diff --git a/mysql-test/r/show_check.result b/mysql-test/r/show_check.result
index ef2277fef38..f49366cbf08 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/show_check.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/show_check.result
@@ -1466,3 +1466,24 @@ t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
 # Switching to connection 'default'.
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# Bug#54905 Connection with WRITE lock cannot ALTER table due to
+#           concurrent SHOW CREATE
+#
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1(a INT);
+# Connection con1
+LOCK TABLE t1 WRITE;
+# Connection default
+START TRANSACTION;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+# Connection con1
+ALTER TABLE t1 CHARACTER SET = utf8;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+# Connection default
+COMMIT;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/show_check.test b/mysql-test/t/show_check.test
index fa003c2fe69..89a43f24296 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/show_check.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/show_check.test
@@ -1246,6 +1246,39 @@ UNLOCK TABLES;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
 
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug#54905 Connection with WRITE lock cannot ALTER table due to
+--echo #           concurrent SHOW CREATE
+--echo #
+
+--disable_warnings
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1;
+--enable_warnings
+
+CREATE TABLE t1(a INT);
+
+--echo # Connection con1
+connect (con1,localhost,root);
+LOCK TABLE t1 WRITE;
+
+--echo # Connection default
+connection default;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+
+--echo # Connection con1
+connection con1;
+# Used to block
+ALTER TABLE t1 CHARACTER SET = utf8;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+
+--echo # Connection default
+connection default;
+COMMIT;
+disconnect con1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+
 # Wait till all disconnects are completed
 --source include/wait_until_count_sessions.inc
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_show.cc b/sql/sql_show.cc
index a8ae5832a2a..8647237ce72 100644
--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -649,22 +649,30 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
   Protocol *protocol= thd->protocol;
   char buff[2048];
   String buffer(buff, sizeof(buff), system_charset_info);
+  List<Item> field_list;
+  bool error= TRUE;
   DBUG_ENTER("mysqld_show_create");
   DBUG_PRINT("enter",("db: %s  table: %s",table_list->db,
                       table_list->table_name));
 
+  /*
+    Metadata locks taken during SHOW CREATE should be released when
+    the statmement completes as it is an information statement.
+  */
+  MDL_ticket *mdl_savepoint= thd->mdl_context.mdl_savepoint();
+
   /* We want to preserve the tree for views. */
   thd->lex->view_prepare_mode= TRUE;
 
   {
     Show_create_error_handler view_error_suppressor(thd, table_list);
     thd->push_internal_handler(&view_error_suppressor);
-    bool error=
+    bool open_error=
       open_normal_and_derived_tables(thd, table_list,
                                      MYSQL_OPEN_FORCE_SHARED_HIGH_PRIO_MDL);
     thd->pop_internal_handler();
-    if (error && (thd->killed || thd->is_error()))
-      DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+    if (open_error && (thd->killed || thd->is_error()))
+      goto exit;
   }
 
   /* TODO: add environment variables show when it become possible */
@@ -672,7 +680,7 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
   {
     my_error(ER_WRONG_OBJECT, MYF(0),
              table_list->db, table_list->table_name, "VIEW");
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+    goto exit;
   }
 
   buffer.length(0);
@@ -684,9 +692,8 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
        view_store_create_info(thd, table_list, &buffer) :
        store_create_info(thd, table_list, &buffer, NULL,
                          FALSE /* show_database */)))
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+    goto exit;
 
-  List<Item> field_list;
   if (table_list->view)
   {
     field_list.push_back(new Item_empty_string("View",NAME_CHAR_LEN));
@@ -707,7 +714,8 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
 
   if (protocol->send_result_set_metadata(&field_list,
                             Protocol::SEND_NUM_ROWS | Protocol::SEND_EOF))
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+    goto exit;
+
   protocol->prepare_for_resend();
   if (table_list->view)
     protocol->store(table_list->view_name.str, system_charset_info);
@@ -735,10 +743,16 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
     protocol->store(buffer.ptr(), buffer.length(), buffer.charset());
 
   if (protocol->write())
-    DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
+    goto exit;
 
+  error= FALSE;
   my_eof(thd);
-  DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
+
+exit:
+  close_thread_tables(thd);
+  /* Release any metadata locks taken during SHOW CREATE. */
+  thd->mdl_context.rollback_to_savepoint(mdl_savepoint);
+  DBUG_RETURN(error);
 }
 
 bool mysqld_show_create_db(THD *thd, char *dbname,