diff --git a/include/ma_pvio.h b/include/ma_pvio.h
index d98fa6c4..2e22bc4a 100644
--- a/include/ma_pvio.h
+++ b/include/ma_pvio.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ enum enum_pvio_operation {
   PVIO_WRITE=1
 };
 
+#define SHM_DEFAULT_NAME "MYSQL"
+
 struct st_pvio_callback;
 
 typedef struct st_pvio_callback {
diff --git a/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c b/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c
index 77208b4a..dc74d08e 100644
--- a/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c
+++ b/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ MARIADB_PVIO *ma_pvio_init(MA_PVIO_CINFO *cinfo)
 /* {{{ my_bool ma_pvio_is_alive */
 my_bool ma_pvio_is_alive(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio)
 {
+  if (!pvio)
+    return FALSE;
   if (pvio->methods->is_alive)
     return pvio->methods->is_alive(pvio);
-  return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/libmariadb/ma_stmt_codec.c b/libmariadb/ma_stmt_codec.c
index 29f6b105..c8a53966 100644
--- a/libmariadb/ma_stmt_codec.c
+++ b/libmariadb/ma_stmt_codec.c
@@ -921,47 +921,28 @@ static
 void ps_fetch_bin(MYSQL_BIND *r_param, const MYSQL_FIELD *field,
              unsigned char **row)
 {
-  /* If r_praram->buffer_type is not a binary type or binary_flag isn't set,
-     we do conversion from string */
-  if (!(field->flags & BINARY_FLAG) || 
-         (r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_DECIMAL &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_ENUM &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_SET &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_TINY_BLOB &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_MEDIUM_BLOB &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_LONG_BLOB &&
-          r_param->buffer_type != MYSQL_TYPE_BLOB))
-  {
-    ps_fetch_string(r_param, field, row);
-    return;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    ulong field_length= *r_param->length= net_field_length(row);
-    uchar *current_pos= (*row) + r_param->offset,
-          *end= (*row) + field_length;
-    size_t copylen= 0;
+  ulong field_length= *r_param->length= net_field_length(row);
+  uchar *current_pos= (*row) + r_param->offset,
+        *end= (*row) + field_length;
+  size_t copylen= 0;
 
-    if (current_pos < end)
+  if (current_pos < end)
+  {
+    copylen= end - current_pos;
+    if (r_param->buffer_length)
     {
-      copylen= end - current_pos;
-      if (r_param->buffer_length)
-      {
-        memcpy(r_param->buffer, current_pos, MIN(copylen, r_param->buffer_length));
-        if (copylen < r_param->buffer_length &&
-            r_param->buffer_type == MYSQL_TYPE_STRING)
-          ((char *)r_param->buffer)[copylen]= 0;
-      }
+      memcpy(r_param->buffer, current_pos, MIN(copylen, r_param->buffer_length));
+      if (copylen < r_param->buffer_length &&
+          r_param->buffer_type == MYSQL_TYPE_STRING)
+        ((char *)r_param->buffer)[copylen]= 0;
     }
-    *r_param->error= copylen > r_param->buffer_length;
-    /* don't count trailing zero if we fetch into string */
-    if (r_param->buffer_type == MYSQL_TYPE_STRING &&
-      !*r_param->error)
-      field_length--;
-    (*row)+= field_length;
   }
+  *r_param->error= copylen > r_param->buffer_length;
+  /* don't count trailing zero if we fetch into string */
+  if (r_param->buffer_type == MYSQL_TYPE_STRING &&
+    !*r_param->error)
+    field_length--;
+  (*row)+= field_length;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c b/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
index aa5e11cd..9eb44b2f 100644
--- a/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
+++ b/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
@@ -1221,8 +1221,15 @@ MYSQL *mthd_my_real_connect(MYSQL *mysql, const char *host, const char *user,
   else
 #endif
 #else
+  if (mysql->options.protocol == MYSQL_PROTOCOL_MEMORY ||
+      mysql->options.shared_memory_base_name)
+  {
+    cinfo.host= mysql->options.shared_memory_base_name;
+    cinfo.type= PVIO_TYPE_SHAREDMEM;
+    sprintf(host_info=buff,ER(CR_SHARED_MEMORY_CONNECTION), cinfo.host ? cinfo.host : SHM_DEFAULT_NAME);
+  }
    /* named pipe */
-  if (mysql->options.protocol == MYSQL_PROTOCOL_PIPE ||
+  else if (mysql->options.protocol == MYSQL_PROTOCOL_PIPE ||
 	  (host && strcmp(host,LOCAL_HOST_NAMEDPIPE) == 0))
   {
     cinfo.type= PVIO_TYPE_NAMEDPIPE;
@@ -2621,6 +2628,11 @@ mysql_optionsv(MYSQL *mysql,enum mysql_option option, ...)
   case MYSQL_OPT_PROTOCOL:
     mysql->options.protocol= *((uint *)arg1);
     break;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  case MYSQL_SHARED_MEMORY_BASE_NAME:
+    OPT_SET_VALUE_STR(&mysql->options, shared_memory_base_name, arg1);
+    break;
+#endif
   case MYSQL_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT:
     mysql->options.read_timeout= *(uint *)arg1;
     break;
diff --git a/plugins/pvio/pvio_npipe.c b/plugins/pvio/pvio_npipe.c
index 2dfa7535..2deadee7 100644
--- a/plugins/pvio/pvio_npipe.c
+++ b/plugins/pvio/pvio_npipe.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ int pvio_npipe_keepalive(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
 my_bool pvio_npipe_get_handle(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, void *handle);
 my_bool pvio_npipe_is_blocking(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
 int pvio_npipe_shutdown(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
+my_bool pvio_npipe_is_alive(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
 
 struct st_ma_pvio_methods pvio_npipe_methods= {
   pvio_npipe_set_timeout,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ struct st_ma_pvio_methods pvio_npipe_methods= {
   pvio_npipe_keepalive,
   pvio_npipe_get_handle,
   pvio_npipe_is_blocking,
-  NULL,
+  pvio_npipe_is_alive,
   NULL,
   pvio_npipe_shutdown
 };
@@ -367,4 +368,16 @@ int pvio_npipe_shutdown(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio)
   }
   return 1;
 }
+
+my_bool pvio_npipe_is_alive(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio)
+{
+  HANDLE handle;
+  if (!pvio || !pvio->data)
+    return FALSE;
+    handle= ((struct st_pvio_npipe *)pvio->data)->pipe;
+  /* Copy data fron named pipe without removing it */
+  if (PeekNamedPipe(handle, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+    return TRUE;
+  return test(GetLastError() != ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE);
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/pvio/pvio_shmem.c b/plugins/pvio/pvio_shmem.c
index 4d8ef572..1c39cbf4 100644
--- a/plugins/pvio/pvio_shmem.c
+++ b/plugins/pvio/pvio_shmem.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ma_string.h>
 
-#define SHM_DEFAULT_NAME "MYSQL"
 #define PVIO_SHM_BUFFER_SIZE 16000 + 4
 
 my_bool pvio_shm_set_timeout(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, enum enum_pvio_timeout type, int timeout);
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ my_bool pvio_shm_blocking(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, my_bool value, my_bool *old_value)
 my_bool pvio_shm_connect(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, MA_PVIO_CINFO *cinfo);
 my_bool pvio_shm_close(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
 int pvio_shm_shutdown(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
+my_bool pvio_shm_is_alive(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio);
+my_bool pvio_shm_get_handle(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, void *handle);
 
 struct st_ma_pvio_methods pvio_shm_methods= {
   pvio_shm_set_timeout,
@@ -55,9 +56,9 @@ struct st_ma_pvio_methods pvio_shm_methods= {
   pvio_shm_close,
   NULL,
   NULL,
+  pvio_shm_get_handle,
   NULL,
-  NULL,
-  NULL,
+  pvio_shm_is_alive,
   NULL,
   pvio_shm_shutdown
 };
@@ -262,9 +263,7 @@ my_bool pvio_shm_connect(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, MA_PVIO_CINFO *cinfo)
    */
  
 
-  base_memory_name= (cinfo->mysql->options.shared_memory_base_name) ?
-                     cinfo->mysql->options.shared_memory_base_name : SHM_DEFAULT_NAME;
-  
+  base_memory_name= (cinfo->host) ? cinfo->host : SHM_DEFAULT_NAME;
 
   if (!(shm_name= (char *)LocalAlloc(LMEM_ZEROINIT, strlen(base_memory_name) + 40)))
   {
@@ -447,5 +446,24 @@ int pvio_shm_shutdown(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio)
     return (SetEvent(pvio_shm->event[PVIO_SHM_CONNECTION_CLOSED]) ? 0 : 1);
   return 1;
 }
+
+my_bool pvio_shm_is_alive(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio)
+{
+  PVIO_SHM *pvio_shm;
+  if (!pvio || !pvio->data)
+    return FALSE;
+  pvio_shm= (PVIO_SHM *)pvio->data;
+  return WaitForSingleObject(pvio_shm->event[PVIO_SHM_CONNECTION_CLOSED], 0);
+}
+
+my_bool pvio_shm_get_handle(MARIADB_PVIO *pvio, void *handle)
+{
+  PVIO_SHM *pvio_shm;
+  *(HANDLE **)handle= 0;
+  if (!pvio || !pvio->data)
+    return FALSE;
+  *(HANDLE **)handle= (HANDLE **)((PVIO_SHM*)pvio->data)->event;
+  return TRUE;
+}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/my_test.h b/unittest/libmariadb/my_test.h
index c1acf256..771af6f8 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/my_test.h
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/my_test.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ static char *password = 0;
 static unsigned int port = 0;
 static char *socketname = 0;
 static char *username = 0;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+static int protocol= 0;
+#endif
 /*
 static struct my_option test_options[] =
 {
@@ -312,19 +315,24 @@ static void usage()
   printf("-d database\n");
   printf("-S socketname\n");
   printf("-P port number\n");
+  printf("-w protocol mode (windows only: 1= named pipe, 2= shared memory)");
   printf("?  displays this help and exits\n");
-}
 
 void get_options(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   int c= 0;
 
-  while ((c=getopt(argc,argv, "h:u:p:d:P:S:?")) >= 0)
+  while ((c=getopt(argc,argv, "h:u:p:d:w:P:S:?")) >= 0)
   {
     switch(c) {
     case 'h':
       hostname= optarg;
       break;
+    case 'w':
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      protocol= atoi(optarg);
+#endif      
+      break;
     case 'u':
       username= optarg;
       break;
@@ -388,7 +396,12 @@ MYSQL *test_connect(struct my_tests_st *test) {
     diag("%s", "mysql_init failed - exiting");
     return(NULL);
   }
-
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  switch (protocol) {
+    case 1: /* named pipe */
+    case 2: /* shared memory */
+  }
+#endif
   mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_REPORT_DATA_TRUNCATION, &truncation_report);
   mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, &timeout);
 
@@ -414,6 +427,7 @@ MYSQL *test_connect(struct my_tests_st *test) {
     mysql_close(mysql);
     return(NULL);
   }
+  printf("Connection: %s\n", mysql->host_info);
   return(mysql);
 }
 
diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/ps.c b/unittest/libmariadb/ps.c
index f66e2cd7..25ec9013 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/ps.c
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/ps.c
@@ -4857,7 +4857,53 @@ int test_notrunc(MYSQL *mysql)
   return OK;
 }
 
+static int test_bit2tiny(MYSQL *mysql)
+{
+  MYSQL_BIND bind[2];
+  char       data[11];
+  unsigned   long length[2];
+  my_bool    is_null[2], error[2];
+  char       *query = "SELECT val FROM justbit";
+  MYSQL_STMT *stmt;
+  int rc;
+
+  mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS justbit");
+  mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE TABLE justbit(val bit(1) not null)");
+  mysql_query(mysql, "INSERT INTO justbit values (1)");
+
+  stmt= mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
+  rc= mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, query, strlen(query));
+  check_stmt_rc(rc, stmt);
+
+  memset(bind, '\0', sizeof(bind));
+
+  bind[0].buffer_type=  MYSQL_TYPE_TINY;
+  bind[0].buffer=       &data[0];
+  bind[0].buffer_length= 1;
+  bind[0].is_null=      &is_null[0];
+  bind[0].length=       &length[0];
+  bind[0].error=        &error[0];
+
+  rc= mysql_stmt_execute(stmt);
+  check_stmt_rc(rc, stmt);
+
+  rc= mysql_stmt_bind_result(stmt, bind);
+  check_stmt_rc(rc, stmt);
+
+  rc= mysql_stmt_store_result(stmt);
+  check_stmt_rc(rc, stmt);
+
+  mysql_stmt_fetch(stmt);
+
+  FAIL_IF(data[0] != 1, "Value should be 1");
+
+  mysql_stmt_free_result(stmt);
+  mysql_stmt_close(stmt);
+  return OK;
+}
+
 struct my_tests_st my_tests[] = {
+  {"test_bit2tiny", test_bit2tiny, TEST_CONNECTION_NEW, 0, NULL, NULL},
   {"test_conc97", test_conc97, TEST_CONNECTION_NEW, 0, NULL, NULL},
   {"test_conc83", test_conc83, TEST_CONNECTION_NONE, 0, NULL, NULL},
   {"test_conc60", test_conc60, TEST_CONNECTION_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL},