diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
index 2c5f55152..50ca597e3 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
@@ -3649,6 +3649,12 @@ CopyGetPlacementConnection(HTAB *connectionStateHash, ShardPlacement *placement,
 			connection =
 				GetLeastUtilisedCopyConnection(copyConnectionStateList, nodeName,
 											   nodePort);
+
+			/*
+			 * Make sure that the connection management remembers that Citus
+			 * accesses this placement over the connection.
+			 */
+			AssignPlacementListToConnection(list_make1(placementAccess), connection);
 		}
 		else
 		{