diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index b22c876d4fe..3f94f89f366 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -1716,6 +1716,7 @@ mysql_execute_command(void)
   case SQLCOM_BEGIN:
     thd->options|= OPTION_BEGIN;
     thd->server_status|= SERVER_STATUS_IN_TRANS;
+    send_ok(&thd->net);
     break;
   case SQLCOM_COMMIT:
     thd->options&= ~OPTION_BEGIN;
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index c647ac8a192..f7497d605cc 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ grant_option:
 	| WITH GRANT OPTION { Lex->grant |= GRANT_ACL;}
 
 begin:
-	BEGIN_SYM   { Lex->sql_command = SQLCOM_COMMIT;} opt_work
+	BEGIN_SYM   { Lex->sql_command = SQLCOM_BEGIN;} opt_work
 
 opt_work:
 	/* empty */ {}