diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c45fb47b00..7772061e7f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11967 Fix PHP error on loading invalid XML or ODS file
 - issue #11969 Missing confirmation while dropping a view in view_operations.php
 - issue #11968 Fix export of index comments in SQL
+- issue #11979 DECLARE not accepted as valid SQL
 
 4.5.4.1 (2016-01-29)
 - issue #11892 Error with PMA 4.4.15.3
diff --git a/js/codemirror/addon/lint/sql-lint.js b/js/codemirror/addon/lint/sql-lint.js
index 0a1f396f4b..92b30f2702 100644
--- a/js/codemirror/addon/lint/sql-lint.js
+++ b/js/codemirror/addon/lint/sql-lint.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ CodeMirror.sqlLint = function(text, updateLinting, options, cm) {
         data: {
             sql_query: text,
             token: PMA_commonParams.get('token'),
-            server: PMA_commonParams.get('server')
+            server: PMA_commonParams.get('server'),
+            options: options.lintOptions,
         },
         success: handleResponse
     });
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 275466cc60..ddcfc5636b 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -213,11 +213,12 @@ function PMA_handleRedirectAndReload(data) {
 /**
  * Creates an SQL editor which supports auto completing etc.
  *
- * @param $textarea jQuery object wrapping the textarea to be made the editor
- * @param options   optional options for CodeMirror
- * @param resize    optional resizing ('vertical', 'horizontal', 'both')
+ * @param $textarea   jQuery object wrapping the textarea to be made the editor
+ * @param options     optional options for CodeMirror
+ * @param resize      optional resizing ('vertical', 'horizontal', 'both')
+ * @param lintOptions additional options for lint
  */
-function PMA_getSQLEditor($textarea, options, resize) {
+function PMA_getSQLEditor($textarea, options, resize, lintOptions) {
     if ($textarea.length > 0 && typeof CodeMirror !== 'undefined') {
 
         // merge options for CodeMirror
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ function PMA_getSQLEditor($textarea, options, resize) {
                 lint: {
                     "getAnnotations": CodeMirror.sqlLint,
                     "async": true,
+                    "lintOptions": lintOptions
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/js/rte.js b/js/rte.js
index ce3a696a71..ca2f6d4d6c 100644
--- a/js/rte.js
+++ b/js/rte.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ var RTE = {
      */
     object: function (type) {
         $.extend(this, RTE.COMMON);
+        this.editorType = type;
+
         switch (type) {
         case 'routine':
             $.extend(this, RTE.ROUTINE);
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ RTE.COMMON = {
      *                    the jQueryUI dialog buttons
      */
     buttonOptions: {},
+    /**
+     * @var editorType Type of the editor
+     */
+    editorType: null,
     /**
      * Validate editor form fields.
      */
@@ -360,7 +366,9 @@ RTE.COMMON = {
                  *                 the Definition textarea.
                  */
                 var $elm = $('textarea[name=item_definition]').last();
-                that.syntaxHiglighter = PMA_getSQLEditor($elm);
+                var linterOptions = {};
+                linterOptions[that.editorType + '_editor'] = true;
+                that.syntaxHiglighter = PMA_getSQLEditor($elm, {}, null, linterOptions);
 
                 // Execute item-specific code
                 that.postDialogShow(data);
diff --git a/lint.php b/lint.php
index 93aae29cd2..73a3b289df 100644
--- a/lint.php
+++ b/lint.php
@@ -31,4 +31,16 @@ PMA\libraries\Response::getInstance()->disable();
 
 PMA_headerJSON();
 
+if (! empty($_POST['options'])) {
+    $options = $_POST['options'];
+
+    if (! empty($options['routine_editor'])) {
+        $sql_query = 'CREATE PROCEDURE `a`() ' . $sql_query;
+    } elseif (! empty($options['trigger_editor'])) {
+        $sql_query = 'CREATE TRIGGER `a` AFTER INSERT ON `b` FOR EACH ROW ' . $sql_query;
+    } elseif (! empty($options['event_editor'])) {
+        $sql_query = 'CREATE EVENT `a` ON SCHEDULE EVERY MINUTE DO ' . $sql_query;
+    }
+}
+
 echo json_encode(Linter::lint($sql_query));