diff --git a/sql/sql_plugin.cc b/sql/sql_plugin.cc
index dbbc2622866..c8c8c8ba324 100644
--- a/sql/sql_plugin.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_plugin.cc
@@ -2896,68 +2896,8 @@ static uchar *intern_sys_var_ptr(THD* thd, int offset, bool global_lock)
   if (!thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr ||
       (uint)offset > thd->variables.dynamic_variables_head)
   {
-    uint idx;
-
     mysql_rwlock_rdlock(&LOCK_system_variables_hash);
-
-    thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr= (char*)
-      my_realloc(thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr,
-                 global_variables_dynamic_size,
-                 MYF(MY_WME | MY_FAE | MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
-
-    if (global_lock)
-      mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
-
-    mysql_mutex_assert_owner(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
-
-    memcpy(thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr +
-             thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size,
-           global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_ptr +
-             thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size,
-           global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_size -
-             thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size);
-
-    /*
-      now we need to iterate through any newly copied 'defaults'
-      and if it is a string type with MEMALLOC flag, we need to strdup
-    */
-    for (idx= 0; idx < bookmark_hash.records; idx++)
-    {
-      sys_var_pluginvar *pi;
-      sys_var *var;
-      st_bookmark *v= (st_bookmark*) my_hash_element(&bookmark_hash,idx);
-
-      if (v->version <= thd->variables.dynamic_variables_version)
-        continue; /* already in thd->variables */
-
-      if (!(var= intern_find_sys_var(v->key + 1, v->name_len)) ||
-          !(pi= var->cast_pluginvar()) ||
-          v->key[0] != plugin_var_bookmark_key(pi->plugin_var->flags))
-        continue;
-
-      /* Here we do anything special that may be required of the data types */
-
-      if ((pi->plugin_var->flags & PLUGIN_VAR_TYPEMASK) == PLUGIN_VAR_STR &&
-          pi->plugin_var->flags & PLUGIN_VAR_MEMALLOC)
-      {
-         char **pp= (char**) (thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr +
-                             *(int*)(pi->plugin_var + 1));
-         if ((*pp= *(char**) (global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_ptr +
-                             *(int*)(pi->plugin_var + 1))))
-           *pp= my_strdup(*pp, MYF(MY_WME|MY_FAE));
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (global_lock)
-      mysql_mutex_unlock(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
-
-    thd->variables.dynamic_variables_version=
-           global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_version;
-    thd->variables.dynamic_variables_head=
-           global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_head;
-    thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size=
-           global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_size;
-
+    sync_dynamic_session_variables(thd, global_lock);
     mysql_rwlock_unlock(&LOCK_system_variables_hash);
   }
   DBUG_RETURN((uchar*)thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr + offset);
@@ -3037,6 +2977,70 @@ void plugin_thdvar_init(THD *thd)
 }
 
 
+
+void sync_dynamic_session_variables(THD* thd, bool global_lock)
+{
+  uint idx;
+
+  thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr= (char*)
+    my_realloc(thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr,
+               global_variables_dynamic_size,
+               MYF(MY_WME | MY_FAE | MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+
+  if (global_lock)
+    mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
+
+  mysql_mutex_assert_owner(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
+
+  memcpy(thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr +
+           thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size,
+         global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_ptr +
+           thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size,
+         global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_size -
+           thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size);
+
+  /*
+    now we need to iterate through any newly copied 'defaults'
+    and if it is a string type with MEMALLOC flag, we need to strdup
+  */
+  for (idx= 0; idx < bookmark_hash.records; idx++)
+  {
+    sys_var_pluginvar *pi;
+    sys_var *var;
+    st_bookmark *v= (st_bookmark*) my_hash_element(&bookmark_hash,idx);
+
+    if (v->version <= thd->variables.dynamic_variables_version)
+      continue; /* already in thd->variables */
+
+    if (!(var= intern_find_sys_var(v->key + 1, v->name_len)) ||
+        !(pi= var->cast_pluginvar()) ||
+        v->key[0] != plugin_var_bookmark_key(pi->plugin_var->flags))
+      continue;
+
+    /* Here we do anything special that may be required of the data types */
+
+    if ((pi->plugin_var->flags & PLUGIN_VAR_TYPEMASK) == PLUGIN_VAR_STR &&
+        pi->plugin_var->flags & PLUGIN_VAR_MEMALLOC)
+    {
+      int offset= ((thdvar_str_t *)(pi->plugin_var))->offset;
+      char **pp= (char**) (thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr + offset);
+      if (*pp)
+        *pp= my_strdup(*pp, MYF(MY_WME|MY_FAE));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (global_lock)
+    mysql_mutex_unlock(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
+
+  thd->variables.dynamic_variables_version=
+         global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_version;
+  thd->variables.dynamic_variables_head=
+         global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_head;
+  thd->variables.dynamic_variables_size=
+         global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_size;
+}
+
+
 /*
   Unlocks all system variables which hold a reference
 */
diff --git a/sql/sql_plugin.h b/sql/sql_plugin.h
index be1cfcdcc4f..fcc73c83adb 100644
--- a/sql/sql_plugin.h
+++ b/sql/sql_plugin.h
@@ -174,4 +174,6 @@ typedef my_bool (plugin_foreach_func)(THD *thd,
 #define plugin_foreach(A,B,C,D) plugin_foreach_with_mask(A,B,C,PLUGIN_IS_READY,D)
 extern bool plugin_foreach_with_mask(THD *thd, plugin_foreach_func *func,
                                      int type, uint state_mask, void *arg);
+
+extern void sync_dynamic_session_variables(THD* thd, bool global_lock);
 #endif
diff --git a/sql/sql_show.cc b/sql/sql_show.cc
index 98cade49962..d8ea232caea 100644
--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -6937,19 +6937,30 @@ int fill_variables(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, COND *cond)
   const char *wild= lex->wild ? lex->wild->ptr() : NullS;
   enum enum_schema_tables schema_table_idx=
     get_schema_table_idx(tables->schema_table);
-  enum enum_var_type option_type= OPT_SESSION;
+  enum enum_var_type scope= OPT_SESSION;
   bool upper_case_names= (schema_table_idx != SCH_VARIABLES);
   bool sorted_vars= (schema_table_idx == SCH_VARIABLES);
 
   if ((sorted_vars && lex->option_type == OPT_GLOBAL) ||
       schema_table_idx == SCH_GLOBAL_VARIABLES)
-    option_type= OPT_GLOBAL;
+    scope= OPT_GLOBAL;
 
   COND *partial_cond= make_cond_for_info_schema(cond, tables);
 
   mysql_rwlock_rdlock(&LOCK_system_variables_hash);
-  res= show_status_array(thd, wild, enumerate_sys_vars(thd, sorted_vars, option_type),
-                         option_type, NULL, "", tables->table,
+
+  /*
+    Avoid recursive LOCK_system_variables_hash acquisition in
+    intern_sys_var_ptr() by pre-syncing dynamic session variables.
+  */
+  if (scope == OPT_SESSION &&
+      (!thd->variables.dynamic_variables_ptr ||
+       global_system_variables.dynamic_variables_head >
+       thd->variables.dynamic_variables_head))
+    sync_dynamic_session_variables(thd, true);
+
+  res= show_status_array(thd, wild, enumerate_sys_vars(thd, sorted_vars, scope),
+                         scope, NULL, "", tables->table,
                          upper_case_names, partial_cond);
   mysql_rwlock_unlock(&LOCK_system_variables_hash);
   DBUG_RETURN(res);