diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/index.c b/src/backend/catalog/index.c
index ae8965e730..092a8d8de3 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/index.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/index.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/catalog/index.c,v 1.279 2007/02/14 01:58:56 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/catalog/index.c,v 1.280 2007/03/03 20:08:41 momjian Exp $
  *
  *
  * INTERFACE ROUTINES
@@ -1250,6 +1250,7 @@ setNewRelfilenode(Relation relation)
 
 	/* Remember we did this in current transaction, to allow later optimisations */
 	relation->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid = GetCurrentSubTransactionId();
+	RelationCacheResetAtEOXact();
 
 	/* Make sure the relfilenode change is visible */
 	CommandCounterIncrement();
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index ae41b169c3..4ce955917a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c,v 1.256 2007/02/27 23:48:09 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c,v 1.257 2007/03/03 20:08:41 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1915,9 +1915,6 @@ RelationCacheInvalidateEntry(Oid relationId)
  *	 so we do not touch new-in-transaction relations; they cannot be targets
  *	 of cross-backend SI updates (and our own updates now go through a
  *	 separate linked list that isn't limited by the SI message buffer size).
- *	 We don't do anything special for newRelfilenode-in-transaction relations, 
- *	 though since we have a lock on the relation nobody else should be 
- *	 generating cache invalidation messages for it anyhow.
  *
  *	 We do this in two phases: the first pass deletes deletable items, and
  *	 the second one rebuilds the rebuildable items.  This is essential for
@@ -1960,6 +1957,14 @@ RelationCacheInvalidate(void)
 		if (relation->rd_createSubid != InvalidSubTransactionId)
 			continue;
 
+		/* 
+		 * Reset newRelfilenode hint. It is never used for correctness, only
+		 * for performance optimization. An incorrectly set hint can lead
+		 * to data loss in some circumstances, so play safe.
+		 */
+		if (relation->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid != InvalidSubTransactionId)
+			relation->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid = InvalidSubTransactionId;
+
 		relcacheInvalsReceived++;
 
 		if (RelationHasReferenceCountZero(relation))
@@ -2011,6 +2016,17 @@ RelationCacheInvalidate(void)
 	list_free(rebuildList);
 }
 
+/*
+ * RelationCacheResetAtEOXact
+ *
+ *  Register that work will be required at main-transaction commit or abort
+ */
+void
+RelationCacheResetAtEOXact(void)
+{
+	need_eoxact_work = true;
+}
+
 /*
  * AtEOXact_RelationCache
  *
@@ -2161,7 +2177,7 @@ AtEOSubXact_RelationCache(bool isCommit, SubTransactionId mySubid,
 			if (isCommit)
 				relation->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid = parentSubid;
 			else
-			 relation->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid = InvalidSubTransactionId;
+				relation->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid = InvalidSubTransactionId;
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -2255,7 +2271,7 @@ RelationBuildLocalRelation(const char *relname,
 	rel->rd_newRelfilenodeSubid = InvalidSubTransactionId;
 
 	/* must flag that we have rels created in this transaction */
-	need_eoxact_work = true;
+	RelationCacheResetAtEOXact();
 
 	/* is it a temporary relation? */
 	rel->rd_istemp = isTempNamespace(relnamespace);
@@ -2911,7 +2927,7 @@ RelationSetIndexList(Relation relation, List *indexIds, Oid oidIndex)
 	relation->rd_oidindex = oidIndex;
 	relation->rd_indexvalid = 2;	/* mark list as forced */
 	/* must flag that we have a forced index list */
-	need_eoxact_work = true;
+	RelationCacheResetAtEOXact();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/utils/relcache.h b/src/include/utils/relcache.h
index 690477a4f1..c7b549d1cf 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/relcache.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/relcache.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/relcache.h,v 1.57 2007/01/05 22:19:59 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/relcache.h,v 1.58 2007/03/03 20:08:41 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ extern void RelationCacheInvalidateEntry(Oid relationId);
 
 extern void RelationCacheInvalidate(void);
 
+extern void RelationCacheResetAtEOXact(void);
+
 extern void AtEOXact_RelationCache(bool isCommit);
 extern void AtEOSubXact_RelationCache(bool isCommit, SubTransactionId mySubid,
 						  SubTransactionId parentSubid);