diff --git a/mysql-test/r/merge.result b/mysql-test/r/merge.result
index 3910536ee5d..d844abc1847 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/merge.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/merge.result
@@ -2103,4 +2103,16 @@ a
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 # drop the created tables
 DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3;
+# insert duplicate value in child table while merge table doesn't have key
+create table t1 (
+col1 int(10),
+primary key (col1)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+CREATE TABLE m1 (
+col1 int(10) NOT NULL
+) ENGINE=MRG_MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 INSERT_METHOD=LAST UNION=(t1);
+insert into m1 (col1) values (1);
+insert into m1 (col1) values (1);
+ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '' for key '*UNKNOWN*'
+drop table m1, t1;
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/merge.test b/mysql-test/t/merge.test
index 2fbfe2721e2..f12187ea143 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/merge.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/merge.test
@@ -1496,4 +1496,22 @@ UNLOCK TABLES;
 --echo # drop the created tables
 DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3;
 
+#
+# Bug #41305 server crashes when inserting duplicate row into a merge table
+#
+--echo # insert duplicate value in child table while merge table doesn't have key
+create table t1 (
+        col1 int(10),
+        primary key (col1)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+
+CREATE TABLE m1 (
+  col1 int(10) NOT NULL
+) ENGINE=MRG_MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 INSERT_METHOD=LAST UNION=(t1);
+
+insert into m1 (col1) values (1);
+--error ER_DUP_ENTRY
+insert into m1 (col1) values (1);
+
+drop table m1, t1;
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.cc b/storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.cc
index d674f6bc150..5bd7c7dd05c 100644
--- a/storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.cc
+++ b/storage/myisammrg/ha_myisammrg.cc
@@ -872,6 +872,16 @@ int ha_myisammrg::info(uint flag)
     table->s->crashed= 1;
 #endif
   stats.data_file_length= mrg_info.data_file_length;
+  if (mrg_info.errkey >= table_share->keys) 
+  {
+    /*
+     If value of errkey is higher than the number of keys
+     on the table set errkey to MAX_KEY. This will be
+     treated as unknown key case and error message generator
+     won't try to locate key causing segmentation fault.
+    */
+    mrg_info.errkey= MAX_KEY;
+  }
   errkey= mrg_info.errkey;
   table->s->keys_in_use.set_prefix(table->s->keys);
   stats.mean_rec_length= mrg_info.reclength;