diff --git a/mysql-test/r/innodb.result b/mysql-test/r/innodb.result
index 5f8c59b9a0c..7806262f052 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/innodb.result
@@ -3295,3 +3295,11 @@ info: Records: 5  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0
 TRUNCATE TABLE t1;
 affected rows: 0
 DROP TABLE t1;
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_update	0
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_delete	0
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_update	1
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_delete	1
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/innodb.test b/mysql-test/t/innodb.test
index 339be87419a..eaff5867dc3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/innodb.test
@@ -2475,6 +2475,7 @@ SELECT AUTO_INCREMENT FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE table_name = 't2';
 DROP TABLE t2;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 # End 34920 test
+#
 # Bug #29507 TRUNCATE shows to many rows effected
 #
 CONNECTION default;
@@ -2491,6 +2492,36 @@ TRUNCATE TABLE t1;
 --disable_info
 DROP TABLE t1;
 #
+# Bug#35537 Innodb doesn't increment handler_update and handler_delete.
+#
+-- disable_query_log
+-- disable_result_log
+
+CONNECT (c1,localhost,root,,);
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS bug35537;
+CREATE TABLE bug35537 (
+  c1 int
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+
+INSERT INTO bug35537 VALUES (1);
+
+-- enable_result_log
+
+SHOW SESSION STATUS LIKE 'Handler_update%';
+SHOW SESSION STATUS LIKE 'Handler_delete%';
+
+UPDATE bug35537 SET c1 = 2 WHERE c1 = 1;
+DELETE FROM bug35537 WHERE c1 = 2;
+
+SHOW SESSION STATUS LIKE 'Handler_update%';
+SHOW SESSION STATUS LIKE 'Handler_delete%';
+
+DROP TABLE bug35537;
+
+DISCONNECT c1;
+CONNECTION default;
+
 #######################################################################
 #                                                                     #
 # Please, DO NOT TOUCH this file as well as the innodb.result file.   #
diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index 887acacbd1f..cd2b121cbf4 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -3755,6 +3755,8 @@ ha_innobase::update_row(
 
 	ut_a(prebuilt->trx == trx);
 
+	ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_update_count);
+
 	if (table->timestamp_field_type & TIMESTAMP_AUTO_SET_ON_UPDATE)
 		table->timestamp_field->set_time();
 
@@ -3844,6 +3846,8 @@ ha_innobase::delete_row(
 
 	ut_a(prebuilt->trx == trx);
 
+	ha_statistic_increment(&SSV::ha_delete_count);
+
 	/* Only if the table has an AUTOINC column */
 	if (table->found_next_number_field && record == table->record[0]) {
 		ulonglong	dummy = 0;
diff --git a/storage/innobase/row/row0sel.c b/storage/innobase/row/row0sel.c
index 6ff135e4f5a..c6a93d4e0d5 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/row/row0sel.c
+++ b/storage/innobase/row/row0sel.c
@@ -3577,9 +3577,9 @@ shortcut_fails_too_big_rec:
 
 	if (trx->isolation_level <= TRX_ISO_READ_COMMITTED
 	    && prebuilt->select_lock_type != LOCK_NONE
+	    && trx->mysql_thd != NULL
 	    && trx->mysql_query_str != NULL
-	    && *trx->mysql_query_str != NULL
-	    && trx->mysql_thd != NULL) {
+	    && *trx->mysql_query_str != NULL) {
 
 		/* Scan the MySQL query string; check if SELECT is the first
 		word there */