diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata.result
index b9bd2a22fd0..6bca1708297 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata.result
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ load data infile '../std_data_ln/rpl_loaddata2.dat' into table t2 fields
 terminated by ',' optionally enclosed by '%' escaped by '@' lines terminated by
 '\n##\n' starting by '>' ignore 1 lines;
 ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '2003-03-22' for key 'day'
-drop table t2;
+set @@global.sql_slave_skip_counter=1;
+start slave;
 drop table t2;
 drop table t1;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (word CHAR(20) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=INNODB;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_master_pos_wait.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_master_pos_wait.result
index ab9b8cdad9d..edcae6e7506 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_master_pos_wait.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_master_pos_wait.result
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ select master_pos_wait('master-bin.999999',0);
 stop slave sql_thread;
 master_pos_wait('master-bin.999999',0)
 NULL
+"*** must be empty ***"
+show slave status;
+"*** must be NULL ***"
+select master_pos_wait('foo', 98);
+master_pos_wait('foo', 98)
+NULL
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_master_pos_wait.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_master_pos_wait.test
index 893c8746efc..2f7b18ae04b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_master_pos_wait.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_master_pos_wait.test
@@ -15,4 +15,15 @@ stop slave sql_thread;
 connection slave;
 reap;
 
+#
+# bug#26622 MASTER_POS_WAIT does not work as documented
+#
+
+connection master;
+echo "*** must be empty ***";
+query_vertical show slave status;
+
+echo "*** must be NULL ***";
+select master_pos_wait('foo', 98);
+
 # End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test
index 8129cdec25a..a608c111701 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test
@@ -37,17 +37,23 @@ insert into t1 values (1);
 # These should work fine
 insert into t1 values (2),(3);
 
---echo [on slave]
-sync_slave_with_master;
-select * from t1 ORDER BY n;
+save_master_pos;
+connection slave;
+sync_with_master;
+select * from t1;
 
-
---echo ==== Test With sql_mode=strict_trans_tables ====
-
-insert into t1 values (7), (8);
-
---echo [on master]
 connection master;
+drop table t1;
+sync_slave_with_master;
+# End of 4.1 tests
+
+#
+# #28839 Errors in strict mode silently stop SQL thread if --slave-skip-errors exists
+#
+connection master;
+create table t1(a int primary key);
+insert into t1 values (1),(2);
+delete from t1 where @@server_id=1;
 set sql_mode=strict_trans_tables;
 insert into t1 values (7), (8), (9);
 
@@ -62,5 +68,4 @@ source include/show_slave_status2.inc;
 connection master;
 drop table t1;
 sync_slave_with_master;
-
 # End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_status.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_status.test
index d07cf13dcf4..0b1644ab8a0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_status.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_status.test
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ show slave status;
 connection slave;
 drop table t1;
 delete from mysql.user where user='rpl';
+# cleanup: slave io thread has been stopped "irrecoverably"
+# so we clean up mess manually
+
 connection master;
 drop table t1;
 
-# end of test case for BUG#10780
-
 # end of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_temporary.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_temporary.test
index 6619f4518b9..44f901bdae7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_temporary.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_temporary.test
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ drop table t1,t2;
 # don't get any memory leaks for this
 
 create temporary table t3 (f int);
-sync_with_master;
+sync_slave_with_master;
 
 # The server will now close done
 
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ sync_with_master;
 connection master;
 create temporary table t4 (f int);
 create table t5 (f int);
-sync_with_master;
+sync_slave_with_master;
+connection master;
 # find dumper's $id
 select id from information_schema.processlist where command='Binlog Dump' into @id;
 kill @id; # to stimulate reconnection by slave w/o timeout