diff --git a/mysql-test/r/query_cache_notembedded.result b/mysql-test/r/query_cache_notembedded.result
index 8e5df012cfb..bf582bfaec6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/query_cache_notembedded.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/query_cache_notembedded.result
@@ -345,3 +345,19 @@ id
 drop table t1;
 drop function f1;
 set GLOBAL query_cache_size=0;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+FLUSH STATUS;
+SET GLOBAL query_cache_size=1048576;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(5);
+SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Qcache_queries_in_cache';
+Variable_name	Value
+Qcache_queries_in_cache	0
+LOCK TABLES t1 WRITE;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Qcache_queries_in_cache';
+Variable_name	Value
+Qcache_queries_in_cache	0
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test b/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test
index a4f4144d9c6..c427e0d1afc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test
@@ -222,3 +222,34 @@ disconnect con2;
 connection default;
 
 set GLOBAL query_cache_size=0;
+
+#
+# Bug#40264: Aborted cached query causes query to hang indefinitely on next cache hit
+#
+
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+FLUSH STATUS;
+SET GLOBAL query_cache_size=1048576;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(5);
+SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Qcache_queries_in_cache';
+LOCK TABLES t1 WRITE;
+connect(con1,localhost,root,,);
+--send SELECT * FROM t1
+connection default;
+let $show_type= open tables where `table`='t1' and in_use=2;
+let $show_pattern= '%t1%2%';
+--source include/wait_show_pattern.inc
+dirty_close con1;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+let $show_type= open tables where `table`='t1' and in_use=0;
+let $show_pattern= '%t1%0%';
+--source include/wait_show_pattern.inc
+SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Qcache_queries_in_cache';
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET GLOBAL query_cache_size= default;
+
+# End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/sql/sql_cache.cc b/sql/sql_cache.cc
index 4a521d83192..b55fa148e24 100644
--- a/sql/sql_cache.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_cache.cc
@@ -710,7 +710,12 @@ void query_cache_end_of_result(THD *thd)
   if (thd->net.query_cache_query == 0)
     DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 
-  if (thd->killed)
+  /*
+    Check if the NET layer raised a unreported error -- my_error() and
+    as a consequence query_cache_abort() haven't been called. Abort the
+    cached result as it might be only partially complete.
+  */
+  if (thd->killed || thd->net.report_error)
   {
     query_cache_abort(&thd->net);
     DBUG_VOID_RETURN;