diff --git a/plan/plans/show.go b/plan/plans/show.go
index c15d1d4e97..5a63480da7 100644
--- a/plan/plans/show.go
+++ b/plan/plans/show.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/terror"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/charset"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/format"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/types"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ func getSessionStatusVar(ctx context.Context, sessionVars *variable.SessionVars,
 	globalVars variable.GlobalVarAccessor, name string) (string, error) {
 	sv, ok := sessionVars.StatusVars[name]
 	if ok {
-		return sv, nil
+		return types.ToString(sv)
 	}
 
 	value, err := globalVars.GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx, name)
@@ -480,14 +481,14 @@ func getSessionStatusVar(ctx context.Context, sessionVars *variable.SessionVars,
 		return "", errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
-	return value, nil
+	return types.ToString(value)
 }
 
 func getGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, sessionVars *variable.SessionVars,
 	globalVars variable.GlobalVarAccessor, name string) (string, error) {
 	value, err := globalVars.GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx, name)
 	if err == nil {
-		return value, nil
+		return types.ToString(value)
 	}
 
 	if terror.UnknownStatusVar.Equal(err) {
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ func getGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, sessionVars *variable.SessionVars,
 
 	sv, _ := sessionVars.StatusVars[name]
 
-	return sv, nil
+	return types.ToString(sv)
 }
 
 func (s *ShowPlan) fetchShowStatus(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -504,7 +505,12 @@ func (s *ShowPlan) fetchShowStatus(ctx context.Context) error {
 	globalVars := variable.GetGlobalVarAccessor(ctx)
 	m := map[interface{}]interface{}{}
 
-	for _, status := range variable.StatusVals {
+	statusVars, err := variable.GetStatusVars()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
+	for status, v := range statusVars {
 		if s.Pattern != nil {
 			s.Pattern.Expr = expression.Value{Val: status}
 		} else if s.Where != nil {
@@ -540,7 +546,7 @@ func (s *ShowPlan) fetchShowStatus(ctx context.Context) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		row := &plan.Row{Data: []interface{}{v.Name, value}}
+		row := &plan.Row{Data: []interface{}{status, value}}
 		s.rows = append(s.rows, row)
 	}
 
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 8cf5c4a5f9..124c6647f1 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -296,24 +296,24 @@ func (s *session) getExecRet(ctx context.Context, sql string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // GetGlobalStatusVar implements GlobalVarAccessor.GetGlobalStatusVar interface.
-func (s *session) GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+func (s *session) GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string) (*variable.StatusVal, error) {
 	// TODO: get global status variables from store.
 	v := variable.GetStatusVar(name)
 	if v == nil {
-		return "", terror.UnknownStatusVar.Gen("unknown status variable:%s", name)
+		return nil, terror.UnknownStatusVar.Gen("unknown status variable:%s", name)
 	}
 
-	return v.Value, nil
+	return v, nil
 }
 
 // SetGlobalStatusVar implements GlobalVarAccessor.SetGlobalStatusVar interface.
-func (s *session) SetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value string) error {
+func (s *session) SetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value *variable.StatusVal) error {
 	// TODO: set global status variables from store.
 	v := variable.GetStatusVar(name)
 	if v == nil {
 		return terror.UnknownStatusVar.Gen("unknown status variable:%s", name)
 	}
-	v.Value = value
+	v = value
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go b/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go
index f97e490c84..8c2e0e9ee7 100644
--- a/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go
+++ b/sessionctx/variable/sysvar.go
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@ type GlobalVarAccessor interface {
 	// SetGlobalSysVar sets the global system variable name to value.
 	SetGlobalSysVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value string) error
 	// GetGlobalStatusVar gets the global status variable value for name.
-	GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error)
+	GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string) (*StatusVal, error)
 	// SetGlobalStatusVar sets the global status variable name to value.
-	SetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value string) error
+	SetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value *StatusVal) error
 }
 
 // globalSysVarAccessorKeyType is a dummy type to avoid naming collision in context.
diff --git a/util/mock/context.go b/util/mock/context.go
index ae078bee19..7e684cd597 100644
--- a/util/mock/context.go
+++ b/util/mock/context.go
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@ func (c *Context) FinishTxn(rollback bool) error {
 }
 
 // GetGlobalStatusVar implements GlobalVarAccessor GetGlobalStatusVar interface.
-func (c *Context) GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+func (c *Context) GetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string) (*variable.StatusVal, error) {
 	v := variable.GetStatusVar(name)
 	if v == nil {
-		return "", terror.UnknownStatusVar.Gen("unknown status variable: %s", name)
+		return nil, terror.UnknownStatusVar.Gen("unknown status variable: %s", name)
 	}
-	return v.Value, nil
+	return v, nil
 }
 
 // SetGlobalStatusVar implements GlobalVarAccessor SetGlobalStatusVar interface.
-func (c *Context) SetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value string) error {
+func (c *Context) SetGlobalStatusVar(ctx context.Context, name string, value *variable.StatusVal) error {
 	v := variable.GetStatusVar(name)
 	if v == nil {
 		return terror.UnknownStatusVar.Gen("unknown status variable: %s", name)
 	}
-	v.Value = value
+	v = value
 	return nil
 }