diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml
index 1ef4b5e..375bd1a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_foreign_table.sgml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 <synopsis>
 CREATE FOREIGN TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable> ( [
     <replaceable class="PARAMETER">column_name</replaceable> <replaceable class="PARAMETER">data_type</replaceable> [ OPTIONS ( <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">value</replaceable>' [, ... ] ) ] [ COLLATE <replaceable>collation</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">column_constraint</replaceable> [ ... ] ]
+    | LIKE <replaceable>source_table</replaceable> [ <replaceable>like_option</replaceable> ... ] }
     [, ... ]
 ] )
   SERVER <replaceable class="parameter">server_name</replaceable>
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ CREATE FOREIGN TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name
 { NOT NULL |
   NULL |
   DEFAULT <replaceable>default_expr</replaceable> }
+
+  <phrase> and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">like_option</replaceable> is the same as for <xref linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE">.</phrase>
 </synopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
@@ -114,6 +117,19 @@ CREATE FOREIGN TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name
    </varlistentry>
 
    <varlistentry>
+    <term><literal>LIKE <replaceable>source_table</replaceable> [ <replaceable>like_option</replaceable> ... ]</literal></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      The <literal>LIKE</literal> clause specifies a table from which
+      the new foreign table automatically copies all column names and their data types.
+     </para>
+     <para>
+      Inapplicable options like <literal>INCLUDING STORAGE</literal> are ignored.
+     </para>
+     </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
+   <varlistentry>
     <term><literal>NOT NULL</></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
index eb07ca3..82c77eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ transformTableConstraint(CreateStmtContext *cxt, Constraint *constraint)
 /*
  * transformTableLikeClause
  *
- * Change the LIKE <srctable> portion of a CREATE TABLE statement into
+ * Change the LIKE <srctable> portion of a CREATE [FOREIGN] TABLE statement into
  * column definitions which recreate the user defined column portions of
  * <srctable>.
  */
@@ -668,12 +668,6 @@ transformTableLikeClause(CreateStmtContext *cxt, TableLikeClause *table_like_cla
 	setup_parser_errposition_callback(&pcbstate, cxt->pstate,
 									  table_like_clause->relation->location);
 
-	/* we could support LIKE in many cases, but worry about it another day */
-	if (cxt->isforeign)
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
-				 errmsg("LIKE is not supported for creating foreign tables")));
-
 	relation = relation_openrv(table_like_clause->relation, AccessShareLock);
 
 	if (relation->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_RELATION &&
@@ -689,6 +683,12 @@ transformTableLikeClause(CreateStmtContext *cxt, TableLikeClause *table_like_cla
 	cancel_parser_errposition_callback(&pcbstate);
 
 	/*
+	 * For foreign tables, ignore all but applicable options.
+	 */
+	if (cxt->isforeign)
+		table_like_clause->options &= CREATE_TABLE_LIKE_DEFAULTS | CREATE_TABLE_LIKE_COMMENTS;
+
+	/*
 	 * Check for privileges
 	 */
 	if (relation->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_COMPOSITE_TYPE)