diff --git a/mysql-test/r/federated.result b/mysql-test/r/federated.result
index cfb445e9427..7e9cb81a8f0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/federated.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/federated.result
@@ -1883,6 +1883,20 @@ a	b
 2	Curly
 drop table federated.t1;
 drop table federated.t1;
+
+Bug#18287 create federated table always times out, error 1159 ' '
+
+Test that self-references work
+
+create table federated.t1 (a int primary key);
+create table federated.t2 (a int primary key)
+ENGINE=FEDERATED
+connection='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:SLAVE_PORT/federated/t1';
+insert into federated.t1 (a) values (1);
+select * from federated.t2;
+a
+1
+drop table federated.t1, federated.t2;
 CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (a INT PRIMARY KEY) DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 CREATE TABLE federated.t1 (a INT PRIMARY KEY)
 ENGINE=FEDERATED
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/federated.test b/mysql-test/t/federated.test
index efca7f3232d..ee607225d35 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/federated.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/federated.test
@@ -1685,6 +1685,20 @@ drop table federated.t1;
 connection slave;
 drop table federated.t1;
 
+--echo
+--echo Bug#18287 create federated table always times out, error 1159 ' '
+--echo
+--echo Test that self-references work
+--echo
+connection slave;
+create table federated.t1 (a int primary key);
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
+eval create table federated.t2 (a int primary key)
+  ENGINE=FEDERATED
+  connection='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/federated/t1';
+insert into federated.t1 (a) values (1);
+select * from federated.t2;
+drop table federated.t1, federated.t2;
 
 #
 # BUG#29875 Disable support for transactions
diff --git a/mysys/thr_lock.c b/mysys/thr_lock.c
index 20edffb49c2..a81ed925562 100644
--- a/mysys/thr_lock.c
+++ b/mysys/thr_lock.c
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ static inline my_bool have_specific_lock(THR_LOCK_DATA *data,
 }
 
 
+static void wake_up_waiters(THR_LOCK *lock);
+
+
 static enum enum_thr_lock_result
 wait_for_lock(struct st_lock_list *wait, THR_LOCK_DATA *data,
               my_bool in_wait_list)
@@ -445,8 +448,13 @@ wait_for_lock(struct st_lock_list *wait, THR_LOCK_DATA *data,
       else
 	wait->last=data->prev;
       data->type= TL_UNLOCK;                    /* No lock */
+      check_locks(data->lock, "killed or timed out wait_for_lock", 1);
+      wake_up_waiters(data->lock);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      check_locks(data->lock, "aborted wait_for_lock", 0);
     }
-    check_locks(data->lock,"failed wait_for_lock",0);
   }
   else
   {
@@ -776,6 +784,26 @@ void thr_unlock(THR_LOCK_DATA *data)
     lock->read_no_write_count--;
   data->type=TL_UNLOCK;				/* Mark unlocked */
   check_locks(lock,"after releasing lock",1);
+  wake_up_waiters(lock);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock->mutex);
+  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
+}
+
+
+/**
+  @brief  Wake up all threads which pending requests for the lock
+          can be satisfied.
+
+  @param  lock  Lock for which threads should be woken up
+
+*/
+
+static void wake_up_waiters(THR_LOCK *lock)
+{
+  THR_LOCK_DATA *data;
+  enum thr_lock_type lock_type;
+
+  DBUG_ENTER("wake_up_waiters");
 
   if (!lock->write.data)			/* If no active write locks */
   {
@@ -827,11 +855,7 @@ void thr_unlock(THR_LOCK_DATA *data)
 	  data=lock->write_wait.data;		/* Free this too */
 	}
 	if (data->type >= TL_WRITE_LOW_PRIORITY)
-	{
-	  check_locks(lock,"giving write lock",0);
-	  pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock->mutex);
-	  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
-	}
+          goto end;
 	/* Release possible read locks together with the write lock */
       }
       if (lock->read_wait.data)
@@ -886,8 +910,7 @@ void thr_unlock(THR_LOCK_DATA *data)
       free_all_read_locks(lock,0);
   }
 end:
-  check_locks(lock,"thr_unlock",0);
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock->mutex);
+  check_locks(lock, "after waking up waiters", 0);
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
@@ -1101,6 +1124,7 @@ my_bool thr_abort_locks_for_thread(THR_LOCK *lock, my_thread_id thread_id)
 	lock->write_wait.last= data->prev;
     }
   }
+  wake_up_waiters(lock);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock->mutex);
   DBUG_RETURN(found);
 }