diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction.out
index 7c43d5285..5ac61cbff 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction.out
@@ -214,6 +214,71 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_table;
 (1 row)
 
 ROLLBACK;
+-- We don't get a distributed transaction id outside a transaction block
+SELECT (get_current_transaction_id()).transaction_number > 0 FROM test_table LIMIT 1;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- We should get a distributed transaction id inside a transaction block
+BEGIN;
+SELECT (get_current_transaction_id()).transaction_number > 0 FROM test_table LIMIT 1;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+END;
+-- Add a function to insert a row into a table
+SELECT public.run_command_on_master_and_workers($$
+CREATE FUNCTION multi_real_time_transaction.insert_row_test(table_name name)
+RETURNS bool
+AS $BODY$
+BEGIN
+  EXECUTE format('INSERT INTO %s VALUES(100,100,''function'')', table_name);
+  RETURN true;
+END;
+$BODY$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+$$);
+ run_command_on_master_and_workers 
+-----------------------------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+-- SELECT should be rolled back because we send BEGIN
+BEGIN;
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ count 
+-------
+     6
+(1 row)
+
+-- Sneakily insert directly into shards
+SELECT insert_row_test(pg_typeof(test_table)::name) FROM test_table;
+ insert_row_test 
+-----------------
+ t
+ t
+ t
+ t
+ t
+ t
+(6 rows)
+
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ count 
+-------
+    12
+(1 row)
+
+ABORT;
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ count 
+-------
+     6
+(1 row)
+
 -- Test with foreign key
 ALTER TABLE test_table ADD CONSTRAINT p_key_tt PRIMARY KEY (id);
 ALTER TABLE co_test_table ADD CONSTRAINT f_key_ctt FOREIGN KEY (id) REFERENCES test_table(id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
@@ -227,7 +292,8 @@ SELECT * FROM co_test_table;
 
 ROLLBACK;
 DROP SCHEMA multi_real_time_transaction CASCADE;
-NOTICE:  drop cascades to 3 other objects
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 4 other objects
 DETAIL:  drop cascades to table test_table
 drop cascades to table co_test_table
 drop cascades to table ref_test_table
+drop cascades to function insert_row_test(name)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction_0.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction_0.out
index c335b0a73..d022a1f51 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction_0.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_real_time_transaction_0.out
@@ -222,6 +222,71 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_table;
 (1 row)
 
 ROLLBACK;
+-- We don't get a distributed transaction id outside a transaction block
+SELECT (get_current_transaction_id()).transaction_number > 0 FROM test_table LIMIT 1;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- We should get a distributed transaction id inside a transaction block
+BEGIN;
+SELECT (get_current_transaction_id()).transaction_number > 0 FROM test_table LIMIT 1;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+END;
+-- Add a function to insert a row into a table
+SELECT public.run_command_on_master_and_workers($$
+CREATE FUNCTION multi_real_time_transaction.insert_row_test(table_name name)
+RETURNS bool
+AS $BODY$
+BEGIN
+  EXECUTE format('INSERT INTO %s VALUES(100,100,''function'')', table_name);
+  RETURN true;
+END;
+$BODY$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+$$);
+ run_command_on_master_and_workers 
+-----------------------------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+-- SELECT should be rolled back because we send BEGIN
+BEGIN;
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ count 
+-------
+     6
+(1 row)
+
+-- Sneakily insert directly into shards
+SELECT insert_row_test(pg_typeof(test_table)::name) FROM test_table;
+ insert_row_test 
+-----------------
+ t
+ t
+ t
+ t
+ t
+ t
+(6 rows)
+
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ count 
+-------
+    12
+(1 row)
+
+ABORT;
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ count 
+-------
+     6
+(1 row)
+
 -- Test with foreign key
 ALTER TABLE test_table ADD CONSTRAINT p_key_tt PRIMARY KEY (id);
 ALTER TABLE co_test_table ADD CONSTRAINT f_key_ctt FOREIGN KEY (id) REFERENCES test_table(id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
@@ -235,7 +300,8 @@ SELECT * FROM co_test_table;
 
 ROLLBACK;
 DROP SCHEMA multi_real_time_transaction CASCADE;
-NOTICE:  drop cascades to 3 other objects
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 4 other objects
 DETAIL:  drop cascades to table test_table
 drop cascades to table co_test_table
 drop cascades to table ref_test_table
+drop cascades to function insert_row_test(name)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/multi_schedule b/src/test/regress/multi_schedule
index 09f18eeda..331b43e59 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/multi_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/multi_schedule
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ test: multi_read_from_secondaries
 test: multi_create_table
 test: multi_create_table_constraints multi_master_protocol multi_load_data multi_behavioral_analytics_create_table
 test: multi_behavioral_analytics_basics multi_behavioral_analytics_single_shard_queries multi_insert_select_non_pushable_queries multi_insert_select multi_insert_select_window multi_shard_update_delete
-test: multi_real_time_transaction
 
 # ----------
 # Tests for partitioning support
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ test: multi_partitioning_utils multi_partitioning
 # ----------
 # Miscellaneous tests to check our query planning behavior
 # ----------
-test: multi_deparse_shard_query multi_distributed_transaction_id
+test: multi_deparse_shard_query multi_distributed_transaction_id multi_real_time_transaction
 test: multi_explain
 test: multi_basic_queries multi_complex_expressions multi_subquery multi_subquery_complex_queries multi_subquery_behavioral_analytics
 test: multi_subquery_complex_reference_clause multi_subquery_window_functions multi_view multi_sql_function multi_prepare_sql
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_real_time_transaction.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_real_time_transaction.sql
index 229d11d85..12f2ec2cf 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_real_time_transaction.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_real_time_transaction.sql
@@ -135,6 +135,38 @@ ALTER TABLE test_table ADD CONSTRAINT num_check CHECK (col_1 < 50);
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_table;
 ROLLBACK;
 
+-- We don't get a distributed transaction id outside a transaction block
+SELECT (get_current_transaction_id()).transaction_number > 0 FROM test_table LIMIT 1;
+
+-- We should get a distributed transaction id inside a transaction block
+BEGIN;
+SELECT (get_current_transaction_id()).transaction_number > 0 FROM test_table LIMIT 1;
+END;
+
+-- Add a function to insert a row into a table
+SELECT public.run_command_on_master_and_workers($$
+CREATE FUNCTION multi_real_time_transaction.insert_row_test(table_name name)
+RETURNS bool
+AS $BODY$
+BEGIN
+  EXECUTE format('INSERT INTO %s VALUES(100,100,''function'')', table_name);
+  RETURN true;
+END;
+$BODY$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+$$);
+
+-- SELECT should be rolled back because we send BEGIN
+BEGIN;
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+
+-- Sneakily insert directly into shards
+SELECT insert_row_test(pg_typeof(test_table)::name) FROM test_table;
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+ABORT;
+
+SELECT count(*) FROM test_table;
+
+
 -- Test with foreign key
 ALTER TABLE test_table ADD CONSTRAINT p_key_tt PRIMARY KEY (id);
 ALTER TABLE co_test_table ADD CONSTRAINT f_key_ctt FOREIGN KEY (id) REFERENCES test_table(id) ON DELETE CASCADE;