diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/tsrf.out b/src/test/regress/expected/tsrf.out
index e9bea411fd..d9a5f137dc 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/tsrf.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/tsrf.out
@@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ LINE 1: INSERT INTO fewmore VALUES(1) RETURNING generate_series(1,3)...
 -- nor standalone VALUES (but surely this is a bug?)
 VALUES(1, generate_series(1,2));
 ERROR:  set-valued function called in context that cannot accept a set
+-- We allow tSRFs that are not at top level
+SELECT int4mul(generate_series(1,2), 10);
+ int4mul 
+---------
+      10
+      20
+(2 rows)
+
+-- but SRFs in function RTEs must be at top level (annoying restriction)
+SELECT * FROM int4mul(generate_series(1,2), 10);
+ERROR:  set-valued function called in context that cannot accept a set
 -- DISTINCT ON is evaluated before tSRF evaluation if SRF is not
 -- referenced either in ORDER BY or in the DISTINCT ON list. The ORDER
 -- BY reference can be implicitly generated, if there's no other ORDER BY.
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/tsrf.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/tsrf.sql
index b0dfc193ac..4f854c8b83 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/tsrf.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/tsrf.sql
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ INSERT INTO fewmore VALUES(1) RETURNING generate_series(1,3);
 -- nor standalone VALUES (but surely this is a bug?)
 VALUES(1, generate_series(1,2));
 
+-- We allow tSRFs that are not at top level
+SELECT int4mul(generate_series(1,2), 10);
+
+-- but SRFs in function RTEs must be at top level (annoying restriction)
+SELECT * FROM int4mul(generate_series(1,2), 10);
+
 -- DISTINCT ON is evaluated before tSRF evaluation if SRF is not
 -- referenced either in ORDER BY or in the DISTINCT ON list. The ORDER
 -- BY reference can be implicitly generated, if there's no other ORDER BY.