diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result
index 70416360697..cada225db7e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/partition.result
@@ -839,5 +839,77 @@ p0	10
 p1	0
 pn	90
 drop table t1;
+#
+# MDEV-28271 Assertion on TRUNCATE PARTITION for PARTITION BY SYSTEM_TIME
+#
+create table t1 (x int) with system versioning
+partition by system_time limit 1 (
+partition p0 history,
+partition p1 history,
+partition pn current);
+insert into t1 values (0);
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+x
+0
+1
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+x
+2
+3
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+x
+4
+# TRUNCATE TABLE deletes history and current data
+truncate table t1;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+x
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+x
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+x
+insert into t1 values (0);
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+# TRUNCATE PARTITION ALL does the same
+alter table t1 truncate partition all;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+x
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+x
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+x
+insert into t1 values (0);
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+# TRUNCATE PARTITION deletes data from HISTORY partition
+alter table t1 truncate partition p1;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+x
+0
+1
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+x
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+x
+4
+# or from CURRENT partition
+alter table t1 truncate partition pn;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+x
+0
+1
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+x
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+x
+drop table t1;
 # End of 10.3 tests
 set global innodb_stats_persistent= @save_persistent;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test
index a687cd9b09f..7f75f905254 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/t/partition.test
@@ -822,6 +822,66 @@ from information_schema.partitions
 where table_name = 't1';
  # Cleanup
 drop table t1;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-28271 Assertion on TRUNCATE PARTITION for PARTITION BY SYSTEM_TIME
+--echo #
+create table t1 (x int) with system versioning
+partition by system_time limit 1 (
+  partition p0 history,
+  partition p1 history,
+  partition pn current);
+
+insert into t1 values (0);
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+
+--echo # TRUNCATE TABLE deletes history and current data
+--disable_warnings
+truncate table t1;
+--enable_warnings
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+
+insert into t1 values (0);
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+
+--echo # TRUNCATE PARTITION ALL does the same
+alter table t1 truncate partition all;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+
+insert into t1 values (0);
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+update t1 set x= x + 1;
+
+--echo # TRUNCATE PARTITION deletes data from HISTORY partition
+alter table t1 truncate partition p1;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+
+--echo # or from CURRENT partition
+alter table t1 truncate partition pn;
+select * from t1 partition (p0);
+select * from t1 partition (p1);
+select * from t1 partition (pn);
+
+drop table t1;
+
 --echo # End of 10.3 tests
 
 set global innodb_stats_persistent= @save_persistent;
diff --git a/sql/ha_partition.cc b/sql/ha_partition.cc
index b4bb3e7e61e..b1645a9c4a7 100644
--- a/sql/ha_partition.cc
+++ b/sql/ha_partition.cc
@@ -4034,6 +4034,7 @@ int ha_partition::external_lock(THD *thd, int lock_type)
          only for versioned DML. */
       thd->lex->sql_command != SQLCOM_SELECT &&
       thd->lex->sql_command != SQLCOM_INSERT_SELECT &&
+      thd->lex->sql_command != SQLCOM_ALTER_TABLE &&
       (error= m_part_info->vers_set_hist_part(thd)))
       goto err_handler;
   }