diff --git a/mysql-test/main/func_json.result b/mysql-test/main/func_json.result
index 0bb5441b393..ffdda37684e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/func_json.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/func_json.result
@@ -2278,5 +2278,11 @@ SELECT JSON_EXISTS(@json, '$[2][2][1 to 4]');
 JSON_EXISTS(@json, '$[2][2][1 to 4]')
 1
 #
+# MDEV-28326: Server crashes in json_path_parts_compare
+#
+SELECT * FROM JSON_TABLE('{"foo":["bar","qux"]}','$**.*[0]' COLUMNS(col1 CHAR(8) PATH '$[0]')) AS jt;
+col1
+bar
+#
 # End of 10.9 Test
 #
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/func_json.test b/mysql-test/main/func_json.test
index 71f9c192237..91d5002acc8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/func_json.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/func_json.test
@@ -1526,6 +1526,13 @@ SELECT JSON_EXISTS(@json, '$[2][2][1 to 2]');
 SELECT JSON_EXISTS(@json, '$[2][2][4 to 6]');
 SELECT JSON_EXISTS(@json, '$[2][2][1 to 4]');
 
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-28326: Server crashes in json_path_parts_compare
+--echo #
+
+SELECT * FROM JSON_TABLE('{"foo":["bar","qux"]}','$**.*[0]' COLUMNS(col1 CHAR(8) PATH '$[0]')) AS jt;
+
 --echo #
 --echo # End of 10.9 Test
 --echo #
diff --git a/strings/json_lib.c b/strings/json_lib.c
index 0574c80e84e..2df6593d573 100644
--- a/strings/json_lib.c
+++ b/strings/json_lib.c
@@ -1943,12 +1943,14 @@ step_fits:
 
     /* Double wild handling needs recursions. */
     res= json_path_parts_compare(a+1, a_end, b, b_end, vt,
-                                 array_sizes + (b - temp_b));
+                                 array_sizes ? array_sizes + (b - temp_b) :
+                                               NULL);
     if (res == 0)
       return 0;
 
     res2= json_path_parts_compare(a, a_end, b, b_end, vt,
-                                  array_sizes + (b - temp_b));
+                                  array_sizes ? array_sizes + (b - temp_b) :
+                                                NULL);
 
     return (res2 >= 0) ? res2 : res;
 
@@ -1961,12 +1963,14 @@ step_fits_autowrap:
 
     /* Double wild handling needs recursions. */
     res= json_path_parts_compare(a+1, a_end, b+1, b_end, vt,
-                                 array_sizes + (b - temp_b));
+                                 array_sizes ? array_sizes + (b - temp_b) :
+                                               NULL);
     if (res == 0)
       return 0;
 
     res2= json_path_parts_compare(a, a_end, b+1, b_end, vt,
-                                  array_sizes + (b - temp_b));
+                                  array_sizes ? array_sizes + (b - temp_b) :
+                                                NULL);
 
     return (res2 >= 0) ? res2 : res;