diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql b/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql
index 79a7c528370..a7079b0ac33 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ DROP PROCEDURE create_log_tables;
 
 CREATE TABLE event (
   db char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL default '',
-  name char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL default '',
+  name char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',
   body longblob NOT NULL,
   definer char(77) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL default '',
   execute_at DATETIME default NULL,
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/events.result b/mysql-test/r/events.result
index 3da724448bf..6132e4def77 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/events.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/events.result
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ SHOW CREATE TABLE mysql.event;
 Table	Create Table
 event	CREATE TABLE `event` (
   `db` char(20) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `name` char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `name` char(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `body` longblob NOT NULL,
   `definer` char(77) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `execute_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/events_bugs.result b/mysql-test/r/events_bugs.result
index 53f7cdfd0ee..a8d4bd19576 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/events_bugs.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/events_bugs.result
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 create database if not exists events_test;
 use events_test;
+CREATE EVENT lower_case ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE DO SELECT 1;
+CREATE EVENT Lower_case ON SCHEDULE EVERY 2 MINUTE DO SELECT 2;
+ERROR HY000: Event 'Lower_case' already exists
+DROP EVENT Lower_case;
+SET NAMES cp1251;
+CREATE EVENT äîëåí_ðåãèñòúð_1251 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 YEAR DO SELECT 100;
+CREATE EVENT ÄîËåÍ_ðåãèñòúð_1251 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 2 YEAR DO SELECT 200;
+ERROR HY000: Event 'ДоЛеН_регистър_1251' already exists
+DROP EVENT ÄîËåÍ_ðåãèñòúð_1251;
+SET NAMES utf8;
+CREATE EVENT долен_регистър_утф8 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 YEAR DO SELECT 300;
+CREATE EVENT ДОЛЕН_регистър_утф8 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 4 YEAR DO SELECT 400;
+ERROR HY000: Event 'ДОЛЕН_регистър_утф8' already exists
+DROP EVENT ДОЛЕН_регистър_утф8;
+SET NAMES latin1;
 set @a=3;
 CREATE PROCEDURE p_16 () CREATE EVENT e_16 ON SCHEDULE EVERY @a SECOND DO SET @a=5;
 call p_16();
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/events_bugs.test b/mysql-test/t/events_bugs.test
index 384b648761a..690f9f3df6f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/events_bugs.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/events_bugs.test
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 create database if not exists events_test;
 use events_test;
+
+#
+# START - 16415: Events: event names are case sensitive
+#
+CREATE EVENT lower_case ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE DO SELECT 1;
+--error ER_EVENT_ALREADY_EXISTS
+CREATE EVENT Lower_case ON SCHEDULE EVERY 2 MINUTE DO SELECT 2;
+DROP EVENT Lower_case;
+SET NAMES cp1251;
+CREATE EVENT �����_��������_1251 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 YEAR DO SELECT 100;
+--error ER_EVENT_ALREADY_EXISTS
+CREATE EVENT �����_��������_1251 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 2 YEAR DO SELECT 200;
+DROP EVENT �����_��������_1251;
+SET NAMES utf8;
+CREATE EVENT долен_регистър_утф8 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 YEAR DO SELECT 300;
+--error ER_EVENT_ALREADY_EXISTS
+CREATE EVENT ДОЛЕН_регистър_утф8 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 4 YEAR DO SELECT 400;
+DROP EVENT ДОЛЕН_регистър_утф8;
+SET NAMES latin1;
+#
+# END   - 16415: Events: event names are case sensitive
+#
+
 #
 # START - BUG#16408: Events: crash for an event in a procedure
 #
@@ -75,7 +98,7 @@ begin
   select get_lock('ee_16407_2', 60);
   insert into events_test.events_smode_test values('ee_16407_2','1980-19-02');
 end|
---error 1292
+--error ER_TRUNCATED_WRONG_VALUE
 insert into events_smode_test values ('test','1980-19-02')|
 --echo "This is ok"
 create event ee_16407_3 on schedule every 60 second do
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh b/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
index 287a83fbc99..a401e1d0159 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ if test ! -f $mdata/event.frm
 then
   c_ev="$c_ev CREATE TABLE event ("
   c_ev="$c_ev   db char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL default '',"
-  c_ev="$c_ev   name char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL default '',"
+  c_ev="$c_ev   name char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',"
   c_ev="$c_ev   body longblob NOT NULL,"
   c_ev="$c_ev   definer char(77) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL default '',"
   c_ev="$c_ev   execute_at DATETIME default NULL,"
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql b/scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql
index 478d6b48c73..5b3cab16db2 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql
+++ b/scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ ALTER TABLE event ADD sql_mode
                             ) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL AFTER on_completion;
 
 UPDATE user SET Event_priv=Super_priv WHERE @hadEventPriv = 0;
+ALTER TABLE event MODIFY name char(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '';
 
 --
 -- TRIGGER privilege