diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/storage.c b/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
index 6ebe75a..d74e9a5 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
@@ -405,6 +405,21 @@ RelationCopyStorage(SMgrRelation src, SMgrRelation dst,
 		smgrimmedsync(dst, forkNum);
 }
 
+bool
+hasPendingSync(Relation rel)
+{
+	PendingRelOps *pending;
+
+	for (pending = pendingDeletes; pending != NULL; pending = pending->next)
+	{
+		if (RelFileNodeEquals(pending->relnode, rel->rd_node) &&
+			pending->backend == rel->rd_backend &&
+			pending->dosync)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  *	smgrDoPendingOperations() -- Take care of relation deletes and syncs at
  *		end of xact.
diff --git a/src/include/utils/rel.h b/src/include/utils/rel.h
index cd51df4..66fb8dc 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/rel.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/rel.h
@@ -513,6 +513,20 @@ typedef struct ViewOptions
 		(relation)->rd_smgr->smgr_targblock = (targblock); \
 	} while (0)
 
+static inline bool
+subids_need_wal(Relation relation)
+{
+	extern bool hasPendingSync(Relation rel);
+	bool relcache_verdict =
+		(relation->rd_createSubid == InvalidSubTransactionId &&
+		 relation->rd_firstRelfilenodeSubid == InvalidSubTransactionId);
+	bool storage_verdict = !hasPendingSync(relation);
+
+	Assert(relcache_verdict == storage_verdict);
+
+	return relcache_verdict;
+}
+
 /*
  * RelationNeedsWAL
  *		True if relation needs WAL.
@@ -521,10 +535,8 @@ typedef struct ViewOptions
  * truncated in the current transaction.
  */
 #define RelationNeedsWAL(relation)										\
-	((relation)->rd_rel->relpersistence == RELPERSISTENCE_PERMANENT &&	\
-	 (XLogIsNeeded() ||													\
-	  (relation->rd_createSubid == InvalidSubTransactionId &&			\
-	   relation->rd_firstRelfilenodeSubid == InvalidSubTransactionId)))
+	((relation)->rd_rel->relpersistence == RELPERSISTENCE_PERMANENT &&		\
+	 (XLogIsNeeded() || subids_need_wal(relation)))
 
 /*
  * RelationUsesLocalBuffers
diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/018_wal_optimize.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/018_wal_optimize.pl
index b26cd8e..56b92b4 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/018_wal_optimize.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/018_wal_optimize.pl
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ wal_level = $wal_level
 	is($result, qq(3),
 	   "wal_level = $wal_level, SET TABLESPACE in subtransaction");
 
+	$node->safe_psql('postgres', "
+		CREATE TABLE test2a (id int);
+		BEGIN;
+		TRUNCATE test2a;
+		SAVEPOINT s;
+		TRUNCATE test2a;
+		ROLLBACK TO s;
+		INSERT INTO test2a DEFAULT VALUES;
+		COMMIT;");
+
 	# UPDATE touches two buffers; one is BufferNeedsWAL(); the other is not.
 	$node->safe_psql('postgres', "
 		BEGIN;