diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 8394402f096..df093da97c5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
       or truncated in the current subtransaction, there are no cursors
       open and there are no older snapshots held by this transaction.  It is
       currently not possible to perform a <command>COPY FREEZE</command> on
-      a partitioned table.
+      a partitioned table or foreign table.
       This option is only allowed in <command>COPY FROM</command>.
      </para>
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copyfrom.c b/src/backend/commands/copyfrom.c
index 0cbd05f5602..b70f4691b72 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/copyfrom.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/copyfrom.c
@@ -740,6 +740,12 @@ CopyFrom(CopyFromState cstate)
 					 errmsg("cannot perform COPY FREEZE on a partitioned table")));
 		}
 
+		/* There's currently no support for COPY FREEZE on foreign tables. */
+		if (cstate->rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE)
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+					 errmsg("cannot perform COPY FREEZE on a foreign table")));
+
 		/*
 		 * Tolerate one registration for the benefit of FirstXactSnapshot.
 		 * Scan-bearing queries generally create at least two registrations,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out b/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out
index f554d42c84c..e69e34c69b8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out
@@ -325,3 +325,11 @@ SELECT tableoid::regclass, id % 2 = 0 is_even, count(*) from parted_si GROUP BY
 (2 rows)
 
 DROP TABLE parted_si;
+-- ensure COPY FREEZE errors for foreign tables
+begin;
+create foreign data wrapper copytest_wrapper;
+create server copytest_server foreign data wrapper copytest_wrapper;
+create foreign table copytest_foreign_table (a int) server copytest_server;
+copy copytest_foreign_table from stdin (freeze);
+ERROR:  cannot perform COPY FREEZE on a foreign table
+rollback;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql
index f1699b66b04..895479d2d0f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql
@@ -348,3 +348,13 @@ COPY parted_si(id, data) FROM :'filename';
 SELECT tableoid::regclass, id % 2 = 0 is_even, count(*) from parted_si GROUP BY 1, 2 ORDER BY 1;
 
 DROP TABLE parted_si;
+
+-- ensure COPY FREEZE errors for foreign tables
+begin;
+create foreign data wrapper copytest_wrapper;
+create server copytest_server foreign data wrapper copytest_wrapper;
+create foreign table copytest_foreign_table (a int) server copytest_server;
+copy copytest_foreign_table from stdin (freeze);
+1
+\.
+rollback;