diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index 6ea709988e..f4e5745909 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ OpenTableList(List *tables)
 		/* Allow query cancel in case this takes a long time */
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
-		rel = table_openrv(t->relation, ShareUpdateExclusiveLock);
+		rel = table_openrv(t->relation, ShareRowExclusiveLock);
 		myrelid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
 
 		/*
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl
index cb36ca7b16..3316e57ff5 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/100_bugs.pl
@@ -487,6 +487,78 @@ $result =
 is( $result, qq(2|f
 3|t), 'check replicated update on subscriber');
 
+# Incremental data synchronization skipped when a new table is added, if
+# there is a concurrent active transaction involving the same table.
+
+# Create table in publisher and subscriber.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', "CREATE TABLE tab_conc(a int)");
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "CREATE TABLE tab_conc(a int)");
+
+# Bump the query timeout to avoid false negatives on slow test systems.
+my $psql_timeout_secs = 4 * $PostgreSQL::Test::Utils::timeout_default;
+
+# Initiate a background session that keeps a transaction active.
+my $background_psql1 = $node_publisher->background_psql(
+	'postgres',
+	on_error_stop => 0,
+	timeout => $psql_timeout_secs);
+
+# Maintain an active transaction with the table.
+$background_psql1->set_query_timer_restart();
+$background_psql1->query_safe(
+	qq[
+	BEGIN;
+	INSERT INTO tab_conc VALUES (1);
+]);
+
+# Add the table to the publication using background_psql, as the alter
+# publication operation will wait for the lock and can only be completed after
+# the previous open transaction is committed.
+my $background_psql2 = $node_publisher->background_psql(
+	'postgres',
+	on_error_stop => 0,
+	timeout => $psql_timeout_secs);
+
+$background_psql2->set_query_timer_restart();
+
+# This operation will wait because there is an open transaction holding a lock.
+$background_psql2->query_until(qr//,
+	"ALTER PUBLICATION pub1 ADD TABLE tab_conc;\n");
+
+# Verify that the table addition is waiting to acquire a ShareRowExclusiveLock.
+$node_publisher->poll_query_until('postgres',
+	"SELECT COUNT(1) = 1 FROM pg_locks WHERE relation = 'tab_conc'::regclass AND mode = 'ShareRowExclusiveLock' AND waitstart IS NOT NULL;"
+  )
+  or die
+  "Timed out while waiting for alter publication tries to wait on ShareRowExclusiveLock";
+
+# Complete the old transaction.
+$background_psql1->query_safe(qq[COMMIT]);
+$background_psql1->quit;
+
+$background_psql1->query_safe(qq[INSERT INTO tab_conc VALUES (2)]);
+$background_psql1->quit;
+
+# Refresh the publication.
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	'ALTER SUBSCRIPTION sub1 REFRESH PUBLICATION');
+
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sub1');
+
+$result = $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT * FROM tab_conc");
+is( $result, qq(1
+2), 'Ensure that the data from the tab_conc table is synchronized to the subscriber after the subscription is refreshed');
+
+# Perform an insert.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', "INSERT INTO tab_conc values(3)");
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('sub1');
+
+# Verify that the insert is replicated to the subscriber.
+$result = $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT * FROM tab_conc");
+is( $result, qq(1
+2
+3), 'Verify that the incremental data added after table synchronization is replicated to the subscriber');
+
 $node_publisher->stop('fast');
 $node_subscriber->stop('fast');