diff --git a/mysql-test/r/sp.result b/mysql-test/r/sp.result
index 5d93f252716..23c3548b9bf 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/sp.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/sp.result
@@ -2991,4 +2991,14 @@ select bug9775(1),bug9775(2),bug9775(3),bug9775(4)|
 bug9775(1)	bug9775(2)	bug9775(3)	bug9775(4)
 a	b	a,b	
 drop function bug9775|
+drop function if exists bug8861|
+create function bug8861(v1 int) returns year return v1|
+select bug8861(05)|
+bug8861(05)
+2005
+set @x = bug8861(05)|
+select @x|
+@x
+2005
+drop function bug8861|
 drop table t1,t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/sp.test b/mysql-test/t/sp.test
index 9f76f7ec0e4..66c36a394f7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/sp.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/sp.test
@@ -3671,6 +3671,19 @@ select bug9775(1),bug9775(2),bug9775(3),bug9775(4)|
 drop function bug9775|
 
 
+#
+# BUG#8861: If Return is a YEAR data type, value is not shown in year format
+#
+--disable_warnings
+drop function if exists bug8861|
+--enable_warnings
+create function bug8861(v1 int) returns year return v1|
+select bug8861(05)|
+set @x = bug8861(05)|
+select @x|
+drop function bug8861|
+
+
 #
 # BUG#NNNN: New bug synopsis
 #
diff --git a/sql/protocol.cc b/sql/protocol.cc
index dc9ab7bf795..edeb78cc00b 100644
--- a/sql/protocol.cc
+++ b/sql/protocol.cc
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ bool Protocol_simple::store(const char *from, uint length,
 #ifndef DEBUG_OFF
   DBUG_ASSERT(field_types == 0 ||
 	      field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_DECIMAL ||
+              field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_YEAR ||
               field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_BIT ||
               field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL ||
 	      (field_types[field_pos] >= MYSQL_TYPE_ENUM &&