diff --git a/mysql-test/r/partition.result b/mysql-test/r/partition.result
index f31692bea0a..2532975e3cb 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/partition.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/partition.result
@@ -557,4 +557,9 @@ t2	CREATE TABLE `t2` (
   PRIMARY KEY (`a`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COMMENT='no comment' PARTITION BY KEY (a) 
 drop table t2;
+create table t1 (s1 char(2) character set utf8)
+partition by list (case when s1 > 'cz' then 1 else 2 end)
+(partition p1 values in (1),
+partition p2 values in (2));
+drop table t1;
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/partition.test b/mysql-test/t/partition.test
index 73949733426..254a64c7c9e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/partition.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/partition.test
@@ -714,4 +714,13 @@ show create table t2;
 
 drop table t2;
 
+#
+# Bug#14367: Partitions: crash if utf8 column
+#
+create table t1 (s1 char(2) character set utf8)
+partition by list (case when s1 > 'cz' then 1 else 2 end)
+(partition p1 values in (1),
+ partition p2 values in (2));
+drop table t1;
+
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index cf59c0bad9e..a734984a496 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ Item *Item_string::safe_charset_converter(CHARSET_INFO *tocs)
 {
   Item_string *conv;
   uint conv_errors;
+  char *ptr;
   String tmp, cstr, *ostr= val_str(&tmp);
   cstr.copy(ostr->ptr(), ostr->length(), ostr->charset(), tocs, &conv_errors);
   if (conv_errors || !(conv= new Item_string(cstr.ptr(), cstr.length(),
@@ -661,7 +662,9 @@ Item *Item_string::safe_charset_converter(CHARSET_INFO *tocs)
     */
     return NULL;
   }
-  conv->str_value.copy();
+  if (!(ptr= current_thd->memdup(cstr.ptr(), cstr.length() + 1 )))
+    return NULL;
+  conv->str_value.set(ptr, cstr.length(), cstr.charset());
   /* Ensure that no one is going to change the result string */
   conv->str_value.mark_as_const();
   return conv;
diff --git a/sql/sql_partition.cc b/sql/sql_partition.cc
index 03fa046094a..bb2db2c5da4 100644
--- a/sql/sql_partition.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_partition.cc
@@ -1710,6 +1710,7 @@ bool fix_partition_func(THD *thd, const char* name, TABLE *table,
   char* db_name;
   partition_info *part_info= table->part_info;
   ulong save_set_query_id= thd->set_query_id;
+  Item *thd_free_list= thd->free_list;
   DBUG_ENTER("fix_partition_func");
 
   if (part_info->fixed)
@@ -1744,6 +1745,7 @@ bool fix_partition_func(THD *thd, const char* name, TABLE *table,
       DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
     }
   }
+  thd->free_list= part_info->item_free_list;
   if (part_info->is_sub_partitioned())
   {
     DBUG_ASSERT(part_info->subpart_type == HASH_PARTITION);
@@ -1853,6 +1855,7 @@ bool fix_partition_func(THD *thd, const char* name, TABLE *table,
   set_up_range_analysis_info(part_info);
   result= FALSE;
 end:
+  thd->free_list= thd_free_list;
   thd->set_query_id= save_set_query_id;
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("thd->set_query_id: %d", thd->set_query_id));
   DBUG_RETURN(result);