diff --git a/mysql-test/r/commit.result b/mysql-test/r/commit.result
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8620d2077c6e6d96df0e5711c35c0e6805d4c54c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/commit.result
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+#
+# Bug#20837 Apparent change of isolation level 
+#           during transaction
+#
+# Bug#53343 completion_type=1, COMMIT/ROLLBACK 
+#           AND CHAIN don't preserve the isolation 
+#           level
+connection default;
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (s1 INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2);
+COMMIT;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+ERROR 25001: Transaction isolation level can't be changed while a transaction is in progress
+COMMIT;
+SET @@autocommit=0;
+COMMIT;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT @@tx_isolation;
+@@tx_isolation
+REPEATABLE-READ
+Should be REPEATABLE READ
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+SELECT @@tx_isolation;
+@@tx_isolation
+REPEATABLE-READ
+Should be REPEATABLE READ
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (-1);
+SELECT @@tx_isolation;
+@@tx_isolation
+REPEATABLE-READ
+Should be REPEATABLE READ
+COMMIT;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+connection con1
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1000);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+We should not be able to read the '1000'
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+COMMIT;
+Now, the '1000' should appear.
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+1000
+COMMIT;
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+connection default
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+connection con1
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1001;
+COUNT(*)
+1
+Should be 1
+COMMIT AND CHAIN;
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1002;
+COUNT(*)
+1
+Should be 1
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+1000
+1001
+1002
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+connection con1
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1001;
+COUNT(*)
+1
+Should be 1
+ROLLBACK AND CHAIN;
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1002;
+COUNT(*)
+1
+Should be 1
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+1001
+1002
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT;
+SET @@completion_type=1;
+connection default
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+connection con1
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+s1
+1001
+Should see 1001
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+default transaction is now in REPEATABLE READ
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+s1
+1001
+1002
+Should see 1001 and 1002
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1003);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+s1
+1001
+1002
+Should see 1001 and 1002, but NOT 1003
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+1001
+1002
+1003
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET @@completion_type=0;
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SET @@completion_type=1;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+connection con1
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+s1
+1001
+Should see 1001
+ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN;
+default transaction is now in REPEATABLE READ
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+s1
+1001
+1002
+Should see 1001 and 1002
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1003);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+s1
+1001
+1002
+Should see 1001 and 1002, but NOT 1003
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+1001
+1002
+1003
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET @@completion_type=0;
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL	READ COMMITTED;
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1000);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1
+2
+-1
+Should get same result as above (i.e should not read '1000')
+COMMIT;
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT;
+SET @@completion_type=1;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+TRUNCATE TABLE t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1000);
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1000
+Should read '1000'
+connection con1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+s1
+1000
+Should only read the '1000' as this transaction is now in REP READ
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET @@completion_type=0;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET @autocommit=1;
+COMMIT;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# End of test cases for Bug#20837
+#
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/parser.result b/mysql-test/r/parser.result
index 467bb7c5cb83469f89affcd71f4751d4f0890bf1..0cfde6dd2a0038a57fb92d6cb459f3eacc602739 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/parser.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/parser.result
@@ -618,3 +618,48 @@ DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3;
 #
 # End of 5.1 tests
 #
+# Bug#46527 "COMMIT AND CHAIN RELEASE does not make sense"
+#
+COMMIT AND CHAIN RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+COMMIT RELEASE;
+COMMIT CHAIN RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT AND NO RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT AND RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT NO RELEASE;
+COMMIT CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN NO RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN NO RELEASE' at line 1
+COMMIT AND RELEASE CHAIN;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE CHAIN' at line 1
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+ROLLBACK AND CHAIN RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+ROLLBACK RELEASE;
+ROLLBACK CHAIN RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK AND NO RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK AND RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK NO RELEASE;
+ROLLBACK CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN NO RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CHAIN NO RELEASE' at line 1
+ROLLBACK AND RELEASE CHAIN;
+ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'RELEASE CHAIN' at line 1
+ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+#
+# End of 5.5 tests
+#
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.result b/mysql-test/r/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.result
index ef9337fa65c87d263de19c5a2b800ae45456a16c..1ff7ffba6dbc3daeb940bba74884d3d8d37357b0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.result
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set autocommit=0;
 update t1 set a=10 where a=5;
 ERROR HY000: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
 commit;
+commit;
 set session transaction isolation level read committed;
 update t1 set a=10 where a=5;
 select * from t1 where a=2 for update;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ps.result b/mysql-test/r/ps.result
index 16f6657ceeb3a763913fdcaabbf925afd7ea39b5..0e75ebd57ec5fded9af47e42473be6d2d6b1e1a0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ps.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ps.result
@@ -695,11 +695,11 @@ REPEATABLE-READ
 set transaction isolation level read committed;
 execute stmt;
 @@tx_isolation
-READ-COMMITTED
+REPEATABLE-READ
 set transaction isolation level serializable;
 execute stmt;
 @@tx_isolation
-SERIALIZABLE
+REPEATABLE-READ
 set @@tx_isolation=default;
 execute stmt;
 @@tx_isolation
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_innodb.result
index 651824051361d27699ac85bfaafc7e449b0bc0d5..44c9614950d922fac02e001ba5449b6fb8ebb0e1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_innodb.result
@@ -2,65 +2,65 @@ SET BINLOG_FORMAT=MIXED;
 RESET MASTER;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT) ENGINE=INNODB;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4),(5,5),(6,6);
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = a * a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
 SET BINLOG_FORMAT=STATEMENT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 1*a WHERE a > 1;
 ERROR HY000: Cannot execute statement: impossible to write to binary log since BINLOG_FORMAT = STATEMENT and at least one table uses a storage engine limited to row-based logging. InnoDB is limited to row-logging when transaction isolation level is READ COMMITTED or READ UNCOMMITTED.
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 2;
 ERROR HY000: Cannot execute statement: impossible to write to binary log since BINLOG_FORMAT = STATEMENT and at least one table uses a storage engine limited to row-based logging. InnoDB is limited to row-logging when transaction isolation level is READ COMMITTED or READ UNCOMMITTED.
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 3*a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 4*a WHERE a > 4;
 COMMIT;
 SET BINLOG_FORMAT=MIXED;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 1*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 2;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 3*a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 4*a WHERE a > 4;
 COMMIT;
 SET BINLOG_FORMAT=ROW;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 1*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 2;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 3*a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 4*a WHERE a > 4;
 COMMIT;
 show binlog events from <binlog_start>;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_innodb.test
index c33a31a30f2d9263f0d080facc20cc4faca8d594..13edf2620264930092309b35ecdfb1df9f7cfa97 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_innodb.test
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ RESET MASTER;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT) ENGINE=INNODB;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4),(5,5),(6,6);
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 # Should be logged as statement
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 # Should be logged as rows
 UPDATE t1 SET b = a * a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
@@ -25,69 +25,69 @@ COMMIT;
 
 SET BINLOG_FORMAT=STATEMENT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 error ER_BINLOG_STMT_MODE_AND_ROW_ENGINE;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 1*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 error ER_BINLOG_STMT_MODE_AND_ROW_ENGINE;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 2;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 3*a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 4*a WHERE a > 4;
 COMMIT;
 
 SET BINLOG_FORMAT=MIXED;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 1*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 2;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 3*a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 4*a WHERE a > 4;
 COMMIT;
 
 SET BINLOG_FORMAT=ROW;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 1*a WHERE a > 1;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 2*a WHERE a > 2;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 3*a WHERE a > 3;
 COMMIT;
 
-BEGIN;
 SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+BEGIN;
 UPDATE t1 SET b = 4*a WHERE a > 4;
 COMMIT;
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/commit.test b/mysql-test/t/commit.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..261867bd5ccaa372d3e031b0507cb6a74bc9033d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/commit.test
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+
+connect (con1,localhost,root,,);
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#20837 Apparent change of isolation level 
+--echo #           during transaction
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#53343 completion_type=1, COMMIT/ROLLBACK 
+--echo #           AND CHAIN don't preserve the isolation 
+--echo #           level
+#
+# A set of test cases that verifies operation of
+# transaction isolation level and chaining is 
+# provided
+
+# init
+--echo connection default;
+connection default;
+
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (s1 INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2);
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify that SET TRANS ISO LEVEL is not allowed 
+# inside a transaction
+#
+START TRANSACTION;
+--error ER_CANT_CHANGE_TX_ISOLATION
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify consistent output from 
+# SELECT @@tx_isolation  (Bug#20837)
+#
+# The transaction will be in READ UNCOMMITTED mode,
+# but SELECT @@tx_isolation should report the session
+# value, which is REPEATABLE READ
+#
+SET @@autocommit=0;
+COMMIT;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT @@tx_isolation;
+--echo Should be REPEATABLE READ
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+SELECT @@tx_isolation;
+--echo Should be REPEATABLE READ
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (-1);
+SELECT @@tx_isolation;
+--echo Should be REPEATABLE READ
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify that a change in the session variable
+# does not affect the currently started
+# transaction
+#
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1000);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+--echo We should not be able to read the '1000'
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo Now, the '1000' should appear.
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+COMMIT;
+
+# restore the session value
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+
+#
+# A set of test cases for verification that
+# isolation level during chaining works. MySQL
+# has three variants of chaining, i.e
+# COMMIT AND CHAIN, ROLLBACK AND CHAIN, and
+# the use of @completion_type
+#
+
+#
+# Verify isolation level with COMMIT AND CHAIN
+#
+# COMMIT AND CHAIN causes a new transaction to
+# begin as soon as the current ends, and the new
+# transaction will have the same tran. iso. level
+# as the first.
+#
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1001;
+--echo Should be 1
+COMMIT AND CHAIN;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1002;
+--echo Should be 1
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify isolation level with ROLLBACK AND CHAIN
+#
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1001;
+--echo Should be 1
+ROLLBACK AND CHAIN;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1 WHERE s1 = 1002;
+--echo Should be 1
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify isolation level with @completion_type=1.
+# (A @@completion_type value of 1 is equivalentl to 
+# explicitly adding "AND CHAIN" to COMMIT or ROLLBACK)
+#
+
+#
+# Verify that COMMIT AND NO CHAIN  overrides the value
+# of @@completion_type
+#
+SET @@completion_type=1;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+--echo Should see 1001
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+--echo default transaction is now in REPEATABLE READ
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+--echo Should see 1001 and 1002
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1003);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+--echo Should see 1001 and 1002, but NOT 1003
+COMMIT;
+
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET @@completion_type=0;
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify that ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN  overrides the value
+# of @@completion_type
+#
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SET @@completion_type=1;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+--echo Should see 1001
+ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN;
+--echo default transaction is now in REPEATABLE READ
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1002);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+--echo Should see 1001 and 1002
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1003);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+--echo Should see 1001 and 1002, but NOT 1003
+
+COMMIT;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET @@completion_type=0;
+COMMIT;
+
+#
+# Verify that in the sequence:
+#  SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL
+#  SET SESSION ISOLATION LEVEL
+#
+# SET SESSION ISOLATION LEVEL has precedence over 
+# SET TRANSACTION.  (Note that this is _not_ 
+# in accordance with ISO 9075.)
+#
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL	READ COMMITTED;
+SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1000);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+--echo Should get same result as above (i.e should not read '1000')
+COMMIT;
+
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE s1 >= 1000;
+COMMIT;
+
+
+#
+# Verify that a transaction ended with an
+# implicit commit (i.e a DDL statement), the
+# @@completetion_type setting is ignored, and
+# the next transaction's isolation level is
+# the session level.
+#
+SET @@completion_type=1;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
+START TRANSACTION;
+TRUNCATE TABLE t1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1000);
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+--echo Should read '1000'
+
+--echo connection con1
+connection con1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1001);
+COMMIT;
+
+--echo connection default
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+--echo Should only read the '1000' as this transaction is now in REP READ
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+
+SET @@completion_type=0;
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN;
+
+
+#
+# Cleanup
+#
+SET @autocommit=1;
+COMMIT;
+
+disconnect con1;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # End of test cases for Bug#20837
+--echo #
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/parser.test b/mysql-test/t/parser.test
index e6c9c8b423f3f83b3f5b12c7b173d21a50ed01c5..43d3abb064976f14fc71c4e9c494c117a66fe5c4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/parser.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/parser.test
@@ -732,3 +732,79 @@ DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3;
 --echo #
 --echo # End of 5.1 tests
 --echo #
+
+--echo # Bug#46527 "COMMIT AND CHAIN RELEASE does not make sense"
+--echo #
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT AND CHAIN RELEASE;
+
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+disconnect default;
+connect(default, localhost, root,,);
+
+COMMIT RELEASE;
+disconnect default;
+connect(default, localhost, root,,);
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT CHAIN RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT AND NO RELEASE;
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT AND RELEASE;
+
+COMMIT NO RELEASE;
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+COMMIT AND RELEASE CHAIN;
+
+COMMIT AND NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK AND CHAIN RELEASE;
+
+ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+disconnect default;
+connect(default, localhost, root,,);
+
+ROLLBACK RELEASE;
+disconnect default;
+connect(default, localhost, root,,);
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK CHAIN RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK NO CHAIN RELEASE;
+disconnect default;
+connect(default, localhost, root,,);
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK AND NO RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK AND RELEASE;
+
+ROLLBACK NO RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+--error ER_PARSE_ERROR
+ROLLBACK AND RELEASE CHAIN;
+
+ROLLBACK AND NO CHAIN NO RELEASE;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # End of 5.5 tests
+--echo #
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test b/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test
index 00ea34c390ad19a6482ea35b16f8cf945dd83243..7f6b3d48c63805c2e536a1242e82c96abf842489 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/partition_innodb_semi_consistent.test
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ set session transaction isolation level repeatable read;
 set autocommit=0;
 -- error ER_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT
 update t1 set a=10 where a=5;
+commit;
 connection a;
 #DELETE FROM t1 WHERE a=5;
 commit;
diff --git a/sql/handler.cc b/sql/handler.cc
index 11f684a8010bd699cb209bb0d7bb7ca0ba94187f..587490dd70877f1cf8a2bcdf6a9b5e1c356fd463 100644
--- a/sql/handler.cc
+++ b/sql/handler.cc
@@ -1302,7 +1302,6 @@ int ha_commit_one_phase(THD *thd, bool all)
       if (thd->transaction.changed_tables)
         query_cache.invalidate(thd->transaction.changed_tables);
 #endif
-      thd->variables.tx_isolation=thd->session_tx_isolation;
     }
   }
   /* Free resources and perform other cleanup even for 'empty' transactions. */
@@ -1379,8 +1378,6 @@ int ha_rollback_trans(THD *thd, bool all)
     if (is_real_trans && thd->transaction_rollback_request &&
         thd->transaction.xid_state.xa_state != XA_NOTR)
       thd->transaction.xid_state.rm_error= thd->stmt_da->sql_errno();
-    if (all)
-      thd->variables.tx_isolation=thd->session_tx_isolation;
   }
   /* Always cleanup. Even if nht==0. There may be savepoints. */
   if (is_real_trans)
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.cc b/sql/sql_class.cc
index ac092756a7437eb8545cf429fbb4439537f6e952..b5d38bebd7391c986588e75bbb91af96ec4291c2 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_class.cc
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int thd_sql_command(const THD *thd)
 extern "C"
 int thd_tx_isolation(const THD *thd)
 {
-  return (int) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
+  return (int) thd->tx_isolation;
 }
 
 extern "C"
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ void THD::init(void)
   update_lock_default= (variables.low_priority_updates ?
 			TL_WRITE_LOW_PRIORITY :
 			TL_WRITE);
-  session_tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) variables.tx_isolation;
+  tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) variables.tx_isolation;
   update_charset();
   reset_current_stmt_binlog_format_row();
   bzero((char *) &status_var, sizeof(status_var));
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.h b/sql/sql_class.h
index 8b5fde2ccff51a64452b7406016d9dc91079a9b9..6cc22b22d6c281fa3bfeed2fa3beb78ac7946e6d 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.h
+++ b/sql/sql_class.h
@@ -1941,8 +1941,31 @@ class THD :public Statement,
   uint	     server_status,open_options;
   enum enum_thread_type system_thread;
   uint       select_number;             //number of select (used for EXPLAIN)
-  /* variables.transaction_isolation is reset to this after each commit */
-  enum_tx_isolation session_tx_isolation;
+  /*
+    Current or next transaction isolation level.
+    When a connection is established, the value is taken from
+    @@session.tx_isolation (default transaction isolation for
+    the session), which is in turn taken from @@global.tx_isolation
+    (the global value).
+    If there is no transaction started, this variable
+    holds the value of the next transaction's isolation level.
+    When a transaction starts, the value stored in this variable
+    becomes "actual".
+    At transaction commit or rollback, we assign this variable
+    again from @@session.tx_isolation.
+    The only statement that can otherwise change the value
+    of this variable is SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL.
+    Its purpose is to effect the isolation level of the next
+    transaction in this session. When this statement is executed,
+    the value in this variable is changed. However, since
+    this statement is only allowed when there is no active
+    transaction, this assignment (naturally) only affects the
+    upcoming transaction.
+    At the end of the current active transaction the value is
+    be reset again from @@session.tx_isolation, as described
+    above.
+  */
+  enum_tx_isolation tx_isolation;
   enum_check_fields count_cuted_fields;
 
   DYNAMIC_ARRAY user_var_events;        /* For user variables replication */
diff --git a/sql/sql_lex.h b/sql/sql_lex.h
index 2a1b13719753b205a5962f2254b095ff11820c38..0bca1c9c50b854f28cb750d24f7c94f335be9363 100644
--- a/sql/sql_lex.h
+++ b/sql/sql_lex.h
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ struct LEX: public Query_tables_list
   bool autocommit;
   bool verbose, no_write_to_binlog;
 
-  bool tx_chain, tx_release;
+  enum enum_yes_no_unknown tx_chain, tx_release;
   /*
     Special JOIN::prepare mode: changing of query is prohibited.
     When creating a view, we need to just check its syntax omitting
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 3c4c2eb10508f03527682412a5412de1ebe07bea..1b1016233f843c8fc40e182c84fbbb3b96106719 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -4078,33 +4078,65 @@ case SQLCOM_PREPARE:
     my_ok(thd);
     break;
   case SQLCOM_COMMIT:
+  {
     DBUG_ASSERT(thd->lock == NULL ||
                 thd->locked_tables_mode == LTM_LOCK_TABLES);
+    bool tx_chain= (lex->tx_chain == TVL_YES ||
+                    (thd->variables.completion_type == 1 &&
+                     lex->tx_chain != TVL_NO));
+    bool tx_release= (lex->tx_release == TVL_YES ||
+                      (thd->variables.completion_type == 2 &&
+                       lex->tx_release != TVL_NO));
     if (trans_commit(thd))
       goto error;
     thd->mdl_context.release_transactional_locks();
     /* Begin transaction with the same isolation level. */
-    if (lex->tx_chain && trans_begin(thd))
+    if (tx_chain)
+    {
+      if (trans_begin(thd))
       goto error;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      /* Reset the isolation level if no chaining transaction. */
+      thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
+    }
     /* Disconnect the current client connection. */
-    if (lex->tx_release)
+    if (tx_release)
       thd->killed= THD::KILL_CONNECTION;
     my_ok(thd);
     break;
+  }
   case SQLCOM_ROLLBACK:
+  {
     DBUG_ASSERT(thd->lock == NULL ||
                 thd->locked_tables_mode == LTM_LOCK_TABLES);
+    bool tx_chain= (lex->tx_chain == TVL_YES ||
+                    (thd->variables.completion_type == 1 &&
+                     lex->tx_chain != TVL_NO));
+    bool tx_release= (lex->tx_release == TVL_YES ||
+                      (thd->variables.completion_type == 2 &&
+                       lex->tx_release != TVL_NO));
     if (trans_rollback(thd))
       goto error;
     thd->mdl_context.release_transactional_locks();
     /* Begin transaction with the same isolation level. */
-    if (lex->tx_chain && trans_begin(thd))
-      goto error;
+    if (tx_chain)
+    {
+      if (trans_begin(thd))
+        goto error;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      /* Reset the isolation level if no chaining transaction. */
+      thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
+    }
     /* Disconnect the current client connection. */
-    if (lex->tx_release)
+    if (tx_release)
       thd->killed= THD::KILL_CONNECTION;
     my_ok(thd);
     break;
+  }
   case SQLCOM_RELEASE_SAVEPOINT:
     if (trans_release_savepoint(thd, lex->ident))
       goto error;
@@ -4607,12 +4639,22 @@ case SQLCOM_PREPARE:
     if (trans_xa_commit(thd))
       goto error;
     thd->mdl_context.release_transactional_locks();
+    /*
+      We've just done a commit, reset transaction
+      isolation level to the session default.
+    */
+    thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
     my_ok(thd);
     break;
   case SQLCOM_XA_ROLLBACK:
     if (trans_xa_rollback(thd))
       goto error;
     thd->mdl_context.release_transactional_locks();
+    /*
+      We've just done a rollback, reset transaction
+      isolation level to the session default.
+    */
+    thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
     my_ok(thd);
     break;
   case SQLCOM_XA_RECOVER:
diff --git a/sql/sql_priv.h b/sql/sql_priv.h
index 8601b10b9bf485160691853081c8398f7f6476cb..604890ffbe5ac1b5ba5216ea656fba31a2de5e0b 100644
--- a/sql/sql_priv.h
+++ b/sql/sql_priv.h
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ enum enum_var_type
 
 class sys_var;
 
+enum enum_yes_no_unknown
+{
+  TVL_YES, TVL_NO, TVL_UNKNOWN
+};
+
 #ifdef MYSQL_SERVER
 
 #endif /* MYSQL_SERVER */
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index 84412469252c233512d89f00f841a8fb6abec7d9..10186806f0599a91add77981bcb47f691856c7f8 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ static bool add_create_index (LEX *lex, Key::Keytype type,
   enum index_hint_type index_hint;
   enum enum_filetype filetype;
   enum Foreign_key::fk_option m_fk_option;
+  enum enum_yes_no_unknown m_yes_no_unk;
   Diag_condition_item_name diag_condition_item_name;
 }
 
@@ -1434,12 +1435,15 @@ bool my_yyoverflow(short **a, YYSTYPE **b, ulong *yystacksize);
         table_option opt_if_not_exists opt_no_write_to_binlog
         opt_temporary all_or_any opt_distinct
         opt_ignore_leaves fulltext_options spatial_type union_option
-        start_transaction_opts opt_chain opt_release
+        start_transaction_opts
         union_opt select_derived_init option_type2
         opt_natural_language_mode opt_query_expansion
         opt_ev_status opt_ev_on_completion ev_on_completion opt_ev_comment
         ev_alter_on_schedule_completion opt_ev_rename_to opt_ev_sql_stmt
 
+%type <m_yes_no_unk>
+        opt_chain opt_release
+
 %type <m_fk_option>
         delete_option
 
@@ -13602,16 +13606,16 @@ opt_work:
 
 opt_chain:
           /* empty */
-          { $$= (YYTHD->variables.completion_type == 1); }
-        | AND_SYM NO_SYM CHAIN_SYM { $$=0; }
-        | AND_SYM CHAIN_SYM        { $$=1; }
+          { $$= TVL_UNKNOWN; }
+        | AND_SYM NO_SYM CHAIN_SYM { $$= TVL_NO; }
+        | AND_SYM CHAIN_SYM        { $$= TVL_YES; }
         ;
 
 opt_release:
           /* empty */
-          { $$= (YYTHD->variables.completion_type == 2); }
-        | RELEASE_SYM        { $$=1; }
-        | NO_SYM RELEASE_SYM { $$=0; }
+          { $$= TVL_UNKNOWN; }
+        | RELEASE_SYM        { $$= TVL_YES; }
+        | NO_SYM RELEASE_SYM { $$= TVL_NO; }
 ;
 
 opt_savepoint:
@@ -13624,7 +13628,9 @@ commit:
           {
             LEX *lex=Lex;
             lex->sql_command= SQLCOM_COMMIT;
-            lex->tx_chain= $3; 
+            /* Don't allow AND CHAIN RELEASE. */
+            MYSQL_YYABORT_UNLESS($3 != TVL_YES || $4 != TVL_YES);
+            lex->tx_chain= $3;
             lex->tx_release= $4;
           }
         ;
@@ -13634,7 +13640,9 @@ rollback:
           {
             LEX *lex=Lex;
             lex->sql_command= SQLCOM_ROLLBACK;
-            lex->tx_chain= $3; 
+            /* Don't allow AND CHAIN RELEASE. */
+            MYSQL_YYABORT_UNLESS($3 != TVL_YES || $4 != TVL_YES);
+            lex->tx_chain= $3;
             lex->tx_release= $4;
           }
         | ROLLBACK_SYM opt_work
diff --git a/sql/sys_vars.cc b/sql/sys_vars.cc
index 48a5cf061479679ece82a0440e282bc363973cf5..e829d0784e951f0508367ac1abfd3684544e55bd 100644
--- a/sql/sys_vars.cc
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.cc
@@ -2029,24 +2029,38 @@ static bool check_tx_isolation(sys_var *self, THD *thd, set_var *var)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-/*
-  If one doesn't use the SESSION modifier, the isolation level
-  is only active for the next command.
-*/
-static bool fix_tx_isolation(sys_var *self, THD *thd, enum_var_type type)
+
+bool Sys_var_tx_isolation::session_update(THD *thd, set_var *var)
 {
-  if (type == OPT_SESSION)
-    thd->session_tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation)thd->variables.tx_isolation;
-  return false;
+  if (var->type == OPT_SESSION && Sys_var_enum::session_update(thd, var))
+    return TRUE;
+  if (var->type == OPT_DEFAULT || !thd->in_active_multi_stmt_transaction())
+  {
+    /*
+      Update the isolation level of the next transaction.
+      I.e. if one did:
+      COMMIT;
+      SET SESSION ISOLATION LEVEL ...
+      BEGIN; <-- this transaction has the new isolation
+      Note, that in case of:
+      COMMIT;
+      SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL ...
+      SET SESSION ISOLATION LEVEL ...
+      BEGIN; <-- the session isolation level is used, not the
+      result of SET TRANSACTION statement.
+     */
+    thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) var->save_result.ulonglong_value;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
+
 // NO_CMD_LINE - different name of the option
-static Sys_var_enum Sys_tx_isolation(
+static Sys_var_tx_isolation Sys_tx_isolation(
        "tx_isolation", "Default transaction isolation level",
        SESSION_VAR(tx_isolation), NO_CMD_LINE,
        tx_isolation_names, DEFAULT(ISO_REPEATABLE_READ),
-       NO_MUTEX_GUARD, NOT_IN_BINLOG, ON_CHECK(check_tx_isolation),
-       ON_UPDATE(fix_tx_isolation));
+       NO_MUTEX_GUARD, NOT_IN_BINLOG, ON_CHECK(check_tx_isolation));
 
 static Sys_var_ulonglong Sys_tmp_table_size(
        "tmp_table_size",
diff --git a/sql/sys_vars.h b/sql/sys_vars.h
index c4855ef4fd32b99b60b0c02e5bc3f6d37488ff6e..fbc485734873e8f2db64a2f4932c01c4e8e902e2 100644
--- a/sql/sys_vars.h
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.h
@@ -1599,6 +1599,22 @@ class Sys_var_tz: public sys_var
   { return type != STRING_RESULT; }
 };
 
+
+class Sys_var_tx_isolation: public Sys_var_enum
+{
+public:
+  Sys_var_tx_isolation(const char *name_arg,
+          const char *comment, int flag_args, ptrdiff_t off, size_t size,
+          CMD_LINE getopt,
+          const char *values[], uint def_val, PolyLock *lock,
+          enum binlog_status_enum binlog_status_arg,
+          on_check_function on_check_func)
+    :Sys_var_enum(name_arg, comment, flag_args, off, size, getopt,
+                  values, def_val, lock, binlog_status_arg, on_check_func)
+  {}
+  virtual bool session_update(THD *thd, set_var *var);
+};
+
 /****************************************************************************
   Used templates
 ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/sql/transaction.cc b/sql/transaction.cc
index 5047de1ccdc5b61a8d7324f9b96cc0affbc9e2f4..78551d6fcf7488c4422b3c2f7435ffbb657336d0 100644
--- a/sql/transaction.cc
+++ b/sql/transaction.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,18 @@ bool trans_begin(THD *thd, uint flags)
 
   DBUG_ASSERT(!thd->locked_tables_mode);
 
-  if (trans_commit_implicit(thd))
+  if (thd->in_multi_stmt_transaction_mode() ||
+      (thd->variables.option_bits & OPTION_TABLE_LOCK))
+  {
+    thd->variables.option_bits&= ~OPTION_TABLE_LOCK;
+    thd->server_status&= ~SERVER_STATUS_IN_TRANS;
+    res= test(ha_commit_trans(thd, TRUE));
+  }
+
+  thd->variables.option_bits&= ~(OPTION_BEGIN | OPTION_KEEP_LOG);
+  thd->transaction.all.modified_non_trans_table= FALSE;
+
+  if (res)
     DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
 
   /*
@@ -182,6 +193,14 @@ bool trans_commit_implicit(THD *thd)
   thd->variables.option_bits&= ~(OPTION_BEGIN | OPTION_KEEP_LOG);
   thd->transaction.all.modified_non_trans_table= FALSE;
 
+  /*
+    Upon implicit commit, reset the current transaction
+    isolation level. We do not care about
+    @@session.completion_type since it's documented
+    to not have any effect on implicit commit.
+  */
+  thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
+
   DBUG_RETURN(res);
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +253,11 @@ bool trans_commit_stmt(THD *thd)
   DBUG_ENTER("trans_commit_stmt");
   int res= FALSE;
   if (thd->transaction.stmt.ha_list)
+  {
     res= ha_commit_trans(thd, FALSE);
+    if (! thd->in_active_multi_stmt_transaction())
+      thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
+  }
 
   if (res)
     /*
@@ -265,6 +288,8 @@ bool trans_rollback_stmt(THD *thd)
     ha_rollback_trans(thd, FALSE);
     if (thd->transaction_rollback_request && !thd->in_sub_stmt)
       ha_rollback_trans(thd, TRUE);
+    if (! thd->in_active_multi_stmt_transaction())
+      thd->tx_isolation= (enum_tx_isolation) thd->variables.tx_isolation;
   }
 
   RUN_HOOK(transaction, after_rollback, (thd, FALSE));