diff --git a/mysql-test/r/fulltext_left_join.result b/mysql-test/r/fulltext_left_join.result
index f3dad290525aa73503feb36a7bc8d3781ff7d864..68a424fa3a52393b7811e002633d5f9dafdb6915 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/fulltext_left_join.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/fulltext_left_join.result
@@ -50,3 +50,20 @@ venue_id venue_text dt name entity_id
1 a1 2003-05-23 19:30:00 aberdeen town hall 1
NULL a2 2003-05-23 19:30:00 NULL NULL
drop table t1,t2;
+create table t1 (id int not null primary key, d char(200) not null, e char(200));
+insert into t1 values (1, 'aword', null), (2, 'aword', 'bword'), (3, 'bword', null), (4, 'bword', 'aword'), (5, 'aword and bword', null);
+select * from t1 where match(d, e) against ('+aword +bword' in boolean mode);
+id d e
+2 aword bword
+4 bword aword
+5 aword and bword NULL
+create table t2 (m_id int not null, f char(200), key (m_id));
+insert into t2 values (1, 'bword'), (3, 'aword'), (5, '');
+select * from t1 left join t2 on m_id = id where match(d, e, f) against ('+aword +bword' in boolean mode);
+id d e m_id f
+1 aword NULL 1 bword
+2 aword bword NULL NULL
+3 bword NULL 3 aword
+4 bword aword NULL NULL
+5 aword and bword NULL 5
+drop table t1,t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/fulltext_left_join.test b/mysql-test/t/fulltext_left_join.test
index 3bb1f0b7309b5b6b6f037da06a9e7701bb692bcf..7c22f49ed8cf775192779b1f7c337a9e71e1067d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/fulltext_left_join.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/fulltext_left_join.test
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ select match(t1.texte,t1.sujet,t1.motsclefs) against('droit' IN BOOLEAN MODE)
drop table t1, t2;
#
-# Bug #484, reported by Stephen Brandon <stephen@brandonitconsulting.co.uk>
+# BUG#484, reported by Stephen Brandon <stephen@brandonitconsulting.co.uk>
#
create table t1 (venue_id int(11) default null, venue_text varchar(255) default null, dt datetime default null) engine=myisam;
@@ -45,4 +45,17 @@ select * from t1 left join t2 on (venue_id = entity_id and match(name) against('
select * from t1 left join t2 on (venue_id = entity_id and match(name) against('aberdeen')) where dt = '2003-05-23 19:30:00';
drop table t1,t2;
+#
+# BUG#14708
+# Inconsistent treatment of NULLs in LEFT JOINed FULLTEXT matching without index
+#
+
+create table t1 (id int not null primary key, d char(200) not null, e char(200));
+insert into t1 values (1, 'aword', null), (2, 'aword', 'bword'), (3, 'bword', null), (4, 'bword', 'aword'), (5, 'aword and bword', null);
+select * from t1 where match(d, e) against ('+aword +bword' in boolean mode);
+create table t2 (m_id int not null, f char(200), key (m_id));
+insert into t2 values (1, 'bword'), (3, 'aword'), (5, '');
+select * from t1 left join t2 on m_id = id where match(d, e, f) against ('+aword +bword' in boolean mode);
+drop table t1,t2;
+
# End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/item_func.cc b/sql/item_func.cc
index 2c770bec1ad22beadaac61d86344433fa8e2d249..ee89861b7a82c672f8acc8327616d936558da88e 100644
--- a/sql/item_func.cc
+++ b/sql/item_func.cc
@@ -4512,7 +4512,7 @@ double Item_func_match::val_real()
if (ft_handler == NULL)
DBUG_RETURN(-1.0);
- if (table->null_row) /* NULL row from an outer join */
+ if (key != NO_SUCH_KEY && table->null_row) /* NULL row from an outer join */
return 0.0;
if (join_key)