diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ctype_recoding.result b/mysql-test/r/ctype_recoding.result
index 805f731f0ec..be792c007fc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ctype_recoding.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ctype_recoding.result
@@ -136,6 +136,30 @@ SET character_set_connection=binary;
 SELECT 'тест' as s;
 s
 тест
+SET NAMES latin1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (`�` CHAR(128) DEFAULT '�', `�1` ENUM('�1','�2') DEFAULT '�2');
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `�` char(128) default '�',
+  `�1` enum('�1','�2') default '�2'
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+SHOW COLUMNS FROM t1;
+Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
+�	char(128)	YES		�	
+�1	enum('�1','�2')	YES		�2	
+SET NAMES binary;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `ä` char(128) default 'ä',
+  `ä1` enum('ä1','ä2') default 'ä2'
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+SHOW COLUMNS FROM t1;
+Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
+ä	char(128)	YES		ä	
+ä1	enum('ä1','ä2')	YES		ä2	
+DROP TABLE t1;
 SET NAMES binary;
 CREATE TABLE `good�����` (a int);
 ERROR HY000: Invalid utf8 character string: '�����'
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ctype_recoding.test b/mysql-test/t/ctype_recoding.test
index de6332f272c..82d0643b577 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ctype_recoding.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ctype_recoding.test
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ SET NAMES utf8;
 SET character_set_connection=binary;
 SELECT 'тест' as s;
 
+# Bug#4417, another aspect:
+# Check that both "SHOW CREATE TABLE" and "SHOW COLUMNS"
+# return column names and default values in UTF8 after "SET NAMES BINARY"
+
+SET NAMES latin1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (`�` CHAR(128) DEFAULT '�', `�1` ENUM('�1','�2') DEFAULT '�2');
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+SHOW COLUMNS FROM t1;
+SET NAMES binary;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+SHOW COLUMNS FROM t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+
 #
 # Test that we allow only well-formed UTF8 identitiers
 #
diff --git a/sql/sql_show.cc b/sql/sql_show.cc
index 6d328243a59..57c5f01d0bf 100644
--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ mysqld_show_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list,const char *wild,
   TABLE *table;
   handler *file;
   char tmp[MAX_FIELD_WIDTH];
+  char tmp1[MAX_FIELD_WIDTH];
   Item *item;
   Protocol *protocol= thd->protocol;
   DBUG_ENTER("mysqld_show_fields");
@@ -735,9 +736,24 @@ mysqld_show_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list,const char *wild,
         else if (field->unireg_check != Field::NEXT_NUMBER &&
                  !field->is_null())
         {                                               // Not null by default
+          /*
+            Note: we have to convert the default value into
+            system_charset_info before sending.
+            This is necessary for "SET NAMES binary":
+            If the client character set is binary, we want to
+            send metadata in UTF8 rather than in the column's
+            character set.
+            This conversion also makes "SHOW COLUMNS" and
+            "SHOW CREATE TABLE" output consistent. Without
+            this conversion the default values were displayed
+            differently.
+          */
+          String def(tmp1,sizeof(tmp1), system_charset_info);
           type.set(tmp, sizeof(tmp), field->charset());
           field->val_str(&type);
-          protocol->store(type.ptr(),type.length(),type.charset());
+          def.copy(type.ptr(), type.length(), type.charset(), 
+                   system_charset_info);
+          protocol->store(def.ptr(), def.length(), def.charset());
         }
         else if (field->unireg_check == Field::NEXT_NUMBER ||
                  field->maybe_null())