,3 +55,17 @@ Error	1054	Unknown column 'b' in 'field list'
 INSERT INTO t1 SELECT b FROM t1;
 ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'b' in 'field list'
 DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+CREATE TABLE t2(a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT);
+SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column '' in 'VALUES() function'
+REPLACE t2(b) SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column '' in 'VALUES() function'
+UPDATE t2 SET a=(SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b));
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column '' in 'VALUES() function'
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,0) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+b=(SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b));
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column '' in 'VALUES() function'
+INSERT INTO t2(a,b) VALUES (1,0) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+b=(SELECT VALUES(a)+2 FROM t1);
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/errors.test b/mysql-test/t/errors.test
index 89579ec1739..b426d9fd5b0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/errors.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/errors.test
@@ -67,3 +67,21 @@ SHOW ERRORS;
 INSERT INTO t1 SELECT b FROM t1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 # End of 5.0 tests
+
+#
+# Bug #13031606 VALUES() IN A SELECT STATEMENT CRASHES SERVER
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+CREATE TABLE t2(a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT);
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b);
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+REPLACE t2(b) SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b);
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+UPDATE t2 SET a=(SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b));
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,0) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+  b=(SELECT '' AS b FROM t1 GROUP BY VALUES(b));
+INSERT INTO t2(a,b) VALUES (1,0) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+  b=(SELECT VALUES(a)+2 FROM t1);
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index 2a7d2453889..90bfb0d2852 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -6657,20 +6657,12 @@ bool Item_insert_value::fix_fields(THD *thd, Item **items)
   }
 
   if (arg->type() == REF_ITEM)
+    arg= static_cast<Item_ref *>(arg)->ref[0];
+  if (arg->type() != FIELD_ITEM)
   {
-    Item_ref *ref= (Item_ref *)arg;
-    if (ref->ref[0]->type() != FIELD_ITEM)
-    {
-      my_error(ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR, MYF(0), "", "VALUES() function");
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-    arg= ref->ref[0];
+    my_error(ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR, MYF(0), "", "VALUES() function");
+    return TRUE;
   }
-  /*
-    According to our SQL grammar, VALUES() function can reference
-    only to a column.
-  */
-  DBUG_ASSERT(arg->type() == FIELD_ITEM);
 
   Item_field *field_arg= (Item_field *)arg;