1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.h b/sql/item_timefunc.h
index 7765769c1d3..f9b987324f0 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.h
@@ -534,8 +534,17 @@ public:
   Item_typecast(Item *a) :Item_str_func(a) {}
   const char *func_name() const { return "char"; }
   String *val_str(String *a)
-  { a=args[0]->val_str(a); null_value=args[0]->null_value; return a; }
-  void fix_length_and_dec() { max_length=args[0]->max_length; }
+  {
+    String *tmp=args[0]->val_str(a);
+    null_value=args[0]->null_value;
+    tmp->set_charset(charset());
+    return tmp;
+  }
+  void fix_length_and_dec()
+  {
+    set_charset(thd_charset());
+    max_length=args[0]->max_length;
+  }
   void print(String *str);
 };
 
@@ -544,7 +553,11 @@ class Item_char_typecast :public Item_typecast
 {
 public:
   Item_char_typecast(Item *a) :Item_typecast(a) {}
-  void fix_length_and_dec() { binary=0; max_length=args[0]->max_length; }
+  void fix_length_and_dec()
+  {
+    set_charset(thd_charset());
+    max_length=args[0]->max_length;
+  }
 };