diff --git a/include/my_base.h b/include/my_base.h
index 1713a07f6ec..25fa683744e 100644
--- a/include/my_base.h
+++ b/include/my_base.h
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@ enum ha_base_keytype {
 #define HA_ERR_TABLE_EXIST       156  /* The table existed in storage engine */
 #define HA_ERR_NO_CONNECTION     157  /* Could not connect to storage engine */
 #define HA_ERR_NULL_IN_SPATIAL   158  /* NULLs are not supported in spatial index */
-#define HA_ERR_LAST              158  /*Copy last error nr.*/
+#define HA_ERR_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED 159  /* The table changed in storage engine */
+
+#define HA_ERR_LAST              159  /*Copy last error nr.*/
 /* Add error numbers before HA_ERR_LAST and change it accordingly. */
 #define HA_ERR_ERRORS            (HA_ERR_LAST - HA_ERR_FIRST + 1)
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test b/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
index 6f0e51b7a4d..18c7ff47b18 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 connection server1;
 alter table t1 drop index c;
 connection server2;
---error 1105
+--error 1412
 select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 connection server1;
diff --git a/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc b/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc
index 5848fc002e4..a60f8133d47 100644
--- a/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc
+++ b/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ static const err_code_mapping err_map[]=
   { 827, HA_ERR_RECORD_FILE_FULL, 1 },
   { 832, HA_ERR_RECORD_FILE_FULL, 1 },
 
+  { 284, HA_ERR_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED, 0 },
+
   { 0, 1, 0 },
 
   { -1, -1, 1 }
@@ -470,16 +472,7 @@ int ha_ndbcluster::ndb_err(NdbTransaction *trans)
         if (err.code != 709)
           DBUG_RETURN(1);
       }
-      else
-      {
-        DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Table exist but must have changed"));
-        /* In 5.0, this should be replaced with a mapping to a mysql error */
-        my_printf_error(ER_UNKNOWN_ERROR,
-                        "Table definition has changed, "\
-                        "please retry transaction",
-                        MYF(0));
-        DBUG_RETURN(1);
-      }
+      DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Table exists but must have changed"));
     }
     break;
   default:
diff --git a/sql/handler.cc b/sql/handler.cc
index 7cd2fd303f0..f20ee0c4d77 100644
--- a/sql/handler.cc
+++ b/sql/handler.cc
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static int ha_init_errors(void)
   SETMSG(HA_ERR_NO_SUCH_TABLE,          "No such table: '%.64s'");
   SETMSG(HA_ERR_TABLE_EXIST,            ER(ER_TABLE_EXISTS_ERROR));
   SETMSG(HA_ERR_NO_CONNECTION,          "Could not connect to storage engine");
+  SETMSG(HA_ERR_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED,      ER(ER_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED));
 
   /* Register the error messages for use with my_error(). */
   return my_error_register(errmsgs, HA_ERR_FIRST, HA_ERR_LAST);
@@ -1646,6 +1647,9 @@ void handler::print_error(int error, myf errflag)
   case HA_ERR_NO_REFERENCED_ROW:
     textno=ER_NO_REFERENCED_ROW;
     break;
+  case HA_ERR_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED:
+    textno=ER_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED;
+    break;
   case HA_ERR_NO_SUCH_TABLE:
   {
     /*
diff --git a/sql/share/errmsg.txt b/sql/share/errmsg.txt
index 9a92f1f4f76..047c30f6cd0 100644
--- a/sql/share/errmsg.txt
+++ b/sql/share/errmsg.txt
@@ -5336,3 +5336,6 @@ ER_CANT_CREATE_USER_WITH_GRANT 42000
 	eng "You are not allowed to create a user with GRANT"
 ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_TYPE  
 	eng "Incorrect %-.32s value: '%-.128s' for function %-.32s"
+ER_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED
+	eng "Table definition has changed, please retry transaction"
+