diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
index d57d5568b2..c2681ced2a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
@@ -1448,11 +1448,10 @@ static char *
 pg_get_statisticsext_worker(Oid statextid, bool missing_ok)
 {
 	Form_pg_statistic_ext	statextrec;
-	Form_pg_class			pgclassrec;
 	HeapTuple	statexttup;
-	HeapTuple	pgclasstup;
 	StringInfoData buf;
 	int			colno;
+	char	   *nsp;
 
 	statexttup = SearchSysCache1(STATEXTOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(statextid));
 
@@ -1465,20 +1464,12 @@ pg_get_statisticsext_worker(Oid statextid, bool missing_ok)
 
 	statextrec = (Form_pg_statistic_ext) GETSTRUCT(statexttup);
 
-	pgclasstup = SearchSysCache1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(statextrec->starelid));
-
-	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(statexttup))
-	{
-		ReleaseSysCache(statexttup);
-		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", statextrec->starelid);
-	}
-
-	pgclassrec = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(pgclasstup);
-
 	initStringInfo(&buf);
 
+	nsp = get_namespace_name(statextrec->stanamespace);
 	appendStringInfo(&buf, "CREATE STATISTICS %s ON (",
-							quote_identifier(NameStr(statextrec->staname)));
+					 quote_qualified_identifier(nsp,
+												NameStr(statextrec->staname)));
 
 	for (colno = 0; colno < statextrec->stakeys.dim1; colno++)
 	{
@@ -1494,10 +1485,9 @@ pg_get_statisticsext_worker(Oid statextid, bool missing_ok)
 	}
 
 	appendStringInfo(&buf, ") FROM %s",
-							quote_identifier(NameStr(pgclassrec->relname)));
+					 generate_relation_name(statextrec->starelid, NIL));
 
 	ReleaseSysCache(statexttup);
-	ReleaseSysCache(pgclasstup);
 
 	return buf.data;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 71121c8663..d706f42b2d 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -3167,6 +3167,12 @@ SELECT pg_get_ruledef(0);
  
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT pg_get_statisticsextdef(0);
+ pg_get_statisticsextdef 
+-------------------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT pg_get_triggerdef(0);
  pg_get_triggerdef 
 -------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out
index 83d70bf9b9..0e30861ab8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ CREATE STATISTICS ab1_a_b_stats ON (a, b) FROM ab1;
 DROP STATISTICS ab1_a_b_stats;
 CREATE SCHEMA regress_schema_2;
 CREATE STATISTICS regress_schema_2.ab1_a_b_stats ON (a, b) FROM ab1;
+-- Let's also verify the pg_get_statisticsextdef output looks sane.
+SELECT pg_get_statisticsextdef(oid) FROM pg_statistic_ext WHERE staname = 'ab1_a_b_stats';
+                       pg_get_statisticsextdef                       
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ CREATE STATISTICS regress_schema_2.ab1_a_b_stats ON (a, b) FROM ab1
+(1 row)
+
 DROP STATISTICS regress_schema_2.ab1_a_b_stats;
 -- Ensure statistics are dropped when columns are
 CREATE STATISTICS ab1_b_c_stats ON (b, c) FROM ab1;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
index 90dc9ceaf4..dcff0de2a5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ SELECT pg_get_constraintdef(0);
 SELECT pg_get_functiondef(0);
 SELECT pg_get_indexdef(0);
 SELECT pg_get_ruledef(0);
+SELECT pg_get_statisticsextdef(0);
 SELECT pg_get_triggerdef(0);
 SELECT pg_get_viewdef(0);
 SELECT pg_get_function_arguments(0);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/stats_ext.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/stats_ext.sql
index 946cb84853..8f23653a9b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/stats_ext.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/stats_ext.sql
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ DROP STATISTICS ab1_a_b_stats;
 
 CREATE SCHEMA regress_schema_2;
 CREATE STATISTICS regress_schema_2.ab1_a_b_stats ON (a, b) FROM ab1;
+
+-- Let's also verify the pg_get_statisticsextdef output looks sane.
+SELECT pg_get_statisticsextdef(oid) FROM pg_statistic_ext WHERE staname = 'ab1_a_b_stats';
+
 DROP STATISTICS regress_schema_2.ab1_a_b_stats;
 
 -- Ensure statistics are dropped when columns are