diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl
index f4b51d679a..09310b330f 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ my %replace_token = (
 # or in the block
 my %replace_string = (
 	'WITH_TIME'    => 'with time',
+	'WITH_ORDINALITY' => 'with ordinality',
 	'NULLS_FIRST'  => 'nulls first',
 	'NULLS_LAST'   => 'nulls last',
 	'TYPECAST'     => '::',
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parser.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parser.c
index 2ce9dd91c0..c18615e2b0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parser.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parser.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ filtered_base_yylex(void)
 				case TIME:
 					cur_token = WITH_TIME;
 					break;
+				case ORDINALITY:
+					cur_token = WITH_ORDINALITY;
+					break;
 				default:
 					/* save the lookahead token for next time */
 					lookahead_token = next_token;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.c
index 876bbf34a1..a4a6d864bf 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.c
@@ -58,25 +58,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) sqlprint();}
 #line 20 "parser.pgc"
 
 
-  { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "insert into T values ( 1 , null )", ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
-#line 22 "parser.pgc"
-
-if (sqlca.sqlwarn[0] == 'W') sqlprint();
-#line 22 "parser.pgc"
-
-if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) sqlprint();}
-#line 22 "parser.pgc"
-
-  { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "insert into T values ( 1 , 1 )", ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
-#line 23 "parser.pgc"
-
-if (sqlca.sqlwarn[0] == 'W') sqlprint();
-#line 23 "parser.pgc"
-
-if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) sqlprint();}
-#line 23 "parser.pgc"
-
-  { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "insert into T values ( 1 , 2 )", ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
+  { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "insert into t select 1 , nullif ( y - 1 , 0 ) from generate_series ( 1 , 3 ) with ordinality as series ( x , y )", ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
 #line 24 "parser.pgc"
 
 if (sqlca.sqlwarn[0] == 'W') sqlprint();
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.stderr b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.stderr
index 0959fa1e72..af68c43db4 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.stderr
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/sql-parser.stderr
@@ -10,23 +10,11 @@
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 20: OK: CREATE TABLE
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 22: query: insert into T values ( 1 , null ); with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 22: query: insert into t select 1 , nullif ( y - 1 , 0 ) from generate_series ( 1 , 3 ) with ordinality as series ( x , y ); with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 22: using PQexec
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 22: OK: INSERT 0 1
-[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 23: query: insert into T values ( 1 , 1 ); with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
-[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 23: using PQexec
-[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 23: OK: INSERT 0 1
-[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 24: query: insert into T values ( 1 , 2 ); with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
-[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 24: using PQexec
-[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 24: OK: INSERT 0 1
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 22: OK: INSERT 0 3
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 26: query: select Item2 from T order by Item2 nulls last; with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/sql/parser.pgc b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/sql/parser.pgc
index e7115b9472..f569e43a1d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/sql/parser.pgc
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/sql/parser.pgc
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ int main() {
 
   EXEC SQL CREATE TABLE T ( Item1 int, Item2 int );
 
-  EXEC SQL INSERT INTO T VALUES ( 1, null );
-  EXEC SQL INSERT INTO T VALUES ( 1, 1 );
-  EXEC SQL INSERT INTO T VALUES ( 1, 2 );
+  EXEC SQL INSERT INTO t 
+           SELECT 1,nullif(y-1,0) 
+             FROM generate_series(1,3) WITH ORDINALITY AS series(x,y);
 
   EXEC SQL SELECT Item2 INTO :item:ind FROM T ORDER BY Item2 NULLS LAST;