diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysql.result b/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
index 4b7084e813c..164ee4d50ac 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
@@ -104,4 +104,14 @@ c_cp932
 |    2 | NULL | 
 |    3 |      | 
 +------+------+
+create table t1(a int, b varchar(255), c int);
+Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
+a	int(11)	YES		NULL	
+b	varchar(255)	YES		NULL	
+c	int(11)	YES		NULL	
+Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
+a	int(11)	YES		NULL	
+b	varchar(255)	YES		NULL	
+c	int(11)	YES		NULL	
+drop table t1;
 End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysql.test b/mysql-test/t/mysql.test
index ac4c323f51e..cfc47a5fbd5 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysql.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysql.test
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ drop table t1;
 #
 --exec $MYSQL -t test -e "create table b19564 (i int, s1 char(1)); insert into b19564 values (1, 'x'); insert into b19564 values (2, NULL); insert into b19564 values (3, ' '); select * from b19564 order by i; drop table b19564;" 
 
+#
+# Bug#19265 describe command does not work from mysql prompt
+#
+
+create table t1(a int, b varchar(255), c int);
+--exec $MYSQL test -e "desc t1"
+--exec $MYSQL test -e "desc t1\g"
+drop table t1;
+
 --echo End of 5.0 tests