diff --git a/mysql-test/r/fulltext.result b/mysql-test/r/fulltext.result
index 6821691c9d0..6ea17644f9d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/fulltext.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/fulltext.result
@@ -506,3 +506,7 @@ SELECT MATCH(a) AGAINST('aaa1* aaa14 aaa15 aaa16' IN BOOLEAN MODE) FROM t1;
 MATCH(a) AGAINST('aaa1* aaa14 aaa15 aaa16' IN BOOLEAN MODE)
 2
 DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(a TEXT);
+SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(a) AS st FROM t1 HAVING MATCH(st) AGAINST('test' IN BOOLEAN MODE);
+ERROR HY000: Incorrect arguments to AGAINST
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/fulltext.test b/mysql-test/t/fulltext.test
index 77d84c730d9..76661ba4e63 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/fulltext.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/fulltext.test
@@ -432,3 +432,11 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('aaa15');
 SELECT MATCH(a) AGAINST('aaa1* aaa14 aaa16' IN BOOLEAN MODE) FROM t1;
 SELECT MATCH(a) AGAINST('aaa1* aaa14 aaa15 aaa16' IN BOOLEAN MODE) FROM t1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# BUG#36737 - having + full text operator crashes mysql
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1(a TEXT);
+--error ER_WRONG_ARGUMENTS
+SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(a) AS st FROM t1 HAVING MATCH(st) AGAINST('test' IN BOOLEAN MODE);
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/item_func.cc b/sql/item_func.cc
index 913b32ccb88..55324923fe2 100644
--- a/sql/item_func.cc
+++ b/sql/item_func.cc
@@ -4961,7 +4961,10 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_fields(THD *thd, Item **ref)
     if (item->type() == Item::REF_ITEM)
       args[i]= item= *((Item_ref *)item)->ref;
     if (item->type() != Item::FIELD_ITEM)
-      key=NO_SUCH_KEY;
+    {
+      my_error(ER_WRONG_ARGUMENTS, MYF(0), "AGAINST");
+      return TRUE;
+    }
   }
   /*
     Check that all columns come from the same table.