diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
index 7bb4a874c4..a48e057270 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
@@ -1514,6 +1514,10 @@ heap_fetch(Relation relation,
  * found, we update *tid to reference that tuple's offset number, and
  * return TRUE.  If no match, return FALSE without modifying *tid.
  *
+ * heapTuple is a caller-supplied buffer.  When a match is found, we return
+ * the tuple here, in addition to updating *tid.  If no match is found, the
+ * contents of this buffer on return are undefined.
+ *
  * If all_dead is not NULL, we check non-visible tuples to see if they are
  * globally dead; *all_dead is set TRUE if all members of the HOT chain
  * are vacuumable, FALSE if not.
@@ -1524,28 +1528,31 @@ heap_fetch(Relation relation,
  */
 bool
 heap_hot_search_buffer(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
-					   Snapshot snapshot, bool *all_dead)
+					   Snapshot snapshot, HeapTuple heapTuple,
+					   bool *all_dead, bool first_call)
 {
 	Page		dp = (Page) BufferGetPage(buffer);
 	TransactionId prev_xmax = InvalidTransactionId;
 	OffsetNumber offnum;
 	bool		at_chain_start;
 	bool		valid;
+	bool		skip;
 
+	/* If this is not the first call, previous call returned a (live!) tuple */
 	if (all_dead)
-		*all_dead = true;
+		*all_dead = first_call;
 
 	Assert(TransactionIdIsValid(RecentGlobalXmin));
 
 	Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(tid) == BufferGetBlockNumber(buffer));
 	offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(tid);
-	at_chain_start = true;
+	at_chain_start = first_call;
+	skip = !first_call;
 
 	/* Scan through possible multiple members of HOT-chain */
 	for (;;)
 	{
 		ItemId		lp;
-		HeapTupleData heapTuple;
 
 		/* check for bogus TID */
 		if (offnum < FirstOffsetNumber || offnum > PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(dp))
@@ -1568,15 +1575,15 @@ heap_hot_search_buffer(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		heapTuple.t_data = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(dp, lp);
-		heapTuple.t_len = ItemIdGetLength(lp);
-		heapTuple.t_tableOid = relation->rd_id;
-		heapTuple.t_self = *tid;
+		heapTuple->t_data = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(dp, lp);
+		heapTuple->t_len = ItemIdGetLength(lp);
+		heapTuple->t_tableOid = relation->rd_id;
+		heapTuple->t_self = *tid;
 
 		/*
 		 * Shouldn't see a HEAP_ONLY tuple at chain start.
 		 */
-		if (at_chain_start && HeapTupleIsHeapOnly(&heapTuple))
+		if (at_chain_start && HeapTupleIsHeapOnly(heapTuple))
 			break;
 
 		/*
@@ -1585,21 +1592,32 @@ heap_hot_search_buffer(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		 */
 		if (TransactionIdIsValid(prev_xmax) &&
 			!TransactionIdEquals(prev_xmax,
-								 HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(heapTuple.t_data)))
+								 HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(heapTuple->t_data)))
 			break;
 
-		/* If it's visible per the snapshot, we must return it */
-		valid = HeapTupleSatisfiesVisibility(&heapTuple, snapshot, buffer);
-		CheckForSerializableConflictOut(valid, relation, &heapTuple, buffer,
-										snapshot);
-		if (valid)
+		/*
+		 * When first_call is true (and thus, skip is initally false) we'll
+		 * return the first tuple we find.  But on later passes, heapTuple
+		 * will initially be pointing to the tuple we returned last time.
+		 * Returning it again would be incorrect (and would loop forever),
+		 * so we skip it and return the next match we find.
+		 */
+		if (!skip)
 		{
-			ItemPointerSetOffsetNumber(tid, offnum);
-			PredicateLockTuple(relation, &heapTuple, snapshot);
-			if (all_dead)
-				*all_dead = false;
-			return true;
+			/* If it's visible per the snapshot, we must return it */
+			valid = HeapTupleSatisfiesVisibility(heapTuple, snapshot, buffer);
+			CheckForSerializableConflictOut(valid, relation, heapTuple,
+											buffer, snapshot);
+			if (valid)
+			{
+				ItemPointerSetOffsetNumber(tid, offnum);
+				PredicateLockTuple(relation, heapTuple, snapshot);
+				if (all_dead)
+					*all_dead = false;
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
+		skip = false;
 
 		/*
 		 * If we can't see it, maybe no one else can either.  At caller
@@ -1607,7 +1625,7 @@ heap_hot_search_buffer(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		 * transactions.
 		 */
 		if (all_dead && *all_dead &&
-			HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum(heapTuple.t_data, RecentGlobalXmin,
+			HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum(heapTuple->t_data, RecentGlobalXmin,
 									 buffer) != HEAPTUPLE_DEAD)
 			*all_dead = false;
 
@@ -1615,13 +1633,13 @@ heap_hot_search_buffer(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		 * Check to see if HOT chain continues past this tuple; if so fetch
 		 * the next offnum and loop around.
 		 */
-		if (HeapTupleIsHotUpdated(&heapTuple))
+		if (HeapTupleIsHotUpdated(heapTuple))
 		{
-			Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&heapTuple.t_data->t_ctid) ==
+			Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&heapTuple->t_data->t_ctid) ==
 				   ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(tid));
-			offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&heapTuple.t_data->t_ctid);
+			offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&heapTuple->t_data->t_ctid);
 			at_chain_start = false;
-			prev_xmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetXmax(heapTuple.t_data);
+			prev_xmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetXmax(heapTuple->t_data);
 		}
 		else
 			break;				/* end of chain */
@@ -1643,10 +1661,12 @@ heap_hot_search(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation, Snapshot snapshot,
 {
 	bool		result;
 	Buffer		buffer;
+	HeapTupleData	heapTuple;
 
 	buffer = ReadBuffer(relation, ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(tid));
 	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
-	result = heap_hot_search_buffer(tid, relation, buffer, snapshot, all_dead);
+	result = heap_hot_search_buffer(tid, relation, buffer, snapshot,
+									&heapTuple, all_dead, true);
 	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
 	ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 	return result;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index db04e26a65..fe3aa3c9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ RelationGetIndexScan(Relation indexRelation, int nkeys, int norderbys)
 	ItemPointerSetInvalid(&scan->xs_ctup.t_self);
 	scan->xs_ctup.t_data = NULL;
 	scan->xs_cbuf = InvalidBuffer;
-	scan->xs_hot_dead = false;
-	scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
-	scan->xs_prev_xmax = InvalidTransactionId;
+	scan->xs_continue_hot = false;
 
 	return scan;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/indexam.c b/src/backend/access/index/indexam.c
index 31d705c056..13e68d644e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/indexam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/indexam.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ index_rescan(IndexScanDesc scan,
 		scan->xs_cbuf = InvalidBuffer;
 	}
 
-	scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
+	scan->xs_continue_hot = false;
 
 	scan->kill_prior_tuple = false;		/* for safety */
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ index_restrpos(IndexScanDesc scan)
 	SCAN_CHECKS;
 	GET_SCAN_PROCEDURE(amrestrpos);
 
-	scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
+	scan->xs_continue_hot = false;
 
 	scan->kill_prior_tuple = false;		/* for safety */
 
@@ -443,26 +443,18 @@ index_getnext(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection direction)
 	HeapTuple	heapTuple = &scan->xs_ctup;
 	ItemPointer tid = &heapTuple->t_self;
 	FmgrInfo   *procedure;
+	bool		all_dead = false;
 
 	SCAN_CHECKS;
 	GET_SCAN_PROCEDURE(amgettuple);
 
 	Assert(TransactionIdIsValid(RecentGlobalXmin));
 
-	/*
-	 * We always reset xs_hot_dead; if we are here then either we are just
-	 * starting the scan, or we previously returned a visible tuple, and in
-	 * either case it's inappropriate to kill the prior index entry.
-	 */
-	scan->xs_hot_dead = false;
-
 	for (;;)
 	{
-		OffsetNumber offnum;
-		bool		at_chain_start;
-		Page		dp;
+		bool	got_heap_tuple;
 
-		if (scan->xs_next_hot != InvalidOffsetNumber)
+		if (scan->xs_continue_hot)
 		{
 			/*
 			 * We are resuming scan of a HOT chain after having returned an
@@ -471,10 +463,6 @@ index_getnext(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection direction)
 			Assert(BufferIsValid(scan->xs_cbuf));
 			Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(tid) ==
 				   BufferGetBlockNumber(scan->xs_cbuf));
-			Assert(TransactionIdIsValid(scan->xs_prev_xmax));
-			offnum = scan->xs_next_hot;
-			at_chain_start = false;
-			scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -488,7 +476,7 @@ index_getnext(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection direction)
 			 * comments in RelationGetIndexScan().
 			 */
 			if (!scan->xactStartedInRecovery)
-				scan->kill_prior_tuple = scan->xs_hot_dead;
+				scan->kill_prior_tuple = all_dead;
 
 			/*
 			 * The AM's gettuple proc finds the next index entry matching the
@@ -521,151 +509,31 @@ index_getnext(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection direction)
 			if (prev_buf != scan->xs_cbuf)
 				heap_page_prune_opt(scan->heapRelation, scan->xs_cbuf,
 									RecentGlobalXmin);
-
-			/* Prepare to scan HOT chain starting at index-referenced offnum */
-			offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(tid);
-			at_chain_start = true;
-
-			/* We don't know what the first tuple's xmin should be */
-			scan->xs_prev_xmax = InvalidTransactionId;
-
-			/* Initialize flag to detect if all entries are dead */
-			scan->xs_hot_dead = true;
 		}
 
 		/* Obtain share-lock on the buffer so we can examine visibility */
 		LockBuffer(scan->xs_cbuf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
-
-		dp = (Page) BufferGetPage(scan->xs_cbuf);
-
-		/* Scan through possible multiple members of HOT-chain */
-		for (;;)
-		{
-			ItemId		lp;
-			ItemPointer ctid;
-			bool		valid;
-
-			/* check for bogus TID */
-			if (offnum < FirstOffsetNumber ||
-				offnum > PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(dp))
-				break;
-
-			lp = PageGetItemId(dp, offnum);
-
-			/* check for unused, dead, or redirected items */
-			if (!ItemIdIsNormal(lp))
-			{
-				/* We should only see a redirect at start of chain */
-				if (ItemIdIsRedirected(lp) && at_chain_start)
-				{
-					/* Follow the redirect */
-					offnum = ItemIdGetRedirect(lp);
-					at_chain_start = false;
-					continue;
-				}
-				/* else must be end of chain */
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * We must initialize all of *heapTuple (ie, scan->xs_ctup) since
-			 * it is returned to the executor on success.
-			 */
-			heapTuple->t_data = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(dp, lp);
-			heapTuple->t_len = ItemIdGetLength(lp);
-			ItemPointerSetOffsetNumber(tid, offnum);
-			heapTuple->t_tableOid = RelationGetRelid(scan->heapRelation);
-			ctid = &heapTuple->t_data->t_ctid;
-
-			/*
-			 * Shouldn't see a HEAP_ONLY tuple at chain start.  (This test
-			 * should be unnecessary, since the chain root can't be removed
-			 * while we have pin on the index entry, but let's make it
-			 * anyway.)
-			 */
-			if (at_chain_start && HeapTupleIsHeapOnly(heapTuple))
-				break;
-
-			/*
-			 * The xmin should match the previous xmax value, else chain is
-			 * broken.	(Note: this test is not optional because it protects
-			 * us against the case where the prior chain member's xmax aborted
-			 * since we looked at it.)
-			 */
-			if (TransactionIdIsValid(scan->xs_prev_xmax) &&
-				!TransactionIdEquals(scan->xs_prev_xmax,
-								  HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(heapTuple->t_data)))
-				break;
-
-			/* If it's visible per the snapshot, we must return it */
-			valid = HeapTupleSatisfiesVisibility(heapTuple, scan->xs_snapshot,
-												 scan->xs_cbuf);
-
-			CheckForSerializableConflictOut(valid, scan->heapRelation,
-											heapTuple, scan->xs_cbuf,
-											scan->xs_snapshot);
-
-			if (valid)
-			{
-				/*
-				 * If the snapshot is MVCC, we know that it could accept at
-				 * most one member of the HOT chain, so we can skip examining
-				 * any more members.  Otherwise, check for continuation of the
-				 * HOT-chain, and set state for next time.
-				 */
-				if (IsMVCCSnapshot(scan->xs_snapshot))
-					scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
-				else if (HeapTupleIsHotUpdated(heapTuple))
-				{
-					Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(ctid) ==
-						   ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(tid));
-					scan->xs_next_hot = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(ctid);
-					scan->xs_prev_xmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetXmax(heapTuple->t_data);
-				}
-				else
-					scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
-
-				PredicateLockTuple(scan->heapRelation, heapTuple, scan->xs_snapshot);
-
-				LockBuffer(scan->xs_cbuf, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
-
-				pgstat_count_heap_fetch(scan->indexRelation);
-
-				return heapTuple;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * If we can't see it, maybe no one else can either.  Check to see
-			 * if the tuple is dead to all transactions.  If we find that all
-			 * the tuples in the HOT chain are dead, we'll signal the index AM
-			 * to not return that TID on future indexscans.
-			 */
-			if (scan->xs_hot_dead &&
-				HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum(heapTuple->t_data, RecentGlobalXmin,
-										 scan->xs_cbuf) != HEAPTUPLE_DEAD)
-				scan->xs_hot_dead = false;
-
-			/*
-			 * Check to see if HOT chain continues past this tuple; if so
-			 * fetch the next offnum (we don't bother storing it into
-			 * xs_next_hot, but must store xs_prev_xmax), and loop around.
-			 */
-			if (HeapTupleIsHotUpdated(heapTuple))
-			{
-				Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(ctid) ==
-					   ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(tid));
-				offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(ctid);
-				at_chain_start = false;
-				scan->xs_prev_xmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetXmax(heapTuple->t_data);
-			}
-			else
-				break;			/* end of chain */
-		}						/* loop over a single HOT chain */
-
+		got_heap_tuple = heap_hot_search_buffer(tid, scan->heapRelation,
+												scan->xs_cbuf,
+												scan->xs_snapshot,
+												&scan->xs_ctup,
+												&all_dead,
+												!scan->xs_continue_hot);
 		LockBuffer(scan->xs_cbuf, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
 
+		if (got_heap_tuple)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Only in a non-MVCC snapshot can more than one member of the
+			 * HOT chain be visible.
+			 */
+			scan->xs_continue_hot = !IsMVCCSnapshot(scan->xs_snapshot);
+			pgstat_count_heap_fetch(scan->indexRelation);
+			return heapTuple;
+		}
+
 		/* Loop around to ask index AM for another TID */
-		scan->xs_next_hot = InvalidOffsetNumber;
+		scan->xs_continue_hot = false;
 	}
 
 	/* Release any held pin on a heap page */
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/nodeBitmapHeapscan.c b/src/backend/executor/nodeBitmapHeapscan.c
index e20ef1433e..40ad775758 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/nodeBitmapHeapscan.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/nodeBitmapHeapscan.c
@@ -349,9 +349,11 @@ bitgetpage(HeapScanDesc scan, TBMIterateResult *tbmres)
 		{
 			OffsetNumber offnum = tbmres->offsets[curslot];
 			ItemPointerData tid;
+			HeapTupleData	heapTuple;
 
 			ItemPointerSet(&tid, page, offnum);
-			if (heap_hot_search_buffer(&tid, scan->rs_rd, buffer, snapshot, NULL))
+			if (heap_hot_search_buffer(&tid, scan->rs_rd, buffer, snapshot,
+									   &heapTuple, NULL, true))
 				scan->rs_vistuples[ntup++] = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&tid);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/include/access/heapam.h b/src/include/access/heapam.h
index fc657612ed..ee474d6c90 100644
--- a/src/include/access/heapam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/heapam.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ extern bool heap_fetch(Relation relation, Snapshot snapshot,
 		   HeapTuple tuple, Buffer *userbuf, bool keep_buf,
 		   Relation stats_relation);
 extern bool heap_hot_search_buffer(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation,
-					   Buffer buffer, Snapshot snapshot, bool *all_dead);
+					   Buffer buffer, Snapshot snapshot, HeapTuple heapTuple,
+					   bool *all_dead, bool first_call);
 extern bool heap_hot_search(ItemPointer tid, Relation relation,
 				Snapshot snapshot, bool *all_dead);
 
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 7663033723..db1131e260 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ typedef struct IndexScanDescData
 	bool		xs_recheck;		/* T means scan keys must be rechecked */
 
 	/* state data for traversing HOT chains in index_getnext */
-	bool		xs_hot_dead;	/* T if all members of HOT chain are dead */
-	OffsetNumber xs_next_hot;	/* next member of HOT chain, if any */
-	TransactionId xs_prev_xmax; /* previous HOT chain member's XMAX, if any */
+	bool		xs_continue_hot;	/* T if must keep walking HOT chain */
 }	IndexScanDescData;
 
 /* Struct for heap-or-index scans of system tables */