diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c b/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c
index 108162bb35..f54759425b 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ tuple_equals_slot(TupleDesc desc, HeapTuple tup, TupleTableSlot *slot)
 		Form_pg_attribute att;
 		TypeCacheEntry *typentry;
 
+		att = TupleDescAttr(desc, attrnum);
+
+		/*
+		 * Ignore dropped columns as the publisher doesn't send those
+		 */
+		if (att->attisdropped)
+			continue;
+
 		/*
 		 * If one value is NULL and other is not, then they are certainly not
 		 * equal
@@ -249,8 +257,6 @@ tuple_equals_slot(TupleDesc desc, HeapTuple tup, TupleTableSlot *slot)
 		if (isnull[attrnum])
 			continue;
 
-		att = TupleDescAttr(desc, attrnum);
-
 		typentry = lookup_type_cache(att->atttypid, TYPECACHE_EQ_OPR_FINFO);
 		if (!OidIsValid(typentry->eq_opr_finfo.fn_oid))
 			ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl
index 08e5f0bcb0..564e099e40 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use PostgresNode;
 use TestLib;
-use Test::More tests => 5;
+use Test::More tests => 6;
 
 # Bug #15114
 
@@ -177,3 +177,58 @@ is( $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 
 $node_publisher->stop('fast');
 $node_subscriber->stop('fast');
+
+# The bug was that when the REPLICA IDENTITY FULL is used with dropped columns,
+# we fail to apply updates and deletes
+my $node_publisher_d_cols = get_new_node('node_publisher_d_cols');
+$node_publisher_d_cols->init(allows_streaming => 'logical');
+$node_publisher_d_cols->start;
+
+my $node_subscriber_d_cols = get_new_node('node_subscriber_d_cols');
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->init(allows_streaming => 'logical');
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->start;
+
+$node_publisher_d_cols->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	CREATE TABLE dropped_cols (a int, b_drop int, c int);
+	ALTER TABLE dropped_cols REPLICA IDENTITY FULL;
+	CREATE PUBLICATION pub_dropped_cols FOR TABLE dropped_cols;
+	-- some initial data
+	INSERT INTO dropped_cols VALUES (1, 1, 1);
+));
+
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	 CREATE TABLE dropped_cols (a int, b_drop int, c int);
+));
+
+my $publisher_connstr_d_cols =
+  $node_publisher_d_cols->connstr . ' dbname=postgres';
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sub_dropped_cols CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr_d_cols application_name=sub_dropped_cols' PUBLICATION pub_dropped_cols"
+);
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher_d_cols,
+	'sub_dropped_cols');
+
+$node_publisher_d_cols->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+		ALTER TABLE dropped_cols DROP COLUMN b_drop;
+));
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+		ALTER TABLE dropped_cols DROP COLUMN b_drop;
+));
+
+$node_publisher_d_cols->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+		UPDATE dropped_cols SET a = 100;
+));
+$node_publisher_d_cols->wait_for_catchup('sub_dropped_cols');
+
+is( $node_subscriber_d_cols->safe_psql(
+		'postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM dropped_cols WHERE a = 100"),
+	qq(1),
+	'replication with RI FULL and dropped columns');
+
+$node_publisher_d_cols->stop('fast');
+$node_subscriber_d_cols->stop('fast');