diff --git a/client/mysqlcheck.c b/client/mysqlcheck.c
index 473e172adf9..513d1974ed0 100644
--- a/client/mysqlcheck.c
+++ b/client/mysqlcheck.c
@@ -488,9 +488,14 @@ static int process_all_tables_in_db(char *database)
   LINT_INIT(res);
   if (use_db(database))
     return 1;
-  if (mysql_query(sock, "SHOW /*!50002 FULL*/ TABLES") ||
-	!((res= mysql_store_result(sock))))
+  if ((mysql_query(sock, "SHOW /*!50002 FULL*/ TABLES") &&
+       mysql_query(sock, "SHOW TABLES")) ||
+      !(res= mysql_store_result(sock)))
+  {
+    my_printf_error(0, "Error: Couldn't get table list for database %s: %s",
+		    MYF(0), database, mysql_error(sock));
     return 1;
+  }
 
   num_columns= mysql_num_fields(res);
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result
index 89f853e88f7..f8dad6a7769 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result
@@ -63,4 +63,11 @@ Table	Op	Msg_type	Msg_text
 test.v1	check	status	OK
 information_schema.routines	check	note	The storage engine for the table doesn't support check
 drop view v1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(a INT);
+CREATE TABLE t2(a INT);
+test.t1
+Error    : Incorrect information in file: './test/t1.frm'
+error    : Corrupt
+test.t2                                            OK
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test
index 09ca98d01ad..91006d280a8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test
@@ -65,4 +65,24 @@ create view v1 as select * from information_schema.routines;
 check table v1, information_schema.routines;
 drop view v1;
 
+
+#
+# Bug#37527: mysqlcheck fails to report entire database 
+# when frm file corruption
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1(a INT);
+CREATE TABLE t2(a INT);
+# backup then null t1.frm
+--copy_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm.bak
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm
+--write_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm
+EOF
+--exec $MYSQL_CHECK test
+# restore t1.frm
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm
+--copy_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm.bak $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/test/t1.frm.bak
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+
+
 --echo End of 5.0 tests