diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/encryption/r/bulk_insert.result b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/r/bulk_insert.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..840cb0cd38b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/r/bulk_insert.result
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SET UNIQUE_CHECKS=0, FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+`id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
+UNIQUE KEY `id` (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT seq FROM seq_1_to_65536;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/bulk_insert.opt b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/bulk_insert.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95455f5f75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/bulk_insert.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--innodb_encrypt_log=1
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/bulk_insert.test b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/bulk_insert.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce7804cb4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/bulk_insert.test
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+--source include/have_sequence.inc
+--source include/have_file_key_management_plugin.inc
+
+SET UNIQUE_CHECKS=0, FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
+  UNIQUE KEY `id` (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 SELECT seq FROM seq_1_to_65536;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/row0merge.h b/storage/innobase/include/row0merge.h
index f29fd98ad30..8b330148d19 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/row0merge.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/row0merge.h
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ class row_merge_bulk_t
   ut_new_pfx_t m_block_pfx;
   /** Temporary file to store the blob */
   merge_file_t m_blob_file;
+  /** Storage for description for the crypt_block */
+  ut_new_pfx_t m_crypt_pfx;
+  /** Block for encryption */
+  row_merge_block_t *m_crypt_block= nullptr;
 public:
   /** Constructor.
   Create all merge files, merge buffer for all the table indexes
diff --git a/storage/innobase/row/row0merge.cc b/storage/innobase/row/row0merge.cc
index 936ed4207de..ddacd7c200d 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/row/row0merge.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/row/row0merge.cc
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ row_merge_read(
 	if (success && log_tmp_is_encrypted()) {
 		if (!log_tmp_block_decrypt(buf, srv_sort_buf_size,
 					   crypt_buf, ofs)) {
-			return (FALSE);
+			DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
 		}
 
 		srv_stats.n_merge_blocks_decrypted.inc();
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ row_merge_write(
 					   buf_len,
 					   static_cast<byte*>(crypt_buf),
 					   ofs)) {
-			return false;
+			DBUG_RETURN(false);
 		}
 
 		srv_stats.n_merge_blocks_encrypted.inc();
@@ -5068,6 +5068,16 @@ dberr_t row_merge_bulk_t::alloc_block()
              3 * srv_sort_buf_size, &m_block_pfx);
   if (m_block == nullptr)
     return DB_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+
+  m_crypt_pfx.m_size= 0;
+  TRASH_ALLOC(&m_crypt_pfx, sizeof m_crypt_pfx);
+  if (log_tmp_is_encrypted())
+  {
+    m_crypt_block= static_cast<row_merge_block_t*>(
+       m_alloc.allocate_large(3 * srv_sort_buf_size, &m_crypt_pfx));
+    if (!m_crypt_block)
+      return DB_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  }
   return DB_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -5128,6 +5138,9 @@ row_merge_bulk_t::~row_merge_bulk_t()
 
   if (m_block)
     m_alloc.deallocate_large(m_block, &m_block_pfx);
+
+  if (m_crypt_block)
+    m_alloc.deallocate_large(m_crypt_block, &m_crypt_pfx);
 }
 
 void row_merge_bulk_t::init_tmp_file()
@@ -5187,7 +5200,7 @@ dberr_t row_merge_bulk_t::write_to_tmp_file(ulint index_no)
     return err;
 
   if (!row_merge_write(file->fd, file->offset++,
-                       m_block, nullptr,
+                       m_block, m_crypt_block,
                        buf->index->table->space->id))
     return DB_TEMP_FILE_WRITE_FAIL;
   MEM_UNDEFINED(&m_block[0], srv_sort_buf_size);
@@ -5308,13 +5321,13 @@ dberr_t row_merge_bulk_t::write_to_index(ulint index_no, trx_t *trx)
 
   err= row_merge_sort(trx, &dup, file,
                       m_block, &m_tmpfd, true, 0, 0,
-                      nullptr, table->space_id, nullptr);
+                      m_crypt_block, table->space_id, nullptr);
   if (err != DB_SUCCESS)
     goto func_exit;
 
   err= row_merge_insert_index_tuples(
         index, table, file->fd, m_block, nullptr,
-        &btr_bulk, 0, 0, 0, nullptr, table->space_id,
+        &btr_bulk, 0, 0, 0, m_crypt_block, table->space_id,
         nullptr, &m_blob_file);
 
 func_exit: