diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata_symlink.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata_symlink.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7806f5ecce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_loaddata_symlink.result
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+stop slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+reset master;
+reset slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+start slave;
+create table t1(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a) );
+load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
+select * from t1;
+a	b
+1	10
+2	15
+select * from t1;
+a	b
+1	10
+2	15
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-master.opt b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-master.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..719832a2862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-master.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--secure-file-priv=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/std_data_master_link
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-master.sh b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-master.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..066f72926af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-master.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ln -s $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/std_data $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/std_data_master_link
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-slave.opt b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-slave.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a112e81a714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-slave.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--slave-load-tmpdir=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/std_data_slave_link
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-slave.sh b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-slave.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..218209a2542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink-slave.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ln -s $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/std_data $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/std_data_slave_link
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3ee2766314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_loaddata_symlink.test
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# BUG#43913
+# This test verifies if loading data infile will work fine 
+# if the path of the load data file is a symbolic link.
+#
+--source include/master-slave.inc
+--source include/have_binlog_format_statement.inc
+
+create table t1(a int not null auto_increment, b int, primary key(a) );
+load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
+select * from t1;
+
+sync_slave_with_master;
+connection slave;
+select * from t1;
+
+connection master;
+drop table t1;
+sync_slave_with_master;
+
diff --git a/sql/rpl_rli.cc b/sql/rpl_rli.cc
index a9ed736b453..a26717d7acf 100644
--- a/sql/rpl_rli.cc
+++ b/sql/rpl_rli.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ int init_relay_log_info(Relay_log_info* rli,
   rli->tables_to_lock_count= 0;
 
   char pattern[FN_REFLEN];
-  if (fn_format(pattern, PREFIX_SQL_LOAD, slave_load_tmpdir, "",
+  (void) my_realpath(pattern, slave_load_tmpdir, 0);
+  if (fn_format(pattern, PREFIX_SQL_LOAD, pattern, "",
             MY_SAFE_PATH | MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH) == NullS)
   {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&rli->data_lock);
diff --git a/sql/sql_load.cc b/sql/sql_load.cc
index 5500439b619..8109ca4313e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_load.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_load.cc
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ int mysql_load(THD *thd,sql_exchange *ex,TABLE_LIST *table_list,
     else
     {
       (void) fn_format(name, ex->file_name, mysql_real_data_home, "",
-		       MY_RELATIVE_PATH | MY_UNPACK_FILENAME);
+                       MY_RELATIVE_PATH | MY_UNPACK_FILENAME |
+                       MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH);
 #if !defined(__WIN__) && ! defined(__NETWARE__)
       MY_STAT stat_info;
       if (!my_stat(name,&stat_info,MYF(MY_WME)))
@@ -347,12 +348,16 @@ int mysql_load(THD *thd,sql_exchange *ex,TABLE_LIST *table_list,
         DBUG_ASSERT(FALSE); 
 #endif
       }
-      else if (opt_secure_file_priv &&
-               strncmp(opt_secure_file_priv, name, strlen(opt_secure_file_priv)))
+      else if (opt_secure_file_priv)
       {
-        /* Read only allowed from within dir specified by secure_file_priv */
-        my_error(ER_OPTION_PREVENTS_STATEMENT, MYF(0), "--secure-file-priv");
-        DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+        char secure_file_real_path[FN_REFLEN];
+        (void) my_realpath(secure_file_real_path, opt_secure_file_priv, 0);
+        if (strncmp(secure_file_real_path, name, strlen(secure_file_real_path)))
+        {
+          /* Read only allowed from within dir specified by secure_file_priv */
+          my_error(ER_OPTION_PREVENTS_STATEMENT, MYF(0), "--secure-file-priv");
+          DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+        }
       }
 
     }