diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.result
index a63d3412251..d3706aa854e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.result
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ UPDATE t3 SET b = 'tmp' WHERE id = 1;
 UPDATE t3 SET a = REPEAT('y', 65535);
 UPDATE t3 SET b = 'wic';
 COMMIT;
+SET binlog_row_image=MINIMAL;
+UPDATE t3 SET a = REPEAT('y', 15000);
 disconnect my_con1;
 connection master;
 SET GLOBAL binlog_cache_size= @old_cache_size;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.test
index 20086647350..cb69f99aae2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog_in_engine/rpl_oob.test
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ UPDATE t3 SET b = 'tmp' WHERE id = 1;
 UPDATE t3 SET a = REPEAT('y', 65535);
 UPDATE t3 SET b = 'wic';
 COMMIT;
+
+# MDEV-41442: Too large mtr when trx is larger than InnoDB max mtr size but
+# smaller than binlog_cache_size.
+
+# Use MINIMAL just to make the trx size not depend on old table data.
+# We want > ~1MB but smaller than binlog_cache_size to trigger the
+# bug condition.
+SET binlog_row_image=MINIMAL;
+UPDATE t3 SET a = REPEAT('y', 15000);
+
 --disconnect my_con1
 --connection master
 SET GLOBAL binlog_cache_size= @old_cache_size;
diff --git a/sql/log.cc b/sql/log.cc
index 4292a7a1236..05a8503dcab 100644
--- a/sql/log.cc
+++ b/sql/log.cc
@@ -8400,13 +8400,18 @@ MYSQL_BIN_LOG::write_gtid_event(THD *thd, binlog_cache_data *cache_data,
   if (opt_binlog_engine_hton)
   {
     DBUG_ASSERT(cache_data != nullptr);
-    uint32_t avail= (uint32_t)(dest->write_end - dest->write_pos);
+    uint64_t total= my_b_tell(dest);
+    uint32_t avail=
+      unlikely(total >= binlog_max_spill_size) ? 0 :
+      MY_MIN((uint32_t)(dest->write_end - dest->write_pos),
+             (uint32_t)(binlog_max_spill_size - total));
     if (unlikely(avail < Gtid_log_event::max_size) &&
         avail < gtid_event.get_size())
     {
       /*
-        The GTID event doesn't fit in the cache, so we have to spill the
-        contents as oob event data.
+        The GTID event doesn't fit in the cache (or within
+        binlog_max_spill_size), so we have to spill the contents as oob event
+        data.
       */
       if (my_b_flush_io_cache(dest, 0))
         DBUG_RETURN(true);