diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
index fd3768de17..4213bafa27 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ DefineQueryRewrite(char *rulename,
 				errmsg("could not convert partitioned table \"%s\" to a view",
 					   RelationGetRelationName(event_relation))));
 
+			if (event_relation->rd_rel->relispartition)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+				errmsg("could not convert partition \"%s\" to a view",
+					   RelationGetRelationName(event_relation))));
+
 			snapshot = RegisterSnapshot(GetLatestSnapshot());
 			scanDesc = heap_beginscan(event_relation, snapshot, 0, NULL);
 			if (heap_getnext(scanDesc, ForwardScanDirection) != NULL)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 912360d70a..2e42b9ec05 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -2572,6 +2572,11 @@ create table fooview (x int, y text) partition by list (x);
 create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview do instead
   select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
 ERROR:  could not convert partitioned table "fooview" to a view
+-- nor can one convert a partition to view
+create table fooview_part partition of fooview for values in (1);
+create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview_part do instead
+  select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
+ERROR:  could not convert partition "fooview_part" to a view
 --
 -- check for planner problems with complex inherited UPDATES
 --
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
index aada114ab2..38751bb881 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
@@ -903,6 +903,11 @@ create table fooview (x int, y text) partition by list (x);
 create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview do instead
   select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
 
+-- nor can one convert a partition to view
+create table fooview_part partition of fooview for values in (1);
+create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview_part do instead
+  select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
+
 --
 -- check for planner problems with complex inherited UPDATES
 --