diff --git a/mysql-test/r/variables.result b/mysql-test/r/variables.result
index 5a8926e0638..8f839fc09a8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/variables.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/variables.result
@@ -566,3 +566,21 @@ set global character_set_system = latin1;
 ERROR HY000: Variable 'character_set_system' is a read only variable
 set @@global.version_compile_os='234';
 ERROR HY000: Variable 'version_compile_os' is a read only variable
+set character_set_filesystem=latin1;
+select @@character_set_filesystem;
+@@character_set_filesystem
+latin1
+set @@global.character_set_filesystem=latin2;
+set character_set_filesystem=latin1;
+select @@character_set_filesystem;
+@@character_set_filesystem
+latin1
+set @@global.character_set_filesystem=latin2;
+set character_set_filesystem=default;
+select @@character_set_filesystem;
+@@character_set_filesystem
+latin2
+set @@global.character_set_filesystem=default;
+select @@global.character_set_filesystem;
+@@global.character_set_filesystem
+binary
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/variables.test b/mysql-test/t/variables.test
index eb3273a9e9b..dd645cd1d40 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/variables.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/variables.test
@@ -456,4 +456,18 @@ set global character_set_system = latin1;
 --error 1238
 set @@global.version_compile_os='234';
 
+#
+# Check character_set_filesystem variable
+#
+set character_set_filesystem=latin1;
+select @@character_set_filesystem;
+set @@global.character_set_filesystem=latin2;
+set character_set_filesystem=latin1;
+select @@character_set_filesystem;
+set @@global.character_set_filesystem=latin2;
+set character_set_filesystem=default;
+select @@character_set_filesystem;
+set @@global.character_set_filesystem=default;
+select @@global.character_set_filesystem;
+
 # End of 5.0 tests