diff --git a/mysql-test/r/bdb.result b/mysql-test/r/bdb.result
index e3674486a21..d743bc03675 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/bdb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/bdb.result
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ insert into t1 values('+ ', '+ ', '+ ');
 set @a=repeat(' ',20);
 insert into t1 values (concat('+',@a),concat('+',@a),concat('+',@a));
 Warnings:
-Warning	1265	Data truncated for column 'v' at row 1
+Note	1265	Data truncated for column 'v' at row 1
 select concat('*',v,'*',c,'*',t,'*') from t1;
 concat('*',v,'*',c,'*',t,'*')
 *+ *+*+ *
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
 ) ENGINE=BerkeleyDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 alter table t1 modify t varchar(10);
 Warnings:
-Warning	1265	Data truncated for column 't' at row 2
+Note	1265	Data truncated for column 't' at row 2
 show create table t1;
 Table	Create Table
 t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/heap.result b/mysql-test/r/heap.result
index 50f6d3d56fc..4d5aabb8b3a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/heap.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/heap.result
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ insert into t1 values('+ ', '+ ', '+ ');
 set @a=repeat(' ',20);
 insert into t1 values (concat('+',@a),concat('+',@a),concat('+',@a));
 Warnings:
-Warning	1265	Data truncated for column 'v' at row 1
+Note	1265	Data truncated for column 'v' at row 1
 select concat('*',v,'*',c,'*',t,'*') from t1;
 concat('*',v,'*',c,'*',t,'*')
 *+ *+*+ *
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/myisam.result b/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
index 1ac2f9631d7..138cae5cadd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ insert into t1 values('+ ', '+ ', '+ ');
 set @a=repeat(' ',20);
 insert into t1 values (concat('+',@a),concat('+',@a),concat('+',@a));
 Warnings:
-Warning	1265	Data truncated for column 'v' at row 1
+Note	1265	Data truncated for column 'v' at row 1
 select concat('*',v,'*',c,'*',t,'*') from t1;
 concat('*',v,'*',c,'*',t,'*')
 *+ *+*+ *
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 alter table t1 modify t varchar(10);
 Warnings:
-Warning	1265	Data truncated for column 't' at row 2
+Note	1265	Data truncated for column 't' at row 2
 show create table t1;
 Table	Create Table
 t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/strict.result b/mysql-test/r/strict.result
index 4da0f1e48f1..f0f7ed9684e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/strict.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/strict.result
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ ERROR 01000: Data truncated for column 'col1' at row 1
 INSERT INTO t1 (col2) VALUES ('hellobob');
 ERROR 01000: Data truncated for column 'col2' at row 1
 INSERT INTO t1 (col2) VALUES ('hello  ');
-ERROR 01000: Data truncated for column 'col2' at row 1
 UPDATE t1 SET col1 ='hellobob' WHERE col1 ='he';
 ERROR 01000: Data truncated for column 'col1' at row 2
 UPDATE t1 SET col2 ='hellobob' WHERE col2 ='he';
@@ -835,6 +834,7 @@ col1	col2
 hello	hello
 he	hellot
 hello	hello 
+NULL	hello 
 hello	hellob
 DROP TABLE t1;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (col1 enum('red','blue','green'));
diff --git a/sql/field.cc b/sql/field.cc
index f89479d9314..175ca09df37 100644
--- a/sql/field.cc
+++ b/sql/field.cc
@@ -4672,6 +4672,7 @@ int Field_varstring::store(const char *from,uint length,CHARSET_INFO *cs)
   uint32 not_used, copy_length;
   char buff[80];
   String tmpstr(buff,sizeof(buff), &my_charset_bin);
+  enum MYSQL_ERROR::enum_warning_level level= MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN;
 
   /* Convert character set if nesessary */
   if (String::needs_conversion(length, cs, field_charset, &not_used))
@@ -4696,11 +4697,24 @@ int Field_varstring::store(const char *from,uint length,CHARSET_INFO *cs)
     *ptr= (uchar) copy_length;
   else
     int2store(ptr, copy_length);
-  
-  if (copy_length < length)
+
+  // Check if we lost something other than just trailing spaces
+  if ((copy_length < length) && table->in_use->count_cuted_fields)
+  {
+    const char *end= from + length;
+    from+= copy_length;
+    from+= field_charset->cset->scan(field_charset, from, end, MY_SEQ_SPACES);
+    /*
+      If we lost only spaces then produce a NOTE, not a WARNING.
+      But if we have already had errors (e.g with charset conversion),
+      then don't reset level to NOTE.
+    */
+    if (from == end && !error)
+      level= MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_NOTE;
     error= 1;
+  }
   if (error)
-    set_warning(MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN, ER_WARN_DATA_TRUNCATED, 1);
+    set_warning(level, ER_WARN_DATA_TRUNCATED, 1);
   return error;
 }