diff --git a/mysql-test/main/alter_table.result b/mysql-test/main/alter_table.result
index 755de4336b9..682f2cc9d82 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/alter_table.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/alter_table.result
@@ -3415,5 +3415,23 @@ ERROR 0A000: ALGORITHM=INPLACE is not supported for this operation. Try ALGORITH
 delete from t1 where a = 11;
 drop table t1;
 #
+# MDEV-23836: Assertion `! is_set() || m_can_overwrite_status' in
+# Diagnostics_area::set_error_status (interrupted ALTER TABLE under LOCK)
+#
+SET @max_session_mem_used_save= @@max_session_mem_used;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+a
+ALTER TABLE x MODIFY xx INT;
+ERROR 42S02: Table 'test.x' doesn't exist
+SET SESSION max_session_mem_used= 8192;
+LOCK TABLE t1 WRITE;
+ALTER TABLE t1 CHANGE COLUMN IF EXISTS b c INT;
+Warnings:
+Note	1054	Unknown column 'b' in 't1'
+SET SESSION max_session_mem_used = @max_session_mem_used_save;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+#
 # End of 10.5 tests
 #
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/alter_table.test b/mysql-test/main/alter_table.test
index 1bff20a7bd7..cc17c3efec9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/alter_table.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/alter_table.test
@@ -2661,6 +2661,28 @@ delete from t1 where a = 11;
 # cleanup
 drop table t1;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-23836: Assertion `! is_set() || m_can_overwrite_status' in
+--echo # Diagnostics_area::set_error_status (interrupted ALTER TABLE under LOCK)
+--echo #
+
+SET @max_session_mem_used_save= @@max_session_mem_used;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+--error ER_NO_SUCH_TABLE
+ALTER TABLE x MODIFY xx INT;
+
+SET SESSION max_session_mem_used= 8192;
+LOCK TABLE t1 WRITE;
+
+ALTER TABLE t1 CHANGE COLUMN IF EXISTS b c INT;
+
+SET SESSION max_session_mem_used = @max_session_mem_used_save;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
 --echo #
 --echo # End of 10.5 tests
 --echo #
diff --git a/sql/lock.cc b/sql/lock.cc
index 559f1195b32..ec91655375e 100644
--- a/sql/lock.cc
+++ b/sql/lock.cc
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ bool mysql_lock_tables(THD *thd, MYSQL_LOCK *sql_lock, uint flags)
 end:
   THD_STAGE_INFO(thd, org_stage);
 
-  if (thd->killed)
+  if (thd->killed && !thd->get_stmt_da()->is_ok())
   {
     thd->send_kill_message();
     if (!rc)
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 01e8a65fda4..87d7f65fed5 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -2609,7 +2609,9 @@ void Locked_tables_list::mark_table_for_reopen(THD *thd, TABLE *table)
 bool
 Locked_tables_list::reopen_tables(THD *thd, bool need_reopen)
 {
-  Open_table_context ot_ctx(thd, MYSQL_OPEN_REOPEN);
+  bool is_ok= thd->get_stmt_da()->is_ok();
+  Open_table_context ot_ctx(thd, !is_ok ? MYSQL_OPEN_REOPEN:
+                                  MYSQL_OPEN_IGNORE_KILLED | MYSQL_OPEN_REOPEN);
   uint reopen_count= 0;
   MYSQL_LOCK *lock;
   MYSQL_LOCK *merged_lock;