diff --git a/mysql-test/r/view.result b/mysql-test/r/view.result
index cad86dc94b8..4080c3dda49 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/view.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/view.result
@@ -1850,6 +1850,13 @@ SELECT * FROM v1;
 SUBSTRING_INDEX("dkjhgd:kjhdjh", ":", 1)
 dkjhgd
 drop view v1;
+create table t1 (s1 int);
+create view v1 as select var_samp(s1) from t1;
+show create view v1;
+View	Create View
+v1	CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED VIEW `test`.`v1` AS select var_samp(`test`.`t1`.`s1`) AS `var_samp(s1)` from `test`.`t1`
+drop view v1;
+drop table t1;
 set sql_mode='strict_all_tables';
 CREATE TABLE t1 (col1 INT NOT NULL, col2 INT NOT NULL) ENGINE = INNODB;
 CREATE VIEW v1 (vcol1) AS SELECT col1 FROM t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/view.test b/mysql-test/t/view.test
index 78d992163fe..818dbcc65ca 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/view.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/view.test
@@ -1697,6 +1697,15 @@ CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX("dkjhgd:kjhdjh", ":", 1);
 SELECT * FROM v1;
 drop view v1;
 
+#
+# Using var_samp with view (BUG#10651)
+#
+create table t1 (s1 int);
+create view v1 as select var_samp(s1) from t1;
+show create view v1;
+drop view v1;
+drop table t1;
+
 #
 # Correct inserting data check (absence of default value) for view
 # underlying tables (BUG#6443)
diff --git a/sql/item_sum.h b/sql/item_sum.h
index b02d18e9a55..32a1d8dd923 100644
--- a/sql/item_sum.h
+++ b/sql/item_sum.h
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ public:
   Item *result_item(Field *field)
   { return new Item_variance_field(this); }
   void no_rows_in_result() {}
-  const char *func_name() const { return "variance("; }
+  const char *func_name() const
+    { return sample ? "var_samp(" : "variance("; }
   Item *copy_or_same(THD* thd);
   Field *create_tmp_field(bool group, TABLE *table, uint convert_blob_length);
   enum Item_result result_type () const { return hybrid_type; }