diff --git a/mysql-test/r/subselect.result b/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
index f2d41bd44ae..72bde001e87 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
@@ -3880,3 +3880,28 @@ this is a test.	3
 this is a test.	1
 this is a test.	2
 DROP table t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (m int, n int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2,2), (2,2), (3,3), (3,3), (3,3), (4,4);
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,11), (2,22), (3,32), (4,44), (4,44);
+SELECT COUNT(*), a,
+(SELECT m FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*) LIMIT 1)
+FROM t1 GROUP BY a;
+COUNT(*)	a	(SELECT m FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*) LIMIT 1)
+2	2	2
+3	3	3
+1	4	1
+SELECT COUNT(*), a,
+(SELECT MIN(m) FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*))
+FROM t1 GROUP BY a;
+COUNT(*)	a	(SELECT MIN(m) FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*))
+2	2	2
+3	3	3
+1	4	1
+SELECT COUNT(*), a       
+FROM t1 GROUP BY a
+HAVING (SELECT MIN(m) FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*)) > 1;
+COUNT(*)	a
+2	2
+3	3
+DROP TABLE t1,t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/subselect.test b/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
index 1655422c51e..a238c8f070b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
@@ -2741,4 +2741,25 @@ SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'this is ' 'a test.' AS col1, a AS t2 FROM t1) t;
 
 DROP table t1;
 
+#
+# Bug #27257: COUNT(*) aggregated in outer query
+#  
 
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (m int, n int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2,2), (2,2), (3,3), (3,3), (3,3), (4,4);
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,11), (2,22), (3,32), (4,44), (4,44);
+
+SELECT COUNT(*), a,
+       (SELECT m FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*) LIMIT 1)
+  FROM t1 GROUP BY a;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*), a,
+       (SELECT MIN(m) FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*))
+  FROM t1 GROUP BY a;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*), a       
+  FROM t1 GROUP BY a
+    HAVING (SELECT MIN(m) FROM t2 WHERE m = count(*)) > 1;
+
+DROP TABLE t1,t2;
diff --git a/sql/item_sum.cc b/sql/item_sum.cc
index d49a5f195bb..fcebc89c6e9 100644
--- a/sql/item_sum.cc
+++ b/sql/item_sum.cc
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ bool Item_sum::register_sum_func(THD *thd, Item **ref)
          sl= sl->master_unit()->outer_select() )
       sl->master_unit()->item->with_sum_func= 1;
   }
+  thd->lex->current_select->mark_as_dependent(aggr_sl);
   return FALSE;
 }