diff --git a/mysql-test/r/query_cache.result b/mysql-test/r/query_cache.result
index b67fa9322ee..9cde630e4ed 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/query_cache.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/query_cache.result
@@ -176,21 +176,6 @@ a
 1
 2
 3
-select * from t1 union select sql_cache * from t1;
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select * from t1 where a IN (select sql_cache a from t1);
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select * from t1 where a IN (select a from t1 union select sql_cache a from t1);
-a
-1
-2
-3
 show status like "Qcache_hits";
 Variable_name	Value
 Qcache_hits	4
@@ -207,41 +192,6 @@ a
 1
 2
 3
-select * from t1 union select sql_no_cache * from t1;
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select * from t1 where a IN (select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select * from t1 where a IN (select a from t1 union select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select sql_cache sql_no_cache * from t1;
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select sql_cache  * from t1 union select sql_no_cache * from t1;
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select sql_cache * from t1 where a IN (select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-a
-1
-2
-3
-select sql_cache * from t1 where a IN (select a from t1 union select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-a
-1
-2
-3
 show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache";
 Variable_name	Value
 Qcache_queries_in_cache	0
@@ -1490,12 +1440,6 @@ insert into t1 values ('c');
 a
 drop table t1;
 set GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
-set GLOBAL query_cache_size=1000000;
-create table t1 (a char);
-insert into t1 values ('c');
-a
-drop table t1;
-set GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
 SET GLOBAL query_cache_size=64*1024*1024;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT);
 CREATE PROCEDURE proc29856(IN theUPC TEXT)
@@ -1723,4 +1667,55 @@ SELECT 1 FROM t1 GROUP BY
 1
 DROP TABLE t1;
 SET GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
+CREATE TABLE t1( a INT );
+SET @v = ( SELECT SQL_CACHE    1 );
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '1 )' at line 1
+SET @v = ( SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE 1 );
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '1 )' at line 1
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a IN ( SELECT SQL_CACHE    a FROM t1 );
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a IN ( SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1 );
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_NO_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT ( SELECT SQL_CACHE a FROM t1 );
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT ( SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1 );
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_NO_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+a
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+a
+SELECT * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_CACHE'
+SELECT * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_NO_CACHE'
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT SQL_CACHE a FROM t1);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT a FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE a FROM t1);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_NO_CACHE'
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_NO_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN 
+(SELECT a FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_NO_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT SQL_CACHE SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR HY000: Incorrect usage of SQL_CACHE and SQL_NO_CACHE
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR HY000: Incorrect usage of SQL_NO_CACHE and SQL_CACHE
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_CACHE'
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_NO_CACHE'
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_CACHE'
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+ERROR 42000: Incorrect usage/placement of 'SQL_NO_CACHE'
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 WHERE a IN 
+(SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_NO_CACHE' in 'field list'
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 WHERE a IN 
+(SELECT a FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'SQL_NO_CACHE' in 'field list'
+DROP TABLE t1;
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/show_check.result b/mysql-test/r/show_check.result
index 50384149a26..44544724848 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/show_check.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/show_check.result
@@ -737,20 +737,11 @@ View	Create View	character_set_client	collation_connection
 v1	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW `v1` AS select sql_no_cache now() AS `NOW()`	binary	binary
 DROP VIEW v1;
 CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_CACHE SQL_NO_CACHE NOW();
-SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
-View	Create View	character_set_client	collation_connection
-v1	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW `v1` AS select sql_no_cache now() AS `NOW()`	binary	binary
-DROP VIEW v1;
+ERROR HY000: Incorrect usage of SQL_CACHE and SQL_NO_CACHE
 CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE SQL_CACHE NOW();
-SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
-View	Create View	character_set_client	collation_connection
-v1	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW `v1` AS select sql_no_cache now() AS `NOW()`	binary	binary
-DROP VIEW v1;
+ERROR HY000: Incorrect usage of SQL_NO_CACHE and SQL_CACHE
 CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_CACHE SQL_NO_CACHE SQL_CACHE NOW();
-SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
-View	Create View	character_set_client	collation_connection
-v1	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW `v1` AS select sql_no_cache now() AS `NOW()`	binary	binary
-DROP VIEW v1;
+ERROR HY000: Incorrect usage of SQL_CACHE and SQL_NO_CACHE
 CREATE PROCEDURE p1()
 BEGIN
 SET @s= 'CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_CACHE 1';
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/query_cache.test b/mysql-test/t/query_cache.test
index 0edc9cca385..d6e73cbc88d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/query_cache.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/query_cache.test
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ select sql_cache * from t1 union select * from t1;
 set query_cache_type=2;
 select sql_cache * from t1 union select * from t1;
 
-# all sql_cache statements, except for the first select, are ignored.
-select * from t1 union select sql_cache * from t1;
-select * from t1 where a IN (select sql_cache a from t1);
-select * from t1 where a IN (select a from t1 union select sql_cache a from t1);
 show status like "Qcache_hits";
 show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache";
 set query_cache_type=on;
@@ -110,15 +106,6 @@ show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache";
 # SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE
 #
 select sql_no_cache * from t1;
-# sql_no_cache can occur in any nested select to turn on cacheing for the whole
-# expression and it will always override a sql_cache statement.
-select * from t1 union select sql_no_cache * from t1;
-select * from t1 where a IN (select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-select * from t1 where a IN (select a from t1 union select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-select sql_cache sql_no_cache * from t1;
-select sql_cache  * from t1 union select sql_no_cache * from t1;
-select sql_cache * from t1 where a IN (select sql_no_cache a from t1);
-select sql_cache * from t1 where a IN (select a from t1 union select sql_no_cache a from t1);
 show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache";
 drop table t1;
 #
@@ -1044,22 +1031,25 @@ set GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
 # Bug #29053 SQL_CACHE in UNION causes non-deterministic functions to be cached
 #
 
-set GLOBAL query_cache_size=1000000;
-
-create table t1 (a char);
-insert into t1 values ('c');
-
-let $q1= `select RAND() from t1 union select sql_cache 1 from t1;`;
-let $q2= `select RAND() from t1 union select sql_cache 1 from t1;`;
-
+# This syntax is no longer allowed, therefore the test case has been commented 
+# out.
+# See test for Bug#35020 below.
+#set GLOBAL query_cache_size=1000000;
+#
+#create table t1 (a char);
+#insert into t1 values ('c');
+#
+#let $q1= `select RAND() from t1 union select sql_cache 1 from t1;`;
+#let $q2= `select RAND() from t1 union select sql_cache 1 from t1;`; 
+#
 # disabling the logging of the query because the times are different each run.
---disable_query_log
-eval select a  from t1 where "$q1" = "$q2";
---enable_query_log
-
-drop table t1;
-
-set GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
+#--disable_query_log
+#eval select a  from t1 where "$q1" = "$q2";
+#--enable_query_log
+#
+#drop table t1;
+#
+#set GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
 
 #
 # Bug#29856: Insufficient buffer space led to a server crash.
@@ -1307,5 +1297,69 @@ SELECT 1 FROM t1 GROUP BY
 DROP TABLE t1;
 SET GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
 
---echo End of 5.1 tests
 
+#
+# Bug#35020: illegal sql_cache select syntax
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1( a INT );
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+SET @v = ( SELECT SQL_CACHE    1 );
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+SET @v = ( SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE 1 );
+
+#
+# Keywords 'SQL_CACHE' and 'SQL_NO_CACHE' are allowed as column names.
+# Hence the error messages are not intuitive.
+#
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR 
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a IN ( SELECT SQL_CACHE    a FROM t1 );
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR 
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a IN ( SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1 );
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT ( SELECT SQL_CACHE a FROM t1 );
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT ( SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1 );
+
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+
+# SQL_CACHE is only allowed once in first top-level select.
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT SQL_CACHE a FROM t1);
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT a FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE a FROM t1);
+
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN (SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a IN 
+  (SELECT a FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+--error ER_WRONG_USAGE
+SELECT SQL_CACHE SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_WRONG_USAGE
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE
+SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1;
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 WHERE a IN 
+  (SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+--error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM t1 WHERE a IN 
+  (SELECT a FROM t1 UNION SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE a FROM t1);
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/show_check.test b/mysql-test/t/show_check.test
index 6e07f717db6..6d1d493168c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/show_check.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/show_check.test
@@ -550,18 +550,14 @@ CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE NOW();
 SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
 DROP VIEW v1;
 
-# Check that SQL_NO_CACHE always wins.
+--error ER_WRONG_USAGE
 CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_CACHE SQL_NO_CACHE NOW();
-SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
-DROP VIEW v1;
 
+--error ER_WRONG_USAGE
 CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE SQL_CACHE NOW();
-SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
-DROP VIEW v1;
 
+--error ER_WRONG_USAGE
 CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SQL_CACHE SQL_NO_CACHE SQL_CACHE NOW();
-SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
-DROP VIEW v1;
 
 # Check CREATE VIEW in a prepared statement in a procedure.
 delimiter |;
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index a57897f4eac..533db6fdd6e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -735,10 +735,10 @@ bool my_yyoverflow(short **a, YYSTYPE **b, ulong *yystacksize);
 
 %pure_parser                                    /* We have threads */
 /*
-  Currently there are 173 shift/reduce conflicts.
+  Currently there are 172 shift/reduce conflicts.
   We should not introduce new conflicts any more.
 */
-%expect 173
+%expect 172
 
 /*
    Comments for TOKENS.
@@ -7098,50 +7098,63 @@ select_option_list:
         ;
 
 select_option:
-          STRAIGHT_JOIN { Select->options|= SELECT_STRAIGHT_JOIN; }
-        | HIGH_PRIORITY
-          {
-            if (check_simple_select())
-              MYSQL_YYABORT;
-            Lex->lock_option=  TL_READ_HIGH_PRIORITY;
-            Lex->current_select->lock_option= TL_READ_HIGH_PRIORITY;
-          }
-        | DISTINCT         { Select->options|= SELECT_DISTINCT; }
-        | SQL_SMALL_RESULT { Select->options|= SELECT_SMALL_RESULT; }
-        | SQL_BIG_RESULT   { Select->options|= SELECT_BIG_RESULT; }
-        | SQL_BUFFER_RESULT
-          {
-            if (check_simple_select())
-              MYSQL_YYABORT;
-            Select->options|= OPTION_BUFFER_RESULT;
-          }
-        | SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS
-          {
-            if (check_simple_select())
-              MYSQL_YYABORT;
-            Select->options|= OPTION_FOUND_ROWS;
-          }
+          query_expression_option
         | SQL_NO_CACHE_SYM
           {
-            Lex->safe_to_cache_query=0;
-            Lex->select_lex.options&= ~OPTION_TO_QUERY_CACHE;
-            Lex->select_lex.sql_cache= SELECT_LEX::SQL_NO_CACHE;
+            /* 
+              Allow this flag only on the first top-level SELECT statement, if
+              SQL_CACHE wasn't specified, and only once per query.
+             */
+            if (Lex->current_select != &Lex->select_lex)
+            {
+              my_error(ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE, MYF(0), "SQL_NO_CACHE");
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            }
+            else if (Lex->select_lex.sql_cache == SELECT_LEX::SQL_CACHE)
+            {
+              my_error(ER_WRONG_USAGE, MYF(0), "SQL_CACHE", "SQL_NO_CACHE");
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            }
+            else if (Lex->select_lex.sql_cache == SELECT_LEX::SQL_NO_CACHE)
+            {
+              my_error(ER_DUP_ARGUMENT, MYF(0), "SQL_NO_CACHE");
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              Lex->safe_to_cache_query=0;
+              Lex->select_lex.options&= ~OPTION_TO_QUERY_CACHE;
+              Lex->select_lex.sql_cache= SELECT_LEX::SQL_NO_CACHE;
+            }
           }
         | SQL_CACHE_SYM
           {
-            /*
-             Honor this flag only if SQL_NO_CACHE wasn't specified AND
-             we are parsing the outermost SELECT in the query.
-            */
-            if (Lex->select_lex.sql_cache != SELECT_LEX::SQL_NO_CACHE &&
-                Lex->current_select == &Lex->select_lex)
+            /* 
+              Allow this flag only on the first top-level SELECT statement, if
+              SQL_NO_CACHE wasn't specified, and only once per query.
+             */
+            if (Lex->current_select != &Lex->select_lex)
+            {
+              my_error(ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE, MYF(0), "SQL_CACHE");
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            }         
+            else if (Lex->select_lex.sql_cache == SELECT_LEX::SQL_NO_CACHE)
+            {
+              my_error(ER_WRONG_USAGE, MYF(0), "SQL_NO_CACHE", "SQL_CACHE");
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            }
+            else if (Lex->select_lex.sql_cache == SELECT_LEX::SQL_CACHE)
+            {
+              my_error(ER_DUP_ARGUMENT, MYF(0), "SQL_CACHE");
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            }
+            else
             {
               Lex->safe_to_cache_query=1;
               Lex->select_lex.options|= OPTION_TO_QUERY_CACHE;
               Lex->select_lex.sql_cache= SELECT_LEX::SQL_CACHE;
             }
           }
-        | ALL { Select->options|= SELECT_ALL; }
         ;
 
 select_lock_type:
@@ -9213,7 +9226,7 @@ select_part2_derived:
               mysql_init_select(lex);
             lex->current_select->parsing_place= SELECT_LIST;
           }
-          select_options select_item_list
+          opt_query_expression_options select_item_list
           {
             Select->parsing_place= NO_MATTER;
           }
@@ -13561,6 +13574,43 @@ subselect_end:
           }
         ;
 
+opt_query_expression_options:
+          /* empty */
+        | query_expression_option_list
+        ;
+
+query_expression_option_list:
+          query_expression_option_list query_expression_option
+        | query_expression_option
+        ;
+
+query_expression_option:
+          STRAIGHT_JOIN { Select->options|= SELECT_STRAIGHT_JOIN; }
+        | HIGH_PRIORITY
+          {
+            if (check_simple_select())
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            Lex->lock_option= TL_READ_HIGH_PRIORITY;
+            Lex->current_select->lock_option= TL_READ_HIGH_PRIORITY;
+          }
+        | DISTINCT         { Select->options|= SELECT_DISTINCT; }
+        | SQL_SMALL_RESULT { Select->options|= SELECT_SMALL_RESULT; }
+        | SQL_BIG_RESULT   { Select->options|= SELECT_BIG_RESULT; }
+        | SQL_BUFFER_RESULT
+          {
+            if (check_simple_select())
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            Select->options|= OPTION_BUFFER_RESULT;
+          }
+        | SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS
+          {
+            if (check_simple_select())
+              MYSQL_YYABORT;
+            Select->options|= OPTION_FOUND_ROWS;
+          }
+        | ALL { Select->options|= SELECT_ALL; }
+        ;
+
 /**************************************************************************
 
  CREATE VIEW | TRIGGER | PROCEDURE statements.