diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
index 00f2ae0bbbe..b512df2eae1 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
@@ -254,6 +254,32 @@ has_subclass(Oid relationId)
 	return result;
 }
 
+/*
+ * has_superclass - does this relation inherit from another?
+ *
+ * Unlike has_subclass, this can be relied on to give an accurate answer.
+ * However, the caller must hold a lock on the given relation so that it
+ * can't be concurrently added to or removed from an inheritance hierarchy.
+ */
+bool
+has_superclass(Oid relationId)
+{
+	Relation	catalog;
+	SysScanDesc scan;
+	ScanKeyData skey;
+	bool		result;
+
+	catalog = heap_open(InheritsRelationId, AccessShareLock);
+	ScanKeyInit(&skey, Anum_pg_inherits_inhrelid, BTEqualStrategyNumber,
+				F_OIDEQ, ObjectIdGetDatum(relationId));
+	scan = systable_beginscan(catalog, InheritsRelidSeqnoIndexId, true,
+							  NULL, 1, &skey);
+	result = HeapTupleIsValid(systable_getnext(scan));
+	systable_endscan(scan);
+	heap_close(catalog, AccessShareLock);
+
+	return result;
+}
 
 /*
  * Given two type OIDs, determine whether the first is a complex type
diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
index f82d891c347..ca1fab287f8 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "catalog/indexing.h"
 #include "catalog/namespace.h"
 #include "catalog/objectaccess.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_inherits_fn.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_rewrite.h"
 #include "catalog/storage.h"
 #include "commands/policy.h"
@@ -411,12 +412,12 @@ DefineQueryRewrite(char *rulename,
 		 *
 		 * If so, check that the relation is empty because the storage for the
 		 * relation is going to be deleted.  Also insist that the rel not have
-		 * any triggers, indexes, child tables, policies, or RLS enabled.
-		 * (Note: these tests are too strict, because they will reject
-		 * relations that once had such but don't anymore.  But we don't
-		 * really care, because this whole business of converting relations to
-		 * views is just a kluge to allow dump/reload of views that
-		 * participate in circular dependencies.)
+		 * any triggers, indexes, child or parent tables, RLS policies, or RLS
+		 * enabled.  (Note: some of these tests are too strict, because they
+		 * will reject relations that once had such but don't anymore.  But we
+		 * don't really care, because this whole business of converting
+		 * relations to views is just a kluge to allow dump/reload of views
+		 * that participate in circular dependencies.)
 		 */
 		if (event_relation->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_VIEW &&
 			event_relation->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_MATVIEW)
@@ -453,6 +454,12 @@ DefineQueryRewrite(char *rulename,
 						 errmsg("could not convert table \"%s\" to a view because it has child tables",
 								RelationGetRelationName(event_relation))));
 
+			if (has_superclass(RelationGetRelid(event_relation)))
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+						 errmsg("could not convert table \"%s\" to a view because it has parent tables",
+								RelationGetRelationName(event_relation))));
+
 			if (event_relation->rd_rel->relrowsecurity)
 				ereport(ERROR,
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_inherits_fn.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_inherits_fn.h
index a717108481c..868f395c919 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_inherits_fn.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_inherits_fn.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ extern List *find_inheritance_children(Oid parentrelId, LOCKMODE lockmode);
 extern List *find_all_inheritors(Oid parentrelId, LOCKMODE lockmode,
 					List **parents);
 extern bool has_subclass(Oid relationId);
+extern bool has_superclass(Oid relationId);
 extern bool typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId);
 
 #endif   /* PG_INHERITS_FN_H */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 7e8e473d048..56b3e8ddc93 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -2498,6 +2498,17 @@ select reltoastrelid, relkind, relfrozenxid
 (1 row)
 
 drop view fooview;
+-- cannot convert an inheritance parent or child to a view, though
+create table fooview (x int, y text);
+create table fooview_child () inherits (fooview);
+create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview do instead
+  select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
+ERROR:  could not convert table "fooview" to a view because it has child tables
+create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview_child do instead
+  select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
+ERROR:  could not convert table "fooview_child" to a view because it has parent tables
+drop table fooview cascade;
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to table fooview_child
 --
 -- check for planner problems with complex inherited UPDATES
 --
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
index efbbb636a2b..945503d9153 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/rules.sql
@@ -898,6 +898,17 @@ select reltoastrelid, relkind, relfrozenxid
 
 drop view fooview;
 
+-- cannot convert an inheritance parent or child to a view, though
+create table fooview (x int, y text);
+create table fooview_child () inherits (fooview);
+
+create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview do instead
+  select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
+create rule "_RETURN" as on select to fooview_child do instead
+  select 1 as x, 'aaa'::text as y;
+
+drop table fooview cascade;
+
 --
 -- check for planner problems with complex inherited UPDATES
 --