diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_gis/r/rtree_add_index.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_gis/r/rtree_add_index.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbd804b18bd
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+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_gis/r/rtree_add_index.result
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+SET @saved_frequency = @@GLOBAL.innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency;
+SET GLOBAL innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency = 1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (g MULTIPOINT NOT NULL) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('');
+connect purge_control,localhost,root;
+START TRANSACTION WITH CONSISTENT SNAPSHOT;
+connection default;
+DELETE FROM t1;
+ALTER TABLE t1 ADD SPATIAL INDEX (g);
+disconnect purge_control;
+InnoDB		0 transactions not purged
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET GLOBAL innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency = @saved_frequency;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_gis/t/rtree_add_index.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_gis/t/rtree_add_index.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbc82f62a70
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+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_gis/t/rtree_add_index.test
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+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+
+SET @saved_frequency = @@GLOBAL.innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency;
+SET GLOBAL innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency = 1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (g MULTIPOINT NOT NULL) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('');
+
+connect purge_control,localhost,root;
+START TRANSACTION WITH CONSISTENT SNAPSHOT;
+connection default;
+
+DELETE FROM t1;
+
+ALTER TABLE t1 ADD SPATIAL INDEX (g);
+
+disconnect purge_control;
+--source ../../innodb/include/wait_all_purged.inc
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET GLOBAL innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency = @saved_frequency;