diff --git a/executor/show.go b/executor/show.go
index db9105e108c6c..db242e97c4820 100644
--- a/executor/show.go
+++ b/executor/show.go
@@ -138,9 +138,13 @@ func (e *ShowExec) fetchShowEngines() error {
 
 func (e *ShowExec) fetchShowDatabases() error {
 	dbs := e.is.AllSchemaNames()
+	checker := privilege.GetPrivilegeChecker(e.ctx)
 	// TODO: let information_schema be the first database
 	sort.Strings(dbs)
 	for _, d := range dbs {
+		if checker != nil && !checker.DBIsVisible(d) {
+			continue
+		}
 		e.rows = append(e.rows, &Row{Data: types.MakeDatums(d)})
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -179,9 +183,15 @@ func (e *ShowExec) fetchShowTables() error {
 	if !e.is.SchemaExists(e.DBName) {
 		return errors.Errorf("Can not find DB: %s", e.DBName)
 	}
+	checker := privilege.GetPrivilegeChecker(e.ctx)
 	// sort for tables
 	var tableNames []string
 	for _, v := range e.is.SchemaTables(e.DBName) {
+		// Test with mysql.AllPrivMask means any privilege would be OK.
+		// TODO: Should consider column privileges, which also make a table visible.
+		if checker != nil && !checker.RequestVerification(e.DBName.O, v.Meta().Name.O, "", mysql.AllPrivMask) {
+			continue
+		}
 		tableNames = append(tableNames, v.Meta().Name.O)
 	}
 	sort.Strings(tableNames)
diff --git a/executor/show_test.go b/executor/show_test.go
index 87acc81e54b52..bb1318b279293 100644
--- a/executor/show_test.go
+++ b/executor/show_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/privilege/privileges"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/variable"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/testkit"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/testleak"
@@ -131,6 +133,49 @@ func (s *testSuite) TestShow(c *C) {
 	c.Check(result.Rows(), HasLen, 1)
 }
 
+func (s *testSuite) TestShowVisibility(c *C) {
+	save := privileges.Enable
+	privileges.Enable = true
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
+	tk.MustExec("create database showdatabase")
+	tk.MustExec("use showdatabase")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t1 (id int)")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t2 (id int)")
+	tk.MustExec(`create user 'show'@'%'`)
+
+	se, err := tidb.CreateSession(s.store)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(se.Auth(`show@%`, nil, nil), IsTrue)
+
+	// No ShowDatabases privilege, this user would see nothing.
+	rs, err := se.Execute("show databases")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	rows, err := tidb.GetRows(rs[0])
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(rows, HasLen, 0)
+
+	// After grant, the user can see the database.
+	tk.MustExec(`grant select on showdatabase.t1 to 'show'@'%'`)
+	rs, err = se.Execute("show databases")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	rows, err = tidb.GetRows(rs[0])
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(rows, HasLen, 1)
+
+	_, err = se.Execute("use showdatabase")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	rs, err = se.Execute("show tables")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	rows, err = tidb.GetRows(rs[0])
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	// The user can see t2 but not t1.
+	c.Assert(rows, HasLen, 1)
+
+	privileges.Enable = save
+	tk.MustExec(`drop user 'show'@'%'`)
+	tk.MustExec("drop database showdatabase")
+}
+
 type stats struct {
 }
 
diff --git a/expression/builtin_string.go b/expression/builtin_string.go
index 6ec1aa1129764..64857ecec8088 100644
--- a/expression/builtin_string.go
+++ b/expression/builtin_string.go
@@ -1421,9 +1421,9 @@ func (b *builtinMakeSetSig) eval(row []types.Datum) (d types.Datum, err error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if arg0&(1<<uint(i-1)) > 0 {
-			str, err := args[i].ToString()
-			if err != nil {
-				return d, errors.Trace(err)
+			str, err1 := args[i].ToString()
+			if err1 != nil {
+				return d, errors.Trace(err1)
 			}
 			sets = append(sets, str)
 		}
diff --git a/expression/builtin_time.go b/expression/builtin_time.go
index 3c150f1a6caa5..f0fd6f5c53664 100644
--- a/expression/builtin_time.go
+++ b/expression/builtin_time.go
@@ -1560,9 +1560,9 @@ func (b *builtinTimestampSig) eval(row []types.Datum) (d types.Datum, err error)
 			return d, errors.Trace(err)
 		}
 	case types.KindString, types.KindBytes, types.KindMysqlDecimal, types.KindFloat32, types.KindFloat64:
-		s, err := args[0].ToString()
-		if err != nil {
-			return d, errors.Trace(err)
+		s, err1 := args[0].ToString()
+		if err1 != nil {
+			return d, errors.Trace(err1)
 		}
 		arg0, err = types.ParseTime(s, mysql.TypeDatetime, getFsp(s))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/mysql/const.go b/mysql/const.go
index ca40d96a2da98..cc4f6d2bf9334 100644
--- a/mysql/const.go
+++ b/mysql/const.go
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ const (
 	AllPriv
 )
 
+// AllPrivMask is the mask for PrivilegeType with all bits set to 1.
+const AllPrivMask = AllPriv - 1
+
 // Priv2UserCol is the privilege to mysql.user table column name.
 var Priv2UserCol = map[PrivilegeType]string{
 	CreatePriv:     "Create_priv",
diff --git a/privilege/privilege.go b/privilege/privilege.go
index 30639a5378cf9..bddf1d86a9d6c 100644
--- a/privilege/privilege.go
+++ b/privilege/privilege.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ type Checker interface {
 	RequestVerification(db, table, column string, priv mysql.PrivilegeType) bool
 	// ConnectionVerification verifies user privilege for connection.
 	ConnectionVerification(host, user string, auth, salt []byte) bool
+
+	// DBIsVisible returns true is the database is visible to current user.
+	DBIsVisible(db string) bool
 }
 
 const key keyType = 0
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/cache.go b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
index 53ee595521a7c..e059f735c2c90 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/cache.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
@@ -418,6 +418,43 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) RequestVerification(user, host, db, table, column strin
 	return false
 }
 
+// DBIsVisible checks whether the user can see the db.
+func (p *MySQLPrivilege) DBIsVisible(user, host, db string) bool {
+	if record := p.matchUser(user, host); record != nil {
+		if record.Privileges&mysql.ShowDBPriv > 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	if record := p.matchDB(user, host, db); record != nil {
+		if record.Privileges > 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, record := range p.TablesPriv {
+		if record.User == user &&
+			patternMatch(host, record.patChars, record.patTypes) &&
+			strings.EqualFold(record.DB, db) {
+			if record.TablePriv != 0 || record.ColumnPriv != 0 {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, record := range p.ColumnsPriv {
+		if record.User == user &&
+			patternMatch(host, record.patChars, record.patTypes) &&
+			strings.EqualFold(record.DB, db) {
+			if record.ColumnPriv != 0 {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // Handle wraps MySQLPrivilege providing thread safe access.
 type Handle struct {
 	ctx  context.Context
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/privileges.go b/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
index 0d060924e0f62..97a3d9fa42393 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
@@ -246,6 +246,31 @@ func (p *UserPrivileges) ConnectionVerification(user, host string, auth, salt []
 	return true
 }
 
+// DBIsVisible implements the Checker interface.
+func (p *UserPrivileges) DBIsVisible(db string) bool {
+	if !Enable || SkipWithGrant {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if p.User == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	mysqlPriv := p.Handle.Get()
+
+	// TODO: Store it to UserPrivileges and avoid do it everytime.
+	strs := strings.Split(p.User, "@")
+	if len(strs) != 2 {
+		log.Warnf("Invalid format for user: %s", p.User)
+		return false
+	}
+	// Get user password.
+	user := strs[0]
+	host := strs[1]
+
+	return mysqlPriv.DBIsVisible(user, host, db)
+}
+
 // Check implements Checker.Check interface.
 func (p *UserPrivileges) Check(ctx context.Context, db *model.DBInfo, tbl *model.TableInfo, privilege mysql.PrivilegeType) (bool, error) {
 	if p.privs == nil {