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diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 05593f33162..ba8f4459f3d 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -4890,6 +4890,16 @@ ATRewriteTable(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Oid OIDNewHeap, LOCKMODE lockmode)
table_slot_callbacks(oldrel));
newslot = MakeSingleTupleTableSlot(newTupDesc,
table_slot_callbacks(newrel));
+
+ /*
+ * Set all columns in the new slot to NULL initially, to ensure
+ * columns added as part of the rewrite are initialized to
+ * NULL. That is necessary as tab->newvals will not contain an
+ * expression for columns with a NULL default, e.g. when adding a
+ * column without a default together with a column with a default
+ * requiring an actual rewrite.
+ */
+ ExecStoreAllNullTuple(newslot);
}
else
{