diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ctype_many.result b/mysql-test/r/ctype_many.result
index ddc3989282b..0dac6e1318f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ctype_many.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ctype_many.result
@@ -1291,7 +1291,8 @@ CYR CAPIT YA	CYR CAPIT YA
 CYR CAPIT YA	CYR SMALL YA
 CYR SMALL YA	CYR CAPIT YA
 CYR SMALL YA	CYR SMALL YA
-ALTER TABLE t1 ADD ucs2_f CHAR(32) CHARACTER SET ucs2 NOT NULL;
+ALTER TABLE t1 ADD ucs2_f CHAR(32) CHARACTER SET ucs2;
+ALTER TABLE t1 CHANGE ucs2_f ucs2_f CHAR(32) UNICODE NOT NULL;
 INSERT INTO t1 (ucs2_f,comment) VALUES (0x0391,'GREEK CAPIT ALPHA');
 INSERT INTO t1 (ucs2_f,comment) VALUES (0x0392,'GREEK CAPIT BETA');
 INSERT INTO t1 (ucs2_f,comment) VALUES (0x0393,'GREEK CAPIT GAMMA');
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ctype_many.test b/mysql-test/t/ctype_many.test
index 1e89b1419d2..650badfa39c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ctype_many.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ctype_many.test
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ FROM t1 t11,t1 t12
 WHERE t11.koi8_ru_f=CONVERT(t12.utf8_f USING koi8_ru)
 ORDER BY t12.utf8_f,t11.comment,t12.comment;
 
-ALTER TABLE t1 ADD ucs2_f CHAR(32) CHARACTER SET ucs2 NOT NULL;
+ALTER TABLE t1 ADD ucs2_f CHAR(32) CHARACTER SET ucs2;
+ALTER TABLE t1 CHANGE ucs2_f ucs2_f CHAR(32) UNICODE NOT NULL;
 
 INSERT INTO t1 (ucs2_f,comment) VALUES (0x0391,'GREEK CAPIT ALPHA');
 INSERT INTO t1 (ucs2_f,comment) VALUES (0x0392,'GREEK CAPIT BETA');
diff --git a/sql/lex.h b/sql/lex.h
index 421ac933f50..1dae62eec4b 100644
--- a/sql/lex.h
+++ b/sql/lex.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static SYMBOL symbols[] = {
   { "TYPE",		SYM(TYPE_SYM),0,0},
   { "TYPES",		SYM(TYPES_SYM),0,0},
   { "UNCOMMITTED",	SYM(UNCOMMITTED_SYM),0,0},
+  { "UNICODE",	        SYM(UNICODE_SYM),0,0},
   { "UNION",	        SYM(UNION_SYM),0,0},
   { "UNIQUE",		SYM(UNIQUE_SYM),0,0},
   { "UNLOCK",		SYM(UNLOCK_SYM),0,0},
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index 8e947ec7587..3c9ec865348 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ bool my_yyoverflow(short **a, YYSTYPE **b,int *yystacksize);
 %token	UDF_SYM
 %token	UNCOMMITTED_SYM
 %token	UNDERSCORE_CHARSET
+%token	UNICODE_SYM
 %token	UNION_SYM
 %token	UNIQUE_SYM
 %token	USAGE
@@ -1259,6 +1260,14 @@ opt_binary:
 	/* empty */			{ Lex->charset=NULL; }
 	| BYTE_SYM			{ Lex->charset=my_charset_bin; }
 	| BINARY			{ Lex->charset=my_charset_bin; }
+	| UNICODE_SYM
+	{
+	  if (!(Lex->charset=get_charset_by_name("ucs2",MYF(0))))
+	  {
+	    net_printf(YYTHD,ER_UNKNOWN_CHARACTER_SET,"ucs2");
+	    YYABORT;
+	  }
+	}
 	| CHAR_SYM SET charset_name	{ Lex->charset=$3; } ;
 
 
@@ -3872,6 +3881,7 @@ keyword:
 	| TYPE_SYM		{}
 	| UDF_SYM		{}
 	| UNCOMMITTED_SYM	{}
+	| UNICODE_SYM		{}
 	| USE_FRM		{}
 	| VARIABLES		{}
 	| VALUE_SYM		{}