diff --git a/mysql-test/r/skip_grants.result b/mysql-test/r/skip_grants.result
index 5dc770a7363..d8548d84886 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/skip_grants.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/skip_grants.result
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@ drop table if exists t1,v1;
 drop view if exists t1,v1;
 drop procedure if exists f1;
 use test;
-create table t1 (field1 INT);
-CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT field1 FROM t1;
-ERROR HY000: Definer is not fully qualified
-drop table t1;
 create procedure f1() select 1;
 drop procedure f1;
 create table t1 (a int);
 create definer='user'@'host' sql security definer view v1 as select * from t1;
 drop view v1;
 drop table t1;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS v1;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS v2;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(c INT);
+CREATE TRIGGER t1_bi BEFORE INSERT ON t1
+FOR EACH ROW
+SET @a = 1;
+CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT * FROM t1;
+CREATE DEFINER=a@b TRIGGER ti_ai AFTER INSERT ON t1
+FOR EACH ROW
+SET @b = 1;
+CREATE DEFINER=a@b VIEW v2 AS SELECT * FROM t1;
+DROP TRIGGER t1_bi;
+DROP TRIGGER ti_ai;
+DROP VIEW v1;
+DROP VIEW v2;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/skip_grants.test b/mysql-test/t/skip_grants.test
index a0164cb0759..ddf2a7e3fd1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/skip_grants.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/skip_grants.test
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ drop procedure if exists f1;
 --enable_warnings
 use test;
 
-#
-# test that we can create VIEW if privileges check switched off
-#
-create table t1 (field1 INT);
--- error ER_MALFORMED_DEFINER
-CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT field1 FROM t1;
-drop table t1;
-
 #
 # Test that we can create and drop procedure without warnings
 # see bug#9993
@@ -30,3 +22,48 @@ create table t1 (a int);
 create definer='user'@'host' sql security definer view v1 as select * from t1;
 drop view v1;
 drop table t1;
+
+#
+# BUG#16777: Can not create trigger nor view w/o definer if --skip-grant-tables
+# specified
+#
+# Also, a test that we can create VIEW if privileges check switched off has
+# been moved here.
+#
+
+# Prepare.
+
+--disable_warnings
+
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS v1;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS v2;
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+
+--enable_warnings
+
+# Test case.
+
+CREATE TABLE t1(c INT);
+
+CREATE TRIGGER t1_bi BEFORE INSERT ON t1
+  FOR EACH ROW
+    SET @a = 1;
+
+CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+CREATE DEFINER=a@b TRIGGER ti_ai AFTER INSERT ON t1
+  FOR EACH ROW
+    SET @b = 1;
+
+CREATE DEFINER=a@b VIEW v2 AS SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+# Cleanup.
+
+DROP TRIGGER t1_bi;
+DROP TRIGGER ti_ai;
+
+DROP VIEW v1;
+DROP VIEW v2;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/mysql_priv.h b/sql/mysql_priv.h
index 9559b0be76a..a43307edf27 100644
--- a/sql/mysql_priv.h
+++ b/sql/mysql_priv.h
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ bool insert_precheck(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables);
 bool create_table_precheck(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables,
                            TABLE_LIST *create_table);
 
-bool get_default_definer(THD *thd, LEX_USER *definer);
+void get_default_definer(THD *thd, LEX_USER *definer);
 LEX_USER *create_default_definer(THD *thd);
 LEX_USER *create_definer(THD *thd, LEX_STRING *user_name, LEX_STRING *host_name);
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 0494ccf985f..13d814bdf42 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -7168,47 +7168,28 @@ Item *negate_expression(THD *thd, Item *expr)
 
 /*
   Set the specified definer to the default value, which is the current user in
-  the thread. Also check that the current user satisfies to the definers
-  requirements.
+  the thread.
  
   SYNOPSIS
     get_default_definer()
     thd       [in] thread handler
     definer   [out] definer
- 
-  RETURN
-    error status, that is:
-      - FALSE -- on success;
-      - TRUE -- on error (current user can not be a definer).
 */
  
-bool get_default_definer(THD *thd, LEX_USER *definer)
+void get_default_definer(THD *thd, LEX_USER *definer)
 {
-  /* Check that current user has non-empty host name. */
-
   const Security_context *sctx= thd->security_ctx;
 
-  if (sctx->priv_host[0] == 0)
-  {
-    my_error(ER_MALFORMED_DEFINER, MYF(0));
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-
-  /* Fill in. */
-
   definer->user.str= (char *) sctx->priv_user;
   definer->user.length= strlen(definer->user.str);
 
   definer->host.str= (char *) sctx->priv_host;
   definer->host.length= strlen(definer->host.str);
-
-  return FALSE;
 }
 
 
 /*
-  Create default definer for the specified THD. Also check that the current
-  user is conformed to the definers requirements.
+  Create default definer for the specified THD.
 
   SYNOPSIS
     create_default_definer()
@@ -7227,8 +7208,7 @@ LEX_USER *create_default_definer(THD *thd)
   if (! (definer= (LEX_USER*) thd->alloc(sizeof(LEX_USER))))
     return 0;
 
-  if (get_default_definer(thd, definer))
-    return 0;
+  get_default_definer(thd, definer);
 
   return definer;
 }
diff --git a/sql/sql_view.cc b/sql/sql_view.cc
index 2178b5d00a8..4f2a9a07705 100644
--- a/sql/sql_view.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_view.cc
@@ -835,8 +835,7 @@ bool mysql_make_view(THD *thd, File_parser *parser, TABLE_LIST *table)
     push_warning_printf(thd, MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN,
                         ER_VIEW_FRM_NO_USER, ER(ER_VIEW_FRM_NO_USER),
                         table->db, table->table_name);
-    if (get_default_definer(thd, &table->definer))
-      goto err;
+    get_default_definer(thd, &table->definer);
   }
 
   /*