diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginget.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginget.c
index 7bdcbc858e3..2cfccdedcf5 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginget.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginget.c
@@ -264,24 +264,28 @@ collectMatchBitmap(GinBtreeData *btree, GinBtreeStack *stack,
 			/* Search forward to re-find idatum */
 			for (;;)
 			{
-				Datum		newDatum;
-				GinNullCategory newCategory;
-
 				if (moveRightIfItNeeded(btree, stack, snapshot) == false)
-					elog(ERROR, "lost saved point in index");	/* must not happen !!! */
+					ereport(ERROR,
+							(errcode(ERRCODE_INTERNAL_ERROR),
+							 errmsg("failed to re-find tuple within index \"%s\"",
+									RelationGetRelationName(btree->index))));
 
 				page = BufferGetPage(stack->buffer);
 				itup = (IndexTuple) PageGetItem(page, PageGetItemId(page, stack->off));
 
-				if (gintuple_get_attrnum(btree->ginstate, itup) != attnum)
-					elog(ERROR, "lost saved point in index");	/* must not happen !!! */
-				newDatum = gintuple_get_key(btree->ginstate, itup,
-											&newCategory);
+				if (gintuple_get_attrnum(btree->ginstate, itup) == attnum)
+				{
+					Datum		newDatum;
+					GinNullCategory newCategory;
 
-				if (ginCompareEntries(btree->ginstate, attnum,
-									  newDatum, newCategory,
-									  idatum, icategory) == 0)
-					break;		/* Found! */
+					newDatum = gintuple_get_key(btree->ginstate, itup,
+												&newCategory);
+
+					if (ginCompareEntries(btree->ginstate, attnum,
+										  newDatum, newCategory,
+										  idatum, icategory) == 0)
+						break;	/* Found! */
+				}
 
 				stack->off++;
 			}
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/gin.out b/src/test/regress/expected/gin.out
index 83de5220fb9..b335466fc4b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/gin.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/gin.out
@@ -199,6 +199,71 @@ from
   i @> '{1}' and j @> '{10}'               | 2               | 0                  | t
 (10 rows)
 
+reset enable_seqscan;
+reset enable_bitmapscan;
+-- re-purpose t_gin_test_tbl to test scans involving posting trees
+insert into t_gin_test_tbl select array[1, g, g/10], array[2, g, g/10]
+  from generate_series(1, 20000) g;
+select gin_clean_pending_list('t_gin_test_tbl_i_j_idx') is not null;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+analyze t_gin_test_tbl;
+set enable_seqscan = off;
+set enable_bitmapscan = on;
+explain (costs off)
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[50];
+                       QUERY PLAN                        
+---------------------------------------------------------
+ Aggregate
+   ->  Bitmap Heap Scan on t_gin_test_tbl
+         Recheck Cond: (j @> '{50}'::integer[])
+         ->  Bitmap Index Scan on t_gin_test_tbl_i_j_idx
+               Index Cond: (j @> '{50}'::integer[])
+(5 rows)
+
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[50];
+ count 
+-------
+    11
+(1 row)
+
+explain (costs off)
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[2];
+                       QUERY PLAN                        
+---------------------------------------------------------
+ Aggregate
+   ->  Bitmap Heap Scan on t_gin_test_tbl
+         Recheck Cond: (j @> '{2}'::integer[])
+         ->  Bitmap Index Scan on t_gin_test_tbl_i_j_idx
+               Index Cond: (j @> '{2}'::integer[])
+(5 rows)
+
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[2];
+ count 
+-------
+ 20000
+(1 row)
+
+explain (costs off)
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> '{}'::int[];
+                       QUERY PLAN                        
+---------------------------------------------------------
+ Aggregate
+   ->  Bitmap Heap Scan on t_gin_test_tbl
+         Recheck Cond: (j @> '{}'::integer[])
+         ->  Bitmap Index Scan on t_gin_test_tbl_i_j_idx
+               Index Cond: (j @> '{}'::integer[])
+(5 rows)
+
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> '{}'::int[];
+ count 
+-------
+ 20006
+(1 row)
+
 reset enable_seqscan;
 reset enable_bitmapscan;
 drop table t_gin_test_tbl;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/gin.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/gin.sql
index abe35752652..efb8ef3e964 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/gin.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/gin.sql
@@ -138,4 +138,28 @@ from
 reset enable_seqscan;
 reset enable_bitmapscan;
 
+-- re-purpose t_gin_test_tbl to test scans involving posting trees
+insert into t_gin_test_tbl select array[1, g, g/10], array[2, g, g/10]
+  from generate_series(1, 20000) g;
+
+select gin_clean_pending_list('t_gin_test_tbl_i_j_idx') is not null;
+
+analyze t_gin_test_tbl;
+
+set enable_seqscan = off;
+set enable_bitmapscan = on;
+
+explain (costs off)
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[50];
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[50];
+explain (costs off)
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[2];
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> array[2];
+explain (costs off)
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> '{}'::int[];
+select count(*) from t_gin_test_tbl where j @> '{}'::int[];
+
+reset enable_seqscan;
+reset enable_bitmapscan;
+
 drop table t_gin_test_tbl;