diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out
index 6819812e806..a129c016d2b 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/ddl.out
@@ -895,6 +895,24 @@ SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'inc
 data
 (0 rows)
 \pset format aligned
+-- check that virtual generated columns are not printed
+CREATE TABLE gtest1 (
+    a int PRIMARY KEY,
+    b int,
+    c int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a + b) VIRTUAL,
+    d int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED,
+    e int
+);
+INSERT INTO gtest1 (a, b) VALUES (1, 10);
+SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
+                                         data                                         
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ BEGIN
+ table public.gtest1: INSERT: a[integer]:1 b[integer]:10 d[integer]:2 e[integer]:null
+ COMMIT
+(3 rows)
+
+DROP TABLE gtest1;
 SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('regression_slot');
  pg_drop_replication_slot 
 --------------------------
diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql b/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql
index 6d0b7d77778..de8a7cdc0d2 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/sql/ddl.sql
@@ -467,6 +467,18 @@ SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'inc
 SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
 \pset format aligned
 
+-- check that virtual generated columns are not printed
+CREATE TABLE gtest1 (
+    a int PRIMARY KEY,
+    b int,
+    c int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a + b) VIRTUAL,
+    d int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED,
+    e int
+);
+INSERT INTO gtest1 (a, b) VALUES (1, 10);
+SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('regression_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
+DROP TABLE gtest1;
+
 SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('regression_slot');
 
 /* check that the slot is gone */
diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/test_decoding.c b/contrib/test_decoding/test_decoding.c
index d5cf0fa02b0..78185837aef 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/test_decoding.c
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/test_decoding.c
@@ -554,6 +554,16 @@ tuple_to_stringinfo(StringInfo s, TupleDesc tupdesc, HeapTuple tuple, bool skip_
 		if (attr->attnum < 0)
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Virtual generated columns are always stored as null in the tuple,
+		 * so don't print them at all. A printed null would not be
+		 * distinguishable from a column that really contains a null. Stored
+		 * generated columns are printed as usual since their values are
+		 * actually on disk.
+		 */
+		if (attr->attgenerated == ATTRIBUTE_GENERATED_VIRTUAL)
+			continue;
+
 		typid = attr->atttypid;
 
 		/* get Datum from tuple */