diff --git a/mysql-test/include/min_null_cond.inc b/mysql-test/include/min_null_cond.inc
index fcfaad43e57..c958fc7075a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/min_null_cond.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/min_null_cond.inc
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ EXPLAIN
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a < NULL;
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a < NULL;
 
+if (!$skip_null_safe_test)
+{
 --replace_column 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9 x
 EXPLAIN
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a <=> NULL;
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a <=> NULL;
-
+}
 --replace_column 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9 x
 EXPLAIN
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a BETWEEN NULL AND 10;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result b/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result
index 604e93af4a0..01f27a498ef 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result
@@ -2691,6 +2691,17 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 ## Test for NOT NULLs
 CREATE TABLE t1 ( a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY);
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2), (3);
+#
+# NULL-safe operator test disabled for non-NULL indexed columns.
+#
+# See bugs
+#
+# - Bug#52173: Reading NULL value from non-NULL index gives
+#   wrong result in embedded server 
+#
+# - Bug#52174: Sometimes wrong plan when reading a MAX value from 
+#   non-NULL index
+#
 EXPLAIN
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a = NULL;
 id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
@@ -2720,13 +2731,6 @@ SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a < NULL;
 MIN( a )
 NULL
 EXPLAIN
-SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a <=> NULL;
-id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
-x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	No matching min/max row
-SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a <=> NULL;
-MIN( a )
-NULL
-EXPLAIN
 SELECT MIN( a ) FROM t1 WHERE a BETWEEN NULL AND 10;
 id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
 x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test b/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test
index 6aec0e3677f..b06f0c09fc5 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test
@@ -1070,6 +1070,18 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 --echo ## Test for NOT NULLs
 CREATE TABLE t1 ( a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY);
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2), (3);
+--echo #
+--echo # NULL-safe operator test disabled for non-NULL indexed columns.
+--echo #
+--echo # See bugs
+--echo #
+--echo # - Bug#52173: Reading NULL value from non-NULL index gives
+--echo #   wrong result in embedded server 
+--echo #
+--echo # - Bug#52174: Sometimes wrong plan when reading a MAX value from 
+--echo #   non-NULL index
+--echo #
+--let $skip_null_safe_test= 1
 --source include/min_null_cond.inc
 DROP TABLE t1;