diff --git a/client/mysqltest.c b/client/mysqltest.c
index d733ab58243..a02fdf30601 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.c
+++ b/client/mysqltest.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ Q_ENABLE_RESULT_LOG, Q_DISABLE_RESULT_LOG,
 Q_SERVER_START, Q_SERVER_STOP,Q_REQUIRE_MANAGER,
 Q_WAIT_FOR_SLAVE_TO_STOP,
 Q_REQUIRE_VERSION,
+Q_EXEC,
 Q_UNKNOWN,			       /* Unknown command.   */
 Q_COMMENT,			       /* Comments, ignored. */
 Q_COMMENT_WITH_COMMAND
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ const char *command_names[]=
   "require_manager",
   "wait_for_slave_to_stop",
   "require_version",
+  "exec",
   0
 };
 
@@ -821,6 +823,66 @@ int do_source(struct st_query* q)
   return open_file(name);
 }
 
+/*
+  Execute given command.
+
+  SYNOPSIS
+    do_exec()
+    q	called command
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    If one uses --exec command [args] command in .test file
+    we will execute the command and record its output.
+
+  RETURN VALUES
+    0	ok
+    1	error
+*/
+
+int do_exec(struct st_query* q)
+{
+  int error= 0;
+  DYNAMIC_STRING *ds;
+  DYNAMIC_STRING ds_tmp;
+  char buf[1024];
+  FILE *res_file;
+  char *cmd= q->first_argument;
+
+  while (*cmd && isspace(*cmd))
+    cmd++;
+  if (!*cmd)
+    die("Missing argument in exec\n");
+
+  if (q->record_file[0])
+  {
+    init_dynamic_string(&ds_tmp, "", 16384, 65536);
+    ds= &ds_tmp;
+  }
+  else
+    ds= &ds_res;
+
+  if (!(res_file= popen(cmd, "r")) && q->abort_on_error)
+    die("popen() failed\n");
+  while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), res_file))
+    dynstr_append(ds, buf);
+  pclose(res_file);
+  if (record)
+  {
+    if (!q->record_file[0] && !result_file)
+      die("At line %u: Missing result file", start_lineno);
+    if (!result_file)
+      str_to_file(q->record_file, ds->str, ds->length);
+  }
+  else if (q->record_file[0])
+  {
+    error= check_result(ds, q->record_file, q->require_file);
+  }
+  if (ds == &ds_tmp)
+    dynstr_free(&ds_tmp);
+  
+  return error;
+}
+
 int var_query_set(VAR* v, const char* p, const char** p_end)
 {
   char* end = (char*)((p_end && *p_end) ? *p_end : p + strlen(p));
@@ -2469,6 +2531,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
       case Q_PING:
 	(void) mysql_ping(&cur_con->mysql);
 	break;
+      case Q_EXEC: 
+	(void) do_exec(q);
+	break;
       default: processed = 0; break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 1d1293f81d2..a2643e84d9f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ if [ x$SOURCE_DIST = x1 ] ; then
  else
    MYSQL_TEST="$BASEDIR/client/mysqltest"
  fi
+ if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump" ] ; then
+   MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
+ else
+   MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/mysqldump --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
+ fi
  if [ -n "$STRACE_CLIENT" ]; then
   MYSQL_TEST="strace -o $MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/log/mysqltest.strace $MYSQL_TEST"
  fi
@@ -449,6 +454,7 @@ else
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/bin/mysqld"
  fi
  MYSQL_TEST="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqltest"
+ MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqldump --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
  MYSQLADMIN="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqladmin"
  WAIT_PID="$BASEDIR/bin/mysql_waitpid"
  MYSQL_MANAGER="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqlmanager"
@@ -466,6 +472,8 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+export MYSQL_DUMP
+
 if [ -z "$MASTER_MYSQLD" ]
 then
 MASTER_MYSQLD=$MYSQLD
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..085cf2788f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(a int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<mysqldump>
+<database name="test">
+	<table name="t1">
+	<row>
+		<field name="a">1</field>
+	</row>
+	<row>
+		<field name="a">2</field>
+	</row>
+	</table>
+</database>
+</mysqldump>
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c98fd4050f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+# XML output
+
+CREATE TABLE t1(a int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP -X test t1
+DROP TABLE t1;