diff --git a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
index 87aa4b98d81..9275a893309 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ explain extended select period_add("9602",-12),period_diff(199505,"9404"),from_d
 id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
 1	SIMPLE	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	No tables used
 Warnings:
-Note	1003	select sql_no_cache period_add(_latin1'9602',-(12)) AS `period_add("9602",-12)`,period_diff(199505,_latin1'9404') AS `period_diff(199505,"9404")`,from_days(to_days(_latin1'960101')) AS `from_days(to_days("960101"))`,dayofmonth(_latin1'1997-01-02') AS `dayofmonth("1997-01-02")`,month(_latin1'1997-01-02') AS `month("1997-01-02")`,monthname(_latin1'1972-03-04') AS `monthname("1972-03-04")`,dayofyear(_latin1'0000-00-00') AS `dayofyear("0000-00-00")`,hour(_latin1'1997-03-03 23:03:22') AS `HOUR("1997-03-03 23:03:22")`,minute(_latin1'23:03:22') AS `MINUTE("23:03:22")`,second(230322) AS `SECOND(230322)`,quarter(980303) AS `QUARTER(980303)`,week(_latin1'1998-03-03',0) AS `WEEK("1998-03-03")`,yearweek(_latin1'2000-01-01',1) AS `yearweek("2000-01-01",1)`,week(19950101,1) AS `week(19950101,1)`,year(_latin1'98-02-03') AS `year("98-02-03")`,(weekday(to_days(curdate())) - weekday(to_days(now()))) AS `weekday(curdate())-weekday(now())`,dayname(to_days(_latin1'1962-03-03')) AS `dayname("1962-03-03")`,unix_timestamp() AS `unix_timestamp()`,sec_to_time((time_to_sec(_latin1'0:30:47') / 6.21)) AS `sec_to_time(time_to_sec("0:30:47")/6.21)`,curtime() AS `curtime()`,utc_time() AS `utc_time()`,curdate() AS `curdate()`,utc_date() AS `utc_date()`,utc_timestamp() AS `utc_timestamp()`,date_format(_latin1'1997-01-02 03:04:05',_latin1'%M %W %D %Y %y %m %d %h %i %s %w') AS `date_format("1997-01-02 03:04:05", "%M %W %D %Y %y %m %d %h %i %s %w")`,from_unixtime(unix_timestamp(_latin1'1994-03-02 10:11:12')) AS `from_unixtime(unix_timestamp("1994-03-02 10:11:12"))`,(_latin1'1997-12-31 23:59:59' + interval 1 second) AS `"1997-12-31 23:59:59" + INTERVAL 1 SECOND`,(_latin1'1998-01-01 00:00:00' - interval 1 second) AS `"1998-01-01 00:00:00" - INTERVAL 1 SECOND`,(_latin1'1997-12-31' + interval 1 day) AS `INTERVAL 1 DAY + "1997-12-31"`,extract(year from _latin1'1999-01-02 10:11:12') AS `extract(YEAR FROM "1999-01-02 10:11:12")`,(_latin1'1997-12-31 23:59:59' + interval 1 second) AS `date_add("1997-12-31 23:59:59",INTERVAL 1 SECOND)`
+Note	1003	select sql_no_cache period_add(_latin1'9602',-(12)) AS `period_add("9602",-12)`,period_diff(199505,_latin1'9404') AS `period_diff(199505,"9404")`,from_days(to_days(_latin1'960101')) AS `from_days(to_days("960101"))`,dayofmonth(_latin1'1997-01-02') AS `dayofmonth("1997-01-02")`,month(_latin1'1997-01-02') AS `month("1997-01-02")`,monthname(_latin1'1972-03-04') AS `monthname("1972-03-04")`,dayofyear(_latin1'0000-00-00') AS `dayofyear("0000-00-00")`,hour(_latin1'1997-03-03 23:03:22') AS `HOUR("1997-03-03 23:03:22")`,minute(_latin1'23:03:22') AS `MINUTE("23:03:22")`,second(230322) AS `SECOND(230322)`,quarter(980303) AS `QUARTER(980303)`,week(_latin1'1998-03-03',0) AS `WEEK("1998-03-03")`,yearweek(_latin1'2000-01-01',1) AS `yearweek("2000-01-01",1)`,week(19950101,1) AS `week(19950101,1)`,year(_latin1'98-02-03') AS `year("98-02-03")`,(weekday(curdate()) - weekday(now())) AS `weekday(curdate())-weekday(now())`,dayname(_latin1'1962-03-03') AS `dayname("1962-03-03")`,unix_timestamp() AS `unix_timestamp()`,sec_to_time((time_to_sec(_latin1'0:30:47') / 6.21)) AS `sec_to_time(time_to_sec("0:30:47")/6.21)`,curtime() AS `curtime()`,utc_time() AS `utc_time()`,curdate() AS `curdate()`,utc_date() AS `utc_date()`,utc_timestamp() AS `utc_timestamp()`,date_format(_latin1'1997-01-02 03:04:05',_latin1'%M %W %D %Y %y %m %d %h %i %s %w') AS `date_format("1997-01-02 03:04:05", "%M %W %D %Y %y %m %d %h %i %s %w")`,from_unixtime(unix_timestamp(_latin1'1994-03-02 10:11:12')) AS `from_unixtime(unix_timestamp("1994-03-02 10:11:12"))`,(_latin1'1997-12-31 23:59:59' + interval 1 second) AS `"1997-12-31 23:59:59" + INTERVAL 1 SECOND`,(_latin1'1998-01-01 00:00:00' - interval 1 second) AS `"1998-01-01 00:00:00" - INTERVAL 1 SECOND`,(_latin1'1997-12-31' + interval 1 day) AS `INTERVAL 1 DAY + "1997-12-31"`,extract(year from _latin1'1999-01-02 10:11:12') AS `extract(YEAR FROM "1999-01-02 10:11:12")`,(_latin1'1997-12-31 23:59:59' + interval 1 second) AS `date_add("1997-12-31 23:59:59",INTERVAL 1 SECOND)`
 SET @TMP=NOW();
 CREATE TABLE t1 (d DATETIME);
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (NOW());
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/view.result b/mysql-test/r/view.result
index 258130d1e85..7be66657b1a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/view.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/view.result
@@ -2196,3 +2196,46 @@ select * from (select f1 as f2 from v1) v where v.f2='a';
 f2
 drop view v1;
 drop table t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (date DATE NOT NULL);
+INSERT INTO  t1 VALUES ('2005-09-06');
+CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT DAYNAME(date) FROM t1;
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
+View	Create View
+v1	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED VIEW `v1` AS select dayname(`t1`.`date`) AS `DAYNAME(date)` from `t1`
+CREATE VIEW v2 AS SELECT DAYOFWEEK(date) FROM t1;
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v2;
+View	Create View
+v2	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED VIEW `v2` AS select dayofweek(`t1`.`date`) AS `DAYOFWEEK(date)` from `t1`
+CREATE VIEW v3 AS SELECT WEEKDAY(date) FROM t1;
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v3;
+View	Create View
+v3	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED VIEW `v3` AS select weekday(`t1`.`date`) AS `WEEKDAY(date)` from `t1`
+SELECT DAYNAME('2005-09-06');
+DAYNAME('2005-09-06')
+Tuesday
+SELECT DAYNAME(date) FROM t1;
+DAYNAME(date)
+Tuesday
+SELECT * FROM v1;
+DAYNAME(date)
+Tuesday
+SELECT DAYOFWEEK('2005-09-06');
+DAYOFWEEK('2005-09-06')
+3
+SELECT DAYOFWEEK(date) FROM t1;
+DAYOFWEEK(date)
+3
+SELECT * FROM v2;
+DAYOFWEEK(date)
+3
+SELECT WEEKDAY('2005-09-06');
+WEEKDAY('2005-09-06')
+1
+SELECT WEEKDAY(date) FROM t1;
+WEEKDAY(date)
+1
+SELECT * FROM v3;
+WEEKDAY(date)
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+DROP VIEW  v1, v2, v3;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/view.test b/mysql-test/t/view.test
index 59e8325a849..2097fa1ce10 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/view.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/view.test
@@ -2077,3 +2077,34 @@ create view v1 as select * from t1;
 select * from (select f1 as f2 from v1) v where v.f2='a';
 drop view v1;
 drop table t1;
+
+#
+# Bugs #12963, #13000: wrong creation of VIEW with DAYNAME, DAYOFWEEK, and WEEKDAY
+#
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (date DATE NOT NULL);
+INSERT INTO  t1 VALUES ('2005-09-06');
+
+CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT DAYNAME(date) FROM t1;
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;
+
+CREATE VIEW v2 AS SELECT DAYOFWEEK(date) FROM t1;
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v2;
+
+CREATE VIEW v3 AS SELECT WEEKDAY(date) FROM t1;
+SHOW CREATE VIEW v3;
+
+SELECT DAYNAME('2005-09-06');
+SELECT DAYNAME(date) FROM t1;
+SELECT * FROM v1;
+
+SELECT DAYOFWEEK('2005-09-06');
+SELECT DAYOFWEEK(date) FROM t1;
+SELECT * FROM v2;
+
+SELECT WEEKDAY('2005-09-06');
+SELECT WEEKDAY(date) FROM t1;
+SELECT * FROM v3;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+DROP VIEW  v1, v2, v3;
diff --git a/sql/item_create.cc b/sql/item_create.cc
index 82a82873ad9..342ef245a76 100644
--- a/sql/item_create.cc
+++ b/sql/item_create.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Item *create_func_dayofmonth(Item* a)
 
 Item *create_func_dayofweek(Item* a)
 {
-  return new Item_func_weekday(new Item_func_to_days(a),1);
+  return new Item_func_weekday(a, 1);
 }
 
 Item *create_func_dayofyear(Item* a)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Item *create_func_dayofyear(Item* a)
 
 Item *create_func_dayname(Item* a)
 {
-  return new Item_func_dayname(new Item_func_to_days(a));
+  return new Item_func_dayname(a);
 }
 
 Item *create_func_degrees(Item *a)
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Item *create_func_version(void)
 
 Item *create_func_weekday(Item* a)
 {
-  return new Item_func_weekday(new Item_func_to_days(a),0);
+  return new Item_func_weekday(a, 0);
 }
 
 Item *create_func_year(Item* a)
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.cc b/sql/item_timefunc.cc
index 0d9e23ff0a1..7f94c19647e 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.cc
@@ -1030,16 +1030,17 @@ longlong Item_func_yearweek::val_int()
 }
 
 
-/* weekday() has a automatic to_days() on item */
-
 longlong Item_func_weekday::val_int()
 {
   DBUG_ASSERT(fixed == 1);
-  ulong tmp_value=(ulong) args[0]->val_int();
-  if ((null_value=(args[0]->null_value || !tmp_value)))
-    return 0; /* purecov: inspected */
+  TIME ltime;
+  
+  if (get_arg0_date(&ltime, TIME_NO_ZERO_DATE))
+    return 0;
 
-  return (longlong) calc_weekday(tmp_value,odbc_type)+test(odbc_type);
+  return (longlong) calc_weekday(calc_daynr(ltime.year, ltime.month,
+                                            ltime.day),
+                                 odbc_type) + test(odbc_type);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.h b/sql/item_timefunc.h
index 4602088a5f5..8e15acbc1fc 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.h
@@ -257,7 +257,10 @@ public:
     str->set(val_int(), &my_charset_bin);
     return null_value ? 0 : str;
   }
-  const char *func_name() const { return "weekday"; }
+  const char *func_name() const
+  {
+     return (odbc_type ? "dayofweek" : "weekday");
+  }
   enum Item_result result_type () const { return INT_RESULT; }
   void fix_length_and_dec()
   {