diff --git a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
index 02f3d2f7273..6f35285c945 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
@@ -630,3 +630,10 @@ select monthname(str_to_date(null, '%m')), monthname(str_to_date(null, '%m')),
 monthname(str_to_date(1, '%m')), monthname(str_to_date(0, '%m'));
 monthname(str_to_date(null, '%m'))	monthname(str_to_date(null, '%m'))	monthname(str_to_date(1, '%m'))	monthname(str_to_date(0, '%m'))
 NULL	NULL	January	NULL
+set time_zone='-6:00';
+create table t1(a timestamp);
+insert into t1 values (19691231190001);
+select * from t1;
+a
+1969-12-31 19:00:01
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/func_time.test b/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
index 01e4e47d318..e4bb9248bd9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
@@ -322,4 +322,14 @@ select last_day('2005-01-00');
 select monthname(str_to_date(null, '%m')), monthname(str_to_date(null, '%m')),
        monthname(str_to_date(1, '%m')), monthname(str_to_date(0, '%m'));
 
+#
+# Bug #16327: problem with timestamp < 1970
+#
+
+set time_zone='-6:00';
+create table t1(a timestamp);
+insert into t1 values (19691231190001);
+select * from t1;
+drop table t1;
+
 # End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/field.cc b/sql/field.cc
index a64eaad7308..e018f4122cf 100644
--- a/sql/field.cc
+++ b/sql/field.cc
@@ -3809,7 +3809,7 @@ String *Field_timestamp::val_str(String *val_buffer, String *val_ptr)
   thd->time_zone_used= 1;
 
   temp= time_tmp.year % 100;
-  if (temp < YY_PART_YEAR)
+  if (temp < YY_PART_YEAR - 1)
   {
     *to++= '2';
     *to++= '0';