diff --git a/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result b/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
index ee4c114087d..ba0f7c47524 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
@@ -104,3 +104,13 @@ SELECT `id1` FROM `t1` WHERE `id1` NOT IN (SELECT `id1` FROM `t2` WHERE `id2` =
 id1
 2
 DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+flush status;
+create table t1 (c1 int) engine=innodb;
+handler t1 open;
+handler t1 read first;
+c1
+show /*!50002 GLOBAL */ status like 'Handler_rollback';
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_rollback	0
+drop table t1;
+End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test b/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
index a5fe248604f..854cf92b17b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
@@ -117,3 +117,19 @@ INSERT INTO `t2`(`id1`,`id2`,`id3`,`id4`) VALUES
 
 SELECT `id1` FROM `t1` WHERE `id1` NOT IN (SELECT `id1` FROM `t2` WHERE `id2` = 1 AND `id3` = 2);
 DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+# Bug #22728 - Handler_rollback value is growing
+#
+flush status;
+create table t1 (c1 int) engine=innodb;
+connect (con1,localhost,root,,);
+connect (con2,localhost,root,,);
+connection con2;
+handler t1 open;
+handler t1 read first;
+disconnect con2;
+connection con1;
+show /*!50002 GLOBAL */ status like 'Handler_rollback';
+connection default;
+drop table t1;
+disconnect con1;
+--echo End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/handler.cc b/sql/handler.cc
index c05fc8ba0e7..884bbd06f50 100644
--- a/sql/handler.cc
+++ b/sql/handler.cc
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ int ha_rollback_trans(THD *thd, THD_TRANS *trans)
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_INNOBASE_DB
-    if (trans->innobase_tid)
+    if (thd->transaction.all.innodb_active_trans)
     {
       if ((error=innobase_rollback(thd, trans->innobase_tid)))
       {