diff --git a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
index 30a8bddc17c..f451e28de86 100644
--- a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
+++ b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
@@ -951,7 +951,8 @@ Exit_status process_event(PRINT_EVENT_INFO *print_event_info, Log_event *ev,
         passed --short-form, because --short-form disables printing
         row events.
       */
-      if (!print_event_info->printed_fd_event && !short_form)
+      if (!print_event_info->printed_fd_event && !short_form &&
+          opt_base64_output_mode != BASE64_OUTPUT_DECODE_ROWS)
       {
         const char* type_str= ev->get_type_str();
         if (opt_base64_output_mode == BASE64_OUTPUT_NEVER)
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_base64.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_base64.result
index c5e1e2f8ca1..72d49c16cc8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_base64.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqlbinlog_base64.result
@@ -109,3 +109,13 @@ count(*)
 35840
 drop table t1;
 drop table t2;
+RESET MASTER;
+USE test;
+SET @old_binlog_format= @@binlog_format;
+SET SESSION binlog_format=ROW;
+CREATE TABLE t1(c1 INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
+FLUSH LOGS;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET SESSION binlog_format= @old_binlog_format;
+RESET MASTER;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_base64.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_base64.test
index fb21e28fdcb..3d3444cea1c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_base64.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog_base64.test
@@ -71,3 +71,32 @@ select count(*) from t2;
 --remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mysqlbinlog_base64.sql
 drop table t1;
 drop table t2;
+
+#
+# BUG#12354268
+#
+# This test verifies that using --start-position with DECODE-ROWS
+# does not make mysqlbinlog to output an error stating that it
+# does not contain any FD event.
+#
+
+RESET MASTER;
+USE test;
+SET @old_binlog_format= @@binlog_format;
+SET SESSION binlog_format=ROW;
+CREATE TABLE t1(c1 INT);
+--let $master_binlog= query_get_value(SHOW MASTER STATUS, File, 1)
+--let $master_pos= query_get_value(SHOW MASTER STATUS, Position, 1)
+--let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `SELECT @@datadir`
+
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
+
+FLUSH LOGS;
+
+--disable_result_log 
+--exec $MYSQL_BINLOG --base64-output=DECODE-ROWS --start-position=$master_pos -v $MYSQLD_DATADIR/$master_binlog
+--enable_result_log 
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+SET SESSION binlog_format= @old_binlog_format;
+RESET MASTER;