diff --git a/client/mysqlcheck.c b/client/mysqlcheck.c
index 804fa14956f..5d87a4fd23c 100644
--- a/client/mysqlcheck.c
+++ b/client/mysqlcheck.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static int process_all_tables_in_db(char *database)
   LINT_INIT(res);
   if (use_db(database))
     return 1;
-  if (mysql_query(sock, "SHOW TABLES") ||
+  if (mysql_query(sock, "SHOW TABLE STATUS") ||
 	!((res= mysql_store_result(sock))))
     return 1;
 
@@ -484,8 +484,12 @@ static int process_all_tables_in_db(char *database)
     }
     for (end = tables + 1; (row = mysql_fetch_row(res)) ;)
     {
-      end= fix_table_name(end, row[0]);
-      *end++= ',';
+      /* Skip tables with an engine of NULL (probably a view). */
+      if (row[1])
+      {
+        end= fix_table_name(end, row[0]);
+        *end++= ',';
+      }
     }
     *--end = 0;
     if (tot_length)
@@ -495,7 +499,11 @@ static int process_all_tables_in_db(char *database)
   else
   {
     while ((row = mysql_fetch_row(res)))
-      handle_request_for_tables(row[0], strlen(row[0]));
+      /* Skip tables with an engine of NULL (probably a view). */
+      if (row[1])
+      {
+        handle_request_for_tables(row[0], strlen(row[0]));
+      }
   }
   mysql_free_result(res);
   return 0;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result
index 8c98e18aa9b..df0835b830c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqlcheck.result
@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ mysql.time_zone_name                               OK
 mysql.time_zone_transition                         OK
 mysql.time_zone_transition_type                    OK
 mysql.user                                         OK
+create table t1 (a int);
+create view v1 as select * from t1;
+test.t1                                            OK
+test.t1                                            OK
+drop view v1;
+drop table t1;
+End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test
index bc88be001ab..338e16363ea 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqlcheck.test
@@ -9,3 +9,17 @@
 --replace_result 'Table is already up to date' OK
 --exec $MYSQL_CHECK --analyze --optimize  --databases test information_schema mysql
 --exec $MYSQL_CHECK --analyze --optimize information_schema schemata
+
+#
+# Bug #16502: mysqlcheck tries to check views
+#
+create table t1 (a int);
+create view v1 as select * from t1;
+--replace_result 'Table is already up to date' OK
+--exec $MYSQL_CHECK --analyze --optimize --databases test
+--replace_result 'Table is already up to date' OK
+--exec $MYSQL_CHECK --all-in-1 --analyze --optimize --databases test
+drop view v1;
+drop table t1;
+
+--echo End of 5.0 tests