diff --git a/mysql-test/include/handler.inc b/mysql-test/include/handler.inc
index a5ab97996bb..3264521c4f5 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/handler.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/handler.inc
@@ -1522,3 +1522,23 @@ HANDLER t2 READ FIRST;
 
 HANDLER t2 CLOSE;
 DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#50912 Assertion `ticket->m_type >= mdl_request->type'
+--echo #           failed on HANDLER + I_S
+--echo #
+
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT);
+HANDLER t1 OPEN;
+
+# This used to trigger the assert.
+SELECT table_name, table_comment FROM information_schema.tables
+  WHERE table_schema= 'test' AND table_name= 't1';
+
+HANDLER t1 CLOSE;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/handler_innodb.result b/mysql-test/r/handler_innodb.result
index 90b0d0bb8fe..cc196dcf392 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/handler_innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/handler_innodb.result
@@ -1476,3 +1476,16 @@ HANDLER t2 READ FIRST;
 i
 HANDLER t2 CLOSE;
 DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+#
+# Bug#50912 Assertion `ticket->m_type >= mdl_request->type'
+#           failed on HANDLER + I_S
+#
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT);
+HANDLER t1 OPEN;
+SELECT table_name, table_comment FROM information_schema.tables
+WHERE table_schema= 'test' AND table_name= 't1';
+table_name	table_comment
+t1	
+HANDLER t1 CLOSE;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/handler_myisam.result b/mysql-test/r/handler_myisam.result
index e52d559a197..4a043bf8161 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/handler_myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/handler_myisam.result
@@ -1474,6 +1474,19 @@ i
 HANDLER t2 CLOSE;
 DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 #
+# Bug#50912 Assertion `ticket->m_type >= mdl_request->type'
+#           failed on HANDLER + I_S
+#
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT);
+HANDLER t1 OPEN;
+SELECT table_name, table_comment FROM information_schema.tables
+WHERE table_schema= 'test' AND table_name= 't1';
+table_name	table_comment
+t1	
+HANDLER t1 CLOSE;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+#
 # BUG #46456: HANDLER OPEN + TRUNCATE + DROP (temporary) TABLE, crash 
 #
 CREATE TABLE t1 AS SELECT 1 AS f1;
diff --git a/sql/mdl.cc b/sql/mdl.cc
index 2470ce5b4b7..54931f89e40 100644
--- a/sql/mdl.cc
+++ b/sql/mdl.cc
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ MDL_context::try_acquire_lock(MDL_request *mdl_request)
   if ((ticket= find_ticket(mdl_request, &is_transactional)))
   {
     DBUG_ASSERT(ticket->m_lock);
-    DBUG_ASSERT(ticket->m_type >= mdl_request->type);
+    DBUG_ASSERT(ticket->has_stronger_or_equal_type(mdl_request->type));
     /*
       If the request is for a transactional lock, and we found
       a transactional lock, just reuse the found ticket.
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ MDL_context::clone_ticket(MDL_request *mdl_request)
     return TRUE;
 
   /* clone() is not supposed to be used to get a stronger lock. */
-  DBUG_ASSERT(ticket->m_type <= mdl_request->ticket->m_type);
+  DBUG_ASSERT(mdl_request->ticket->has_stronger_or_equal_type(ticket->m_type));
 
   ticket->m_lock= mdl_request->ticket->m_lock;
   mdl_request->ticket= ticket;