diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/oldest_xmin.out b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/oldest_xmin.out
index dd6053f9c1f..57268b38d33 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/oldest_xmin.out
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/oldest_xmin.out
@@ -38,3 +38,44 @@ COMMIT
 stop    
 (1 row)
 
+
+starting permutation: s0_begin s0_getxid s1_begin s1_insert s0_alter s0_commit s0_checkpoint s0_advance_slot s0_advance_slot s1_commit s0_vacuum s0_get_changes
+step s0_begin: BEGIN;
+step s0_getxid: SELECT pg_current_xact_id() IS NULL;
+?column?
+--------
+f       
+(1 row)
+
+step s1_begin: BEGIN;
+step s1_insert: INSERT INTO harvest VALUES ((1, 2, 3));
+step s0_alter: ALTER TYPE basket DROP ATTRIBUTE mangos;
+step s0_commit: COMMIT;
+step s0_checkpoint: CHECKPOINT;
+step s0_advance_slot: SELECT slot_name FROM pg_replication_slot_advance('isolation_slot', pg_current_wal_lsn());
+slot_name     
+--------------
+isolation_slot
+(1 row)
+
+step s0_advance_slot: SELECT slot_name FROM pg_replication_slot_advance('isolation_slot', pg_current_wal_lsn());
+slot_name     
+--------------
+isolation_slot
+(1 row)
+
+step s1_commit: COMMIT;
+step s0_vacuum: VACUUM pg_attribute;
+step s0_get_changes: SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('isolation_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1');
+data                                                  
+------------------------------------------------------
+BEGIN                                                 
+table public.harvest: INSERT: fruits[basket]:'(1,2,3)'
+COMMIT                                                
+(3 rows)
+
+?column?
+--------
+stop    
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/specs/oldest_xmin.spec b/contrib/test_decoding/specs/oldest_xmin.spec
index 88bd30f5ff7..7f2fe3d7ed7 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/specs/oldest_xmin.spec
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/specs/oldest_xmin.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ step "s0_commit" { COMMIT; }
 step "s0_checkpoint" { CHECKPOINT; }
 step "s0_vacuum" { VACUUM pg_attribute; }
 step "s0_get_changes" { SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('isolation_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1'); }
+step "s0_advance_slot" { SELECT slot_name FROM pg_replication_slot_advance('isolation_slot', pg_current_wal_lsn()); }
 
 session "s1"
 setup { SET synchronous_commit=on; }
@@ -40,3 +41,7 @@ step "s1_commit" { COMMIT; }
 # will be removed (xmax set) before T1 commits. That is, interlocking doesn't
 # forbid modifying catalog after someone read it (and didn't commit yet).
 permutation "s0_begin" "s0_getxid" "s1_begin" "s1_insert" "s0_alter" "s0_commit" "s0_checkpoint" "s0_get_changes" "s0_get_changes" "s1_commit" "s0_vacuum" "s0_get_changes"
+
+# Perform the same testing process as described above, but use advance_slot to
+# forces xmin advancement during fast forward decoding.
+permutation "s0_begin" "s0_getxid" "s1_begin" "s1_insert" "s0_alter" "s0_commit" "s0_checkpoint" "s0_advance_slot" "s0_advance_slot" "s1_commit" "s0_vacuum" "s0_get_changes"
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 78f9a0a11c4..cc03f0706e9 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -412,19 +412,24 @@ heap2_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have snapshot or we are just fast-forwarding, there is no
-	 * point in decoding changes.
+	 * point in decoding data changes. However, it's crucial to build the base
+	 * snapshot during fast-forward mode (as is done in
+	 * SnapBuildProcessChange()) because we require the snapshot's xmin when
+	 * determining the candidate catalog_xmin for the replication slot. See
+	 * SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts().
 	 */
-	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT ||
-		ctx->fast_forward)
+	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT)
 		return;
 
 	switch (info)
 	{
 		case XLOG_HEAP2_MULTI_INSERT:
-			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr) &&
+				!ctx->fast_forward)
 				DecodeMultiInsert(ctx, buf);
 			break;
 		case XLOG_HEAP2_NEW_CID:
+			if (!ctx->fast_forward)
 			{
 				xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec;
 
@@ -471,16 +476,20 @@ heap_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have snapshot or we are just fast-forwarding, there is no
-	 * point in decoding data changes.
+	 * point in decoding data changes. However, it's crucial to build the base
+	 * snapshot during fast-forward mode (as is done in
+	 * SnapBuildProcessChange()) because we require the snapshot's xmin when
+	 * determining the candidate catalog_xmin for the replication slot. See
+	 * SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts().
 	 */
-	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT ||
-		ctx->fast_forward)
+	if (SnapBuildCurrentState(builder) < SNAPBUILD_FULL_SNAPSHOT)
 		return;
 
 	switch (info)
 	{
 		case XLOG_HEAP_INSERT:
-			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr) &&
+				!ctx->fast_forward)
 				DecodeInsert(ctx, buf);
 			break;
 
@@ -491,17 +500,20 @@ heap_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			 */
 		case XLOG_HEAP_HOT_UPDATE:
 		case XLOG_HEAP_UPDATE:
-			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr) &&
+				!ctx->fast_forward)
 				DecodeUpdate(ctx, buf);
 			break;
 
 		case XLOG_HEAP_DELETE:
-			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr) &&
+				!ctx->fast_forward)
 				DecodeDelete(ctx, buf);
 			break;
 
 		case XLOG_HEAP_TRUNCATE:
-			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr) &&
+				!ctx->fast_forward)
 				DecodeTruncate(ctx, buf);
 			break;
 
@@ -525,7 +537,8 @@ heap_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			break;
 
 		case XLOG_HEAP_CONFIRM:
-			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr))
+			if (SnapBuildProcessChange(builder, xid, buf->origptr) &&
+				!ctx->fast_forward)
 				DecodeSpecConfirm(ctx, buf);
 			break;