diff --git a/mysql-test/r/gis.result b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
index 5706f076c6c..b6b684e0893 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/gis.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
@@ -1035,6 +1035,10 @@ NULL
 NULL
 drop table t1;
 End of 5.1 tests
+CREATE TABLE t0 (a BINARY(32) NOT NULL);
+CREATE SPATIAL INDEX i on t0 (a);
+ERROR 42000: A SPATIAL index may only contain a geometrical type column
+INSERT INTO t0 VALUES (1);
 CREATE TABLE t1(
 col0 BINARY NOT NULL,
 col2 TIMESTAMP,
@@ -1063,5 +1067,4 @@ col2 LINESTRING,
 SPATIAL INDEX i1 (col1, col2)
 );
 ERROR HY000: Incorrect arguments to SPATIAL INDEX
-DROP TABLE t1;
-DROP TABLE t2;
+DROP TABLE t0, t1, t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/gis.test b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
index 7ca364d935c..520da7e62c9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/gis.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
@@ -762,7 +762,14 @@ drop table t1;
 #
 # Bug #50574 5.5.x allows spatial indexes on non-spatial 
 #           columns, causing crashes!
+# Bug#11767480 SPATIAL INDEXES ON NON-SPATIAL COLUMNS 
+#              CAUSE CRASHES.
 #
+CREATE TABLE t0 (a BINARY(32) NOT NULL);
+--error ER_SPATIAL_MUST_HAVE_GEOM_COL
+CREATE SPATIAL INDEX i on t0 (a);
+INSERT INTO t0 VALUES (1);
+
 --error ER_SPATIAL_MUST_HAVE_GEOM_COL
 CREATE TABLE t1(
   col0 BINARY NOT NULL,
@@ -800,6 +807,5 @@ CREATE TABLE t3 (
 );
 
 # cleanup
-DROP TABLE t1;
-DROP TABLE t2;
+DROP TABLE t0, t1, t2;