diff --git a/include/ma_common.h b/include/ma_common.h
index 4c4e76a2..d73ad58b 100644
--- a/include/ma_common.h
+++ b/include/ma_common.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 enum enum_multi_status {
   COM_MULTI_OFF= 0,
   COM_MULTI_CANCEL,
-  COM_MULTI_PROGRESS,
+  COM_MULTI_ENABLED,
+  COM_MULTI_DISABLED,
   COM_MULTI_END
 };
 
diff --git a/include/mariadb_stmt.h b/include/mariadb_stmt.h
index ed8500c0..4189c37f 100644
--- a/include/mariadb_stmt.h
+++ b/include/mariadb_stmt.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ struct st_mysql_stmt
   struct st_mysqlnd_stmt_methods  *m;
   unsigned int             array_size;
   size_t row_size;
+  unsigned int prebind_params;
 };
 
 typedef void (*ps_field_fetch_func)(MYSQL_BIND *r_param, const MYSQL_FIELD * field, unsigned char **row);
diff --git a/include/mysql.h b/include/mysql.h
index d8de55b6..3cf28cdf 100644
--- a/include/mysql.h
+++ b/include/mysql.h
@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@ extern unsigned int mariadb_deinitialize_ssl;
     void *extension;
   } MYSQL_DATA;
 
-  enum mariadb_com_multi {
-    MARIADB_COM_MULTI_END,
-    MARIADB_COM_MULTI_BEGIN,
-    MARIADB_COM_MULTI_CANCEL
-  };
-
   enum mysql_option 
   {
     MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 
diff --git a/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c b/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
index 4b920525..e05aa13f 100644
--- a/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
+++ b/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ mthd_my_send_cmd(MYSQL *mysql,enum enum_server_command command, const char *arg,
   if (!arg)
     arg="";
 
-  if (net->extension->multi_status== COM_MULTI_PROGRESS)
+  if (net->extension->multi_status== COM_MULTI_ENABLED)
   {
     return net_add_multi_command(net, command, (const uchar *)arg, length);
   }
@@ -435,12 +435,17 @@ int ma_multi_command(MYSQL *mysql, enum enum_multi_status status)
     ma_net_clear(net);
     net->extension->multi_status= status;
     return 0;
-  case COM_MULTI_PROGRESS:
-    if (net->extension->multi_status > COM_MULTI_OFF)
+  case COM_MULTI_ENABLED:
+    if (net->extension->multi_status > COM_MULTI_DISABLED)
       return 1;
     ma_net_clear(net);
     net->extension->multi_status= status;
     return 0;
+  case COM_MULTI_DISABLED:
+    /* Opposite to COM_MULTI_OFF we don't clear net buffer,
+       next command or com_nulti_end will flush entire buffer */
+    net->extension->multi_status= status;
+    return 0;
   case COM_MULTI_END:
   {
     size_t len= net->write_pos - net->buff - NET_HEADER_SIZE;
diff --git a/libmariadb/mariadb_stmt.c b/libmariadb/mariadb_stmt.c
index 28a39dac..7c575721 100644
--- a/libmariadb/mariadb_stmt.c
+++ b/libmariadb/mariadb_stmt.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ my_bool STDCALL mysql_stmt_attr_get(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, enum enum_stmt_attr_type a
       *(unsigned long *)value= stmt->prefetch_rows;
       break;
     case STMT_ATTR_PREBIND_PARAMS:
-      *(unsigned int *)value= stmt->param_count;
+      *(unsigned int *)value= stmt->prebind_params;
       break;
     case STMT_ATTR_ARRAY_SIZE:
       *(unsigned int *)value= stmt->array_size;
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ my_bool STDCALL mysql_stmt_attr_set(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, enum enum_stmt_attr_type a
       stmt->prefetch_rows= *(long *)value;
     break;
   case STMT_ATTR_PREBIND_PARAMS:
-    stmt->param_count= *(unsigned int *)value;
+    stmt->prebind_params= *(unsigned int *)value;
     break;
   case STMT_ATTR_ARRAY_SIZE:
     stmt->array_size= *(unsigned int *)value;
@@ -899,17 +899,18 @@ my_bool STDCALL mysql_stmt_bind_param(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, MYSQL_BIND *bind)
      them, e.g. for mariadb_stmt_execute_direct()
      */
   if ((stmt->state < MYSQL_STMT_PREPARED || stmt->state >= MYSQL_STMT_EXECUTED) &&
-      !(mysql->server_capabilities & CLIENT_MYSQL))
+       stmt->prebind_params > 0)
   {
-    if (!stmt->params && stmt->param_count)
+    if (!stmt->params && stmt->prebind_params)
     {
-      if (!(stmt->params= (MYSQL_BIND *)ma_alloc_root(&stmt->mem_root, stmt->param_count * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND))))
+      if (!(stmt->params= (MYSQL_BIND *)ma_alloc_root(&stmt->mem_root, stmt->prebind_params * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND))))
       {
         SET_CLIENT_STMT_ERROR(stmt, CR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
         return(1);
       }
-      memset(stmt->params, '\0', stmt->param_count * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND));
+      memset(stmt->params, '\0', stmt->prebind_params * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND));
     }
+    stmt->param_count= stmt->prebind_params;
   }
   else if (stmt->state < MYSQL_STMT_PREPARED) {
     SET_CLIENT_STMT_ERROR(stmt, CR_NO_PREPARE_STMT, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
@@ -1350,6 +1351,7 @@ int STDCALL mysql_stmt_prepare(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, const char *query, size_t lengt
 {
   MYSQL *mysql= stmt->mysql;
   int rc= 1;
+  my_bool is_multi= 0;
 
   if (!stmt->mysql)
   {
@@ -1368,10 +1370,14 @@ int STDCALL mysql_stmt_prepare(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, const char *query, size_t lengt
   /* check if we have to clear results */
   if (stmt->state > MYSQL_STMT_INITTED)
   {
+    char stmt_id[STMT_ID_LENGTH];
+    is_multi= (mysql->net.extension->multi_status > COM_MULTI_OFF);
     /* We need to semi-close the prepared statement:
        reset stmt and free all buffers and close the statement
        on server side. Statment handle will get a new stmt_id */
-    char stmt_id[STMT_ID_LENGTH];
+
+    if (!is_multi)
+      ma_multi_command(mysql, COM_MULTI_ENABLED);
 
     if (mysql_stmt_internal_reset(stmt, 1))
       goto fail;
@@ -1391,6 +1397,9 @@ int STDCALL mysql_stmt_prepare(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, const char *query, size_t lengt
   if (mysql->methods->db_command(mysql, COM_STMT_PREPARE, query, length, 1, stmt))
     goto fail;
 
+  if (!is_multi && mysql->net.extension->multi_status == COM_MULTI_ENABLED)
+    ma_multi_command(mysql, COM_MULTI_END);
+  
   if (mysql->net.extension->multi_status > COM_MULTI_OFF)
     return 0;
 
@@ -1414,12 +1423,21 @@ int STDCALL mysql_stmt_prepare(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, const char *query, size_t lengt
   }
   if (stmt->param_count)
   {
-    if (!(stmt->params= (MYSQL_BIND *)ma_alloc_root(&stmt->mem_root, stmt->param_count * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND))))
+    if (stmt->prebind_params)
     {
-      SET_CLIENT_STMT_ERROR(stmt, CR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
-      goto fail;
+      if (stmt->prebind_params != stmt->param_count)
+      {
+        SET_CLIENT_STMT_ERROR(stmt, CR_INVALID_PARAMETER_NO, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
+        goto fail;
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (!(stmt->params= (MYSQL_BIND *)ma_alloc_root(&stmt->mem_root, stmt->param_count * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND))))
+      {
+        SET_CLIENT_STMT_ERROR(stmt, CR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
+        goto fail;
+      }
+      memset(stmt->params, '\0', stmt->param_count * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND));
     }
-    memset(stmt->params, '\0', stmt->param_count * sizeof(MYSQL_BIND));
   }
   /* allocated bind buffer for result */
   if (stmt->field_count)
@@ -2087,12 +2105,14 @@ int STDCALL mariadb_stmt_execute_direct(MYSQL_STMT *stmt,
   {
     int rc;
 
+    /* avoid sending close + prepare in 2 packets */
+
     if ((rc= mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, stmt_str, length)))
       return rc;
     return mysql_stmt_execute(stmt);
   }
 
-  if (ma_multi_command(mysql, COM_MULTI_PROGRESS))
+  if (ma_multi_command(mysql, COM_MULTI_ENABLED))
   {
     SET_CLIENT_STMT_ERROR(stmt, CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
     goto fail;
diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/bulk1.c b/unittest/libmariadb/bulk1.c
index 33437ed0..14dc8612 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/bulk1.c
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/bulk1.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #define TEST_ARRAY_SIZE 1024
 
+static my_bool bulk_enabled= 0;
+
 char *rand_str(size_t length) {
     const char charset[] = "0123456789"
                      "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ char *rand_str(size_t length) {
     return p;
 }
 
+static int check_bulk(MYSQL *mysql)
+{
+  bulk_enabled= (!(mysql->server_capabilities & CLIENT_MYSQL) &&
+      (mysql->extension->mariadb_server_capabilities & MARIADB_CLIENT_STMT_BULK_OPERATIONS >> 32));
+  diag("bulk %ssupported", bulk_enabled ? "" : "not ");
+  return OK;
+}
+
 static int bulk1(MYSQL *mysql)
 {
   MYSQL_STMT *stmt= mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
@@ -47,6 +57,9 @@ static int bulk1(MYSQL *mysql)
   MYSQL_ROW row;
   unsigned int intval;
 
+  if (!bulk_enabled)
+    return SKIP;
+
   rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS bulk1");
   check_mysql_rc(rc, mysql);
 
@@ -133,6 +146,9 @@ static int bulk2(MYSQL *mysql)
   unsigned int array_size=1024;
   char indicator[1024];
   long lval[1024];
+
+  if (!bulk_enabled)
+    return SKIP;
   rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS bulk2");
   check_mysql_rc(rc, mysql);
 
@@ -187,6 +203,8 @@ static int bulk3(MYSQL *mysql)
   int array_size= 3;
   ulong length= -1;
 
+  if (!bulk_enabled)
+    return SKIP;
   rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS bulk3");
   check_mysql_rc(rc,mysql);
   rc= mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE TABLE bulk3 (name varchar(20), row int)");
@@ -218,6 +236,7 @@ static int bulk3(MYSQL *mysql)
 }
 
 struct my_tests_st my_tests[] = {
+  {"check_bulk", check_bulk, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
   {"bulk1", bulk1, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
   {"bulk2", bulk2, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
   {"bulk3", bulk3, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/features-10_2.c b/unittest/libmariadb/features-10_2.c
index 699330f4..4465fc99 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/features-10_2.c
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/features-10_2.c
@@ -100,7 +100,66 @@ static int execute_direct_example(MYSQL *mysql)
   return OK;
 }
 
+static int conc_213(MYSQL *mysql)
+{
+  MYSQL_BIND bind;
+  unsigned int param_count= 1;
+  long id= 1234;
+  MYSQL_STMT *stmt;
+
+  stmt = mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
+
+  memset(&bind, '\0', sizeof(bind));
+
+  bind.buffer_type = MYSQL_TYPE_LONG;
+  bind.buffer = (void *)&id;
+  bind.buffer_length = sizeof(long);
+/*  bind.is_null = &is_null;
+  bind.length = &length;
+  bind.error = &error; */
+
+  mysql_stmt_attr_set(stmt, STMT_ATTR_PREBIND_PARAMS, &param_count);
+  check_stmt_rc(mysql_stmt_bind_param(stmt, &bind), stmt);
+  check_stmt_rc(mariadb_stmt_execute_direct(stmt, "SELECT ?", -1), stmt);
+  check_stmt_rc(mysql_stmt_store_result(stmt), stmt);
+  check_stmt_rc(mysql_stmt_free_result(stmt), stmt);
+
+  mysql_stmt_close(stmt);
+
+  return OK;
+}
+
+static int conc_212(MYSQL *mysql)
+{
+  MYSQL_STMT *stmt= mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
+  int rc;
+
+  rc= mariadb_stmt_execute_direct(stmt, "SELECT 1, 2", -1);
+  check_stmt_rc(rc, stmt);
+  mysql_stmt_store_result(stmt);
+  mysql_stmt_free_result(stmt);
+
+  sleep(100);
+  rc= mariadb_stmt_execute_direct(stmt, "SELECT 1, 2", -1);
+  check_stmt_rc(rc, stmt);
+  mysql_stmt_store_result(stmt);
+  mysql_stmt_free_result(stmt);
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1");
+  check_mysql_rc(rc,mysql);
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE TABLE t1(a int)");
+  check_mysql_rc(rc,mysql);
+
+  rc= mysql_stmt_close(stmt);
+
+  return OK;
+}
+
+
 struct my_tests_st my_tests[] = {
+  {"conc_212", conc_212, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
+  {"conc_213", conc_213, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
   {"execute_direct", execute_direct, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
   {"execute_direct_example", execute_direct_example, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0,  NULL,  NULL},
   {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL}