diff --git a/client/client_priv.h b/client/client_priv.h
index 3bc4b3844a9..67a6e822ea3 100644
--- a/client/client_priv.h
+++ b/client/client_priv.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum options_client
   OPT_SKIP_ANNOTATE_ROWS_EVENTS,
   OPT_SSL_CRL, OPT_SSL_CRLPATH,
   OPT_USE_GTID,
+  OPT_GALERA_SST_MODE,
   OPT_MAX_CLIENT_OPTION /* should be always the last */
 };
 
diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index decde7dabb0..4caf800cd92 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static my_bool  verbose= 0, opt_no_create_info= 0, opt_no_data= 0,
                 opt_slave_apply= 0, 
                 opt_include_master_host_port= 0,
                 opt_events= 0, opt_comments_used= 0,
+                opt_galera_sst_mode= 0,
                 opt_alltspcs=0, opt_notspcs= 0;
 static my_bool insert_pat_inited= 0, debug_info_flag= 0, debug_check_flag= 0;
 static ulong opt_max_allowed_packet, opt_net_buffer_length;
@@ -350,6 +351,14 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
   {"force", 'f', "Continue even if we get an SQL error.",
    &ignore_errors, &ignore_errors, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+  {"galera-sst-mode", OPT_GALERA_SST_MODE,
+   "This mode should normally be used in mysqldump snapshot state transfer "
+   "(SST) in a Galera cluster. If enabled, mysqldump additionally dumps "
+   "commands to turn off binary logging and SET global gtid_binlog_state "
+   "with the current value. Note: RESET MASTER needs to be executed on the "
+   "server receiving the resulting dump.",
+   &opt_galera_sst_mode, &opt_galera_sst_mode, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0,
+   0, 0, 0},
   {"gtid", OPT_USE_GTID, "Used together with --master-data=1 or --dump-slave=1."
    "When enabled, the output from those options will set the GTID position "
    "instead of the binlog file and offset; the file/offset will appear only as "
@@ -4894,6 +4903,43 @@ static int dump_selected_tables(char *db, char **table_names, int tables)
 } /* dump_selected_tables */
 
 
+/**
+  Add the following statements to the generated dump:
+  a) SET @@session.sql_log_bin=OFF;
+  b) SET @@global.gtid_binlog_state='[N-N-N,...]'
+*/
+static int wsrep_set_sst_cmds(MYSQL *mysql) {
+  MYSQL_RES *res;
+  MYSQL_ROW row;
+
+  if (mysql_get_server_version(mysql) < 100005) {
+    /* @@gtid_binlog_state does not exist. */
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (mysql_query_with_error_report(mysql, &res, "SELECT "
+                                    "@@global.gtid_binlog_state"))
+    return 1;
+
+  if (mysql_num_rows(res) != 1)
+    /* No entry for @@global.gtid_binlog_state, nothing needs to be done. */
+    return 0;
+
+  if (!(row= mysql_fetch_row(res)) || !(char *)row[0])
+    return 1;
+
+  /* first, add a command to turn off binary logging, */
+  fprintf(md_result_file, "SET @@session.sql_log_bin=OFF;\n");
+
+  /* followed by, a command to set global gtid_binlog_state. */
+  fprintf(md_result_file, "SET @@global.gtid_binlog_state='%s';\n",
+          (char*)row[0]);
+
+  mysql_free_result(res);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int do_show_master_status(MYSQL *mysql_con, int consistent_binlog_pos,
                                  int have_mariadb_gtid, int use_gtid)
 {
@@ -5889,6 +5935,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   /* Add 'STOP SLAVE to beginning of dump */
   if (opt_slave_apply && add_stop_slave())
     goto err;
+
+  if (opt_galera_sst_mode && wsrep_set_sst_cmds(mysql))
+    goto err;
+
   if (opt_master_data && do_show_master_status(mysql, consistent_binlog_pos,
                                                have_mariadb_gtid, opt_use_gtid))
     goto err;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/galera_sst_mode.result b/mysql-test/r/galera_sst_mode.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b0b5000b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/galera_sst_mode.result
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Test for mysqldump's galera-sst-mode option
+#
+#
+# MDEV-6490: mysqldump unknown option --galera-sst-mode
+#
+CREATE DATABASE bug6490;
+USE bug6490;
+CREATE TABLE t1(c1 INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 values (1);
+INSERT INTO t1 values (2);
+# @@global.gtid_binlog_state - after
+SELECT @@global.gtid_binlog_state;
+@@global.gtid_binlog_state
+0-1-4
+# Save the current gtid_binlog_state.
+# Take a dump of bug6490 database
+DROP TABLE t1;
+# Load the dump
+RESET MASTER;
+SELECT * from t1;
+c1
+1
+2
+# @@global.gtid_binlog_state - after
+SELECT @@global.gtid_binlog_state;
+@@global.gtid_binlog_state
+0-1-4
+# Compare the two gtid_binlog_state's
+# Cleanup
+DROP DATABASE bug6490;
+# End of test
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/galera_sst_mode.test b/mysql-test/t/galera_sst_mode.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce76bfad07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/galera_sst_mode.test
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Embedded server doesn't support external clients
+--source include/not_embedded.inc
+# Binlog is required
+--source include/have_log_bin.inc
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Test for mysqldump's galera-sst-mode option
+--echo #
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-6490: mysqldump unknown option --galera-sst-mode
+--echo #
+CREATE DATABASE bug6490;
+USE bug6490;
+CREATE TABLE t1(c1 INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 values (1);
+INSERT INTO t1 values (2);
+
+--echo # @@global.gtid_binlog_state - after
+SELECT @@global.gtid_binlog_state;
+
+--echo # Save the current gtid_binlog_state.
+--let $before= `SELECT @@global.gtid_binlog_state`
+
+--echo # Take a dump of bug6490 database
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --galera-sst-mode bug6490 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug6490.sql
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo # Load the dump
+RESET MASTER;
+--exec $MYSQL -uroot bug6490 < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug6490.sql
+
+SELECT * from t1;
+
+--echo # @@global.gtid_binlog_state - after
+SELECT @@global.gtid_binlog_state;
+
+--echo # Compare the two gtid_binlog_state's
+--let $after= `SELECT @@global.gtid_binlog_state`
+if (`SELECT STRCMP($before, $after)`)
+{
+  --die ERROR: The two gtid_binlog_state's did not match.
+}
+
+--echo # Cleanup
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug6490.sql
+DROP DATABASE bug6490;
+
+--echo # End of test