diff --git a/mysql-test/main/gis.result b/mysql-test/main/gis.result
index d60f8da2d5d51..40c81dd9a5913 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/gis.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/gis.result
@@ -5654,3 +5654,61 @@ SELECT ST_GEOMFROMWKB (0x0104000000010000008201000000000000000000000000000000000
 multipoint_bad_inner_bo
 NULL
 # End of 10.11 tests
+#
+# MDEV-36166 support for notation with brackets inside MULTIPOINT
+#
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0))')) AS one_bracketed;
+one_bracketed
+MULTIPOINT(0 0)
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1))')) AS bracketed;
+bracketed
+MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1)
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1)')) AS bare;
+bare
+MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1)
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT ( ( 0 0 ) , ( 1 1 ) )')) AS spaced;
+spaced
+MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1)
+SELECT ST_NUMGEOMETRIES(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1),(2 2))')) AS n;
+n
+3
+# The two spellings may not be mixed within one MULTIPOINT.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),1 1)')) AS mixed_open;
+mixed_open
+NULL
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT(0 0,(1 1))')) AS mixed_close;
+mixed_close
+NULL
+# An opened bracket must be closed after the point it opened.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0,1 1))')) AS unclosed;
+unclosed
+NULL
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1)')) AS truncated;
+truncated
+NULL
+# The text may end where the first point would decide the spelling.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT(')) AS ends_at_decision;
+ends_at_decision
+NULL
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT()')) AS empty_list;
+empty_list
+NULL
+# Brackets around a point are a MULTIPOINT spelling only.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('LINESTRING((0 0),(1 1))')) AS linestring;
+linestring
+NULL
+# Both spellings reach the same reader through the other WKT entries.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_MPOINTFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1))')) AS mpointfromtext;
+mpointfromtext
+MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1)
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT(
+'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(MULTIPOINT((1 1),(2 2)))')) AS in_collection;
+in_collection
+GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(MULTIPOINT(1 1,2 2))
+CREATE TABLE t1 (g GEOMETRY);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((1 1),(2 2))'));
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(g) FROM t1;
+ST_ASTEXT(g)
+MULTIPOINT(1 1,2 2)
+DROP TABLE t1;
+# End of 11.4 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/gis.test b/mysql-test/main/gis.test
index 1efed8d076903..481740a5acf2a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/gis.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/gis.test
@@ -3613,3 +3613,40 @@ SELECT ST_GEOMFROMWKB (0x0104000000010000000201000000000000000000000000000000000
 SELECT ST_GEOMFROMWKB (0x0104000000010000008201000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000) as multipoint_bad_inner_bo;
 
 --echo # End of 10.11 tests
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-36166 support for notation with brackets inside MULTIPOINT
+--echo #
+
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0))')) AS one_bracketed;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1))')) AS bracketed;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1)')) AS bare;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT ( ( 0 0 ) , ( 1 1 ) )')) AS spaced;
+SELECT ST_NUMGEOMETRIES(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1),(2 2))')) AS n;
+
+--echo # The two spellings may not be mixed within one MULTIPOINT.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),1 1)')) AS mixed_open;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT(0 0,(1 1))')) AS mixed_close;
+
+--echo # An opened bracket must be closed after the point it opened.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0,1 1))')) AS unclosed;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1)')) AS truncated;
+
+--echo # The text may end where the first point would decide the spelling.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT(')) AS ends_at_decision;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT()')) AS empty_list;
+
+--echo # Brackets around a point are a MULTIPOINT spelling only.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('LINESTRING((0 0),(1 1))')) AS linestring;
+
+--echo # Both spellings reach the same reader through the other WKT entries.
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_MPOINTFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1))')) AS mpointfromtext;
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT(
+         'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(MULTIPOINT((1 1),(2 2)))')) AS in_collection;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (g GEOMETRY);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(ST_GEOMFROMTEXT('MULTIPOINT((1 1),(2 2))'));
+SELECT ST_ASTEXT(g) FROM t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo # End of 11.4 tests
diff --git a/sql/spatial.cc b/sql/spatial.cc
index 1484ae3d32297..e35ed645ef5fc 100644
--- a/sql/spatial.cc
+++ b/sql/spatial.cc
@@ -2164,18 +2164,33 @@ bool Gis_multi_point::init_from_wkt(Gis_read_stream *trs, String *wkb)
   uint32 n_points= 0;
   uint32 np_pos= wkb->length();
   Gis_point p;
+  char next_sym;
 
   if (wkb->reserve(4, 512))
     return 1;
   wkb->length(wkb->length()+4);			// Reserve space for points
 
+  /*
+    MULTIPOINT(0 0,1 1) and MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1)) name the same geometry.
+    The first point fixes which of the two spellings the whole list uses,
+    and every later point repeats it.  A mixed list such as
+    MULTIPOINT((0 0),1 1) is rejected.  No check tests for mixing itself.
+    The point that breaks the pattern fails to parse under the spelling
+    already fixed.
+  */
+  if (!(next_sym= trs->next_symbol()))
+    return 1;
+  const bool bracketed= next_sym == '(';
+
   for (;;)
   {
     if (wkb->reserve(1 + 4, 512))
       return 1;
     wkb->q_append((char) wkb_ndr);
     wkb->q_append((uint32) wkb_point);
-    if (p.init_from_wkt(trs, wkb))
+    if ((bracketed && trs->check_next_symbol('(')) ||
+        p.init_from_wkt(trs, wkb) ||
+        (bracketed && trs->check_next_symbol(')')))
       return 1;
     n_points++;
     if (trs->skip_char(','))			// Didn't find ','