diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb.result
index ad140cc59be..fd311de001c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb.result
@@ -2365,3 +2365,8 @@ t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 drop table t1;
 set storage_engine=MyISAM;
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_read_key	0
+f1
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_read_key	1
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb.test
index ef050390b48..f20ea46b200 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb.test
@@ -1389,6 +1389,17 @@ eval set storage_engine=$default;
 -- disable_query_log
 SET GLOBAL innodb_thread_concurrency = @innodb_thread_concurrency_orig;
 
+#
+# Test fix for bug 13117023. InnoDB increments HA_READ_KEY_COUNT (aka
+# HANDLER_READ_KEY) when it should not.
+#
+create table t1 (f1 integer primary key) engine=innodb;
+flush status;
+show status like "handler_read_key";
+select f1 from t1;
+show status like "handler_read_key";
+drop table t1;
+
 #######################################################################
 #                                                                     #
 # Please, DO NOT TOUCH this file as well as the innodb.result file.   #
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/r/innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/r/innodb.result
index cdb61f3ba98..9435670f42d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/r/innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/r/innodb.result
@@ -3257,3 +3257,14 @@ Handler_update	1
 Variable_name	Value
 Handler_delete	1
 DROP TABLE bug58912;
+create table t1 (f1 integer primary key) engine=innodb;
+flush status;
+show status like "handler_read_key";
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_read_key	0
+select f1 from t1;
+f1
+show status like "handler_read_key";
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_read_key	1
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/t/innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/t/innodb.test
index 1480492cf2a..d4f2088cc50 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/t/innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_plugin/t/innodb.test
@@ -2571,6 +2571,17 @@ SET GLOBAL innodb_thread_concurrency = @innodb_thread_concurrency_orig;
 # Clean up after the Bug#55284/Bug#58912 test case.
 DROP TABLE bug58912;
 
+#
+# Test fix for bug 13117023. InnoDB increments HA_READ_KEY_COUNT (aka
+# HANDLER_READ_KEY) when it should not.
+#
+create table t1 (f1 integer primary key) engine=innodb;
+flush status;
+show status like "handler_read_key";
+select f1 from t1;
+show status like "handler_read_key";
+drop table t1;
+
 #######################################################################
 #                                                                     #
 # Please, DO NOT TOUCH this file as well as the innodb.result file.   #
diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index 6709f790994..a4d79a5934e 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -4802,7 +4802,6 @@ ha_innobase::innobase_get_index(
 	dict_index_t*	index = 0;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("innobase_get_index");
-	ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_read_key_count);
 
 	ut_ad(user_thd == ha_thd());
 	ut_a(prebuilt->trx == thd_to_trx(user_thd));
diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/ChangeLog b/storage/innodb_plugin/ChangeLog
index 37668b43697..5fc0cce3ff2 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/ChangeLog
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-12-13	The InnoDB Team
+
+	* handler/ha_innodb.cc, innodb.test, innodb.result:
+	Fix Bug#13117023: InnoDB was incrementing the handler_read_key, 
+	also the SSV::ha_read_key_count, at the wrong place.   
+
 2011-12-10	The InnoDB Team
 
 	* include/page0page.h, page/page0page.c:
diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index d84bd38ba7e..122bf1f7846 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -5520,7 +5520,6 @@ ha_innobase::innobase_get_index(
 	dict_index_t*	index = 0;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("innobase_get_index");
-	ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_read_key_count);
 
 	if (keynr != MAX_KEY && table->s->keys > 0) {
 		key = table->key_info + keynr;