diff --git a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
index 039640a5036..75c57c34171 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/func_time.result
@@ -1533,3 +1533,6 @@ select least(greatest(f3, f2, f4), f5) from t1;
 least(greatest(f3, f2, f4), f5)
 0000-00-00 00:00:00
 drop table t1;
+select day(coalesce(null));
+day(coalesce(null))
+NULL
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/func_time.test b/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
index 7d143ed9c16..e4b52b0330c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/func_time.test
@@ -968,3 +968,8 @@ insert ignore t1 values ('04:38:11','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00
 select least(greatest(f3, f2, f4), f5) from t1;
 drop table t1;
 
+#
+# lp:737474 Wrong result with DAY(COALESCE(NULL)) in 5.1-micro
+#
+select day(coalesce(null));
+
diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
index 2cbcbbdb55f..925582be542 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ bool Item_func_coalesce::get_date(MYSQL_TIME *ltime,uint fuzzydate)
       return res;
   }
   null_value=1;
-  return 0;
+  return 1;
 }