diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index edb15fe58d..4fdb23f061 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -12297,8 +12297,13 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	if (!XLogReaderValidatePageHeader(xlogreader, targetPagePtr, readBuf))
 	{
-		/* reset any error XLogReaderValidatePageHeader() might have set */
-		xlogreader->errormsg_buf[0] = '\0';
+		if (StandbyMode && xlogreader->errormsg_buf[0] != '\0')
+		{
+			ereport(emode_for_corrupt_record(emode, EndRecPtr),
+					(errmsg_internal("%s", xlogreader->errormsg_buf) /* already translated */ ));
+			/* reset any error XLogReaderValidatePageHeader() might have set */
+			xlogreader->errormsg_buf[0] = '\0';
+		}
 		goto next_record_is_invalid;
 	}