diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
index 0dfefd71f21..f79bc4430c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ join_is_removable(PlannerInfo *root, SpecialJoinInfo *sjinfo)
 	if (!bms_get_singleton_member(sjinfo->min_righthand, &innerrelid))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Never try to eliminate a left join to the query result rel.  Although
+	 * the case is syntactically impossible in standard SQL, MERGE will build
+	 * a join tree that looks exactly like that.
+	 */
+	if (innerrelid == root->parse->resultRelation)
+		return false;
+
 	innerrel = find_base_rel(root, innerrelid);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out b/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out
index bc53b2105b4..2cf1409470b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/merge.out
@@ -1771,6 +1771,41 @@ SELECT * FROM pa_target ORDER BY tid;
 (9 rows)
 
 ROLLBACK;
+DROP TABLE pa_source;
+DROP TABLE pa_target CASCADE;
+-- Partitioned table with primary key
+CREATE TABLE pa_target (tid integer PRIMARY KEY) PARTITION BY LIST (tid);
+CREATE TABLE pa_targetp PARTITION OF pa_target DEFAULT;
+CREATE TABLE pa_source (sid integer);
+INSERT INTO pa_source VALUES (1), (2);
+EXPLAIN (VERBOSE, COSTS OFF)
+MERGE INTO pa_target t USING pa_source s ON t.tid = s.sid
+  WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES (s.sid);
+                         QUERY PLAN                          
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+ Merge on public.pa_target t
+   Merge on public.pa_targetp t_1
+   ->  Hash Left Join
+         Output: s.sid, t_1.tableoid, t_1.ctid
+         Inner Unique: true
+         Hash Cond: (s.sid = t_1.tid)
+         ->  Seq Scan on public.pa_source s
+               Output: s.sid
+         ->  Hash
+               Output: t_1.tid, t_1.tableoid, t_1.ctid
+               ->  Seq Scan on public.pa_targetp t_1
+                     Output: t_1.tid, t_1.tableoid, t_1.ctid
+(12 rows)
+
+MERGE INTO pa_target t USING pa_source s ON t.tid = s.sid
+  WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES (s.sid);
+TABLE pa_target;
+ tid 
+-----
+   1
+   2
+(2 rows)
+
 DROP TABLE pa_source;
 DROP TABLE pa_target CASCADE;
 -- some complex joins on the source side
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql
index fdbcd708823..cef37e57d92 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/merge.sql
@@ -1116,6 +1116,26 @@ ROLLBACK;
 DROP TABLE pa_source;
 DROP TABLE pa_target CASCADE;
 
+-- Partitioned table with primary key
+
+CREATE TABLE pa_target (tid integer PRIMARY KEY) PARTITION BY LIST (tid);
+CREATE TABLE pa_targetp PARTITION OF pa_target DEFAULT;
+CREATE TABLE pa_source (sid integer);
+
+INSERT INTO pa_source VALUES (1), (2);
+
+EXPLAIN (VERBOSE, COSTS OFF)
+MERGE INTO pa_target t USING pa_source s ON t.tid = s.sid
+  WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES (s.sid);
+
+MERGE INTO pa_target t USING pa_source s ON t.tid = s.sid
+  WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES (s.sid);
+
+TABLE pa_target;
+
+DROP TABLE pa_source;
+DROP TABLE pa_target CASCADE;
+
 -- some complex joins on the source side
 
 CREATE TABLE cj_target (tid integer, balance float, val text)