diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c b/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c
index e2154ba86a..0c10f1d35c 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ ExecSupportsMarkRestore(Path *pathnode)
 	{
 		case T_IndexScan:
 		case T_IndexOnlyScan:
+			/*
+			 * Not all index types support mark/restore.
+			 */
+			return castNode(IndexPath, pathnode)->indexinfo->amcanmarkpos;
+
 		case T_Material:
 		case T_Sort:
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c
index 25545029d7..3c7f3087a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ get_relation_info(PlannerInfo *root, Oid relationObjectId, bool inhparent,
 			info->amhasgettuple = (amroutine->amgettuple != NULL);
 			info->amhasgetbitmap = amroutine->amgetbitmap != NULL &&
 				relation->rd_tableam->scan_bitmap_next_block != NULL;
+			info->amcanmarkpos = (amroutine->ammarkpos != NULL &&
+								  amroutine->amrestrpos != NULL);
 			info->amcostestimate = amroutine->amcostestimate;
 			Assert(info->amcostestimate != NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/pathnodes.h b/src/include/nodes/pathnodes.h
index 485d1b06c9..8d1ad3339f 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/pathnodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/pathnodes.h
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ struct IndexOptInfo
 	bool		amhasgettuple;	/* does AM have amgettuple interface? */
 	bool		amhasgetbitmap; /* does AM have amgetbitmap interface? */
 	bool		amcanparallel;	/* does AM support parallel scan? */
+	bool		amcanmarkpos;	/* does AM support mark/restore? */
 	/* Rather than include amapi.h here, we declare amcostestimate like this */
 	void		(*amcostestimate) ();	/* AM's cost estimator */
 };