diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysql_upgrade.result b/mysql-test/r/mysql_upgrade.result
index 95aa795a2eb..051412b5126 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysql_upgrade.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysql_upgrade.result
@@ -78,3 +78,22 @@ DROP USER mysqltest1@'%';
 Run mysql_upgrade with a non existing server socket
 mysqlcheck: Got error: 2005: Unknown MySQL server host 'not_existing_host' (errno) when trying to connect
 FATAL ERROR: Upgrade failed
+set GLOBAL sql_mode='STRICT_ALL_TABLES,ANSI_QUOTES,NO_ZERO_DATE';
+mysql.columns_priv                                 OK
+mysql.db                                           OK
+mysql.func                                         OK
+mysql.help_category                                OK
+mysql.help_keyword                                 OK
+mysql.help_relation                                OK
+mysql.help_topic                                   OK
+mysql.host                                         OK
+mysql.proc                                         OK
+mysql.procs_priv                                   OK
+mysql.tables_priv                                  OK
+mysql.time_zone                                    OK
+mysql.time_zone_leap_second                        OK
+mysql.time_zone_name                               OK
+mysql.time_zone_transition                         OK
+mysql.time_zone_transition_type                    OK
+mysql.user                                         OK
+set GLOBAL sql_mode=default;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysql_upgrade.test b/mysql-test/t/mysql_upgrade.test
index 3f9626fcc42..233e8c7c256 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysql_upgrade.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysql_upgrade.test
@@ -55,3 +55,16 @@ DROP USER mysqltest1@'%';
 --replace_regex /.*mysqlcheck.*: Got/mysqlcheck: Got/ /\([0-9]*\)/(errno)/
 --error 1
 --exec $MYSQL_UPGRADE --skip-verbose --force --host=not_existing_host 2>&1
+
+#
+# Bug #28401 mysql_upgrade Failed with STRICT_ALL_TABLES, ANSI_QUOTES and NO_ZERO_DATE
+#
+
+# The SQL commands used by mysql_upgrade are written to be run
+# with sql_mode set to '' - thus the scripts should change sql_mode
+# for the session to make sure the SQL is legal.
+
+# Test by setting sql_mode before running mysql_upgrade
+set GLOBAL sql_mode='STRICT_ALL_TABLES,ANSI_QUOTES,NO_ZERO_DATE';
+--exec $MYSQL_UPGRADE --skip-verbose --force 2>&1
+eval set GLOBAL sql_mode=default;