diff --git a/parser/parser.y b/parser/parser.y
index e504f4ef949e6..80b283c5a9a53 100644
--- a/parser/parser.y
+++ b/parser/parser.y
@@ -6094,6 +6094,17 @@ StringType:
 		}
 		$$ = x
 	}
+|	"NATIONAL" "CHARACTER" FieldLen OptBinary OptCollate
+	{
+		x := types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeString)
+		x.Flen = $3.(int)
+		x.Charset = $4.(*ast.OptBinary).Charset
+		x.Collate = $5.(string)
+		if $4.(*ast.OptBinary).IsBinary {
+			x.Flag |= mysql.BinaryFlag
+		}
+		$$ = x
+	}
 |	Varchar FieldLen OptBinary OptCollate
 	{
 		x := types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeVarchar)
diff --git a/parser/parser_test.go b/parser/parser_test.go
index f74536fe8462f..6ec18688bf07d 100644
--- a/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ func (s *testParserSuite) TestSimple(c *C) {
 	_, err = parser.ParseOneStmt(src, "", "")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
+	// for #7371, support NATIONAL CHARACTER
+	// reference link: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/charset-national.html
+	src = "CREATE TABLE t(c1 NATIONAL CHARACTER(10));"
+	_, err = parser.ParseOneStmt(src, "", "")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
 	src = `CREATE TABLE t(a tinyint signed,
 		b smallint signed,
 		c mediumint signed,