diff --git a/client/mysql.cc b/client/mysql.cc
index e3945e8aa2f..2ce0d769924 100644
--- a/client/mysql.cc
+++ b/client/mysql.cc
@@ -2436,8 +2436,9 @@ com_delimiter(String *buffer __attribute__((unused)), char *line)
 static int
 com_use(String *buffer __attribute__((unused)), char *line)
 {
-  char *tmp;
-  char buff[256];
+  char *tmp, buff[FN_REFLEN + 1];
+  MYSQL_RES *res;
+  MYSQL_ROW row;
 
   bzero(buff, sizeof(buff));
   strmov(buff, line);
@@ -2447,6 +2448,31 @@ com_use(String *buffer __attribute__((unused)), char *line)
     put_info("USE must be followed by a database name", INFO_ERROR);
     return 0;
   }
+
+  /* 
+     We need to recheck the current database, because it may change
+     under our feet, for example if DROP DATABASE or RENAME DATABASE
+     (latter one not yet available by the time the comment was written)
+  */
+  current_db= 0; // Let's reset current_db, assume it's gone
+  /* 
+     We don't care about in case of an error below because current_db
+     was just set to 0.
+  */
+  if (!mysql_query(&mysql, "SELECT DATABASE()") &&
+      (res= mysql_use_result(&mysql)))
+  {
+    row= mysql_fetch_row(res);
+    if (row[0] &&
+	(!current_db || cmp_database(charset_info, current_db, row[0])))
+    {
+      my_free(current_db, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+      current_db= my_strdup(row[0], MYF(MY_WME));
+    }
+    (void) mysql_fetch_row(res);		// Read eof
+    mysql_free_result(res);
+  }
+    
   if (!current_db || cmp_database(charset_info, current_db, tmp))
   {
     if (one_database)