diff --git a/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result b/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result
index d62586dba85..fe6f7c4ca55 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result
@@ -2099,3 +2099,46 @@ SOUTH EAST	SOUTH EAST
 SOUTH WEST	SOUTH WEST
 WESTERN	WESTERN
 DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id1 INT, id2 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (id2 INT, id3 INT, id5 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t3 (id3 INT, id4 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t4 (id4 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t5 (id5 INT, id6 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t6 (id6 INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1,1);
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES(1,1,1);
+INSERT INTO t3 VALUES(1,1);
+INSERT INTO t4 VALUES(1);
+INSERT INTO t5 VALUES(1,1);
+INSERT INTO t6 VALUES(1);
+SELECT * FROM
+t1
+NATURAL JOIN
+(t2 JOIN (t3 NATURAL JOIN t4, t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)
+ON (t3.id3 = t2.id3 AND t5.id5 = t2.id5));
+id2	id1	id3	id5	id4	id3	id6	id5
+1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
+SELECT * FROM
+t1
+NATURAL JOIN
+(((t3 NATURAL JOIN t4) join (t5 NATURAL JOIN t6) on t3.id4 = t5.id5) JOIN t2
+ON (t3.id3 = t2.id3 AND t5.id5 = t2.id5));
+id2	id1	id4	id3	id6	id5	id3	id5
+1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
+SELECT * FROM t1 NATURAL JOIN ((t3 join (t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)) JOIN t2);
+id2	id1	id3	id4	id6	id5	id3	id5
+1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
+SELECT * FROM
+(t2 JOIN (t3 NATURAL JOIN t4, t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)
+ON (t3.id3 = t2.id3 AND t5.id5 = t2.id5))
+NATURAL JOIN
+t1;
+id2	id3	id5	id4	id3	id6	id5	id1
+1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
+SELECT * FROM
+(t2 JOIN ((t3 NATURAL JOIN t4) join (t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)))
+NATURAL JOIN
+t1;
+id2	id3	id5	id4	id3	id6	id5	id1
+1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
+DROP TABLE t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test b/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test
index 874f3cd1a80..5427727a8f4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test
@@ -746,3 +746,51 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT DISTINCT a,a FROM t1 ORDER BY a;
 SELECT DISTINCT a,a FROM t1 ORDER BY a;  
 
 DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Bug #21007: NATURAL JOIN (any JOIN (2 x NATURAL JOIN)) crashes the server
+#
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id1 INT, id2 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (id2 INT, id3 INT, id5 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t3 (id3 INT, id4 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t4 (id4 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t5 (id5 INT, id6 INT);
+CREATE TABLE t6 (id6 INT);
+
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1,1);
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES(1,1,1);
+INSERT INTO t3 VALUES(1,1);
+INSERT INTO t4 VALUES(1);
+INSERT INTO t5 VALUES(1,1);
+INSERT INTO t6 VALUES(1);
+
+-- original bug query
+SELECT * FROM
+t1
+  NATURAL JOIN
+(t2 JOIN (t3 NATURAL JOIN t4, t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)
+    ON (t3.id3 = t2.id3 AND t5.id5 = t2.id5));
+
+-- inner join swapped
+SELECT * FROM
+t1
+  NATURAL JOIN
+(((t3 NATURAL JOIN t4) join (t5 NATURAL JOIN t6) on t3.id4 = t5.id5) JOIN t2
+    ON (t3.id3 = t2.id3 AND t5.id5 = t2.id5));
+
+-- one join less, no ON cond
+SELECT * FROM t1 NATURAL JOIN ((t3 join (t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)) JOIN t2);
+
+-- wrong error message: 'id2' - ambiguous column
+SELECT * FROM
+(t2 JOIN (t3 NATURAL JOIN t4, t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)
+    ON (t3.id3 = t2.id3 AND t5.id5 = t2.id5))
+  NATURAL JOIN
+t1;
+SELECT * FROM
+(t2 JOIN ((t3 NATURAL JOIN t4) join (t5 NATURAL JOIN t6)))
+  NATURAL JOIN
+t1;
+
+DROP TABLE t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6;
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 5383bb52aaa..7f9076bb46e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -4041,36 +4041,48 @@ store_top_level_join_columns(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_ref,
   if (table_ref->nested_join)
   {
     List_iterator_fast<TABLE_LIST> nested_it(table_ref->nested_join->join_list);
-    TABLE_LIST *cur_left_neighbor= nested_it++;
-    TABLE_LIST *cur_right_neighbor= NULL;
+    TABLE_LIST *same_level_left_neighbor= nested_it++;
+    TABLE_LIST *same_level_right_neighbor= NULL;
+    /* Left/right-most neighbors, possibly at higher levels in the join tree. */
+    TABLE_LIST *real_left_neighbor, *real_right_neighbor;
 
-    while (cur_left_neighbor)
+    while (same_level_left_neighbor)
     {
-      TABLE_LIST *cur_table_ref= cur_left_neighbor;
-      cur_left_neighbor= nested_it++;
+      TABLE_LIST *cur_table_ref= same_level_left_neighbor;
+      same_level_left_neighbor= nested_it++;
       /*
         The order of RIGHT JOIN operands is reversed in 'join list' to
         transform it into a LEFT JOIN. However, in this procedure we need
         the join operands in their lexical order, so below we reverse the
-        join operands. Notice that this happens only in the first loop, and
-        not in the second one, as in the second loop cur_left_neighbor == NULL.
-        This is the correct behavior, because the second loop
-        sets cur_table_ref reference correctly after the join operands are
+        join operands. Notice that this happens only in the first loop,
+        and not in the second one, as in the second loop
+        same_level_left_neighbor == NULL.
+        This is the correct behavior, because the second loop sets
+        cur_table_ref reference correctly after the join operands are
         swapped in the first loop.
       */
-      if (cur_left_neighbor &&
+      if (same_level_left_neighbor &&
           cur_table_ref->outer_join & JOIN_TYPE_RIGHT)
       {
         /* This can happen only for JOIN ... ON. */
         DBUG_ASSERT(table_ref->nested_join->join_list.elements == 2);
-        swap_variables(TABLE_LIST*, cur_left_neighbor, cur_table_ref);
+        swap_variables(TABLE_LIST*, same_level_left_neighbor, cur_table_ref);
       }
 
+      /*
+        Pick the parent's left and right neighbors if there are no immediate
+        neighbors at the same level.
+      */
+      real_left_neighbor=  (same_level_left_neighbor) ?
+                           same_level_left_neighbor : left_neighbor;
+      real_right_neighbor= (same_level_right_neighbor) ?
+                           same_level_right_neighbor : right_neighbor;
+
       if (cur_table_ref->nested_join &&
           store_top_level_join_columns(thd, cur_table_ref,
-                                       cur_left_neighbor, cur_right_neighbor))
+                                       real_left_neighbor, real_right_neighbor))
         goto err;
-      cur_right_neighbor= cur_table_ref;
+      same_level_right_neighbor= cur_table_ref;
     }
   }