diff --git a/client/mysqltest.cc b/client/mysqltest.cc
index 272c14f7635..3615d27a221 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.cc
+++ b/client/mysqltest.cc
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ enum enum_commands {
   Q_INC,		    Q_DEC,
   Q_SOURCE,	    Q_DISCONNECT,
   Q_LET,		    Q_ECHO,
-  Q_WHILE,	    Q_END_BLOCK,
+  Q_WHILE,	    Q_END_BLOCK, Q_BREAK,
   Q_SYSTEM,	    Q_RESULT,
   Q_REQUIRE,	    Q_SAVE_MASTER_POS,
   Q_SYNC_WITH_MASTER,
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ const char *command_names[]=
   "echo",
   "while",
   "end",
+  "break",
   "system",
   "result",
   "require",
@@ -6306,6 +6307,33 @@ enum block_op find_operand(const char *start)
  return ILLEG_OP;
 }
 
+/*
+  do_break
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+  Instruction to stop execution of the current loop
+*/
+void do_break(struct st_command* command)
+{
+  int depth= 0;
+  cur_block->ok= false;
+
+  /* Disable every outer block until while found or block stack ends */
+  while (cur_block->cmd != cmd_while && cur_block > block_stack)
+  {
+    cur_block--;
+    cur_block->ok= false;
+    depth++;
+  }
+
+  /*  Check if the top block is not 'while' */
+  if (cur_block->cmd != cmd_while)
+  {
+    die("Stray break was found");
+  }
+  /* Set current block back */
+  cur_block+= depth;
+}
 
 /*
   Process start of a "if" or "while" statement
@@ -10059,6 +10087,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       case Q_INC: do_modify_var(command, DO_INC); break;
       case Q_DEC: do_modify_var(command, DO_DEC); break;
       case Q_ECHO: do_echo(command); command_executed++; break;
+      case Q_BREAK: do_break(command); break;
       case Q_SYSTEM: do_system(command); break;
       case Q_REMOVE_FILE: do_remove_file(command); break;
       case Q_REMOVE_FILES_WILDCARD: do_remove_files_wildcard(command); break;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqltest-break.result b/mysql-test/main/mysqltest-break.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59091cbcbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqltest-break.result
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+3
+2
+OK
+OK
+OK
+1
+cnt=3
+cnt=2
+mysqltest: At line 1: Stray break was found
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqltest-break.test b/mysql-test/main/mysqltest-break.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..378309dd056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqltest-break.test
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#
+# MDEV-12130 improve mysqltest language
+#
+# test "break" statement
+#
+
+# Break in a single loop
+
+let $cnt= 4;
+while($cnt > 1)
+{
+  dec $cnt;
+  break;
+  --echo $cnt
+  --echo Break did not stop a single loop
+}
+
+# Break stops inner loop
+
+let $outer= 4;
+while($outer > 1)
+{
+  let $inner= 4;
+  while($inner > 1)
+  {
+    if($outer == 2)
+    {
+      --echo OK
+    }
+    if($inner == 2)
+    {
+      break;
+    }
+    dec $inner;
+  }
+  dec $outer;
+  --echo $outer
+}
+
+# Break stops outer loop
+let $inner= 4;
+let $outer= 4;
+while($outer > 1)
+{
+  break;
+  while($inner > 1)
+  {
+    dec $inner;
+    --echo Outer loop`s break did not stop inner loop
+  }
+  dec $outer;
+  --echo $outer
+}
+
+# Break stops loop in if
+let $cnt= 4;
+if($cnt > 1)
+{
+  while($cnt)
+  {
+    break;
+  }
+  dec $cnt;
+}
+
+--echo cnt=$cnt
+
+# Break in inner if
+
+let $cnt= 4;
+while($cnt > 1)
+{
+  if($cnt == 2)
+  {
+    break;
+    --echo "if" is working after break
+  }
+  dec $cnt;
+}
+
+--echo cnt=$cnt
+
+# Stray break
+
+--error 1
+--exec echo "break;" | $MYSQL_TEST 2>&1