diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index a53e23c679d..8fe7bb65f1f 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ logicalmsg_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 	TransactionId xid = XLogRecGetXid(r);
 	uint8		info = XLogRecGetInfo(r) & ~XLR_INFO_MASK;
 	RepOriginId origin_id = XLogRecGetOrigin(r);
-	Snapshot	snapshot;
+	Snapshot	snapshot = NULL;
 	xl_logical_message *message;
 
 	if (info != XLOG_LOGICAL_MESSAGE)
@@ -594,7 +594,17 @@ logicalmsg_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			  SnapBuildXactNeedsSkip(builder, buf->origptr)))
 		return;
 
-	snapshot = SnapBuildGetOrBuildSnapshot(builder);
+	/*
+	 * If this is a non-transactional change, get the snapshot we're expected
+	 * to use. We only get here when the snapshot is consistent, and the
+	 * change is not meant to be skipped.
+	 *
+	 * For transactional changes we don't need a snapshot, we'll use the
+	 * regular snapshot maintained by ReorderBuffer. We just leave it NULL.
+	 */
+	if (!message->transactional)
+		snapshot = SnapBuildGetOrBuildSnapshot(builder);
+
 	ReorderBufferQueueMessage(ctx->reorder, xid, snapshot, buf->endptr,
 							  message->transactional,
 							  message->message, /* first part of message is
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c
index d5f90a5f5d2..2d17c551a80 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c
@@ -856,6 +856,13 @@ ReorderBufferQueueMessage(ReorderBuffer *rb, TransactionId xid,
 
 		Assert(xid != InvalidTransactionId);
 
+		/*
+		 * We don't expect snapshots for transactional changes - we'll use the
+		 * snapshot derived later during apply (unless the change gets
+		 * skipped).
+		 */
+		Assert(!snap);
+
 		oldcontext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(rb->context);
 
 		change = ReorderBufferGetChange(rb);
@@ -874,6 +881,9 @@ ReorderBufferQueueMessage(ReorderBuffer *rb, TransactionId xid,
 		ReorderBufferTXN *txn = NULL;
 		volatile Snapshot snapshot_now = snap;
 
+		/* Non-transactional changes require a valid snapshot. */
+		Assert(snapshot_now);
+
 		if (xid != InvalidTransactionId)
 			txn = ReorderBufferTXNByXid(rb, xid, true, NULL, lsn, true);