Index: driver/options.c
===================================================================
--- driver/options.c	(revision 649)
+++ driver/options.c	(working copy)
@@ -451,7 +451,9 @@
 
         case SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_DEAD:
             {
-                if ( mysql_ping( &dbc->mysql ) && mysql_errno( &dbc->mysql ) == CR_SERVER_LOST )
+                if ( mysql_ping( &dbc->mysql ) && 
+                     (mysql_errno( &dbc->mysql ) == CR_SERVER_LOST ||
+                      mysql_errno( &dbc->mysql ) == CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR) )
                     *((SQLUINTEGER *) ValuePtr)= SQL_CD_TRUE;
                 else
                     *((SQLUINTEGER *) ValuePtr)= SQL_CD_FALSE;
Index: test/my_info.c
===================================================================
--- test/my_info.c	(revision 649)
+++ test/my_info.c	(working copy)
@@ -153,7 +153,40 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+DECLARE_TEST(t_bug14639)
+{
+  SQLINTEGER connection_id;
+  SQLUINTEGER is_dead;
+  char buf[100];
+  SQLHENV henv2;
+  SQLHDBC  hdbc2;
+  SQLHSTMT hstmt2;
+
+  /* Create a new connection that we deliberately will kill */
+  alloc_basic_handles(&henv2, &hdbc2, &hstmt2);
+  ok_sql(hstmt2, "SELECT connection_id()");
+  ok_stmt(hstmt2, SQLFetch(hstmt2));
+  connection_id= my_fetch_int(hstmt2, 1);
+  ok_stmt(hstmt2, SQLFreeStmt(hstmt2, SQL_CLOSE));
+
+  /* Check that connection is alive */
+  ok_con(hdbc2, SQLGetConnectAttr(hdbc2, SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_DEAD, &is_dead,
+                                 sizeof(is_dead), 0));
+  is(is_dead == SQL_CD_FALSE)
+
+  /* From another connection, kill the connection created above */
+  sprintf(buf, "KILL %d", connection_id);
+  ok_stmt(hstmt, SQLExecDirect(hstmt, (SQLCHAR *)buf, SQL_NTS));
+
+  /* Now check that the connection killed returns the right state */
+  ok_con(hdbc, SQLGetConnectAttr(hdbc2, SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_DEAD, &is_dead,
+                                 sizeof(is_dead), 0));
+  is(is_dead == SQL_CD_TRUE)
+
+  return OK;
+}
 
+
 BEGIN_TESTS
   ADD_TEST(sqlgetinfo)
   ADD_TEST(t_gettypeinfo)
@@ -161,6 +194,7 @@
   ADD_TEST(t_msdev_bug)
   ADD_TEST(t_bug27591)
   ADD_TEST(t_bug28657)
+  ADD_TEST(t_bug14639)
 END_TESTS