diff --git a/contrib/amcheck/expected/check_btree.out b/contrib/amcheck/expected/check_btree.out
index 2acbc98a70b..3ad5ed64c69 100644
--- a/contrib/amcheck/expected/check_btree.out
+++ b/contrib/amcheck/expected/check_btree.out
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ SELECT bt_index_check('toasty', true);
 (1 row)
 
 --
--- Check that index expressions and predicates are run as the table's owner
+-- Check that index expressions and predicates are run as the table's owner,
+-- with empty search_path
 --
 TRUNCATE bttest_a;
 INSERT INTO bttest_a SELECT * FROM generate_series(1, 1000);
@@ -186,19 +187,31 @@ ALTER TABLE bttest_a OWNER TO regress_bttest_role;
 -- A dummy index function checking current_user
 CREATE FUNCTION ifun(int8) RETURNS int8 AS $$
 BEGIN
-	ASSERT current_user = 'regress_bttest_role',
+	ASSERT current_setting('search_path') NOT LIKE '%preempt%',
+		format('ifun(%s) called with current_schemas %s, search_path %s',
+			$1, current_schemas(true), current_setting('search_path'));
+	ASSERT "current_user"() = 'regress_bttest_role',
 		format('ifun(%s) called by %s', $1, current_user);
 	RETURN $1;
 END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE;
 CREATE INDEX bttest_a_expr_idx ON bttest_a ((ifun(id) + ifun(0)))
 	WHERE ifun(id + 10) > ifun(10);
+BEGIN;
+SET LOCAL check_function_bodies = off;
+CREATE SCHEMA preempt;
+GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA preempt TO regress_bttest_role;
+SET LOCAL search_path = preempt, pg_catalog, public;
+CREATE FUNCTION "current_user"() RETURNS name AS $$
+	broken
+$$ LANGUAGE sql STABLE PARALLEL SAFE STRICT;
 SELECT bt_index_check('bttest_a_expr_idx', true);
  bt_index_check 
 ----------------
  
 (1 row)
 
+ROLLBACK;
 -- Check support of both 1B and 4B header sizes of short varlena datum
 CREATE TABLE varlena_bug (v text);
 ALTER TABLE varlena_bug ALTER column v SET storage plain;
diff --git a/contrib/amcheck/sql/check_btree.sql b/contrib/amcheck/sql/check_btree.sql
index e2f47fcfbe1..626bfe9df5c 100644
--- a/contrib/amcheck/sql/check_btree.sql
+++ b/contrib/amcheck/sql/check_btree.sql
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ INSERT INTO toast_bug SELECT repeat('a', 2200);
 SELECT bt_index_check('toasty', true);
 
 --
--- Check that index expressions and predicates are run as the table's owner
+-- Check that index expressions and predicates are run as the table's owner,
+-- with empty search_path
 --
 TRUNCATE bttest_a;
 INSERT INTO bttest_a SELECT * FROM generate_series(1, 1000);
@@ -124,7 +125,10 @@ ALTER TABLE bttest_a OWNER TO regress_bttest_role;
 -- A dummy index function checking current_user
 CREATE FUNCTION ifun(int8) RETURNS int8 AS $$
 BEGIN
-	ASSERT current_user = 'regress_bttest_role',
+	ASSERT current_setting('search_path') NOT LIKE '%preempt%',
+		format('ifun(%s) called with current_schemas %s, search_path %s',
+			$1, current_schemas(true), current_setting('search_path'));
+	ASSERT "current_user"() = 'regress_bttest_role',
 		format('ifun(%s) called by %s', $1, current_user);
 	RETURN $1;
 END;
@@ -132,8 +136,16 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE;
 
 CREATE INDEX bttest_a_expr_idx ON bttest_a ((ifun(id) + ifun(0)))
 	WHERE ifun(id + 10) > ifun(10);
-
+BEGIN;
+SET LOCAL check_function_bodies = off;
+CREATE SCHEMA preempt;
+GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA preempt TO regress_bttest_role;
+SET LOCAL search_path = preempt, pg_catalog, public;
+CREATE FUNCTION "current_user"() RETURNS name AS $$
+	broken
+$$ LANGUAGE sql STABLE PARALLEL SAFE STRICT;
 SELECT bt_index_check('bttest_a_expr_idx', true);
+ROLLBACK;
 
 -- Check support of both 1B and 4B header sizes of short varlena datum
 CREATE TABLE varlena_bug (v text);
diff --git a/contrib/amcheck/verify_nbtree.c b/contrib/amcheck/verify_nbtree.c
index 5a2ee7b91d8..38ad19f9d3a 100644
--- a/contrib/amcheck/verify_nbtree.c
+++ b/contrib/amcheck/verify_nbtree.c
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ bt_index_check_internal(Oid indrelid, bool parentcheck, bool heapallindexed,
 		SetUserIdAndSecContext(heaprel->rd_rel->relowner,
 							   save_sec_context | SECURITY_RESTRICTED_OPERATION);
 		save_nestlevel = NewGUCNestLevel();
+		set_config_option("search_path", "pg_catalog, pg_temp", PGC_USERSET,
+						  PGC_S_SESSION, GUC_ACTION_SAVE, true, 0, false);
 	}
 	else
 	{