diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index 4a9a7a24a..90aa57716 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -3988,6 +3988,10 @@ __get_pkts_from_client:
 							case _MYSQL_COM_STMT_SEND_LONG_DATA:
 								handler___status_WAITING_CLIENT_DATA___STATE_SLEEP___MYSQL_COM_STMT_SEND_LONG_DATA(pkt);
 								break;
+							case _MYSQL_COM_BINLOG_DUMP_GTID:
+								proxy_warning("COM_BINLOG_DUMP_GTID received. Changing session fast foward to true");
+								session_fast_forward = true;
+								break;
 							case _MYSQL_COM_QUIT:
 								proxy_debug(PROXY_DEBUG_MYSQL_COM, 5, "Got COM_QUIT packet\n");
 								if (GloMyLogger) { GloMyLogger->log_audit_entry(PROXYSQL_MYSQL_AUTH_QUIT, this, NULL); }