diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate_restart.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate_restart.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..169a56a004e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate_restart.result
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+call mtr.add_suppression("InnoDB: Cannot save table statistics for table `test`\\.`t1`: Persistent statistics do not exist");
+SET GLOBAL innodb_stats_persistent= ON;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (t TEXT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+connect  con1,localhost,root,,test;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC='ib_trunc_table_trunc_completing SIGNAL committed WAIT_FOR ever';
+TRUNCATE TABLE t1;
+connection default;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC='now WAIT_FOR committed';
+disconnect con1;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1;
+COUNT(*)
+0
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate_restart.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate_restart.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92f09ac89b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate_restart.test
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+--source include/have_debug.inc
+--source include/have_debug_sync.inc
+
+call mtr.add_suppression("InnoDB: Cannot save table statistics for table `test`\\.`t1`: Persistent statistics do not exist");
+
+SET GLOBAL innodb_stats_persistent= ON;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (t TEXT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+--connect (con1,localhost,root,,test)
+SET DEBUG_SYNC='ib_trunc_table_trunc_completing SIGNAL committed WAIT_FOR ever';
+--send
+TRUNCATE TABLE t1;
+--connection default
+SET DEBUG_SYNC='now WAIT_FOR committed';
+--source include/restart_mysqld.inc
+--disconnect con1
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0stats.cc b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0stats.cc
index 2ea482095ce..7584effee9e 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0stats.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0stats.cc
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ dict_stats_exec_sql(
 	ut_ad(rw_lock_own(dict_operation_lock, RW_LOCK_X));
 	ut_ad(mutex_own(&dict_sys->mutex));
 
-	if (!dict_stats_persistent_storage_check(true)) {
+	extern bool dict_stats_start_shutdown;
+
+	if (dict_stats_start_shutdown
+	    || !dict_stats_persistent_storage_check(true)) {
 		pars_info_free(pinfo);
 		return(DB_STATS_DO_NOT_EXIST);
 	}