diff --git a/wp-content/db.php b/wp-content/db.php
index f819e22502bb8043b19bd06a9944b21d7bffef79..18d53a1bf996fe4f1d65a1ab9836406aacac751b 100644
--- a/wp-content/db.php
+++ b/wp-content/db.php
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ class hyperdb extends wpdb {
 				. ')\W([\w-]+)\W/is', $q, $maybe) )
 			return $maybe[1];
 
+        // SHOW TABLES LIKE (used in some plugins)
+        if ( preg_match('/^\s*'
+                . 'SHOW\s+TABLES\s+LIKE\s+'
+                . '\W(\w+)\W/is', $q, $maybe) )
+            return $maybe[1];
+
 		// Big pattern for the rest of the table-related queries in MySQL 5.0
 		if ( preg_match('/^\s*(?:'
 				. '(?:EXPLAIN\s+(?:EXTENDED\s+)?)?SELECT.*?\s+FROM'