diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index e53cbd310ea..4351ef93e29 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -6127,6 +6127,20 @@ int Rows_log_event::do_apply_event(RELAY_LOG_INFO const *rli)
   DBUG_RETURN(0);
 }
 
+Log_event::enum_skip_reason
+Rows_log_event::do_shall_skip(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli)
+{
+  /*
+    If the slave skip counter is 1 and this event does not end a
+    statement, then we should not start executing on the next event.
+    Otherwise, we defer the decision to the normal skipping logic.
+  */
+  if (rli->slave_skip_counter == 1 && !get_flags(STMT_END_F))
+    return Log_event::EVENT_SKIP_IGNORE;
+  else
+    return Log_event::do_shall_skip(rli);
+}
+
 int
 Rows_log_event::do_update_pos(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli)
 {
@@ -6599,6 +6613,19 @@ err:
   DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
+Log_event::enum_skip_reason
+Table_map_log_event::do_shall_skip(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli)
+{
+  /*
+    If the slave skip counter is 1, then we should not start executing
+    on the next event.
+  */
+  if (rli->slave_skip_counter == 1)
+    return Log_event::EVENT_SKIP_IGNORE;
+  else
+    return Log_event::do_shall_skip(rli);
+}
+
 int Table_map_log_event::do_update_pos(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli)
 {
   rli->inc_event_relay_log_pos();
diff --git a/sql/log_event.h b/sql/log_event.h
index 4e43822cb38..dec7a599410 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.h
+++ b/sql/log_event.h
@@ -2066,6 +2066,7 @@ private:
 #if !defined(MYSQL_CLIENT) && defined(HAVE_REPLICATION)
   virtual int do_apply_event(RELAY_LOG_INFO const *rli);
   virtual int do_update_pos(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli);
+  virtual enum_skip_reason do_shall_skip(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli);
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MYSQL_CLIENT
@@ -2244,6 +2245,7 @@ private:
 #if !defined(MYSQL_CLIENT) && defined(HAVE_REPLICATION)
   virtual int do_apply_event(RELAY_LOG_INFO const *rli);
   virtual int do_update_pos(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli);
+  virtual enum_skip_reason do_shall_skip(RELAY_LOG_INFO *rli);
 
   /*
     Primitive to prepare for a sequence of row executions.