diff --git a/mysql-test/r/create.result b/mysql-test/r/create.result
index cf424b8b058..90502f94f44 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/create.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/create.result
@@ -1961,3 +1961,21 @@ END ;|
 ERROR 42000: This version of MySQL doesn't yet support 'multiple triggers with the same action time and event for one table'
 DROP TABLE t1;
 DROP TABLE B;
+#
+# Bug #47107 assert in notify_shared_lock on incorrect 
+#            CREATE TABLE , HANDLER
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(f1 integer);
+# The following CREATE TABLEs before gave an assert.
+HANDLER t1 OPEN AS A;
+CREATE TABLE t1 SELECT 1 AS f2;
+ERROR 42S01: Table 't1' already exists
+HANDLER t1 OPEN AS A;
+CREATE TABLE t1(f1 integer);
+ERROR 42S01: Table 't1' already exists
+CREATE TABLE t2(f1 integer);
+HANDLER t1 OPEN AS A;
+CREATE TABLE t1 LIKE t2;
+ERROR 42S01: Table 't1' already exists
+DROP TABLE t2;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/create.test b/mysql-test/t/create.test
index c07014bfc19..21778e00ab9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/create.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/create.test
@@ -1639,3 +1639,33 @@ END ;|
 
 DROP TABLE t1;
 DROP TABLE B;
+
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #47107 assert in notify_shared_lock on incorrect 
+--echo #            CREATE TABLE , HANDLER
+--echo #
+
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+CREATE TABLE t1(f1 integer);
+
+--echo # The following CREATE TABLEs before gave an assert.
+
+HANDLER t1 OPEN AS A;
+--error ER_TABLE_EXISTS_ERROR
+CREATE TABLE t1 SELECT 1 AS f2;
+
+HANDLER t1 OPEN AS A;
+--error ER_TABLE_EXISTS_ERROR
+CREATE TABLE t1(f1 integer);
+
+CREATE TABLE t2(f1 integer);
+HANDLER t1 OPEN AS A;
+--error ER_TABLE_EXISTS_ERROR
+CREATE TABLE t1 LIKE t2;
+
+DROP TABLE t2;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 2c5f72c8cf4..056a947f3fa 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -2311,6 +2311,12 @@ case SQLCOM_PREPARE:
       thd->work_part_info= part_info;
     }
 #endif
+
+    /*
+      Close any open handlers for the table
+    */
+    mysql_ha_rm_tables(thd, create_table);
+
     if (select_lex->item_list.elements)		// With select
     {
       select_result *result;