diff --git a/privilege/privileges/cache.go b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
index 08974a2374ec9..75087a2e2f9f5 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/cache.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
@@ -574,9 +574,11 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) DBIsVisible(user, host, db string) bool {
 
 func (p *MySQLPrivilege) showGrants(user, host string) []string {
 	var gs []string
+	var hasGlobalGrant bool = false
 	// Show global grants
 	for _, record := range p.User {
 		if record.User == user && record.Host == host {
+			hasGlobalGrant = true
 			g := userPrivToString(record.Privileges)
 			if len(g) > 0 {
 				s := fmt.Sprintf(`GRANT %s ON *.* TO '%s'@'%s'`, g, record.User, record.Host)
@@ -586,6 +588,12 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) showGrants(user, host string) []string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// This is a mysql convention.
+	if len(gs) == 0 && hasGlobalGrant {
+		s := fmt.Sprintf("GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO '%s'@'%s'", user, host)
+		gs = append(gs, s)
+	}
+
 	// Show db scope grants
 	for _, record := range p.DB {
 		if record.User == user && record.Host == host {
@@ -607,6 +615,7 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) showGrants(user, host string) []string {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	return gs
 }
 
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go b/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go
index 359114f48570a..46ca52711cb60 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/privileges_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func (s *testPrivilegeSuite) TestCheckTablePrivilege(c *C) {
 
 func (s *testPrivilegeSuite) TestShowGrants(c *C) {
 	se := newSession(c, s.store, s.dbName)
+	ctx, _ := se.(sessionctx.Context)
 	mustExec(c, se, `CREATE USER 'show'@'localhost' identified by '123';`)
 	mustExec(c, se, `GRANT Index ON *.* TO  'show'@'localhost';`)
 	mustExec(c, se, `FLUSH PRIVILEGES;`)
@@ -222,16 +223,23 @@ func (s *testPrivilegeSuite) TestShowGrants(c *C) {
 		`GRANT Update ON test.test TO 'show'@'localhost'`}
 	c.Assert(testutil.CompareUnorderedStringSlice(gs, expected), IsTrue)
 
-	// Fix a issue that empty privileges is displayed when revoke after grant.
-	mustExec(c, se, "TRUNCATE TABLE mysql.db")
-	mustExec(c, se, "TRUNCATE TABLE mysql.user")
-	mustExec(c, se, "TRUNCATE TABLE mysql.tables_priv")
-	mustExec(c, se, `GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `+"`"+`te%`+"`"+`.* TO 'show'@'localhost'`)
-	mustExec(c, se, `REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON `+"`"+`te%`+"`"+`.* FROM 'show'@'localhost'`)
+	// Expected behavior: Usage still exists after revoking all privileges
+	mustExec(c, se, `REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* FROM 'show'@'localhost'`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `REVOKE Select on test.* FROM 'show'@'localhost'`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `REVOKE ALL ON test1.* FROM 'show'@'localhost'`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `REVOKE UPDATE on test.test FROM 'show'@'localhost'`)
 	mustExec(c, se, `FLUSH PRIVILEGES;`)
 	gs, err = pc.ShowGrants(se, &auth.UserIdentity{Username: "show", Hostname: "localhost"})
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	// It should not be "GRANT ON `te%`.* to 'show'@'localhost'"
+	c.Assert(gs, HasLen, 1)
+	c.Assert(gs[0], Equals, `GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'show'@'localhost'`)
+
+	// Usage should not exist after dropping the user
+	// Which we need privileges to do so!
+	ctx.GetSessionVars().User = &auth.UserIdentity{Username: "root", Hostname: "localhost"}
+	mustExec(c, se, `DROP USER 'show'@'localhost'`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `FLUSH PRIVILEGES;`)
+	gs, err = pc.ShowGrants(se, &auth.UserIdentity{Username: "show", Hostname: "localhost"})
 	c.Assert(gs, HasLen, 0)
 
 }