diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/txid.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/txid.c
index a005e676b5..7969a3353c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/txid.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/txid.c
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ cmp_txid(const void *aa, const void *bb)
 }
 
 /*
- * sort a snapshot's txids, so we can use bsearch() later.
+ * Sort a snapshot's txids, so we can use bsearch() later.  Also remove
+ * any duplicates.
  *
  * For consistency of on-disk representation, we always sort even if bsearch
  * will not be used.
@@ -139,8 +140,25 @@ cmp_txid(const void *aa, const void *bb)
 static void
 sort_snapshot(TxidSnapshot *snap)
 {
+	txid	last = 0;
+	int		nxip, idx1, idx2;
+
 	if (snap->nxip > 1)
+	{
 		qsort(snap->xip, snap->nxip, sizeof(txid), cmp_txid);
+
+		/* remove duplicates */
+		nxip = snap->nxip;
+		idx1 = idx2 = 0;
+		while (idx1 < nxip)
+		{
+			if (snap->xip[idx1] != last)
+				last = snap->xip[idx2++] = snap->xip[idx1];
+			else
+				snap->nxip--;
+			idx1++;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -295,10 +313,12 @@ parse_snapshot(const char *str)
 		str = endp;
 
 		/* require the input to be in order */
-		if (val < xmin || val >= xmax || val <= last_val)
+		if (val < xmin || val >= xmax || val < last_val)
 			goto bad_format;
 
-		buf_add_txid(buf, val);
+		/* skip duplicates */
+		if (val != last_val)
+			buf_add_txid(buf, val);
 		last_val = val;
 
 		if (*str == ',')
@@ -361,8 +381,7 @@ txid_current_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	TxidSnapshot *snap;
 	uint32		nxip,
-				i,
-				size;
+				i;
 	TxidEpoch	state;
 	Snapshot	cur;
 
@@ -381,9 +400,7 @@ txid_current_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	/* allocate */
 	nxip = cur->xcnt;
-	size = TXID_SNAPSHOT_SIZE(nxip);
-	snap = palloc(size);
-	SET_VARSIZE(snap, size);
+	snap = palloc(TXID_SNAPSHOT_SIZE(nxip));
 
 	/* fill */
 	snap->xmin = convert_xid(cur->xmin, &state);
@@ -392,9 +409,18 @@ txid_current_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	for (i = 0; i < nxip; i++)
 		snap->xip[i] = convert_xid(cur->xip[i], &state);
 
-	/* we want them guaranteed to be in ascending order */
+	/*
+	 * We want them guaranteed to be in ascending order.  This also removes
+	 * any duplicate xids.  Normally, an XID can only be assigned to one
+	 * backend, but when preparing a transaction for two-phase commit, there
+	 * is a transient state when both the original backend and the dummy
+	 * PGPROC entry reserved for the prepared transaction hold the same XID.
+	 */
 	sort_snapshot(snap);
 
+	/* set size after sorting, because it may have removed duplicate xips */
+	SET_VARSIZE(snap, TXID_SNAPSHOT_SIZE(snap->nxip));
+
 	PG_RETURN_POINTER(snap);
 }
 
@@ -472,18 +498,27 @@ txid_snapshot_recv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	snap = palloc(TXID_SNAPSHOT_SIZE(nxip));
 	snap->xmin = xmin;
 	snap->xmax = xmax;
-	snap->nxip = nxip;
-	SET_VARSIZE(snap, TXID_SNAPSHOT_SIZE(nxip));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nxip; i++)
 	{
 		txid		cur = pq_getmsgint64(buf);
 
-		if (cur <= last || cur < xmin || cur >= xmax)
+		if (cur < last || cur < xmin || cur >= xmax)
 			goto bad_format;
+
+		/* skip duplicate xips */
+		if (cur == last)
+		{
+			i--;
+			nxip--;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		snap->xip[i] = cur;
 		last = cur;
 	}
+	snap->nxip = nxip;
+	SET_VARSIZE(snap, TXID_SNAPSHOT_SIZE(nxip));
 	PG_RETURN_POINTER(snap);
 
 bad_format:
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/txid.out b/src/test/regress/expected/txid.out
index 930b86a656..7750b7b98f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/txid.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/txid.out
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ select '12:18:14,16'::txid_snapshot;
  12:18:14,16
 (1 row)
 
+select '12:16:14,14'::txid_snapshot;
+ txid_snapshot 
+---------------
+ 12:16:14
+(1 row)
+
 -- errors
 select '31:12:'::txid_snapshot;
 ERROR:  invalid input for txid_snapshot: "31:12:"
@@ -29,10 +35,6 @@ select '12:16:14,13'::txid_snapshot;
 ERROR:  invalid input for txid_snapshot: "12:16:14,13"
 LINE 1: select '12:16:14,13'::txid_snapshot;
                ^
-select '12:16:14,14'::txid_snapshot;
-ERROR:  invalid input for txid_snapshot: "12:16:14,14"
-LINE 1: select '12:16:14,14'::txid_snapshot;
-               ^
 create temp table snapshot_test (
 	nr	integer,
 	snap	txid_snapshot
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/txid.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/txid.sql
index ecae10e024..b6650b922e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/txid.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/txid.sql
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 -- i/o
 select '12:13:'::txid_snapshot;
 select '12:18:14,16'::txid_snapshot;
+select '12:16:14,14'::txid_snapshot;
 
 -- errors
 select '31:12:'::txid_snapshot;
 select '0:1:'::txid_snapshot;
 select '12:13:0'::txid_snapshot;
 select '12:16:14,13'::txid_snapshot;
-select '12:16:14,14'::txid_snapshot;
 
 create temp table snapshot_test (
 	nr	integer,