diff --git a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
index 5f34247829..ef737356f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ ScanSourceDatabasePgClass(Oid tbid, Oid dbid, char *srcpath)
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
 		buf = ReadBufferWithoutRelcache(rnode, MAIN_FORKNUM, blkno,
-										RBM_NORMAL, bstrategy, false);
+										RBM_NORMAL, bstrategy, true);
 
 		LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
 		page = BufferGetPage(buf);
diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/034_create_database.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/034_create_database.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4698cbc391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/034_create_database.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+
+# Test WAL replay for CREATE DATABASE .. STRATEGY WAL_LOG.
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster;
+use PostgreSQL::Test::Utils;
+use Test::More;
+
+my $node = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('node');
+$node->init;
+$node->start;
+
+# This checks that any DDLs run on the template database that modify pg_class
+# are persisted after creating a database from it using the WAL_LOG strategy,
+# as a direct copy of the template database's pg_class is used in this case.
+my $db_template = "template1";
+my $db_new      = "test_db_1";
+
+# Create table.  It should persist on the template database.
+$node->safe_psql("postgres",
+	"CREATE DATABASE $db_new STRATEGY WAL_LOG TEMPLATE $db_template;");
+
+$node->safe_psql($db_template, "CREATE TABLE tab_db_after_create_1 (a INT);");
+
+# Flush the changes affecting the template database, then replay them.
+$node->safe_psql("postgres", "CHECKPOINT;");
+
+$node->stop('immediate');
+$node->start;
+my $result = $node->safe_psql($db_template,
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM pg_class WHERE relname LIKE 'tab_db_%';");
+is($result, "1",
+	"check that table exists on template after crash, with checkpoint");
+
+# The new database should have no tables.
+$result = $node->safe_psql($db_new,
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM pg_class WHERE relname LIKE 'tab_db_%';");
+is($result, "0",
+	"check that there are no tables from template on new database after crash"
+);
+
+done_testing();