diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
index 48c98f2fde3..f3759cbbf6b 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -343,6 +343,32 @@ fi
 parse_arguments `$print_defaults $defaults --loose-verbose mysqld_safe safe_mysqld`
 parse_arguments PICK-ARGS-FROM-ARGV "$@"
 
+# A pid file is created for the mysqld_safe process. This file protects the
+# server instance resources during race conditions.
+safe_pid="$DATADIR/mysqld_safe.pid"
+if test -f $safe_pid
+then
+  PID=`cat "$safe_pid"`
+  if @CHECK_PID@
+  then
+    if @FIND_PROC@
+    then
+      log_error "A mysqld_safe process already exists"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  rm -f "$safe_pid"
+  if test -f "$safe_pid"
+  then
+    log_error "Fatal error: Can't remove the mysqld_safe pid file"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Insert pid proerply into the pid file.
+ps -e | grep  [m]ysqld_safe | awk '{print $1}' | sed -n 1p > $safe_pid
+# End of mysqld_safe pid(safe_pid) check.
+
 # Determine what logging facility to use
 
 # Ensure that 'logger' exists, if it's requested
@@ -352,6 +378,7 @@ then
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]
   then
     log_error "--syslog requested, but no 'logger' program found.  Please ensure that 'logger' is in your PATH, or do not specify the --syslog option to mysqld_safe."
+    rm -f "$safe_pid"                 # Clean Up of mysqld_safe.pid file.
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
@@ -456,6 +483,7 @@ does not exist or is not executable. Please cd to the mysql installation
 directory and restart this script from there as follows:
 ./bin/mysqld_safe&
 See http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/mysqld-safe.html for more information"
+  rm -f "$safe_pid"                 # Clean Up of mysqld_safe.pid file.
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -549,6 +577,7 @@ then
     if @FIND_PROC@
     then    # The pid contains a mysqld process
       log_error "A mysqld process already exists"
+      rm -f "$safe_pid"                 # Clean Up of mysqld_safe.pid file.
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
@@ -559,6 +588,7 @@ then
 $pid_file
 Please remove it manually and start $0 again;
 mysqld daemon not started"
+    rm -f "$safe_pid"                 # Clean Up of mysqld_safe.pid file.
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
@@ -644,3 +674,5 @@ done
 
 log_notice "mysqld from pid file $pid_file ended"
 
+rm -f "$safe_pid"                       # Some Extra Safety. File is deleted
+                                        # once the mysqld process ends.