diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.result
index 7597813bcb1..98a8c0b2d87 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.result
@@ -173,6 +173,33 @@ a
 SET sql_log_bin=0;
 CALL mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Could not update replication slave gtid state");
 SET sql_log_bin=1;
+*** MDEV-4906: When event apply fails, next SQL thread start errorneously commits the failing GTID to gtid_slave_pos ***
+include/stop_slave.inc
+SET sql_log_bin=0;
+DELETE FROM t2;
+SET sql_log_bin=1;
+SET @old_format=@@binlog_format;
+SET GLOBAL binlog_format='row';
+include/start_slave.inc
+SET @old_format=@@binlog_format;
+SET binlog_format='row';
+DELETE FROM t2;
+SET binlog_format=@old_format;
+include/wait_for_slave_sql_error.inc [errno=1032]
+result
+OK
+STOP SLAVE IO_THREAD;
+START SLAVE;
+include/wait_for_slave_sql_error.inc [errno=1032]
+result
+OK
+STOP SLAVE IO_THREAD;
+SET sql_log_bin=0;
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1);
+CALL mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Can't find record in 't2' Error_code: 1032");
+SET sql_log_bin=1;
+include/start_slave.inc
+SET GLOBAL binlog_format=@old_format;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 DROP TABLE t2;
 include/rpl_end.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.test
index 5743e1e4ec6..d2a7445c0bc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_errorhandling.test
@@ -230,6 +230,57 @@ CALL mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Could not update replication slave gtid state")
 SET sql_log_bin=1;
 
 
+--echo *** MDEV-4906: When event apply fails, next SQL thread start errorneously commits the failing GTID to gtid_slave_pos ***
+
+--connection slave
+--source include/stop_slave.inc
+SET sql_log_bin=0;
+DELETE FROM t2;
+SET sql_log_bin=1;
+SET @old_format=@@binlog_format;
+SET GLOBAL binlog_format='row';
+--source include/start_slave.inc
+
+--connection master
+SET @old_format=@@binlog_format;
+SET binlog_format='row';
+--let $gtid_pos1=`SELECT @@GLOBAL.gtid_binlog_pos`
+DELETE FROM t2;
+SET binlog_format=@old_format;
+--save_master_pos
+
+--connection slave
+--let $slave_sql_errno= 1032
+--source include/wait_for_slave_sql_error.inc
+# Disable query to avoid result file update if precise GTID value changes.
+--disable_query_log
+SET @x=@@GLOBAL.gtid_slave_pos;
+eval SELECT IF(@x='$gtid_pos1', "OK", CONCAT("ERROR: expected $gtid_pos1 got ", @x)) AS result;
+--enable_query_log
+
+# The bug was that upon restarting the SQL thread, the GTID for the
+# failing event group was not cleared, so we would update it in the
+# gtid_slave_pos as part of the first rotate event, corrupting the
+# replication.
+STOP SLAVE IO_THREAD;
+START SLAVE;
+--let $slave_sql_errno= 1032
+--source include/wait_for_slave_sql_error.inc
+# Disable query to avoid result file update if precise GTID value changes.
+--disable_query_log
+SET @x=@@GLOBAL.gtid_slave_pos;
+eval SELECT IF(@x='$gtid_pos1', "OK", CONCAT("ERROR: expected $gtid_pos1 got ", @x)) AS result;
+--enable_query_log
+
+STOP SLAVE IO_THREAD;
+SET sql_log_bin=0;
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1);
+CALL mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Can't find record in 't2' Error_code: 1032");
+SET sql_log_bin=1;
+--source include/start_slave.inc
+--sync_with_master
+SET GLOBAL binlog_format=@old_format;
+
 --connection master
 DROP TABLE t1;
 DROP TABLE t2;
diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index 77737616deb..b10d1a17c23 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -3160,6 +3160,14 @@ int apply_event_and_update_pos(Log_event* ev, THD* thd, Relay_log_info* rli)
       DBUG_RETURN(2);
     }
   }
+  else
+  {
+    /*
+      Make sure we do not errorneously update gtid_slave_pos with a lingering
+      GTID from this failed event group (MDEV-4906).
+    */
+    rli->gtid_sub_id= 0;
+  }
 
   DBUG_RETURN(exec_res ? 1 : 0);
 }
@@ -4094,6 +4102,7 @@ pthread_handler_t handle_slave_sql(void *arg)
   rli->trans_retries= 0; // start from "no error"
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("rli->trans_retries: %lu", rli->trans_retries));
 
+  rli->gtid_sub_id= 0;
   if (init_relay_log_pos(rli,
                          rli->group_relay_log_name,
                          rli->group_relay_log_pos,