diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 61a0d1ae909..172987cc1c6 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -2828,6 +2828,16 @@ bool open_table(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list, MEM_ROOT *mem_root,
       */
       if (dd_frm_type(thd, path, &not_used) == FRMTYPE_VIEW)
       {
+        /*
+          If parent_l of the table_list is non null then a merge table
+          has this view as child table, which is not supported.
+        */
+        if (table_list->parent_l)
+        {
+          my_error(ER_WRONG_MRG_TABLE, MYF(0));
+          DBUG_RETURN(true);
+        }
+
         if (!tdc_open_view(thd, table_list, alias, key, key_length,
                            mem_root, 0))
         {