diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
index f681f7801..44442c0ab 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
@@ -3585,6 +3585,12 @@ CopyGetPlacementConnection(HTAB *connectionStateHash, ShardPlacement *placement,
 		 */
 		Assert(connection != NULL);
 
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that the connection management remembers that Citus
+		 * accesses this placement over the connection.
+		 */
+		AssignPlacementListToConnection(list_make1(placementAccess), connection);
+
 		return connection;
 	}