diff --git a/mysql-test/r/func_sapdb.result b/mysql-test/r/func_sapdb.result
index d984eee80fa..64eb6eefd1a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/func_sapdb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/func_sapdb.result
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ makedate(1997,1)
 select makedate(1997,0);
 makedate(1997,0)
 NULL
+select makedate(9999,365);
+makedate(9999,365)
+9999-12-31
+select makedate(9999,366);
+makedate(9999,366)
+NULL
 select addtime("1997-12-31 23:59:59.999999", "1 1:1:1.000002");
 addtime("1997-12-31 23:59:59.999999", "1 1:1:1.000002")
 1998-01-02 01:01:01.000001
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
index a10e6675522..66fe355ffce 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ quarter
 SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM '2004-12-15') AS quarter;
 quarter
 4
+SELECT DATE_SUB(str_to_date('9999-12-31 00:01:00','%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s'), INTERVAL 1 MINUTE);
+DATE_SUB(str_to_date('9999-12-31 00:01:00','%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s'), INTERVAL 1 MINUTE)
+9999-12-31 00:00:00
+SELECT DATE_ADD(str_to_date('9999-12-30 23:59:00','%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s'), INTERVAL 1 MINUTE);
+DATE_ADD(str_to_date('9999-12-30 23:59:00','%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s'), INTERVAL 1 MINUTE)
+9999-12-31 00:00:00
 SELECT "1900-01-01 00:00:00" + INTERVAL 2147483648 SECOND;
 "1900-01-01 00:00:00" + INTERVAL 2147483648 SECOND
 1968-01-20 03:14:08
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/func_sapdb.test b/mysql-test/t/func_sapdb.test
index 6189712b5fe..97101fba615 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/func_sapdb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/func_sapdb.test
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ select weekofyear("1997-11-30 23:59:59.000001");
 
 select makedate(1997,1);
 select makedate(1997,0);
+select makedate(9999,365);
+select makedate(9999,366);
 
 #Time functions
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/func_time.test b/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
index 05c033f2b22..188e5667009 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM '2004-09-15') AS quarter;
 SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM '2004-10-15') AS quarter;
 SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM '2004-11-15') AS quarter;
 SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM '2004-12-15') AS quarter;
-
+#
+# MySQL Bugs: #12356: DATE_SUB or DATE_ADD incorrectly returns null
+#
+SELECT DATE_SUB(str_to_date('9999-12-31 00:01:00','%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s'), INTERVAL 1 MINUTE);
+SELECT DATE_ADD(str_to_date('9999-12-30 23:59:00','%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s'), INTERVAL 1 MINUTE);
 
 #
 # Test big intervals (Bug #3498)
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.cc b/sql/item_timefunc.cc
index d8b309978d5..f741984e05f 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 /* TODO: Move month and days to language files */
 
+/* Day number for Dec 31st, 9999 */
 #define MAX_DAY_NUMBER 3652424L
 
 static const char *month_names[]=
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ static bool extract_date_time(DATE_TIME_FORMAT *format,
   if (yearday > 0)
   {
     uint days= calc_daynr(l_time->year,1,1) +  yearday - 1;
-    if (days <= 0 || days >= MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
+    if (days <= 0 || days > MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
       goto err;
     get_date_from_daynr(days,&l_time->year,&l_time->month,&l_time->day);
   }
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ static bool extract_date_time(DATE_TIME_FORMAT *format,
              (weekday - 1);
     }
 
-    if (days <= 0 || days >= MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
+    if (days <= 0 || days > MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
       goto err;
     get_date_from_daynr(days,&l_time->year,&l_time->month,&l_time->day);
   }
@@ -2035,7 +2036,7 @@ bool Item_date_add_interval::get_date(TIME *ltime, uint fuzzy_date)
     ltime->hour=   (uint) (sec/3600);
     daynr= calc_daynr(ltime->year,ltime->month,1) + days;
     /* Day number from year 0 to 9999-12-31 */
-    if ((ulonglong) daynr >= MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
+    if ((ulonglong) daynr > MAX_DAY_NUMBER) 
       goto invalid_date;
     get_date_from_daynr((long) daynr, &ltime->year, &ltime->month,
                         &ltime->day);
@@ -2046,7 +2047,7 @@ bool Item_date_add_interval::get_date(TIME *ltime, uint fuzzy_date)
     period= (calc_daynr(ltime->year,ltime->month,ltime->day) +
              sign * (long) interval.day);
     /* Daynumber from year 0 to 9999-12-31 */
-    if ((ulong) period >= MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
+    if ((ulong) period > MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
       goto invalid_date;
     get_date_from_daynr((long) period,&ltime->year,&ltime->month,&ltime->day);
     break;
@@ -2570,7 +2571,7 @@ String *Item_func_makedate::val_str(String *str)
 
   days= calc_daynr(yearnr,1,1) + daynr - 1;
   /* Day number from year 0 to 9999-12-31 */
-  if (days >= 0 && days < MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
+  if (days >= 0 && days <= MAX_DAY_NUMBER)
   {
     null_value=0;
     get_date_from_daynr(days,&l_time.year,&l_time.month,&l_time.day);