diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c b/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c
index f1636a5b883..1ab68f5cc91 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execAmi.c
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ ExecSupportsMarkRestore(Path *pathnode)
 	{
 		case T_IndexScan:
 		case T_IndexOnlyScan:
+			/*
+			 * Not all index types support mark/restore.
+			 */
+			return castNode(IndexPath, pathnode)->indexinfo->amcanmarkpos;
+
 		case T_Material:
 		case T_Sort:
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c
index 646e577272e..0c75b39d2be 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/plancat.c
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ get_relation_info(PlannerInfo *root, Oid relationObjectId, bool inhparent,
 			info->amcanparallel = amroutine->amcanparallel;
 			info->amhasgettuple = (amroutine->amgettuple != NULL);
 			info->amhasgetbitmap = (amroutine->amgetbitmap != NULL);
+			info->amcanmarkpos = (amroutine->ammarkpos != NULL &&
+								  amroutine->amrestrpos != NULL);
 			info->amcostestimate = amroutine->amcostestimate;
 			Assert(info->amcostestimate != NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/relation.h b/src/include/nodes/relation.h
index f9b4067b1e7..3c7436cf27e 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/relation.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/relation.h
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ typedef struct IndexOptInfo
 	bool		amhasgettuple;	/* does AM have amgettuple interface? */
 	bool		amhasgetbitmap; /* does AM have amgetbitmap interface? */
 	bool		amcanparallel;	/* does AM support parallel scan? */
+	bool		amcanmarkpos;	/* does AM support mark/restore? */
 	/* Rather than include amapi.h here, we declare amcostestimate like this */
 	void		(*amcostestimate) ();	/* AM's cost estimator */
 } IndexOptInfo;