diff --git a/mysql-test/r/partition.result b/mysql-test/r/partition.result
index 23a485dc5ed..bb1635b8621 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/partition.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/partition.result
@@ -1,4 +1,29 @@
 drop table if exists t1, t2;
+#
+# Bug#55458: Partitioned MyISAM table gets crashed by multi-table update 
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+`id` int NOT NULL,
+`user_num` int DEFAULT NULL,
+PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM CHARSET=latin1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,8601);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2,8601);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3,8601);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (4,8601);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (
+`id` int(11) NOT NULL,
+`user_num` int DEFAULT NULL,
+`name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM CHARSET=latin1
+PARTITION BY HASH (id)
+PARTITIONS 2;
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,8601,'John');
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (2,8601,'JS');
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (3,8601,'John S');
+UPDATE t1, t2 SET t2.name = 'John Smith' WHERE t1.user_num = t2.user_num;
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT)
 PARTITION BY LIST (a)
 SUBPARTITION BY HASH (b)
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/partition.test b/mysql-test/t/partition.test
index 22124cc1847..95d702ee6b8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/partition.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/partition.test
@@ -14,6 +14,33 @@
 drop table if exists t1, t2;
 --enable_warnings
 
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#55458: Partitioned MyISAM table gets crashed by multi-table update 
+--echo #
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+  `id` int NOT NULL,
+  `user_num` int DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM CHARSET=latin1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,8601);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2,8601);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3,8601);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (4,8601);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  `user_num` int DEFAULT NULL,
+  `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM CHARSET=latin1
+PARTITION BY HASH (id)
+PARTITIONS 2;
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,8601,'John');
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (2,8601,'JS');
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (3,8601,'John S');
+
+UPDATE t1, t2 SET t2.name = 'John Smith' WHERE t1.user_num = t2.user_num;
+
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 #
 # Bug#48276: can't add column if subpartition exists
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT)
diff --git a/sql/ha_partition.cc b/sql/ha_partition.cc
index a87c7fbf7b8..3d3ae33be4b 100644
--- a/sql/ha_partition.cc
+++ b/sql/ha_partition.cc
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ void ha_partition::init_handler_variables()
   m_innodb= FALSE;
   m_extra_cache= FALSE;
   m_extra_cache_size= 0;
+  m_extra_prepare_for_update= FALSE;
   m_handler_status= handler_not_initialized;
   m_low_byte_first= 1;
   m_part_field_array= NULL;
@@ -5549,9 +5550,20 @@ int ha_partition::extra(enum ha_extra_function operation)
   case HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_RENAME:
     DBUG_RETURN(prepare_for_rename());
     break;
+  case HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_UPDATE:
+    DBUG_ASSERT(m_extra_cache);
+    /*
+      Needs to be run on the first partition in the range now, and 
+      later in late_extra_cache, when switching to a new partition to scan.
+    */
+    m_extra_prepare_for_update= TRUE;
+    if (m_part_spec.start_part != NO_CURRENT_PART_ID)
+    {
+      VOID(m_file[m_part_spec.start_part]->extra(HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_UPDATE));
+    }
+    break;
   case HA_EXTRA_NORMAL:
   case HA_EXTRA_QUICK:
-  case HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_UPDATE:
   case HA_EXTRA_FORCE_REOPEN:
   case HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_DROP:
   case HA_EXTRA_FLUSH_CACHE:
@@ -5578,6 +5590,7 @@ int ha_partition::extra(enum ha_extra_function operation)
   {
     m_extra_cache= FALSE;
     m_extra_cache_size= 0;
+    m_extra_prepare_for_update= FALSE;
     DBUG_RETURN(loop_extra(operation));
   }
   case HA_EXTRA_IGNORE_NO_KEY:
@@ -5705,6 +5718,7 @@ int ha_partition::extra_opt(enum ha_extra_function operation, ulong cachesize)
 void ha_partition::prepare_extra_cache(uint cachesize)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_partition::prepare_extra_cache()");
+  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("cachesize %u", cachesize));
 
   m_extra_cache= TRUE;
   m_extra_cache_size= cachesize;
@@ -5793,14 +5807,21 @@ void ha_partition::late_extra_cache(uint partition_id)
 {
   handler *file;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_partition::late_extra_cache");
+  DBUG_PRINT("info", ("extra_cache %u partid %u size %u", m_extra_cache,
+                      partition_id, m_extra_cache_size));
 
-  if (!m_extra_cache)
+  if (!m_extra_cache && !m_extra_prepare_for_update)
     DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
   file= m_file[partition_id];
   if (m_extra_cache_size == 0)
     VOID(file->extra(HA_EXTRA_CACHE));
   else
     VOID(file->extra_opt(HA_EXTRA_CACHE, m_extra_cache_size));
+  if (m_extra_prepare_for_update)
+  {
+    DBUG_ASSERT(m_extra_cache);
+    VOID(file->extra(HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_UPDATE));
+  }
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
@@ -5821,7 +5842,7 @@ void ha_partition::late_extra_no_cache(uint partition_id)
   handler *file;
   DBUG_ENTER("ha_partition::late_extra_no_cache");
 
-  if (!m_extra_cache)
+  if (!m_extra_cache && !m_extra_prepare_for_update)
     DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
   file= m_file[partition_id];
   VOID(file->extra(HA_EXTRA_NO_CACHE));
diff --git a/sql/ha_partition.h b/sql/ha_partition.h
index e3dc7d17c6d..013341e4df3 100644
--- a/sql/ha_partition.h
+++ b/sql/ha_partition.h
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ private:
   */
   bool m_extra_cache;
   uint m_extra_cache_size;
+  /* The same goes for HA_EXTRA_PREPARE_FOR_UPDATE */
+  bool m_extra_prepare_for_update;
 
   void init_handler_variables();
   /*