diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile b/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
index 4afb1d963e..32c2650d1a 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/Makefile
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 MODULES = test_decoding
 PGFILEDESC = "test_decoding - example of a logical decoding output plugin"
 
-REGRESS = ddl xact rewrite toast permissions decoding_in_xact \
+# REGRESS = ddl xact rewrite toast permissions decoding_in_xact \
 	decoding_into_rel binary prepared replorigin time messages \
 	spill slot truncate
 ISOLATION = mxact delayed_startup ondisk_startup concurrent_ddl_dml \
-	oldest_xmin snapshot_transfer
+	oldest_xmin snapshot_transfer aborted_subxact
 
 REGRESS_OPTS = --temp-config $(top_srcdir)/contrib/test_decoding/logical.conf
 ISOLATION_OPTS = --temp-config $(top_srcdir)/contrib/test_decoding/logical.conf
diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/specs/aborted_subxact.spec b/contrib/test_decoding/specs/aborted_subxact.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb066fd5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/specs/aborted_subxact.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Test DDL in aborted subxact
+
+setup
+{
+    SELECT 'init' FROM pg_create_logical_replication_slot('isolation_slot', 'test_decoding'); -- must be first write in xact
+    CREATE TABLE harvest(apples int);
+}
+
+teardown
+{
+    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS harvest;
+    SELECT 'stop' FROM pg_drop_replication_slot('isolation_slot');
+}
+
+session "s0"
+setup { SET synchronous_commit=on; }
+step "s0_begin" { BEGIN; select 'harvest'::regclass::int; }
+step "s0_alter_0" { SAVEPOINT a; ALTER TABLE harvest ADD COLUMN pears int; ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT a; }
+step "s0_alter_1" { ALTER TABLE harvest ADD COLUMN peaches text; }
+step "s0_insert" { INSERT INTO harvest values (42, 'red'); }
+step "s0_alter_2" { ALTER TABLE harvest ADD COLUMN pears int; }
+step "s0_commit" { COMMIT; }
+step "s0_get_changes" { SELECT data FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('isolation_slot', NULL, NULL, 'include-xids', '0', 'skip-empty-xacts', '1'); }
+
+session "s1"
+setup { SET synchronous_commit=on; }
+step "s1_vacuum" { VACUUM pg_attribute; }
+step "s1_vacuum_full" { VACUUM FULL; }
+
+# alter_0 adds row in pg_attribute for which we remember cmin = 0; it is
+# reclaimed by vacuum
+# alter_1 ensures we decode insert with current cid = 1
+# alter_2 inserts into another row in place where row of alter_0 was, its cmin
+# is 3, however we already remembered it as 0
+permutation "s1_vacuum" "s0_begin" "s0_alter_0" "s0_alter_1" "s0_insert" "s1_vacuum" "s0_alter_2" "s0_commit" "s0_get_changes"