diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 2b43d95dd7c..807d6c09a46 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -2042,6 +2042,13 @@ bool dispatch_command(enum enum_server_command command, THD *thd,
     }
     thd->convert_string(&conv_name, system_charset_info,
 			packet, arg_length, thd->charset());
+    if (check_table_name (conv_name.str, conv_name.length))
+    {
+      /* this is OK due to convert_string() null-terminating the string */
+      my_error(ER_WRONG_TABLE_NAME, MYF(0), conv_name.str);
+      break;
+    }
+
     table_list.alias= table_list.table_name= conv_name.str;
     packet= pend+1;
 
diff --git a/tests/mysql_client_test.c b/tests/mysql_client_test.c
index 63137bdba93..5b26b96707b 100644
--- a/tests/mysql_client_test.c
+++ b/tests/mysql_client_test.c
@@ -16679,6 +16679,47 @@ static void test_bug45010()
 }
 
 
+static void test_bug53371()
+{
+  int rc;
+  MYSQL_RES *result;
+
+  myheader("test_bug53371");
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS bug53371");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP USER 'testbug'@localhost");
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT)");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE DATABASE bug53371");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "GRANT SELECT ON bug53371.* to 'testbug'@localhost");
+  myquery(rc);
+
+  rc= mysql_change_user(mysql, "testbug", NULL, "bug53371");
+  myquery(rc);
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "SHOW COLUMNS FROM client_test_db.t1");
+  DIE_UNLESS(rc);
+  DIE_UNLESS(mysql_errno(mysql) == 1142);
+
+  result= mysql_list_fields(mysql, "../client_test_db/t1", NULL);
+  DIE_IF(result);
+
+  rc= mysql_change_user(mysql, opt_user, opt_password, current_db);
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE t1");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP DATABASE bug53371");
+  myquery(rc);
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP USER 'testbug'@localhost");
+  myquery(rc);
+}
+
+
 /*
   Read and parse arguments and MySQL options from my.cnf
 */
@@ -16982,6 +17023,7 @@ static struct my_tests_st my_tests[]= {
   { "test_bug41078", test_bug41078 },
   { "test_bug20023", test_bug20023 },
   { "test_bug45010", test_bug45010 },
+  { "test_bug53371", test_bug53371 },
   { 0, 0 }
 };