diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ctype_cp932_binlog_stm.result b/mysql-test/r/ctype_cp932_binlog_stm.result
index 75d05aa9f0aa0..c92026cf5a493 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ctype_cp932_binlog_stm.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ctype_cp932_binlog_stm.result
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; DROP TABLE `t4` /* generated by server
 End of 5.0 tests
 call mtr.add_suppression("Error in Log_event::read_log_event\\\(\\\): 'Found invalid");
 SHOW BINLOG EVENTS FROM 504;
-ERROR HY000: Error when executing command SHOW BINLOG EVENTS: Wrong offset or I/O error
+ERROR HY000: Error when executing command SHOW BINLOG EVENTS: Invalid input pos specified please provide valid one.
 Bug#44352 UPPER/LOWER function doesn't work correctly on cp932 and sjis environment.
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a varchar(16)) character set cp932;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (0x8372835E),(0x8352835E);
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.result
index 358422c584245..c2e634ebe8243 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.result
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (repeat('a', 255), repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255),repea
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (repeat('a', 255), repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255));
 UPDATE t1 SET c1=repeat('b',255);
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (repeat('a', 255), repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255),repeat('a', 255));
+SHOW BINLOG EVENTS FROM POS;
+ERROR HY000: Error when executing command SHOW BINLOG EVENTS: Invalid pos specified. Requested from pos:POS is greater than actual file size:MAX_POS
+
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.test
index e6a9e1cb2c1af..05e6967c538bf 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_show_binlog_event_random_pos.test
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ while ($pos <= $max_pos)
   --enable_query_log
 }
 
+# Testing a case where input position is greater than actual binlog file size.
+--replace_result $pos POS $max_pos MAX_POS
+--error 1220
+eval SHOW BINLOG EVENTS FROM $pos;
+
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/sql_repl.cc b/sql/sql_repl.cc
index 38c2b9b5b8ed9..8949af7cdcdc1 100644
--- a/sql/sql_repl.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_repl.cc
@@ -3842,6 +3842,7 @@ bool mysql_show_binlog_events(THD* thd)
 {
   Protocol *protocol= thd->protocol;
   List<Item> field_list;
+  char errmsg_buf[MYSYS_ERRMSG_SIZE];
   const char *errmsg = 0;
   bool ret = TRUE;
   /*
@@ -3856,6 +3857,9 @@ bool mysql_show_binlog_events(THD* thd)
   Master_info *mi= 0;
   LOG_INFO linfo;
   LEX_MASTER_INFO *lex_mi= &thd->lex->mi;
+  enum enum_binlog_checksum_alg checksum_alg;
+  my_off_t binlog_size;
+  MY_STAT s;
 
   DBUG_ENTER("mysql_show_binlog_events");
 
@@ -3904,10 +3908,6 @@ bool mysql_show_binlog_events(THD* thd)
       mi= 0;
     }
 
-    /* Validate user given position using checksum */
-    if (lex_mi->pos == pos && !opt_master_verify_checksum)
-      verify_checksum_once= true;
-
     unit->set_limit(thd->lex->current_select);
     limit_start= unit->offset_limit_cnt;
     limit_end= unit->select_limit_cnt;
@@ -3934,6 +3934,17 @@ bool mysql_show_binlog_events(THD* thd)
     if ((file=open_binlog(&log, linfo.log_file_name, &errmsg)) < 0)
       goto err;
 
+    my_stat(linfo.log_file_name, &s, MYF(0));
+    binlog_size= s.st_size;
+    if (lex_mi->pos > binlog_size)
+    {
+      sprintf(errmsg_buf, "Invalid pos specified. Requested from pos:%llu is "
+              "greater than actual file size:%lu\n", lex_mi->pos,
+              (ulong)s.st_size);
+      errmsg= errmsg_buf;
+      goto err;
+    }
+
     /*
       to account binlog event header size
     */
@@ -3985,7 +3996,40 @@ bool mysql_show_binlog_events(THD* thd)
       }
     }
 
-    my_b_seek(&log, pos);
+    checksum_alg= description_event->checksum_alg;
+    /* Validate user given position using checksum */
+    if (checksum_alg != BINLOG_CHECKSUM_ALG_OFF &&
+        checksum_alg != BINLOG_CHECKSUM_ALG_UNDEF)
+    {
+      if (lex_mi->pos == pos && !opt_master_verify_checksum)
+        verify_checksum_once= true;
+      my_b_seek(&log, pos);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      my_off_t cur_pos= my_b_tell(&log);
+      uint next_event_len= 0;
+      uchar buff[IO_SIZE];
+      while (cur_pos < pos)
+      {
+        my_b_seek(&log, cur_pos + EVENT_LEN_OFFSET);
+        if (my_b_read(&log, (uchar *)buff, sizeof(next_event_len)))
+        {
+          mysql_mutex_unlock(log_lock);
+          errmsg = "Could not read event_length";
+          goto err;
+        }
+        next_event_len= *(uint*)buff;
+        cur_pos= cur_pos + next_event_len;
+      }
+      if (cur_pos > pos)
+      {
+        mysql_mutex_unlock(log_lock);
+        errmsg= "Invalid input pos specified please provide valid one.";
+        goto err;
+      }
+      my_b_seek(&log, cur_pos);
+    }
 
     for (event_count = 0;
          (ev = Log_event::read_log_event(&log, (mysql_mutex_t*) 0,