diff --git a/mysql-test/r/view.result b/mysql-test/r/view.result
index cf3a1739710..bad52e39b60 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/view.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/view.result
@@ -1826,3 +1826,8 @@ ERROR 42S21: Duplicate column name 's1'
 drop table t1;
 create view v1(k, K) as select 1,2;
 ERROR 42S21: Duplicate column name 'K'
+create view v1 as SELECT TIME_FORMAT(SEC_TO_TIME(3600),'%H:%i') as t;
+select * from v1;
+t
+01:00
+drop view v1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/view.test b/mysql-test/t/view.test
index a59c882359d..13a5f8cef1f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/view.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/view.test
@@ -1599,6 +1599,7 @@ drop table t1;
 create view v1 as select cast(1 as decimal);
 select * from v1;
 drop view v1;
+
 #
 # Bug#11298 insert into select from VIEW produces incorrect result when 
 #           using ORDER BY
@@ -1665,3 +1666,10 @@ drop table t1;
 # set names differ by case only
 -- error 1060
 create view v1(k, K) as select 1,2;
+
+#
+# using time_format in view (BUG#7521)
+#
+create view v1 as SELECT TIME_FORMAT(SEC_TO_TIME(3600),'%H:%i') as t;
+select * from v1;
+drop view v1;
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.h b/sql/item_timefunc.h
index 5c172b4698b..a6dd9f7da91 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.h
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ public:
   Item_func_date_format(Item *a,Item *b,bool is_time_format_arg)
     :Item_str_func(a,b),is_time_format(is_time_format_arg) {}
   String *val_str(String *str);
-  const char *func_name() const { return "date_format"; }
+  const char *func_name() const
+    { return is_time_format ? "time_format" : "date_format"; }
   void fix_length_and_dec();
   uint format_length(const String *format);
 };