diff --git a/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
index 1c1d0da448..99acd4a6a2 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
@@ -1685,14 +1685,28 @@ ReindexIndex(RangeVar *indexRelation)
 {
 	Oid			indOid;
 	Oid			heapOid = InvalidOid;
+	Relation	irel;
+	char		persistence;
 
-	/* lock level used here should match index lock reindex_index() */
+	/*
+	 * Find and lock index, and check permissions on table; use callback to
+	 * obtain lock on table first, to avoid deadlock hazard.  The lock level
+	 * used here must match the index lock obtained in reindex_index().
+	 */
 	indOid = RangeVarGetRelidExtended(indexRelation, AccessExclusiveLock,
 									  false, false,
 									  RangeVarCallbackForReindexIndex,
 									  (void *) &heapOid);
 
-	reindex_index(indOid, false, indexRelation->relpersistence);
+	/*
+	 * Obtain the current persistence of the existing index.  We already hold
+	 * lock on the index.
+	 */
+	irel = index_open(indOid, NoLock);
+	persistence = irel->rd_rel->relpersistence;
+	index_close(irel, NoLock);
+
+	reindex_index(indOid, false, persistence);
 
 	return indOid;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out
index 34b5fc113d..8ba7bbc111 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/create_table.out
@@ -208,6 +208,28 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test_tsvector(
 );
 NOTICE:  relation "test_tsvector" already exists, skipping
 CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE unlogged1 (a int primary key);			-- OK
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE unlogged2 (a int primary key);			-- OK
+SELECT relname, relkind, relpersistence FROM pg_class WHERE relname ~ '^unlogged\d' ORDER BY relname;
+    relname     | relkind | relpersistence 
+----------------+---------+----------------
+ unlogged1      | r       | u
+ unlogged1_pkey | i       | u
+ unlogged2      | r       | t
+ unlogged2_pkey | i       | t
+(4 rows)
+
+REINDEX INDEX unlogged1_pkey;
+REINDEX INDEX unlogged2_pkey;
+SELECT relname, relkind, relpersistence FROM pg_class WHERE relname ~ '^unlogged\d' ORDER BY relname;
+    relname     | relkind | relpersistence 
+----------------+---------+----------------
+ unlogged1      | r       | u
+ unlogged1_pkey | i       | u
+ unlogged2      | r       | t
+ unlogged2_pkey | i       | t
+(4 rows)
+
+DROP TABLE unlogged2;
 INSERT INTO unlogged1 VALUES (42);
 CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE public.unlogged2 (a int primary key);		-- also OK
 CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE pg_temp.unlogged3 (a int primary key);	-- not OK
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/create_table.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/create_table.sql
index 08029a99b0..03bb5ff704 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/create_table.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/create_table.sql
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test_tsvector(
 );
 
 CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE unlogged1 (a int primary key);			-- OK
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE unlogged2 (a int primary key);			-- OK
+SELECT relname, relkind, relpersistence FROM pg_class WHERE relname ~ '^unlogged\d' ORDER BY relname;
+REINDEX INDEX unlogged1_pkey;
+REINDEX INDEX unlogged2_pkey;
+SELECT relname, relkind, relpersistence FROM pg_class WHERE relname ~ '^unlogged\d' ORDER BY relname;
+DROP TABLE unlogged2;
 INSERT INTO unlogged1 VALUES (42);
 CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE public.unlogged2 (a int primary key);		-- also OK
 CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE pg_temp.unlogged3 (a int primary key);	-- not OK