diff --git a/mysql-test/include/rpl_events.inc b/mysql-test/include/rpl_events.inc
index e1bf5500923..b0b2abbc2bb 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/rpl_events.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/rpl_events.inc
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.slave_once;
 --enable_warnings
 
-CREATE EVENT test.slave_once ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 MINUTE DO 
+# Create an event on slave and check its state. An event shouldn't be executed 
+# so set start time in 1 hour.
+CREATE EVENT test.slave_once ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 MINUTE STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
   INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (3, 'from slave_once');
 
 --echo "Checking event status on the slave for originator value = slave's server_id"
@@ -82,8 +84,11 @@ connection master;
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.justonce;
 --enable_warnings
 
+# Create an event on master and check its state on slave. An event shouldn't be executed 
+# so set start time in 1 hour. Check that changes of event statement replicated to slave
+
 --echo "Creating event test.er on the master"
-CREATE EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
   INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (4, 'from er');
 
 --echo "Checking event status on the master"
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND
 
 connection master;
 --echo "Altering event test.er on the master"
-ALTER EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 SECOND DO 
+ALTER EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
   INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (5, 'from alter er');
 
 --echo "Checking event status on the master"
@@ -124,8 +129,11 @@ SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test';
 # test the DISABLE ON SLAVE for setting event SLAVESIDE_DISABLED as status
 # on CREATE EVENT
 
+# Create an event on slave and check its status. An event shouldn't be executed 
+# so set start time in 1 hour.
+
 --echo "Creating event test.slave_terminate on the slave"
-CREATE EVENT test.slave_terminate ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.slave_terminate ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
   INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (6, 'from slave_terminate');
 
 --echo "Checking event status on the slave"
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_events.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_events.result
index 273004b0a43..b26b8aac3a9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_events.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_events.result
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ db	name	status	originator
 test	justonce	SLAVESIDE_DISABLED	1
 "Dropping event test.slave_once on the slave"
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.slave_once;
-CREATE EVENT test.slave_once ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 MINUTE DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.slave_once ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 MINUTE STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (3, 'from slave_once');
 "Checking event status on the slave for originator value = slave's server_id"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'slave_once';
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.slave_once;
 "Dropping event test.justonce on the master"
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.justonce;
 "Creating event test.er on the master"
-CREATE EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (4, 'from er');
 "Checking event status on the master"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'er';
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND
 db	name	status	originator	body
 test	er	SLAVESIDE_DISABLED	1	INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (4, 'from er')
 "Altering event test.er on the master"
-ALTER EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 SECOND DO 
+ALTER EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (5, 'from alter er');
 "Checking event status on the master"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'er';
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ db	name	status	originator
 SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test';
 db	name	status	originator
 "Creating event test.slave_terminate on the slave"
-CREATE EVENT test.slave_terminate ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.slave_terminate ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (6, 'from slave_terminate');
 "Checking event status on the slave"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'slave_terminate';
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ db	name	status	originator
 test	justonce	SLAVESIDE_DISABLED	1
 "Dropping event test.slave_once on the slave"
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.slave_once;
-CREATE EVENT test.slave_once ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 MINUTE DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.slave_once ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 MINUTE STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (3, 'from slave_once');
 "Checking event status on the slave for originator value = slave's server_id"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'slave_once';
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.slave_once;
 "Dropping event test.justonce on the master"
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS test.justonce;
 "Creating event test.er on the master"
-CREATE EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (4, 'from er');
 "Checking event status on the master"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'er';
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND
 db	name	status	originator	body
 test	er	SLAVESIDE_DISABLED	1	INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (4, 'from er')
 "Altering event test.er on the master"
-ALTER EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 SECOND DO 
+ALTER EVENT test.er ON SCHEDULE EVERY 5 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (5, 'from alter er');
 "Checking event status on the master"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator, body FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'er';
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ db	name	status	originator
 SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test';
 db	name	status	originator
 "Creating event test.slave_terminate on the slave"
-CREATE EVENT test.slave_terminate ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND DO 
+CREATE EVENT test.slave_terminate ON SCHEDULE EVERY 3 SECOND STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR DO 
 INSERT IGNORE INTO t1(id, c) VALUES (6, 'from slave_terminate');
 "Checking event status on the slave"
 SELECT db, name, status, originator FROM mysql.event WHERE db = 'test' AND name = 'slave_terminate';