diff --git a/sql/sql_type.cc b/sql/sql_type.cc
index 32862be371a..720fea7ebb4 100644
--- a/sql/sql_type.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_type.cc
@@ -5933,6 +5933,18 @@ void Type_handler_geometry::Item_param_set_param_func(Item_param *param,
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
+bool Type_handler_string_result::union_element_finalize(const Item * item) const
+{
+  if (item->collation.derivation == DERIVATION_NONE)
+  {
+    my_error(ER_CANT_AGGREGATE_NCOLLATIONS, MYF(0), "UNION");
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/***************************************************************************/
+
 bool Type_handler::Vers_history_point_resolve_unit(THD *thd,
                                                    Vers_history_point *point)
                                                    const
diff --git a/sql/sql_type.h b/sql/sql_type.h
index b52b1fda678..383ce800f7b 100644
--- a/sql/sql_type.h
+++ b/sql/sql_type.h
@@ -1187,6 +1187,14 @@ public:
   virtual Field *make_conversion_table_field(TABLE *TABLE,
                                              uint metadata,
                                              const Field *target) const= 0;
+  /*
+    Performs the final data type validation for a UNION element,
+    after the regular "aggregation for result" was done.
+  */
+  virtual bool union_element_finalize(const Item * item) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
   virtual bool Column_definition_fix_attributes(Column_definition *c) const= 0;
   virtual bool Column_definition_prepare_stage1(THD *thd,
                                                 MEM_ROOT *mem_root,
@@ -2236,7 +2244,7 @@ public:
   void sortlength(THD *thd,
                   const Type_std_attributes *item,
                   SORT_FIELD_ATTR *attr) const;
-
+  bool union_element_finalize(const Item * item) const;
   bool Column_definition_prepare_stage1(THD *thd,
                                         MEM_ROOT *mem_root,
                                         Column_definition *c,
diff --git a/sql/sql_union.cc b/sql/sql_union.cc
index a4ad67ae74e..c89e59a06f8 100644
--- a/sql/sql_union.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_union.cc
@@ -1150,12 +1150,12 @@ cont:
 
     while ((type= tp++))
     {
-      if (type->cmp_type() == STRING_RESULT &&
-          type->collation.derivation == DERIVATION_NONE)
-      {
-        my_error(ER_CANT_AGGREGATE_NCOLLATIONS, MYF(0), "UNION");
+      /*
+        Test if the aggregated data type is OK for a UNION element.
+        E.g. in case of string data, DERIVATION_NONE is not allowed.
+      */
+      if (type->type_handler()->union_element_finalize(type))
         goto err;
-      }
     }
     
     /*