diff --git a/mysql-test/r/subselect.result b/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
index 92a4a6f3f5a..ba487cb859d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
@@ -4071,4 +4071,14 @@ id	st
 2	GA
 4	FL
 DROP TABLE t1,t2;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+EXPLAIN EXTENDED
+SELECT * FROM (SELECT count(*) FROM t1 GROUP BY a) as res;
+id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
+1	PRIMARY	<derived2>	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	2	
+2	DERIVED	t1	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	2	Using temporary; Using filesort
+Warnings:
+Note	1003	select `res`.`count(*)` AS `count(*)` from (select count(0) AS `count(*)` from `test`.`t1` group by `test`.`t1`.`a`) `res`
+DROP TABLE t1;
 End of 5.0 tests.
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/subselect.test b/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
index 5840e434b64..d565070835e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
@@ -2906,4 +2906,18 @@ SELECT id, st FROM t1
 
 DROP TABLE t1,t2;
 
+#
+# Bug #28728: crash with EXPLAIN EXTENDED for a query with a derived table
+#             over a grouping subselect
+# 
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a int);
+
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+
+EXPLAIN EXTENDED
+SELECT * FROM (SELECT count(*) FROM t1 GROUP BY a) as res;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
 --echo End of 5.0 tests.
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 78d213a45c4..41688794721 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -2075,6 +2075,17 @@ JOIN::exec()
   thd->examined_row_count+= curr_join->examined_rows;
   DBUG_PRINT("counts", ("thd->examined_row_count: %lu",
                         (ulong) thd->examined_row_count));
+
+  /* 
+    With EXPLAIN EXTENDED we have to restore original ref_array
+    for a derived table which is always materialized.
+    Otherwise we would not be able to print the query  correctly.
+  */ 
+  if (items0 &&
+      (thd->lex->describe & DESCRIBE_EXTENDED) &&
+      select_lex->linkage == DERIVED_TABLE_TYPE)      
+    set_items_ref_array(items0);
+
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }