diff --git a/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result b/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
index c882d2af1ed..402ab3c1b16 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
@@ -2251,4 +2251,26 @@ c >= '2009-10-09 00:00:00.001' AND c <= '2009-10-09 00:00:00.00';
 id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
 1	SIMPLE	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables
 DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# Bug #46175: NULL read_view and consistent read assertion
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1(a CHAR(13),KEY(a)) ENGINE=innodb;
+CREATE TABLE t2(b DATETIME,KEY(b)) ENGINE=innodb;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (),();
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (),();
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW v1 AS SELECT 1 FROM t2 
+WHERE b =(SELECT a FROM t1 LIMIT 1);
+CREATE PROCEDURE p1(num INT)
+BEGIN
+DECLARE i INT DEFAULT 0;
+REPEAT
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
+SET i:=i+1;
+UNTIL i>num END REPEAT;
+END|
+# Should not crash
+# Should not crash
+DROP PROCEDURE p1;
+DROP VIEW v1;
+DROP TABLE t1,t2;
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test b/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
index 7055879ce1a..a2a1113598d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
@@ -489,5 +489,51 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a = 'TEST' AND
   c >= '2009-10-09 00:00:00.001' AND c <= '2009-10-09 00:00:00.00';
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #46175: NULL read_view and consistent read assertion
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1(a CHAR(13),KEY(a)) ENGINE=innodb;
+CREATE TABLE t2(b DATETIME,KEY(b)) ENGINE=innodb;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (),();
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (),();
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW v1 AS SELECT 1 FROM t2 
+  WHERE b =(SELECT a FROM t1 LIMIT 1);
+
+--disable_query_log
+--disable_result_log
+CONNECT (con1, localhost, root,,);
+--enable_query_log
+--enable_result_log
+CONNECTION default;
+
+DELIMITER |;
+CREATE PROCEDURE p1(num INT)
+BEGIN
+  DECLARE i INT DEFAULT 0;
+  REPEAT
+    SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
+    SET i:=i+1;
+  UNTIL i>num END REPEAT;
+END|
+DELIMITER ;|
+
+--echo # Should not crash
+--disable_query_log
+--disable_result_log
+--send CALL p1(1000)
+CONNECTION con1;
+--echo # Should not crash
+CALL p1(1000);
+
+CONNECTION default;
+--reap
+--enable_query_log
+--enable_result_log
+
+DISCONNECT con1;
+DROP PROCEDURE p1;
+DROP VIEW v1;
+DROP TABLE t1,t2;
 
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
index c6b88cd8188..0f02b83ade4 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
@@ -785,15 +785,21 @@ Arg_comparator::can_compare_as_dates(Item *a, Item *b, ulonglong *const_value)
 
   if (cmp_type != CMP_DATE_DFLT)
   {
+    THD *thd= current_thd;
     /*
       Do not cache GET_USER_VAR() function as its const_item() may return TRUE
       for the current thread but it still may change during the execution.
+      Don't use cache while in the context analysis mode only (i.e. for 
+      EXPLAIN/CREATE VIEW and similar queries). Cache is useless in such 
+      cases and can cause problems. For example evaluating subqueries can 
+      confuse storage engines since in context analysis mode tables 
+      aren't locked.
     */
-    if (cmp_type != CMP_DATE_WITH_DATE && str_arg->const_item() &&
+    if (!thd->is_context_analysis_only() &&
+        cmp_type != CMP_DATE_WITH_DATE && str_arg->const_item() &&
         (str_arg->type() != Item::FUNC_ITEM ||
         ((Item_func*)str_arg)->functype() != Item_func::GUSERVAR_FUNC))
     {
-      THD *thd= current_thd;
       ulonglong value;
       bool error;
       String tmp, *str_val= 0;