diff --git a/client/mysql.cc b/client/mysql.cc
index b8655d7c5f5..c9460aa958d 100644
--- a/client/mysql.cc
+++ b/client/mysql.cc
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int com_nopager(String *str, char*), com_pager(String *str, char*),
            com_edit(String *str,char*), com_shell(String *str, char *);
 #endif
 
-static int read_lines(bool execute_commands);
+static int read_and_execute(bool interactive);
 static int sql_connect(char *host,char *database,char *user,char *password,
 		       uint silent);
 static int put_info(const char *str,INFO_TYPE info,uint error=0,
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 	  "Type 'help [[%]function name[%]]' to get help on usage of function.\n");
 #endif
   put_info(buff,INFO_INFO);
-  status.exit_status=read_lines(1);		// read lines and execute them
+  status.exit_status= read_and_execute(!status.batch);
   if (opt_outfile)
     end_tee();
   mysql_end(0);
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static int get_options(int argc, char **argv)
   return(0);
 }
 
-static int read_lines(bool execute_commands)
+static int read_and_execute(bool interactive)
 {
 #if defined( __WIN__) || defined(OS2) || defined(__NETWARE__)
   char linebuffer[254];
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static int read_lines(bool execute_commands)
   
   for (;;)
   {
-    if (status.batch || !execute_commands)
+    if (!interactive)
     {
       line=batch_readline(status.line_buff);
       line_number++;
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static int read_lines(bool execute_commands)
       Check if line is a mysql command line
       (We want to allow help, print and clear anywhere at line start
     */
-    if (execute_commands && (named_cmds || glob_buffer.is_empty()) 
+    if ((named_cmds || glob_buffer.is_empty())
 	&& !in_string && (com=find_command(line,0)))
     {
       if ((*com->func)(&glob_buffer,line) > 0)
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static int read_lines(bool execute_commands)
       if (glob_buffer.is_empty())		// If buffer was emptied
 	in_string=0;
 #ifdef HAVE_READLINE
-      if (status.add_to_history && not_in_history(line))
+      if (interactive && status.add_to_history && not_in_history(line))
 	add_history(line);
 #endif
       continue;
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static int read_lines(bool execute_commands)
   }
   /* if in batch mode, send last query even if it doesn't end with \g or go */
 
-  if ((status.batch || !execute_commands) && !status.exit_status)
+  if (!interactive && !status.exit_status)
   {
     remove_cntrl(glob_buffer);
     if (!glob_buffer.is_empty())
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ static int com_source(String *buffer, char *line)
   status.line_buff=line_buff;
   status.file_name=source_name;
   glob_buffer.length(0);			// Empty command buffer
-  error=read_lines(0);				// Read lines from file
+  error= read_and_execute(false);
   status=old_status;				// Continue as before
   my_fclose(sql_file,MYF(0));
   batch_readline_end(line_buff);
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysql.result b/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
index dbb47152926..eeb6abd9f41 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ a
 Test delimiter delimiter
 a
 1
+Tables_in_test
+t1
+t2
+t3
 
 Test delimiter : from command line
 a
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter.sql b/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter.sql
index 4ea481a84e2..fa80c980b29 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter.sql
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter.sql
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ delimiter delimiter
 select * from t1 delimiter
 delimiter ; # Reset delimiter
 
-
+#
+# Bug #11523: \d works differently than delimiter
+#
+source t/mysql_delimiter_source.sql
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter_source.sql b/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter_source.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f645091f3d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysql_delimiter_source.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+delimiter //
+create table t2 (a int) //
+delimiter ;
+\d //
+create table t3 (a int) //
+\d ;
+show tables;
+drop table t2, t3;