diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out
index b7c76469fc..2bd28e6d15 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out
@@ -409,6 +409,24 @@ SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'inc
  COMMIT
 (6 rows)
 
+-- check that DDL in aborted subtransactions handled correctly
+CREATE TABLE tr_sub_ddl(data int);
+BEGIN;
+SAVEPOINT a;
+ALTER TABLE tr_sub_ddl ALTER COLUMN data TYPE text;
+INSERT INTO tr_sub_ddl VALUES ('blah-blah');
+ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT a;
+ALTER TABLE tr_sub_ddl ALTER COLUMN data TYPE bigint;
+INSERT INTO tr_sub_ddl VALUES(43);
+COMMIT;
+SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
+                       data                       
+--------------------------------------------------
+ BEGIN
+ table public.tr_sub_ddl: INSERT: data[bigint]:43
+ COMMIT
+(3 rows)
+
 /*
  * Check whether treating a table as a catalog table works somewhat
  */
diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql b/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql
index c4b10a4cf9..a55086443c 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql
@@ -234,6 +234,19 @@ INSERT INTO tr_sub(path) VALUES ('5-top-1-#1');
 COMMIT;
 
 
+SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
+
+-- check that DDL in aborted subtransactions handled correctly
+CREATE TABLE tr_sub_ddl(data int);
+BEGIN;
+SAVEPOINT a;
+ALTER TABLE tr_sub_ddl ALTER COLUMN data TYPE text;
+INSERT INTO tr_sub_ddl VALUES ('blah-blah');
+ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT a;
+ALTER TABLE tr_sub_ddl ALTER COLUMN data TYPE bigint;
+INSERT INTO tr_sub_ddl VALUES(43);
+COMMIT;
+
 SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c
index 152f99b454..7da681154c 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c
@@ -1326,15 +1326,19 @@ ReorderBufferBuildTupleCidHash(ReorderBuffer *rb, ReorderBufferTXN *txn)
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			/*
+			 * Maybe we already saw this tuple before in this transaction,
+			 * but if so it must have the same cmin.
+			 */
 			Assert(ent->cmin == change->data.tuplecid.cmin);
-			Assert(ent->cmax == InvalidCommandId ||
-				   ent->cmax == change->data.tuplecid.cmax);
 
 			/*
-			 * if the tuple got valid in this transaction and now got deleted
-			 * we already have a valid cmin stored. The cmax will be
-			 * InvalidCommandId though.
+			 * cmax may be initially invalid, but once set it can only grow,
+			 * and never become invalid again.
 			 */
+			Assert((ent->cmax == InvalidCommandId) ||
+				   ((change->data.tuplecid.cmax != InvalidCommandId) &&
+					(change->data.tuplecid.cmax > ent->cmax)));
 			ent->cmax = change->data.tuplecid.cmax;
 		}
 	}