diff --git a/sql/item.h b/sql/item.h
index 1ea76731fd3..461a3805080 100644
--- a/sql/item.h
+++ b/sql/item.h
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ public:
   static void *operator new(size_t size) {return (void*) sql_alloc((uint) size); }
   static void operator delete(void *ptr,size_t size) {} /*lint -e715 */
 
-  enum Type {FIELD_ITEM,FUNC_ITEM,SUM_FUNC_ITEM,STRING_ITEM,
-	     INT_ITEM,REAL_ITEM,NULL_ITEM,VARBIN_ITEM,
-	     COPY_STR_ITEM,FIELD_AVG_ITEM, DEFAULT_ITEM,
-	     PROC_ITEM,COND_ITEM,REF_ITEM,FIELD_STD_ITEM, 
-	     FIELD_VARIANCE_ITEM,CONST_ITEM,
-             SUBSELECT_ITEM, ROW_ITEM};
+  enum Type {FIELD_ITEM, FUNC_ITEM, SUM_FUNC_ITEM, STRING_ITEM,
+	     INT_ITEM, REAL_ITEM, NULL_ITEM, VARBIN_ITEM,
+	     COPY_STR_ITEM, FIELD_AVG_ITEM, DEFAULT_ITEM,
+	     PROC_ITEM,COND_ITEM, REF_ITEM, FIELD_STD_ITEM, 
+	     FIELD_VARIANCE_ITEM, CONST_ITEM,
+             SUBSELECT_ITEM, ROW_ITEM, CACHE_ITEM};
   enum cond_result { COND_UNDEF,COND_OK,COND_TRUE,COND_FALSE };
 
   String str_value;			/* used to store value */
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ public:
     name=(char*) str_value.ptr();
     decimals=NOT_FIXED_DEC;
   }
-  Item_string(const char *name_par,const char *str,uint length,CHARSET_INFO *cs)
+  Item_string(const char *name_par, const char *str, uint length,
+	      CHARSET_INFO *cs)
   {
     str_value.set(str,length,cs);
     max_length=length;
@@ -392,11 +393,13 @@ public:
   enum Type type() const { return STRING_ITEM; }
   double val()
   { 
-    return my_strntod(str_value.charset(),str_value.ptr(),str_value.length(),(char**)NULL);
+    return my_strntod(str_value.charset(), str_value.ptr(),
+		      str_value.length(), (char**) 0);
   }
   longlong val_int()
   {
-    return my_strntoll(str_value.charset(),str_value.ptr(),str_value.length(),(char**) 0,10);
+    return my_strntoll(str_value.charset(), str_value.ptr(),
+		       str_value.length(), (char**) 0, 10);
   }
   String *val_str(String*) { return (String*) &str_value; }
   int save_in_field(Field *field, bool no_conversions);
@@ -706,6 +709,86 @@ public:
   bool cmp(void);
 };
 
+class Item_cache: public Item
+{
+public:
+  virtual void store(Item *)= 0;
+  void set_len_n_dec(uint32 max_len, uint8 dec)
+  {
+    max_length= max_len;
+    decimals= dec;
+  }
+  enum Type type() const { return CACHE_ITEM; }
+};
+
+class Item_cache_int: public Item_cache
+{
+  longlong value;
+public:
+  Item_cache_int() { fixed= 1; null_value= 1; }
+  
+  void store(Item *item)
+  {
+    value= item->val_int_result();
+    null_value= item->null_value;
+  }
+  double val() { return (double) value; }
+  longlong val_int() { return value; }
+  String* val_str(String *str) { str->set(value, thd_charset()); return str; }
+  enum Item_result result_type() const { return INT_RESULT; }
+};
+
+class Item_cache_real: public Item_cache
+{
+  double value;
+public:
+  Item_cache_real() { fixed= 1; null_value= 1; }
+  
+  void store(Item *item)
+  {
+    value= item->val_result();
+    null_value= item->null_value;
+  }
+  double val() { return value; }
+  longlong val_int() { return (longlong) (value+(value > 0 ? 0.5 : -0.5)); }
+  String* val_str(String *str)
+  {
+    str->set(value, decimals, thd_charset());
+    return str;
+  }
+  enum Item_result result_type() const { return REAL_RESULT; }
+};
+
+class Item_cache_str: public Item_cache
+{
+  char buffer[80];
+  String *value;
+public:
+  Item_cache_str() { fixed= 1; null_value= 1; }
+  
+  void store(Item *item)
+  {
+    str_value.set(buffer, sizeof(buffer), item->charset());
+    value= item->str_result(&str_value);
+    // TODO remove if str_value charset have no side effect for now
+    str_value.set_charset(value->charset());
+    null_value= item->null_value;
+  }
+  double val()
+  { 
+    return my_strntod(value->charset(), value->ptr(),
+		      value->length(), (char**)0);
+  }
+  longlong val_int()
+  {
+    return my_strntoll(value->charset(), value->ptr(),
+		       value->length(), (char**) 0, 10);
+  }
+  String* val_str(String *) { return value; }
+  enum Item_result result_type() const { return STRING_RESULT; }
+  CHARSET_INFO *charset() const { return value->charset(); };
+};
+
 extern Item_buff *new_Item_buff(Item *item);
 extern Item_result item_cmp_type(Item_result a,Item_result b);
 extern Item *resolve_const_item(Item *item,Item *cmp_item);
diff --git a/sql/item_subselect.cc b/sql/item_subselect.cc
index a8bbc433b7a..588be06a7e7 100644
--- a/sql/item_subselect.cc
+++ b/sql/item_subselect.cc
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ inline table_map Item_subselect::used_tables() const
 
 Item_singleval_subselect::Item_singleval_subselect(THD *thd,
 						   st_select_lex *select_lex):
-  Item_subselect()
+  Item_subselect(), value(0)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER("Item_singleval_subselect::Item_singleval_subselect");
   init(thd, select_lex, new select_singleval_subselect(this));
@@ -133,10 +133,43 @@ Item_singleval_subselect::Item_singleval_subselect(THD *thd,
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
+void Item_singleval_subselect::reset()
+{
+  null_value= 1;
+  if (value)
+    value->null_value= 1;
+}
+
+void Item_singleval_subselect::store(Item *item)
+{
+  value->store(item);
+}
+
+enum Item_result Item_singleval_subselect::result_type() const
+{
+  return engine->type();
+}
+
 void Item_singleval_subselect::fix_length_and_dec()
 {
   engine->fix_length_and_dec();
-  res_type= engine->type();
+  switch (engine->type())
+  {
+  case INT_RESULT:
+    value= new Item_cache_int();
+    break;
+  case REAL_RESULT:
+    value= new Item_cache_real();
+    break;
+  case STRING_RESULT:
+    value= new Item_cache_str();
+    break;
+  default:
+    // should never be in real life
+    DBUG_ASSERT(0);
+    return;
+  }
+  value->set_len_n_dec(max_length, decimals);
 }
 
 Item::Type Item_subselect::type() const 
@@ -146,32 +179,44 @@ Item::Type Item_subselect::type() const
 
 double Item_singleval_subselect::val () 
 {
-  if (engine->exec())
+  if (!engine->exec() && !value->null_value)
+  {
+    null_value= 0;
+    return value->val();
+  }
+  else
   {
     reset();
     return 0;
   }
-  return real_value;
 }
 
 longlong Item_singleval_subselect::val_int () 
 {
-  if (engine->exec())
+  if (!engine->exec() && !value->null_value)
+  {
+    null_value= 0;
+    return value->val_int();
+  }
+  else
   {
     reset();
     return 0;
   }
-  return int_value;
 }
 
 String *Item_singleval_subselect::val_str (String *str) 
 {
-  if (engine->exec() || null_value)
+  if (!engine->exec() && !value->null_value)
+  {
+    null_value= 0;
+    return value->val_str(str);
+  }
+  else
   {
     reset();
     return 0;
   }
-  return &string_value;
 }
 
 Item_exists_subselect::Item_exists_subselect(THD *thd,
diff --git a/sql/item_subselect.h b/sql/item_subselect.h
index 0e6f939803d..a43caca22f2 100644
--- a/sql/item_subselect.h
+++ b/sql/item_subselect.h
@@ -90,44 +90,28 @@ public:
 
 /* single value subselect */
 
+class Item_cache;
 class Item_singleval_subselect :public Item_subselect
 {
 protected:
-  longlong int_value; /* Here stored integer value of this item */
-  double real_value; /* Here stored real value of this item */
-  /* 
-     Here stored string value of this item.
-     (str_value used only as temporary buffer, because it can be changed 
-     by Item::save_field)
-  */
-  String string_value; 
-  enum Item_result res_type; /* type of results */
+  Item_cache *value;
   
 public:
   Item_singleval_subselect(THD *thd, st_select_lex *select_lex);
   Item_singleval_subselect(Item_singleval_subselect *item):
     Item_subselect(item)
   {
-    int_value= item->int_value;
-    real_value= item->real_value;
-    string_value.set(item->string_value, 0, item->string_value.length());
+    value= item->value;
     max_length= item->max_length;
     decimals= item->decimals;
-    res_type= item->res_type;
   }
-  virtual void reset() 
-  {
-    null_value= 1;
-    int_value= 0;
-    real_value= 0;
-    max_length= 4;
-    res_type= STRING_RESULT;
-  }
-  double val ();
+  void reset();
+  void store(Item* item);
+  double val();
   longlong val_int ();
   String *val_str (String *);
   Item *new_item() { return new Item_singleval_subselect(this); }
-  enum Item_result result_type() const { return res_type; }
+  enum Item_result result_type() const;
   void fix_length_and_dec();
 
   friend class select_singleval_subselect;
@@ -149,7 +133,7 @@ public:
   }
   Item_exists_subselect(): Item_subselect() {}
 
-  virtual void reset() 
+  void reset() 
   {
     value= 0;
   }
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.cc b/sql/sql_class.cc
index 9e0489edb28..50164aed342 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_class.cc
@@ -932,31 +932,7 @@ bool select_singleval_subselect::send_data(List<Item> &items)
   }
   List_iterator_fast<Item> li(items);
   Item *val_item= li++;                   // Only one (single value subselect)
-  /*
-    Following val() call have to be first, because function AVG() & STD()
-    calculate value on it & determinate "is it NULL?".
-  */
-  it->real_value= val_item->val_result();
-  if ((it->null_value= val_item->null_value))
-  {
-    it->reset();
-  } 
-  else 
-  {
-    it->max_length= val_item->max_length;
-    it->decimals= val_item->decimals;
-    it->set_charset(val_item->charset());
-    it->int_value= val_item->val_int_result();
-    String *s= val_item->str_result(&it->string_value);
-    if (s != &it->string_value)
-    {
-      it->string_value.set(*s, 0, s->length());
-    }
-    // TODO: remove when correct charset handling appeared for Item
-    it->str_value.set(*s, 0, s->length()); // store charset
-
-    it->res_type= val_item->result_type();
-  }
+  it->store(val_item);
   it->assigned(1);
   DBUG_RETURN(0);
 }