diff --git a/mysql-test/r/user_var.result b/mysql-test/r/user_var.result
index 2d91835d723..8961a935006 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/user_var.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/user_var.result
@@ -399,4 +399,9 @@ select @lastid != id, @lastid, @lastid := id from t1;
 0	3	3
 1	3	4
 drop table t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (i INT);
+CREATE TRIGGER t_after_insert AFTER INSERT ON t1 FOR EACH ROW SET @bug42188 = 10;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
+DROP TABLE t1;
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/user_var.test b/mysql-test/t/user_var.test
index 5d916e410e3..fb4511a87a0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/user_var.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/user_var.test
@@ -285,4 +285,15 @@ set @lastid=-1;
 select @lastid != id, @lastid, @lastid := id from t1;
 drop table t1;
 
+#
+# Bug#42188: crash and/or memory corruption with user variables in trigger
+#
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (i INT);
+CREATE TRIGGER t_after_insert AFTER INSERT ON t1 FOR EACH ROW SET @bug42188 = 10;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
+--change_user
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/item_func.cc b/sql/item_func.cc
index ff0c22ecfa9..34cb50ee7fa 100644
--- a/sql/item_func.cc
+++ b/sql/item_func.cc
@@ -3808,6 +3808,13 @@ static user_var_entry *get_variable(HASH *hash, LEX_STRING &name,
 }
 
 
+void Item_func_set_user_var::cleanup()
+{
+  Item_func::cleanup();
+  entry= NULL;
+}
+
+
 bool Item_func_set_user_var::set_entry(THD *thd, bool create_if_not_exists)
 {
   if (entry && thd->thread_id == entry_thread_id)
diff --git a/sql/item_func.h b/sql/item_func.h
index e2937a4daf8..d23d821baf6 100644
--- a/sql/item_func.h
+++ b/sql/item_func.h
@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ public:
   void save_org_in_field(Field *field) { (void)save_in_field(field, 1, 0); }
   bool register_field_in_read_map(uchar *arg);
   bool set_entry(THD *thd, bool create_if_not_exists);
+  void cleanup();
 };