diff --git a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
index 5aebbd1..6c5e76c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
@@ -163,9 +163,17 @@ GetTransactionSnapshot(void)
 		{
 			/* First, create the snapshot in CurrentSnapshotData */
 			if (IsolationIsSerializable())
+			{
+				if (RecoveryInProgress())
+					ereport(ERROR,
+							(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+							errmsg("can not create a serializable snapshot during recovery")));
+
 				CurrentSnapshot = GetSerializableTransactionSnapshot(&CurrentSnapshotData);
+			}
 			else
 				CurrentSnapshot = GetSnapshotData(&CurrentSnapshotData);
+
 			/* Make a saved copy */
 			CurrentSnapshot = CopySnapshot(CurrentSnapshot);
 			FirstXactSnapshot = CurrentSnapshot;
@@ -290,6 +298,10 @@ SetTransactionSnapshot(Snapshot sourcesnap, TransactionId sourcexid)
 	 */
 	if (IsolationUsesXactSnapshot())
 	{
+		/*
+		 * Since GetSnapshotData() is called above, it would be redundant to
+		 * check RecoveryInProgress() for a serializable transaction here.
+		 */
 		if (IsolationIsSerializable())
 			SetSerializableTransactionSnapshot(CurrentSnapshot, sourcexid);
 		/* Make a saved copy */