diff --git a/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result b/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
index 2a4e3555e3b..d1f34e681e9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/innodb_mysql.result
@@ -54,3 +54,13 @@ c.c_id = 218 and expiredate is null;
 slai_id
 12
 drop table t1, t2;
+flush status;
+create table t1 (c1 int) engine=innodb;
+handler t1 open;
+handler t1 read first;
+c1
+show /*!50002 GLOBAL */ status like 'Handler_rollback';
+Variable_name	Value
+Handler_rollback	0
+drop table t1;
+End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test b/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
index f31e4d64789..ce8030d389d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/innodb_mysql.test
@@ -57,3 +57,21 @@ where
   c.c_id = 218 and expiredate is null;
 
 drop table t1, t2;
+
+#
+# Bug #22728 - Handler_rollback value is growing
+#
+flush status;
+create table t1 (c1 int) engine=innodb;
+connect (con1,localhost,root,,);
+connect (con2,localhost,root,,);
+connection con2;
+handler t1 open;
+handler t1 read first;
+disconnect con2;
+connection con1;
+show /*!50002 GLOBAL */ status like 'Handler_rollback';
+connection default;
+drop table t1;
+disconnect con1;
+--echo End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/handler.cc b/sql/handler.cc
index e166f9885fc..7dc72938f7a 100644
--- a/sql/handler.cc
+++ b/sql/handler.cc
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ int ha_rollback_trans(THD *thd, THD_TRANS *trans)
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_INNOBASE_DB
-    if (trans->innobase_tid)
+    if (thd->transaction.all.innodb_active_trans)
     {
       if ((error=innobase_rollback(thd, trans->innobase_tid)))
       {