diff --git a/mysql-test/r/lock_sync.result b/mysql-test/r/lock_sync.result
index 3682f0df26a..726b754eaa8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/lock_sync.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/lock_sync.result
@@ -704,3 +704,37 @@ SET DEBUG_SYNC="now SIGNAL query";
 # Connection default
 DROP EVENT e2;
 SET DEBUG_SYNC="RESET";
+#
+# Bug#55930 Assertion `thd->transaction.stmt.is_empty() ||
+#           thd->in_sub_stmt || (thd->state..
+#
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(a INT) engine=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+# Connection con1
+SET SESSION lock_wait_timeout= 1;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'ha_admin_open_ltable SIGNAL opti_recreate WAIT_FOR opti_analyze';
+# Sending:
+OPTIMIZE TABLE t1;
+# Connection con2
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now WAIT_FOR opti_recreate';
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'after_lock_tables_takes_lock SIGNAL thrlock WAIT_FOR release_thrlock';
+# Sending:
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3);
+# Connection default
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now WAIT_FOR thrlock';
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL opti_analyze';
+# Connection con1
+# Reaping: OPTIMIZE TABLE t1
+Table	Op	Msg_type	Msg_text
+test.t1	optimize	note	Table does not support optimize, doing recreate + analyze instead
+test.t1	optimize	error	Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
+test.t1	optimize	status	Operation failed
+Warnings:
+Error	1205	Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL release_thrlock';
+# Connection con2
+# Reaping: INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3)
+# Connection default
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'RESET';
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/lock_sync.test b/mysql-test/t/lock_sync.test
index 49f8f59ec5a..7131e2cde31 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/lock_sync.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/lock_sync.test
@@ -1023,6 +1023,61 @@ DROP EVENT e2;
 SET DEBUG_SYNC="RESET";
 
 
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#55930 Assertion `thd->transaction.stmt.is_empty() ||
+--echo #           thd->in_sub_stmt || (thd->state..
+--echo #
+
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+CREATE TABLE t1(a INT) engine=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+
+connect (con1, localhost, root);
+connect (con2, localhost, root);
+
+--echo # Connection con1
+connection con1;
+SET SESSION lock_wait_timeout= 1;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'ha_admin_open_ltable SIGNAL opti_recreate WAIT_FOR opti_analyze';
+--echo # Sending:
+--send OPTIMIZE TABLE t1
+
+--echo # Connection con2
+connection con2;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now WAIT_FOR opti_recreate';
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'after_lock_tables_takes_lock SIGNAL thrlock WAIT_FOR release_thrlock';
+--echo # Sending:
+--send INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3)
+
+--echo # Connection default
+connection default;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now WAIT_FOR thrlock';
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL opti_analyze';
+
+--echo # Connection con1
+connection con1;
+--echo # Reaping: OPTIMIZE TABLE t1
+--reap
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL release_thrlock';
+disconnect con1;
+--source include/wait_until_disconnected.inc
+
+--echo # Connection con2
+connection con2;
+--echo # Reaping: INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3)
+--reap
+disconnect con2;
+--source include/wait_until_disconnected.inc
+
+--echo # Connection default
+connection default;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'RESET';
+
+
 # Check that all connections opened by test cases in this file are really
 # gone so execution of other tests won't be affected by their presence.
 --source include/wait_until_count_sessions.inc
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 8305283cd17..8090d8a9288 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -5319,7 +5319,10 @@ TABLE *open_ltable(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list, thr_lock_type lock_type,
 
 end:
   if (table == NULL)
+  {
+    trans_rollback_stmt(thd);
     close_thread_tables(thd);
+  }
   thd_proc_info(thd, 0);
   DBUG_RETURN(table);
 }