diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index 63db2cc268e..4f908b531b1 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -1489,8 +1489,15 @@ static uint dump_routines_for_db(char *db)
             routine body of other routines that are not the creator of!
           */
           DBUG_PRINT("info",("length of body for %s row[2] '%s' is %d",
-                             routine_name, row[2], (int) strlen(row[2])));
-          if (strlen(row[2]))
+                             routine_name, row[2] ? row[2] : "(null)",
+                             row[2] ? (int) strlen(row[2]) : 0));
+          if (row[2] == NULL)
+          {
+            fprintf(sql_file, "\n-- insufficient privileges to %s\n", query_buff);
+            fprintf(sql_file, "-- does %s have permissions on mysql.proc?\n\n", current_user);
+            maybe_die(EX_MYSQLERR,"%s has insufficent privileges to %s!", current_user, query_buff);
+          }
+          else if (strlen(row[2]))
           {
             char *query_str= NULL;
             char *definer_begin;
@@ -1540,7 +1547,7 @@ static uint dump_routines_for_db(char *db)
             /*
               we need to change sql_mode only for the CREATE
               PROCEDURE/FUNCTION otherwise we may need to re-quote routine_name
-            */;
+            */
             fprintf(sql_file, "/*!50003 SET SESSION SQL_MODE=\"%s\"*/;;\n",
                     row[1] /* sql_mode */);
             fprintf(sql_file, "/*!50003 %s */;;\n",
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
index 5caaa9264d0..d9198ffeb48 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
@@ -3282,6 +3282,33 @@ v3	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL SECURITY DEFINER VI
 drop database bug23491_original;
 drop database bug23491_restore;
 use test;
+# 
+# Bug 27293: mysqldump crashes when dumping routines
+# defined by a different user
+#
+# Bug #22761: mysqldump reports no errors when using
+# --routines without mysql.proc privileges
+#
+create database mysqldump_test_db;
+grant all privileges on mysqldump_test_db.*  to user1;
+grant all privileges on mysqldump_test_db.*  to user2;
+create procedure mysqldump_test_db.sp1() select 'hello';
+DELIMITER ;;
+
+-- insufficient privileges to SHOW CREATE PROCEDURE `sp1`
+-- does user2 have permissions on mysql.proc?
+
+DELIMITER ;
+DELIMITER ;;
+/*!50003 SET SESSION SQL_MODE=""*/;;
+/*!50003 CREATE*/ /*!50020 DEFINER=`user1`@`%`*/ /*!50003 PROCEDURE `sp1`()
+select 'hello' */;;
+/*!50003 SET SESSION SQL_MODE=@OLD_SQL_MODE*/;;
+DELIMITER ;
+drop procedure sp1;
+drop user user1;
+drop user user2;
+drop database mysqldump_test_db;
 #
 # End of 5.0 tests
 #
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
index 126412057ab..4c4690520c6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
@@ -1495,6 +1495,41 @@ drop database bug23491_original;
 drop database bug23491_restore;
 use test;
 
+
+
+--echo # 
+--echo # Bug 27293: mysqldump crashes when dumping routines
+--echo # defined by a different user
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #22761: mysqldump reports no errors when using
+--echo # --routines without mysql.proc privileges
+--echo #
+
+create database mysqldump_test_db;
+
+grant all privileges on mysqldump_test_db.*  to user1;
+grant all privileges on mysqldump_test_db.*  to user2;
+
+connect (user27293,localhost,user1,,mysqldump_test_db,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
+connection user27293;
+
+create procedure mysqldump_test_db.sp1() select 'hello';
+
+--error 2
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP -f --compact --user=user2 --password=  -h 127.0.0.1 -P $MASTER_MYPORT --routines mysqldump_test_db
+
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP -f --compact --user=user1 --password=  -h 127.0.0.1 -P $MASTER_MYPORT --routines mysqldump_test_db
+
+drop procedure sp1;
+
+connection default;
+drop user user1;
+drop user user2;
+
+drop database mysqldump_test_db;
+
+
+
 --echo #
 --echo # End of 5.0 tests
 --echo #