diff --git a/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.result b/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.result
index 1505c39f166..1e567c1a58d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.result
@@ -39,6 +39,28 @@ MDL_INTENTION_EXCLUSIVE	Schema metadata lock	test
 select * from t1;
 ERROR 40001: Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction
 backup unlock;
+connection con1;
+connection default;
+#
+# Check that BACKUP LOCK blocks some operations
+#
+create sequence seq1;
+create sequence seq2;
+backup lock seq1;
+connection con1;
+CREATE OR REPLACE SEQUENCE seq1 START -28;
+ERROR HY000: Sequence 'test.seq1' values are conflicting
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 FOR CREATE OR REPLACE SEQUENCE seq1 START 50;
+ERROR 70100: Query execution was interrupted (max_statement_time exceeded)
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 FOR ALTER SEQUENCE IF EXISTS seq1 NOMAXVALUE;
+ERROR 70100: Query execution was interrupted (max_statement_time exceeded)
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 FOR ALTER SEQUENCE IF EXISTS seq1 MAXVALUE 1000;
+ERROR 70100: Query execution was interrupted (max_statement_time exceeded)
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 for rename table seq2 to seq3, seq3 to seq1;
+ERROR 70100: Query execution was interrupted (max_statement_time exceeded)
+connection default;
+backup unlock;
+drop table seq1,seq2;
 #
 # BACKUP LOCK and BACKUP UNLOCK are not allowed in procedures.
 #
@@ -141,7 +163,6 @@ ERROR HY000: Can't execute the given command because you have active locked tabl
 SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=180 FOR BACKUP LOCK test.u;
 # restart
 #
-connection con1;
 connection default;
 disconnect con1;
 show tables;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.test b/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.test
index d2f3d95d703..1271abfd993 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/backup_locks.test
@@ -43,10 +43,39 @@ SELECT LOCK_MODE, LOCK_TYPE, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.me
 --error ER_LOCK_DEADLOCK
 select * from t1;
 backup unlock;
+connection con1;
+--reap
+connection default;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Check that BACKUP LOCK blocks some operations
+--echo #
+
+# These test has to be done with timeouts as we want to ensure that the tables
+# doesn't change
+
+create sequence seq1;
+create sequence seq2;
+backup lock seq1;
+connection con1;
+--error ER_SEQUENCE_INVALID_DATA
+CREATE OR REPLACE SEQUENCE seq1 START -28;
+--error ER_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 FOR CREATE OR REPLACE SEQUENCE seq1 START 50;
+--error ER_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 FOR ALTER SEQUENCE IF EXISTS seq1 NOMAXVALUE;
+--error ER_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 FOR ALTER SEQUENCE IF EXISTS seq1 MAXVALUE 1000;
+--error ER_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT
+SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=10 for rename table seq2 to seq3, seq3 to seq1;
+connection default;
+backup unlock;
+drop table seq1,seq2;
 
 --echo #
 --echo # BACKUP LOCK and BACKUP UNLOCK are not allowed in procedures.
 --echo #
+
 delimiter |;
 --error ER_SP_BADSTATEMENT
 CREATE PROCEDURE p_BACKUP_LOCK()
@@ -162,8 +191,6 @@ SET STATEMENT max_statement_time=180 FOR BACKUP LOCK test.u;
 
 --echo #
 
-connection con1;
---reap
 connection default;
 disconnect con1;
 show tables;
diff --git a/sql/backup.cc b/sql/backup.cc
index 539dc9c31f4..c856048b49a 100644
--- a/sql/backup.cc
+++ b/sql/backup.cc
@@ -233,8 +233,12 @@ static bool backup_flush(THD *thd)
     This will probably require a callback from the InnoDB code.
 */
 
+/* Retry to get inital lock for 0.1 + 0.5 + 2.25 + 11.25 + 56.25 = 70.35 sec */
+#define MAX_RETRY_COUNT 5
+
 static bool backup_block_ddl(THD *thd)
 {
+  uint sleep_time;
   DBUG_ENTER("backup_block_ddl");
 
   kill_delayed_threads();
@@ -275,17 +279,32 @@ static bool backup_block_ddl(THD *thd)
     block new DDL's, in addition to all previous blocks
     We didn't do this lock above, as we wanted DDL's to be executed while
     we wait for non transactional tables (which may take a while).
+
+    We do this lock in a loop as we can get a deadlock if there are multi-object
+    ddl statements like
+    RENAME TABLE t1 TO t2, t3 TO t3
+    and the MDL happens in the middle of it.
  */
-  if (thd->mdl_context.upgrade_shared_lock(backup_flush_ticket,
-                                           MDL_BACKUP_WAIT_DDL,
-                                           thd->variables.lock_wait_timeout))
+  sleep_time= 100;                              // Start with 0.1 seconds
+  for (uint i= 0 ; i <= MAX_RETRY_COUNT ; i++)
   {
-    /*
-      Could be a timeout. Downgrade lock to what is was before this function
-      was called so that this function can be called again
-    */
-    backup_flush_ticket->downgrade_lock(MDL_BACKUP_FLUSH);
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+    if (!thd->mdl_context.upgrade_shared_lock(backup_flush_ticket,
+                                              MDL_BACKUP_WAIT_DDL,
+                                              thd->variables.lock_wait_timeout))
+      break;
+    if (thd->get_stmt_da()->sql_errno() != ER_LOCK_DEADLOCK || thd->killed ||
+        i == MAX_RETRY_COUNT)
+    {
+      /*
+        Could be a timeout. Downgrade lock to what is was before this function
+        was called so that this function can be called again
+      */
+      backup_flush_ticket->downgrade_lock(MDL_BACKUP_FLUSH);
+      DBUG_RETURN(1);
+    }
+    thd->clear_error();                         // Forget the DEADLOCK error
+    my_sleep(sleep_time);
+    sleep_time*= 5;                             // Wait a bit longer next time
   }
   DBUG_RETURN(0);
 }