diff --git a/mysql-test/r/locale.result b/mysql-test/r/locale.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89883b070d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/locale.result
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+Start of 5.4 tests
+#
+# Bug#43207 wrong LC_TIME names for romanian locale
+#
+SET NAMES utf8;
+SET lc_time_names=ro_RO;
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-01', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-01', '%w %a %W')
+1 Lu Luni
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-02', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-02', '%w %a %W')
+2 Ma Marţi
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-03', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-03', '%w %a %W')
+3 Mi Miercuri
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-04', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-04', '%w %a %W')
+4 Jo Joi
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-05', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-05', '%w %a %W')
+5 Vi Vineri
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-06', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-06', '%w %a %W')
+6 Sâ Sâmbătă
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-07', '%w %a %W');
+DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-07', '%w %a %W')
+0 Du Duminică
+End of 5.4 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/locale.test b/mysql-test/t/locale.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ceb49fd1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/locale.test
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+--echo Start of 5.4 tests
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#43207 wrong LC_TIME names for romanian locale
+--echo #
+SET NAMES utf8;
+SET lc_time_names=ro_RO;
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-01', '%w %a %W');
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-02', '%w %a %W');
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-03', '%w %a %W');
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-04', '%w %a %W');
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-05', '%w %a %W');
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-06', '%w %a %W');
+SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2001-01-07', '%w %a %W');
+--echo End of 5.4 tests
diff --git a/sql/sql_locale.cc b/sql/sql_locale.cc
index 3def9864c29..5ddf65cd1b7 100644
--- a/sql/sql_locale.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_locale.cc
@@ -1309,9 +1309,9 @@ static const char *my_locale_month_names_ro_RO[13] =
 static const char *my_locale_ab_month_names_ro_RO[13] = 
  {"ian","feb","mar","apr","mai","iun","iul","aug","sep","oct","nov","dec", NullS };
 static const char *my_locale_day_names_ro_RO[8] = 
- {"Luni","Marţi","Miercuri","Joi","Vineri","SîmbĂtĂ","DuminicĂ", NullS };
+ {"Luni","Marţi","Miercuri","Joi","Vineri","Sâmbătă","Duminică", NullS };
 static const char *my_locale_ab_day_names_ro_RO[8] = 
- {"Lu","Ma","Mi","Jo","Vi","Sî","Du", NullS };
+ {"Lu","Ma","Mi","Jo","Vi","Sâ","Du", NullS };
 static TYPELIB my_locale_typelib_month_names_ro_RO = 
  { array_elements(my_locale_month_names_ro_RO)-1, "", my_locale_month_names_ro_RO, NULL };
 static TYPELIB my_locale_typelib_ab_month_names_ro_RO =