diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
index de586d8da3c..660bf69a023 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
@@ -5300,9 +5300,19 @@ get_select_query_def(Query *query, deparse_context *context,
 	{
 		if (query->limitOption == LIMIT_OPTION_WITH_TIES)
 		{
+			/*
+			 * The limitCount arg is a c_expr, so it needs parens. Simple
+			 * literals and function expressions would not need parens, but
+			 * unfortunately it's hard to tell if the expression will be
+			 * printed as a simple literal like 123 or as a typecast
+			 * expression, like '-123'::int4. The grammar accepts the former
+			 * without quoting, but not the latter.
+			 */
 			appendContextKeyword(context, " FETCH FIRST ",
 								 -PRETTYINDENT_STD, PRETTYINDENT_STD, 0);
+			appendStringInfoChar(buf, '(');
 			get_rule_expr(query->limitCount, context, false);
+			appendStringInfoChar(buf, ')');
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " ROWS WITH TIES");
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/limit.out b/src/test/regress/expected/limit.out
index 8a98bbea8eb..d10c912d12e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/limit.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/limit.out
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ View definition:
   WHERE onek.thousand < 995
   ORDER BY onek.thousand
  OFFSET 10
- FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS WITH TIES;
+ FETCH FIRST (5) ROWS WITH TIES;
 
 CREATE VIEW limit_thousand_v_2 AS SELECT thousand FROM onek WHERE thousand < 995
 		ORDER BY thousand OFFSET 10 FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS ONLY;
@@ -675,15 +675,29 @@ View definition:
    FROM onek
   WHERE onek.thousand < 995
   ORDER BY onek.thousand
- FETCH FIRST (NULL::integer + 1) ROWS WITH TIES;
+ FETCH FIRST ((NULL::integer + 1)) ROWS WITH TIES;
 
 CREATE VIEW limit_thousand_v_4 AS SELECT thousand FROM onek WHERE thousand < 995
-		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST NULL ROWS ONLY;
+		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST (5::bigint) ROWS WITH TIES;
 \d+ limit_thousand_v_4
                       View "public.limit_thousand_v_4"
   Column  |  Type   | Collation | Nullable | Default | Storage | Description 
 ----------+---------+-----------+----------+---------+---------+-------------
  thousand | integer |           |          |         | plain   | 
+View definition:
+ SELECT onek.thousand
+   FROM onek
+  WHERE onek.thousand < 995
+  ORDER BY onek.thousand
+ FETCH FIRST (5::bigint) ROWS WITH TIES;
+
+CREATE VIEW limit_thousand_v_5 AS SELECT thousand FROM onek WHERE thousand < 995
+		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST NULL ROWS ONLY;
+\d+ limit_thousand_v_5
+                      View "public.limit_thousand_v_5"
+  Column  |  Type   | Collation | Nullable | Default | Storage | Description 
+----------+---------+-----------+----------+---------+---------+-------------
+ thousand | integer |           |          |         | plain   | 
 View definition:
  SELECT onek.thousand
    FROM onek
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/limit.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/limit.sql
index 6f0cda98701..603910fe6d1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/limit.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/limit.sql
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ CREATE VIEW limit_thousand_v_3 AS SELECT thousand FROM onek WHERE thousand < 995
 		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST (NULL+1) ROWS WITH TIES;
 \d+ limit_thousand_v_3
 CREATE VIEW limit_thousand_v_4 AS SELECT thousand FROM onek WHERE thousand < 995
-		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST NULL ROWS ONLY;
+		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST (5::bigint) ROWS WITH TIES;
 \d+ limit_thousand_v_4
+CREATE VIEW limit_thousand_v_5 AS SELECT thousand FROM onek WHERE thousand < 995
+		ORDER BY thousand FETCH FIRST NULL ROWS ONLY;
+\d+ limit_thousand_v_5
 -- leave these views