diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index 39b4791ff3d..763bbf81a81 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -8441,6 +8441,7 @@ int Table_map_log_event::do_apply_event(Relay_log_info const *rli)
                 m_field_metadata, m_field_metadata_size,
                 m_null_bits, m_flags);
     table_list->m_tabledef_valid= TRUE;
+    table_list->m_conv_table= NULL;
     table_list->open_type= OT_BASE_ONLY;
 
     /*
diff --git a/sql/rpl_rli.cc b/sql/rpl_rli.cc
index f2653894ea7..11c4924737d 100644
--- a/sql/rpl_rli.cc
+++ b/sql/rpl_rli.cc
@@ -1254,6 +1254,16 @@ void Relay_log_info::clear_tables_to_lock()
       tables_to_lock->m_tabledef.table_def::~table_def();
       tables_to_lock->m_tabledef_valid= FALSE;
     }
+
+    /*
+      If blob fields were used during conversion of field values 
+      from the master table into the slave table, then we need to 
+      free the memory used temporarily to store their values before
+      copying into the slave's table.
+    */
+    if (tables_to_lock->m_conv_table)
+      free_blobs(tables_to_lock->m_conv_table);
+
     tables_to_lock=
       static_cast<RPL_TABLE_LIST*>(tables_to_lock->next_global);
     tables_to_lock_count--;
diff --git a/sql/table.cc b/sql/table.cc
index 68e2566ffc1..8073120e530 100644
--- a/sql/table.cc
+++ b/sql/table.cc
@@ -2188,7 +2188,15 @@ void free_blobs(register TABLE *table)
   for (ptr= table->s->blob_field, end=ptr + table->s->blob_fields ;
        ptr != end ;
        ptr++)
-    ((Field_blob*) table->field[*ptr])->free();
+  {
+    /*
+      Reduced TABLE objects which are used by row-based replication for
+      type conversion might have some fields missing. Skip freeing BLOB
+      buffers for such missing fields.
+    */
+    if (table->field[*ptr])
+      ((Field_blob*) table->field[*ptr])->free();
+  }
 }