diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 73979f20fff..1a0b85bb4d7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -30029,6 +30029,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT '0/0'::pg_lsn + pd.segment_number * ps.setting::int + :offset
    <para>
     <xref linkend="functions-admin-statsmod"/> lists functions used to
     manipulate statistics.
+    These functions cannot be executed during recovery.
     <warning>
      <para>
       Changes made by these statistics manipulation functions are likely to be
diff --git a/src/backend/statistics/attribute_stats.c b/src/backend/statistics/attribute_stats.c
index 4ae0722b781..686f2e639c6 100644
--- a/src/backend/statistics/attribute_stats.c
+++ b/src/backend/statistics/attribute_stats.c
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ attribute_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, int elevel)
 	stats_check_required_arg(fcinfo, attarginfo, ATTRELATION_ARG);
 	reloid = PG_GETARG_OID(ATTRELATION_ARG);
 
+	if (RecoveryInProgress())
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				 errmsg("recovery is in progress"),
+				 errhint("Statistics cannot be modified during recovery.")));
+
 	/* lock before looking up attribute */
 	stats_lock_check_privileges(reloid);
 
@@ -865,6 +871,12 @@ pg_clear_attribute_stats(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	stats_check_required_arg(fcinfo, attarginfo, ATTRELATION_ARG);
 	reloid = PG_GETARG_OID(ATTRELATION_ARG);
 
+	if (RecoveryInProgress())
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				 errmsg("recovery is in progress"),
+				 errhint("Statistics cannot be modified during recovery.")));
+
 	stats_lock_check_privileges(reloid);
 
 	stats_check_required_arg(fcinfo, attarginfo, ATTNAME_ARG);
diff --git a/src/backend/statistics/relation_stats.c b/src/backend/statistics/relation_stats.c
index ed5dea2e058..e619d5cf5b1 100644
--- a/src/backend/statistics/relation_stats.c
+++ b/src/backend/statistics/relation_stats.c
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ relation_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, int elevel)
 	stats_check_required_arg(fcinfo, relarginfo, RELATION_ARG);
 	reloid = PG_GETARG_OID(RELATION_ARG);
 
+	if (RecoveryInProgress())
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				 errmsg("recovery is in progress"),
+				 errhint("Statistics cannot be modified during recovery.")));
+
 	stats_lock_check_privileges(reloid);
 
 	/*