diff --git a/libmysqld/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/libmysqld/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index ee129ff2df0..a07d089c757 100644
--- a/libmysqld/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmysqld/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 IF(WIN32)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_TLS)
 ENDIF(WIN32)
+
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DEMBEDDED_LIBRARY)
+
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(mysql_embedded ../../client/completion_hash.cc
                ../../client/mysql.cc ../../client/readline.cc
                ../../client/sql_string.cc)
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/bdb_notembedded.result b/mysql-test/r/bdb_notembedded.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14cb5fad915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/bdb_notembedded.result
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+set autocommit=1;
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+show binlog events;
+Log_name	Pos	Event_type	Server_id	End_log_pos	Info
+f	n	Format_desc	1	n	Server ver: VERSION, Binlog ver: 4
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; create table bug16206 (a int)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(1)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(2)
+drop table bug16206;
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int) engine=         bdb;
+insert into bug16206 values(0);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+insert into bug16206 values(3);
+show binlog events;
+Log_name	Pos	Event_type	Server_id	End_log_pos	Info
+f	n	Format_desc	1	n	Server ver: VERSION, Binlog ver: 4
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; create table bug16206 (a int) engine=         bdb
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(0)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(1)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; BEGIN
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(2)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; COMMIT
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(3)
+drop table bug16206;
+set autocommit=0;
+End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/bdb_notembedded.test b/mysql-test/t/bdb_notembedded.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24e64ebbfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/bdb_notembedded.test
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+-- source include/not_embedded.inc
+-- source include/have_bdb.inc
+
+#
+# Bug #16206: Superfluous COMMIT event in binlog when updating BDB in autocommit mode
+#
+set autocommit=1;
+
+let $VERSION=`select version()`;
+
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+--replace_result $VERSION VERSION
+--replace_column 1 f 2 n 5 n
+show binlog events;
+drop table bug16206;
+
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int) engine=         bdb;
+insert into bug16206 values(0);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+insert into bug16206 values(3);
+--replace_result $VERSION VERSION
+--replace_column 1 f 2 n 5 n
+show binlog events;
+drop table bug16206;
+
+set autocommit=0;
+
+
+--echo End of 5.0 tests