diff --git a/mysys/my_default.c b/mysys/my_default.c
index d5ed1256f9c..a71a9c6fbcd 100644
--- a/mysys/my_default.c
+++ b/mysys/my_default.c
@@ -89,10 +89,13 @@ static char my_defaults_extra_file_buffer[FN_REFLEN];
 static my_bool defaults_already_read= FALSE;
 
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
-/* The only purpose of this global array is to hold full name of my.cnf
- * which seems to be otherwise unavailable */
-char wsrep_defaults_file[FN_REFLEN + 10]={0,};
-#endif /* WITH_WREP */
+/*
+  The only purpose of this global array is to hold full name of my.cnf
+  which seems to be otherwise unavailable.
+*/
+char wsrep_defaults_file[FN_REFLEN + 10]= {0,};
+char wsrep_defaults_group_suffix[FN_REFLEN]= {0,};
+#endif /* WITH_WSREP */
 
 /* Which directories are searched for options (and in which order) */
 
@@ -439,6 +442,16 @@ int get_defaults_options(int argc, char **argv,
     if (!*group_suffix && is_prefix(*argv, "--defaults-group-suffix="))
     {
       *group_suffix= *argv + sizeof("--defaults-group-suffix=")-1;
+
+#ifdef WITH_WSREP
+      /* make sure we do this only once - for top-level file */
+      if ('\0' == wsrep_defaults_group_suffix[0])
+      {
+        strncpy(wsrep_defaults_group_suffix, *group_suffix,
+                sizeof(wsrep_defaults_group_suffix) - 1);
+      }
+#endif /* WITH_WSREP */
+
       argc--;
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
index b99e826fee5..46f4076111f 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ case "$1" in
         readonly WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF="$2"
         shift
         ;;
+    '--defaults-group-suffix')
+        readonly WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX="$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
     '--host')
         readonly WSREP_SST_OPT_HOST="$2"
         shift
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
index 1d18b664b94..c6bfc86a74a 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ fi
 
 INNOEXTRA=""
 INNOAPPLY="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} $disver $iapts --apply-log \$rebuildcmd \${DATA} &>\${DATA}/innobackup.prepare.log"
-INNOMOVE="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} $disver $impts  --move-back --force-non-empty-directories \${DATA} &>\${DATA}/innobackup.move.log"
-INNOBACKUP="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} $disver $iopts \$tmpopts \$INNOEXTRA --galera-info --stream=\$sfmt \$itmpdir 2>\${DATA}/innobackup.backup.log"
+INNOMOVE="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} --defaults-group=mysqld${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX} $disver $impts  --move-back --force-non-empty-directories \${DATA} &>\${DATA}/innobackup.move.log"
+INNOBACKUP="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} --defaults-group=mysqld${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX} $disver $iopts \$tmpopts \$INNOEXTRA --galera-info --stream=\$sfmt \$itmpdir 2>\${DATA}/innobackup.backup.log"
 
 if [ "$WSREP_SST_OPT_ROLE" = "donor" ]
 then
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ then
 
         if [[ $incremental -eq 1 ]];then 
             # Added --ibbackup=xtrabackup_55 because it fails otherwise citing connection issues.
-            INNOAPPLY="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} $disver --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} \
+            INNOAPPLY="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} $disver --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} --defaults-group=mysqld${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX} \
                 --ibbackup=xtrabackup_56 --apply-log $rebuildcmd --redo-only $BDATA --incremental-dir=${DATA} &>>${BDATA}/innobackup.prepare.log"
         fi
 
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_sst.cc b/sql/wsrep_sst.cc
index 69f6b019d6b..f6ba14e5f53 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_sst.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_sst.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 
 extern const char wsrep_defaults_file[];
+extern const char wsrep_defaults_group_suffix[];
 
 const char* wsrep_sst_method          = WSREP_SST_DEFAULT;
 const char* wsrep_sst_receive_address = WSREP_SST_ADDRESS_AUTO;
@@ -462,11 +463,12 @@ static ssize_t sst_prepare_other (const char*  method,
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_AUTH" '%s' "
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_DATA" '%s' "
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF" '%s' "
+                 WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX" '%s' "
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_PARENT" '%d'"
                  " %s '%s' ",
                  method, addr_in, (sst_auth_real) ? sst_auth_real : "",
-                 sst_dir, wsrep_defaults_file, (int)getpid(),
-                 binlog_opt, binlog_opt_val);
+                 sst_dir, wsrep_defaults_file, wsrep_defaults_group_suffix,
+                 (int) getpid(), binlog_opt, binlog_opt_val);
   my_free(binlog_opt_val);
 
   if (ret < 0 || ret >= (int)sizeof(cmd_str))
@@ -761,10 +763,11 @@ static int sst_donate_mysqldump (const char*         addr,
               WSREP_SST_OPT_LPORT" '%u' "
               WSREP_SST_OPT_SOCKET" '%s' "
               WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF" '%s' "
+              WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX" '%s' "
               WSREP_SST_OPT_GTID" '%s:%lld'"
               "%s",
               user, pswd, host, port, mysqld_port, mysqld_unix_port,
-              wsrep_defaults_file, uuid_str,
+              wsrep_defaults_file, wsrep_defaults_group_suffix, uuid_str,
               (long long)seqno, bypass ? " "WSREP_SST_OPT_BYPASS : "");
 
     WSREP_DEBUG("Running: '%s'", cmd_str);
@@ -1034,12 +1037,13 @@ static int sst_donate_other (const char*   method,
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_SOCKET" '%s' "
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_DATA" '%s' "
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF" '%s' "
+                 WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX" '%s' "
                  " %s '%s' "
                  WSREP_SST_OPT_GTID" '%s:%lld'"
                  "%s",
                  method, addr, sst_auth_real, mysqld_unix_port,
                  mysql_real_data_home, wsrep_defaults_file,
-                 binlog_opt, binlog_opt_val,
+                 wsrep_defaults_group_suffix, binlog_opt, binlog_opt_val,
                  uuid, (long long) seqno,
                  bypass ? " "WSREP_SST_OPT_BYPASS : "");
   my_free(binlog_opt_val);
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_sst.h b/sql/wsrep_sst.h
index 28ad4cc17bc..42f1055bde2 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_sst.h
+++ b/sql/wsrep_sst.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define WSREP_SST_OPT_AUTH     "--auth"
 #define WSREP_SST_OPT_DATA     "--datadir"
 #define WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF     "--defaults-file"
+#define WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX "--defaults-group-suffix"
 #define WSREP_SST_OPT_PARENT   "--parent"
 #define WSREP_SST_OPT_BINLOG   "--binlog"