diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/json/r/type_document_innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/json/r/type_document_innodb.result
index f3f7caa9f688..e943acece6e0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/json/r/type_document_innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/json/r/type_document_innodb.result
@@ -255,5 +255,11 @@ SET @@global.allow_document_type = @start_allow_document_type;
 SELECT @@global.allow_document_type;
 @@global.allow_document_type
 1
+checksum table t_big;
+Table	Checksum
+test.t_big	3679544945
+checksum table t_big;
+Table	Checksum
+test.t_big	3679544945
 drop table t, t1, t2, t3, t_big, t_big2;
 include/rpl_end.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/json/t/type_document_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/json/t/type_document_innodb.test
index 57bd9acba082..f246a6ef614f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/json/t/type_document_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/json/t/type_document_innodb.test
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ alter table t3 modify column s document;
 SET @@global.allow_document_type = @start_allow_document_type;
 SELECT @@global.allow_document_type;
 
+checksum table t_big;
+connection slave;
+# Should be same as that on master
+checksum table t_big;
+
+connection master;
 drop table t, t1, t2, t3, t_big, t_big2;
 
 --source include/rpl_end.inc
diff --git a/sql/sql_table.cc b/sql/sql_table.cc
index 26e6a43892d7..34e3a644cdb5 100644
--- a/sql/sql_table.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_table.cc
@@ -9697,7 +9697,7 @@ bool mysql_checksum_table(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables,
 
              /*
                BLOB and VARCHAR have pointers in their field, we must convert
-               to string; GEOMETRY is implemented on top of BLOB.
+               to string; GEOMETRY and DOCUMENT are implemented on top of BLOB.
                BIT may store its data among NULL bits, convert as well.
              */
               switch (f->type()) {
@@ -9705,6 +9705,7 @@ bool mysql_checksum_table(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables,
                 case MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR:
                 case MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY:
                 case MYSQL_TYPE_BIT:
+                case MYSQL_TYPE_DOCUMENT:
                 {
                   String tmp;
                   f->val_str(&tmp);