diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/citus_custom_scan.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/citus_custom_scan.c
index 9cc7196d2..055ac476b 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/citus_custom_scan.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/citus_custom_scan.c
@@ -124,8 +124,20 @@ static CustomExecMethods CoordinatorInsertSelectCustomExecMethods = {
 
 
 /*
- * RegisterCitusCustomScanMethods ets PostgreSQL know about
- * Citus' custom scan nodes.
+ * Let PostgreSQL know about Citus' custom scan nodes.
+ */
+void
+RegisterCitusCustomScanMethods(void)
+{
+	RegisterCustomScanMethods(&RealTimeCustomScanMethods);
+	RegisterCustomScanMethods(&TaskTrackerCustomScanMethods);
+	RegisterCustomScanMethods(&RouterCustomScanMethods);
+	RegisterCustomScanMethods(&CoordinatorInsertSelectCustomScanMethods);
+	RegisterCustomScanMethods(&DelayedErrorCustomScanMethods);
+}
+
+
+/*
  * RealTimeCreateScan creates the scan state for real-time executor queries.
  */
 static Node *
@@ -269,6 +281,7 @@ CitusSelectBeginScan(CustomScanState *node, EState *estate, int eflags)
 	/* just an empty function */
 }
 
+
 /*
  * CitusEndScan is used to clean up tuple store of the given custom scan state.
  */
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
index b34592e6e..588336e0f 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ _PG_init(void)
 	/* make our additional node types known */
 	RegisterNodes();
 
+	/* make our custom scan nodes known */
+	RegisterCitusCustomScanMethods();
+
 	/* intercept planner */
 	planner_hook = distributed_planner;
 
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/citus_custom_scan.h b/src/include/distributed/citus_custom_scan.h
index 42e6d66b9..2ef734e63 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/citus_custom_scan.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/citus_custom_scan.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern CustomScanMethods CoordinatorInsertSelectCustomScanMethods;
 extern CustomScanMethods DelayedErrorCustomScanMethods;
 
 
-/* common functions for different executors */
+extern void RegisterCitusCustomScanMethods(void);
 extern void CitusExplainScan(CustomScanState *node, List *ancestors, struct
 							 ExplainState *es);