diff --git a/mysql-test/r/gis.result b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
index b462d7dbbea..2d451de1302 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/gis.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/gis.result
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ DROP TABLE t0, t1, t2;
 #
 SELECT ISCLOSED(CONVERT(CONCAT('     ', 0x2), BINARY(20)));
 ISCLOSED(CONVERT(CONCAT('     ', 0x2), BINARY(20)))
-NULL
+-1
 #
 # BUG#12537203 - CRASH WHEN SUBSELECTING GLOBAL VARIABLES IN 
 # GEOMETRY FUNCTION ARGUMENTS
@@ -1810,3 +1810,9 @@ disjoint
 select ST_Relate(ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),'FF*FF****') as disjoint;
 disjoint
 0
+#
+# MDEV-7528 GIS: Functions return NULL instead of specified -1 for NULL arguments.
+#
+select ST_IsRing(NULL);
+ST_IsRing(NULL)
+-1
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/gis.test b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
index 2d05d35bb13..60f12a355b4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/gis.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/gis.test
@@ -1511,3 +1511,10 @@ select ST_Relate(ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),'
 select ST_Relate(ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),ST_PointFromText('POINT(1 1)'),'FF*FF****') as disjoint;
 select ST_Relate(ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),ST_PointFromText('POINT(0 0)'),'FF*FF****') as disjoint;
 
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-7528 GIS: Functions return NULL instead of specified -1 for NULL arguments.
+--echo #
+
+select ST_IsRing(NULL);
+
diff --git a/sql/item_geofunc.cc b/sql/item_geofunc.cc
index 42e7029363c..c4c01667d1b 100644
--- a/sql/item_geofunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_geofunc.cc
@@ -1860,10 +1860,14 @@ longlong Item_func_issimple::val_int()
   DBUG_ENTER("Item_func_issimple::val_int");
   DBUG_ASSERT(fixed == 1);
   
-  if ((null_value= (args[0]->null_value ||
-          !(g= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
-          g->get_mbr(&mbr, &c_end))))
-    DBUG_RETURN(0);
+  null_value= 0;
+  if ((args[0]->null_value ||
+       !(g= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
+       g->get_mbr(&mbr, &c_end)))
+  {
+    /* We got NULL as an argument. Have to return -1 */
+    DBUG_RETURN(-1);
+  }
 
   collector.set_extent(mbr.xmin, mbr.xmax, mbr.ymin, mbr.ymax);
 
@@ -1924,11 +1928,15 @@ longlong Item_func_isclosed::val_int()
   Geometry *geom;
   int isclosed= 0;				// In case of error
 
-  null_value= (!swkb || 
-	       args[0]->null_value ||
-	       !(geom=
-		 Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
-	       geom->is_closed(&isclosed));
+  null_value= 0;
+  if (!swkb || 
+      args[0]->null_value ||
+      !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
+      geom->is_closed(&isclosed))
+  {
+    /* IsClosed(NULL) should return -1 */
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   return (longlong) isclosed;
 }
@@ -1944,11 +1952,15 @@ longlong Item_func_isring::val_int()
   Geometry *geom;
   int isclosed= 0;				// In case of error
 
-  null_value= (!swkb || 
-	       args[0]->null_value ||
-	       !(geom=
-		 Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
-	       geom->is_closed(&isclosed));
+  null_value= 0;
+  if (!swkb || 
+      args[0]->null_value ||
+      !(geom= Geometry::construct(&buffer, swkb->ptr(), swkb->length())) ||
+      geom->is_closed(&isclosed))
+  {
+    /* IsRing(NULL) should return -1 */
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   if (!isclosed)
     return 0;