diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index 6921fe3e6d8..259460d1299 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -4724,8 +4724,8 @@ enum options_mysqld
   OPT_LOG_BIN_TRUST_FUNCTION_CREATORS,
   OPT_SAFE_SHOW_DB, OPT_INNODB_SAFE_BINLOG,
   OPT_INNODB, OPT_ISAM,
-  OPT_ENGINE_CONDITION_PUSHDOWN,
-  OPT_NDBCLUSTER, OPT_NDB_CONNECTSTRING, OPT_NDB_USE_EXACT_COUNT,
+  OPT_ENGINE_CONDITION_PUSHDOWN, OPT_NDBCLUSTER, OPT_NDB_CONNECTSTRING, 
+  OPT_NDB_USE_EXACT_COUNT, OPT_NDB_USE_TRANSACTIONS,
   OPT_NDB_FORCE_SEND, OPT_NDB_AUTOINCREMENT_PREFETCH_SZ,
   OPT_NDB_SHM, OPT_NDB_OPTIMIZED_NODE_SELECTION, OPT_NDB_CACHE_CHECK_TIME,
   OPT_NDB_MGMD, OPT_NDB_NODEID,
@@ -5416,6 +5416,17 @@ Disable with --skip-ndbcluster (will save memory).",
    (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_exact_count,
    (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_exact_count,
    0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+  {"ndb-use-transactions", OPT_NDB_USE_TRANSACTIONS,
+   "Use transactions for large inserts, if enabled then large "
+   "inserts will be split into several smaller transactions",
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+  {"ndb_use_transactions", OPT_NDB_USE_TRANSACTIONS,
+   "same as --ndb-use-transactions.",
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"ndb-shm", OPT_NDB_SHM,
    "Use shared memory connections when available.",
    (gptr*) &opt_ndb_shm,