diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c
index 5b42d4da0..b5e5d204b 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c
@@ -6674,9 +6674,16 @@ get_rule_expr(Node *node, deparse_context *context,
 					}
 				}
 				if (xexpr->op == IS_XMLSERIALIZE)
+				{
 					appendStringInfo(buf, " AS %s",
 									 format_type_with_typemod(xexpr->type,
 															  xexpr->typmod));
+					if (xexpr->indent)
+						appendStringInfoString(buf, " INDENT");
+					else
+						appendStringInfoString(buf, " NO INDENT");
+				}
+				
 				if (xexpr->op == IS_DOCUMENT)
 					appendStringInfoString(buf, " IS DOCUMENT");
 				else
@@ -6874,7 +6881,7 @@ get_rule_expr(Node *node, deparse_context *context,
 				}
 			}
 			break;
-			
+
 		case T_ReturningExpr:
 			{
 				ReturningExpr *retExpr = (ReturningExpr *) node;