diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
index 775477c6cf..ef309c7ff6 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ standard_ProcessUtility(PlannedStmt *pstmt,
 							ListCell   *cell;
 							char	   *name = NULL;
 
-							RequireTransactionChain(isTopLevel, "SAVEPOINT");
+							RequireTransactionChain(!IsTransactionBlock(), "SAVEPOINT");
 
 							foreach(cell, stmt->options)
 							{
@@ -489,12 +489,12 @@ standard_ProcessUtility(PlannedStmt *pstmt,
 						break;
 
 					case TRANS_STMT_RELEASE:
-						RequireTransactionChain(isTopLevel, "RELEASE SAVEPOINT");
+						RequireTransactionChain(!IsTransactionBlock(), "RELEASE SAVEPOINT");
 						ReleaseSavepoint(stmt->options);
 						break;
 
 					case TRANS_STMT_ROLLBACK_TO:
-						RequireTransactionChain(isTopLevel, "ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT");
+						RequireTransactionChain(!IsTransactionBlock(), "ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT");
 						RollbackToSavepoint(stmt->options);
 
 						/*
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/transactions.out b/src/test/regress/expected/transactions.out
index d9b702d016..c848e0660f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/transactions.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/transactions.out
@@ -657,6 +657,20 @@ FETCH ok;  -- should work
 FETCH ctt; -- must be rejected
 ERROR:  portal "ctt" cannot be run
 COMMIT;
+-- Test SAVEPOINTs in multi-statement requests
+SELECT 1 "1"; SAVEPOINT sp;
+ 1 
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+ERROR:  SAVEPOINT can only be used in transaction blocks
+SELECT 1 "1"; BEGIN; SAVEPOINT sp; ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOint sp; COMMIT;
+ 1 
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
 DROP FUNCTION create_temp_tab();
 DROP FUNCTION invert(x float8);
 -- Test for successful cleanup of an aborted transaction at session exit.
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/transactions.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/transactions.sql
index bf9cb05971..53a2c12a91 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/transactions.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/transactions.sql
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ FETCH ok;  -- should work
 FETCH ctt; -- must be rejected
 COMMIT;
 
+-- Test SAVEPOINTs in multi-statement requests
+SELECT 1 "1"; SAVEPOINT sp;
+SELECT 1 "1"; BEGIN; SAVEPOINT sp; ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOint sp; COMMIT;
+
 DROP FUNCTION create_temp_tab();
 DROP FUNCTION invert(x float8);