diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/vacuumlazy.c b/src/backend/access/heap/vacuumlazy.c
index 05221cc1d6..5fbeacc0da 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/vacuumlazy.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/vacuumlazy.c
@@ -4147,6 +4147,12 @@ parallel_vacuum_main(dsm_segment *seg, shm_toc *toc)
 	LVRelState	vacrel;
 	ErrorContextCallback errcallback;
 
+	/*
+	 * A parallel vacuum worker must have only PROC_IN_VACUUM flag since we
+	 * don't support parallel vacuum for autovacuum as of now.
+	 */
+	Assert(MyProc->statusFlags == PROC_IN_VACUUM);
+
 	lvshared = (LVShared *) shm_toc_lookup(toc, PARALLEL_VACUUM_KEY_SHARED,
 										   false);
 	elevel = lvshared->elevel;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c b/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
index bb1881f573..6b876dc492 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "pgstat.h"
 #include "storage/ipc.h"
 #include "storage/predicate.h"
+#include "storage/procarray.h"
 #include "storage/sinval.h"
 #include "storage/spin.h"
 #include "tcop/tcopprot.h"
@@ -1482,6 +1483,9 @@ ParallelWorkerMain(Datum main_arg)
 	/* Attach to the leader's serializable transaction, if SERIALIZABLE. */
 	AttachSerializableXact(fps->serializable_xact_handle);
 
+	/* Copy status flags from the leader */
+	ProcArrayCopyStatusFlags(fps->parallel_leader_pgproc);
+
 	/*
 	 * We've initialized all of our state now; nothing should change
 	 * hereafter.
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index bd3c7a47fe..58cf339e7d 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2672,6 +2672,20 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
 	return result;
 }
 
+/*
+ * ProcArrayCopyStatusFlags -- copy statusFlags from 'proc' to MyProc->statusFlags
+ *
+ * This is used to set status flags in a parallel worker.
+ */
+void
+ProcArrayCopyStatusFlags(PGPROC *proc)
+{
+	LWLockAcquire(ProcArrayLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+	MyProc->statusFlags = proc->statusFlags;
+	ProcGlobal->statusFlags[MyProc->pgxactoff] = MyProc->statusFlags;
+	LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
+}
+
 /*
  * GetRunningTransactionData -- returns information about running transactions.
  *
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index b01fa52139..25debf0c5c 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
+extern void ProcArrayCopyStatusFlags(PGPROC *proc);
+
 extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);