diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result
index 4c1486d0738..fb9244c223c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result
@@ -3447,4 +3447,22 @@ ERROR HY000: Maybe missing parameters: no rotation condition for multiple HISTOR
 #
 # End of 10.5 tests
 #
+#
+# MDEV-31903 Server crashes in _ma_reset_history upon UNLOCK table with auto-create history partitions
+#
+set timestamp= unix_timestamp('2000-01-01 00:00:00');
+create table t1 (x int) engine=aria with system versioning partition by system_time interval 1 hour auto partitions 3;
+insert into t1 values (1);
+create table t2 (x int) engine=aria;
+create trigger tr after insert on t2 for each row update t1 set x= x + 11;
+lock tables t1 write, t2 write;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+set timestamp= unix_timestamp('2000-01-01 13:00:00');
+insert into t2 values (5);
+unlock tables;
+drop table t1, t2;
+set timestamp= default;
+#
+# End of 10.9 tests
+#
 set global innodb_stats_persistent= @save_persistent;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test
index 3699ac286c8..280b45c5328 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test
@@ -2673,5 +2673,26 @@ create table t (a int) with system versioning partition by system_time partition
 --echo # End of 10.5 tests
 --echo #
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-31903 Server crashes in _ma_reset_history upon UNLOCK table with auto-create history partitions
+--echo #
+set timestamp= unix_timestamp('2000-01-01 00:00:00');
+create table t1 (x int) engine=aria with system versioning partition by system_time interval 1 hour auto partitions 3;
+insert into t1 values (1);
+
+create table t2 (x int) engine=aria;
+create trigger tr after insert on t2 for each row update t1 set x= x + 11;
+lock tables t1 write, t2 write;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+set timestamp= unix_timestamp('2000-01-01 13:00:00');
+insert into t2 values (5);
+unlock tables;
+drop table t1, t2;
+set timestamp= default;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # End of 10.9 tests
+--echo #
+
 set global innodb_stats_persistent= @save_persistent;
 --source suite/versioning/common_finish.inc
diff --git a/sql/sql_partition.cc b/sql/sql_partition.cc
index 483ea1566c5..590c2a508f4 100644
--- a/sql/sql_partition.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_partition.cc
@@ -7753,7 +7753,7 @@ uint fast_alter_partition_table(THD *thd, TABLE *table,
         ERROR_INJECT("add_partition_1") ||
         mysql_write_frm(lpt, WFRM_WRITE_SHADOW) ||
         ERROR_INJECT("add_partition_2") ||
-        wait_while_table_is_used(thd, table, HA_EXTRA_NOT_USED) ||
+        wait_while_table_is_used(thd, table, HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_RENAME) ||
         ERROR_INJECT("add_partition_3") ||
         write_log_add_change_partition(lpt) ||
         ERROR_INJECT("add_partition_4") ||