diff --git a/mysql-test/r/grant.result b/mysql-test/r/grant.result
index a677d71b266..19ad55dfc6f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/grant.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/grant.result
@@ -1413,3 +1413,26 @@ DROP USER 'user1';
 DROP USER 'user1'@'localhost';
 DROP USER 'user2';
 DROP DATABASE db1;
+#
+# Bug #25863 No database selected error, but documentation 
+#            says * for global allowed
+#
+GRANT ALL ON * TO mysqltest_1;
+ERROR 3D000: No database selected
+GRANT ALL ON *.* TO mysqltest_1;
+SHOW GRANTS FOR mysqltest_1;
+Grants for mysqltest_1@%
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysqltest_1'@'%'
+DROP USER mysqltest_1;
+USE test;
+GRANT ALL ON * TO mysqltest_1;
+SHOW GRANTS FOR mysqltest_1;
+Grants for mysqltest_1@%
+GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'mysqltest_1'@'%'
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `test`.* TO 'mysqltest_1'@'%'
+DROP USER mysqltest_1;
+GRANT ALL ON *.* TO mysqltest_1;
+SHOW GRANTS FOR mysqltest_1;
+Grants for mysqltest_1@%
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mysqltest_1'@'%'
+DROP USER mysqltest_1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/grant.test b/mysql-test/t/grant.test
index bcd393bd6ab..6cf43620c1a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/grant.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/grant.test
@@ -1525,5 +1525,34 @@ DROP USER 'user1'@'localhost';
 DROP USER 'user2';
 DROP DATABASE db1;
 
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #25863 No database selected error, but documentation 
+--echo #            says * for global allowed
+--echo #
+
+connect(conn1,localhost,root,,*NO-ONE*);
+
+--error ER_NO_DB_ERROR
+GRANT ALL ON * TO mysqltest_1;
+
+GRANT ALL ON *.* TO mysqltest_1;
+SHOW GRANTS FOR mysqltest_1;
+DROP USER mysqltest_1;
+
+USE test;
+
+GRANT ALL ON * TO mysqltest_1;
+SHOW GRANTS FOR mysqltest_1;
+DROP USER mysqltest_1;
+
+GRANT ALL ON *.* TO mysqltest_1;
+SHOW GRANTS FOR mysqltest_1;
+DROP USER mysqltest_1;
+
+connection default;
+disconnect conn1;
+
+
 # Wait till we reached the initial number of concurrent sessions
 --source include/wait_until_count_sessions.inc