diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog-innodb.result b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog-innodb.result
index be34c273019..566563bff76 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog-innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog-innodb.result
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1)
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog.result b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog.result
index 3e3d9d092e3..c6d9ef97229 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog.result
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `t1`,`t2`,`t3`,`t4`,`t5`,`t03`,`t04` /* generated by server */
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#' INTO TABLE `t1` FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t' ENCLOSED BY '' ESCAPED BY '\\' LINES TERMINATED BY '\n' (`word`)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 COMMIT
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 insert into t1 values ("Alas")
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `t1`,`t2`,`t3`,`t4`,`t5`,`t03`,`t04` /* generated by server */
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#' INTO TABLE `t1` FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t' ENCLOSED BY '' ESCAPED BY '\\' LINES TERMINATED BY '\n' (`word`)
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 COMMIT
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 insert into t1 values ("Alas")
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` PROCEDURE `p1`()
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (a varchar(64) character set utf8)
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1(a int) engine= innodb
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 BEGIN
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 BEGIN
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 BEGIN
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table test.t1 (id int not null)
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table test.t1 (id int not null)
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table test.t1 (id int not null)
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=1, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table test.t1 (id int not null)
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_compressed.result b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_compressed.result
index 539729a79bb..820e100220f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_compressed.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_compressed.result
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY, f1 INT, f2 INT, f3 TINYINT, f4 MEDIUMINT, f5 BIGINT, f6 INT, f7 INT, f8 char(1))
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_minimal.result b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_minimal.result
index 57556949a47..a05a778105f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_minimal.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_row_minimal.result
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY, f1 INT, f2 INT, f3 TINYINT, f4 MEDIUMINT, f5 BIGINT, f6 INT, f7 INT, f8 char(1))
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 COMMIT
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_stmt_compressed.result b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_stmt_compressed.result
index 37aa2c327ed..7db60a96b72 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_stmt_compressed.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/mysqlbinlog_stmt_compressed.result
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (pk INT PRIMARY KEY, f1 INT, f2 INT, f3 TINYINT, f4 MEDIUMINT, f5 BIGINT, f6 INT, f7 INT, f8 char(1))
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/user_var-binlog.result b/mysql-test/main/user_var-binlog.result
index c07d6d42b98..cd0bf056c17 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/user_var-binlog.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/user_var-binlog.result
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=#/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(@`a b`)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/binlog_row_annotate.inc b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/binlog_row_annotate.inc
index 69d9dc3cc49..c36e5437cce 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/binlog_row_annotate.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/binlog_row_annotate.inc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ if (!$use_remote_mysqlbinlog)
     --echo # - DELETE xtest1.xt1, test2.t2 FROM <...> (with one subsequent Table map)
     --echo #####################################################################################
 
-    --replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+    --replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
     --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $datadir/master-bin.000001
 
     --echo #
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if (!$use_remote_mysqlbinlog)
     --echo # - DELETE test1.t1, test2.t2 FROM <...>
     --echo #####################################################################################
 
-    --replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+    --replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
     --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows --database=test1 -v -v $datadir/master-bin.000001
 
     --echo #
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if (!$use_remote_mysqlbinlog)
     --echo # No Annotates should appear in this output
     --echo #####################################################################################
 
-    --replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+    --replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
     --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows --skip-annotate-row-events -v -v $datadir/master-bin.000001
 
     --let use_remote_mysqlbinlog= 0
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ if (!$use_remote_mysqlbinlog)
 --echo # - DELETE xtest1.xt1, test2.t2 FROM <...> (with one subsequent Table map)
 --echo #####################################################################################
 
---replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=localhost --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 
 --echo #
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ if (!$use_remote_mysqlbinlog)
 --echo # - DELETE test1.t1, test2.t2 FROM <...>
 --echo #####################################################################################
 
---replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows --database=test1 -v -v --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=localhost --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 
 --echo #
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ if (!$use_remote_mysqlbinlog)
 --echo # No Annotates should appear in this output
 --echo #####################################################################################
 
---replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows --skip-annotate-row-events -v -v --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=localhost --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 
 # Clean-up
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/ctype_ucs_binlog.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/ctype_ucs_binlog.test
index 0e9d49f6663..9c55e8bc449 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/ctype_ucs_binlog.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/include/ctype_ucs_binlog.test
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ source include/show_binlog_events.inc;
 # escaped).
 flush logs;
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 
 drop table t2;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 FLUSH LOGS;
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
---replace_regex /TIMESTAMP=[0-9]*/TIMESTAMP=XXX/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /(exec_time=|end_log_pos |Xid = |thread_id=|server id |table id |mapped to number )[0-9]+/\1#/  /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/  /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /GTID [0-9]+-[0-9]+-[0-9]+/GTID #-#-#/ /Gtid list [[][0-9]+-[0-9]+-[0-9]+[\]]/Gtid list [#-#-#]/ /session[.](gtid_domain_id|server_id|gtid_seq_no)=[0-9]+/session.\1=#/ /(^#|created )[0-9]{6} [ 12][0-9]:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}/\1YYMMDD HH:MM:SS/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /TIMESTAMP=[0-9]*/TIMESTAMP=XXX/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /(exec_time=|end_log_pos |Xid = |thread_id=|server id |table id |mapped to number )[0-9]+/\1#/  /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/  /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /GTID [0-9]+-[0-9]+-[0-9]+/GTID #-#-#/ /Gtid list [[][0-9]+-[0-9]+-[0-9]+[\]]/Gtid list [#-#-#]/ /session[.](gtid_domain_id|server_id|gtid_seq_no)=[0-9]+/session.\1=#/ /(^#|created )[0-9]{6} [ 12][0-9]:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}/\1YYMMDD HH:MM:SS/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -vv $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000003
 
 SET TIMESTAMP=DEFAULT;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_base64_flag.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_base64_flag.result
index a79ae45981e..045f3adfd71 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_base64_flag.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_base64_flag.result
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ SET TIMESTAMP=1196959712/*!*/;
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (a int) engine= myisam
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_innodb.result
index 989c0dcb723..01a28690a03 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_innodb.result
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
@@ -5281,7 +5281,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
@@ -5681,7 +5681,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
@@ -6319,7 +6319,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_myisam.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_myisam.result
index 84c0c2769de..123e2d53ae4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_myisam.result
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
@@ -5304,7 +5304,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
@@ -5710,7 +5710,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
@@ -6358,7 +6358,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=X/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog2.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog2.test
index f5b7e2c01d6..1d4cf3fca79 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog2.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog2.test
@@ -47,42 +47,42 @@ select "--- Local --" as "";
 # be time dependent (the Start events). Better than nothing.
 #
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --base64-output=never $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- offset --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --offset=5 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $start_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --start-position=$start_pos $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $stop_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --stop-position=$stop_pos $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start and stop positions ---" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $start_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
 let $stop_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 857`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --start-position=$start_pos --stop-position=$stop_pos  $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--start-datetime=1970-01-21 15:32:24" $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--stop-datetime=1970-01-21 15:32:24" $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 
 --disable_query_log
@@ -92,119 +92,119 @@ select "--- Local with 2 binlogs on command line --" as "";
 # This is to verify that some options apply only to first, or last binlog
 
 flush logs;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- offset --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --offset=5 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $start_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --start-position=$start_pos $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $stop_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 134`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --stop-position=$stop_pos $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--start-datetime=1970-01-21 15:32:24" $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--stop-datetime=1970-01-21 15:32:24" $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001 $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- Remote --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- offset --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --offset=5 --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $start_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --start-position=$start_pos --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $stop_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --stop-position=$stop_pos --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start and stop positions ---" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $start_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
 let $stop_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 812`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --start-position=$start_pos --stop-position $stop_pos --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--start-datetime=1970-01-21 15:32:24" --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--stop-datetime=1970-01-21 15:32:24" --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- Remote with 2 binlogs on command line --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 master-bin.000002
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- offset --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --offset=5 --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001  master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $start_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 696`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --start-position=$start_pos --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001  master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-position --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 let $stop_pos= `select @binlog_start_pos + 109`;
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --stop-position=$stop_pos --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001  master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- start-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--start-datetime=19700121153224" --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 master-bin.000002
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- stop-datetime --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form "--stop-datetime=1970/01/21 15@32@24" --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001 master-bin.000002
 
 --disable_query_log
 select "--- to-last-log --" as "";
 --enable_query_log
 
---replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --short-form --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=127.0.0.1 --port=$MASTER_MYPORT --to-last-log master-bin.000001
 
 # clean up
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row.test
index b366578f3cd..516bbe0a6d3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row.test
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 FLUSH LOGS;
 
 --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
---replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /(@[0-9]*=[0-9]*[.][0-9]{1,3})[0-9e+-]*[^ ]*(.*(FLOAT|DOUBLE).*[*].)/\1...\2/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /(@[0-9]*=[0-9]*[.][0-9]{1,3})[0-9e+-]*[^ ]*(.*(FLOAT|DOUBLE).*[*].)/\1...\2/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 
 --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
@@ -487,5 +487,5 @@ FLUSH LOGS;
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000002 2>&1
 
 --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
---replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /(@[0-9]*=[0-9]*[.][0-9]{1,3})[0-9e+-]*[^ ]*(.*(FLOAT|DOUBLE).*[*].)/\1...\2/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /(@[0-9]*=[0-9]*[.][0-9]{1,3})[0-9e+-]*[^ ]*(.*(FLOAT|DOUBLE).*[*].)/\1...\2/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000003
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_trans.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_trans.test
index 12d83e0a777..11d1ff80996 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_trans.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_mysqlbinlog_row_trans.test
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ FLUSH LOGS;
 --echo #
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
---replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /Xid = [0-9]*/Xid = #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /Xid = [0-9]*/Xid = #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 
 --echo #
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_row_mysqlbinlog_options.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_row_mysqlbinlog_options.test
index 064cebef47f..f5761180dd7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_row_mysqlbinlog_options.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_row_mysqlbinlog_options.test
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ flush logs;
 --echo #
 
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
---replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG  --base64-output=decode-rows --rewrite-db="test1->new_test1" --rewrite-db="test3->new_test3" -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 
 --echo #
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 --echo # --read-from-remote-server
 --echo #
 
---replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /server id [0-9]*/server id #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG  --base64-output=decode-rows --rewrite-db="test1->new_test1" --rewrite-db="test3->new_test3" -v -v --read-from-remote-server --user=root --host=localhost --port=$MASTER_MYPORT master-bin.000001
 
 DROP DATABASE test1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/flashback.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/flashback.test
index abe054e4de0..f8f76ae8b11 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/flashback.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/flashback.test
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ FLUSH LOGS;
 
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
---replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /Xid = [0-9]*/Xid = #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /Xid = [0-9]*/Xid = #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 
 --echo # < CASE 1 >
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
---replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /Xid = [0-9]*/Xid = #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
+--replace_regex /SQL_LOAD_MB-[0-9]-[0-9]/SQL_LOAD_MB-#-#/ /exec_time=[0-9]*/exec_time=#/ /end_log_pos [0-9]*/end_log_pos #/ /# at [0-9]*/# at #/ /Xid = [0-9]*/Xid = #/ /thread_id=[0-9]*/thread_id=#/ /table id [0-9]*/table id #/ /mapped to number [0-9]*/mapped to number #/ /server v [^ ]*/server v #.##.##/ /CRC32 0x[0-9a-f]*/CRC32 XXX/ /collation_server=[0-9]+/collation_server=X/ /character_set_client=[a-zA-Z0-9]+/character_set_client=X/ /collation_connection=[0-9]+/collation_connection=X/
 --exec $MYSQL_BINLOG -B --base64-output=decode-rows -v -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/master-bin.000001
 
 --echo # < CASE 1 >
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/r/rpl_sp.result b/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/r/rpl_sp.result
index 30a95dc65d9..21f83bb7b72 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/r/rpl_sp.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/r/rpl_sp.result
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 drop database if exists mysqltest1
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_gra_log.result b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_gra_log.result
index 8ac76692262..8c0286a4ef1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_gra_log.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_gra_log.result
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_blackhole_row_annotate.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_blackhole_row_annotate.result
index f411fdf4f97..b7019d051e1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_blackhole_row_annotate.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_blackhole_row_annotate.result
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT, c INT)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_hrtime.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_hrtime.result
index 5f0b8f4123a..03732198e73 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_hrtime.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_hrtime.result
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (a timestamp(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, b varchar(100), c datetime(2))
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mdev382.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mdev382.result
index b88b47b2dfa..d5947343967 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mdev382.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mdev382.result
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE `t``1` (`a``1` VARCHAR(4) PRIMARY KEY, `b``2` VARCHAR(3),
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a1 BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, a2 BIGINT, a3 BIGINT, a4 BIGINT UNSIGNED, b DOUBLE, c DECIMAL(65,10), d VARCHAR(100))
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master_29078.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master_29078.result
index 89d3e039bf3..eefa3acc847 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master_29078.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master_29078.result
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (f1 timestamp, f2 timestamp)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_parallel_29322.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_parallel_29322.result
index f7059705b37..74b8b1fbb66 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_parallel_29322.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_parallel_29322.result
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (f1 timestamp, f2 timestamp)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C utf8 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=33,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=utf8,@@session.collation_connection=33,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (f1 timestamp, f2 timestamp)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.result
index 83f16122d96..8ba705a76ee 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.result
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t3(c1 INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, c2 LONGBLOB, c3 TIMESTAMP, c4 TEXT, c5 FLOAT)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1(word VARCHAR(20))
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t1(word VARCHAR(20))
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 CREATE TABLE t3(c1 INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, c2 LONGBLOB, c3 TIMESTAMP, c4 TEXT, c5 FLOAT)
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_sp.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_sp.result
index 6e733fa555d..315714f6de6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_sp.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_sp.result
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 drop database if exists mysqltest1
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_timestamp.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_timestamp.result
index 5e38de40b42..3ced32aa72f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_timestamp.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_timestamp.result
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SET @@session.foreign_key_checks=1, @@session.sql_auto_is_null=0, @@session.uniq
 SET @@session.sql_mode=1411383296/*!*/;
 SET @@session.auto_increment_increment=1, @@session.auto_increment_offset=1/*!*/;
 /*!\C latin1 *//*!*/;
-SET @@session.character_set_client=8,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
+SET @@session.character_set_client=latin1,@@session.collation_connection=8,@@session.collation_server=8/*!*/;
 SET @@session.lc_time_names=0/*!*/;
 SET @@session.collation_database=DEFAULT/*!*/;
 create table t1 (f1 timestamp, f2 timestamp)
diff --git a/sql/log_event_client.cc b/sql/log_event_client.cc
index 9a8ee6b0239..c1c5ddf377c 100644
--- a/sql/log_event_client.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event_client.cc
@@ -1965,11 +1965,11 @@ bool Query_log_event::print_query_header(IO_CACHE* file,
         goto err;
     }
     if (my_b_printf(file,"SET "
-                    "@@session.character_set_client=%d,"
+                    "@@session.character_set_client=%s,"
                     "@@session.collation_connection=%d,"
                     "@@session.collation_server=%d"
                     "%s\n",
-                    uint2korr(charset),
+                    cs_info->csname,
                     uint2korr(charset+2),
                     uint2korr(charset+4),
                     print_event_info->delimiter))