diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/cimv/create.c b/src/backend/distributed/cimv/create.c
index dfe7f6214..a6372d552 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/cimv/create.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/cimv/create.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "catalog/toasting.h"
 #include "commands/defrem.h"
 #include "commands/tablecmds.h"
+#include "commands/trigger.h"
 #include "commands/view.h"
 #include "distributed/citus_ruleutils.h"
 #include "distributed/pg_cimv.h"
@@ -106,6 +107,81 @@ static char* CIMVTriggerFuncName(int prefixId, const char* relname);
 static char* CIMVInternalPrefix(const RangeVar* baseTable, int prefixId);
 static void AlterTableOwner(RangeVar* tableName, char* ownerName);
 
+
+extern Datum trigf(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+
+PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(trigf);
+
+Datum
+trigf(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+    TriggerData *trigdata = (TriggerData *) fcinfo->context;
+	Trigger* trigger = trigdata->tg_trigger;
+    TupleDesc   tupdesc;
+    HeapTuple   rettuple;
+    char       *when;
+    bool        checknull = false;
+    bool        isnull;
+    int         ret, i;
+
+
+    /* make sure it's called as a trigger at all */
+    if (!CALLED_AS_TRIGGER(fcinfo))
+        elog(ERROR, "trigf: not called by trigger manager");
+
+    /* tuple to return to executor */
+    if (TRIGGER_FIRED_BY_UPDATE(trigdata->tg_event))
+        rettuple = trigdata->tg_newtuple;
+    else
+        rettuple = trigdata->tg_trigtuple;
+
+	if (TRIGGER_FOR_INSERT(trigger->tgtype)) {
+
+	}
+
+    /* check for null values */
+    if (!TRIGGER_FIRED_BY_DELETE(trigdata->tg_event)
+        && TRIGGER_FIRED_BEFORE(trigdata->tg_event))
+        checknull = true;
+
+    if (TRIGGER_FIRED_BEFORE(trigdata->tg_event))
+        when = "before";
+    else
+        when = "after ";
+
+    tupdesc = trigdata->tg_relation->rd_att;
+
+    /* connect to SPI manager */
+    if ((ret = SPI_connect()) < 0)
+        elog(INFO, "trigf (fired %s): SPI_connect returned %d", when, ret);
+
+    /* get number of rows in table */
+    ret = SPI_exec("SELECT count(*) FROM ttest", 0);
+
+    if (ret < 0)
+        elog(NOTICE, "trigf (fired %s): SPI_exec returned %d", when, ret);
+
+    /* count(*) returns int8, so be careful to convert */
+    i = DatumGetInt64(SPI_getbinval(SPI_tuptable->vals[0],
+                                    SPI_tuptable->tupdesc,
+                                    1,
+                                    &isnull));
+
+    elog (INFO, "trigf (fired %s): there are %d rows in ttest", when, i);
+
+    SPI_finish();
+
+    if (checknull)
+    {
+        SPI_getbinval(rettuple, tupdesc, 1, &isnull);
+        if (isnull)
+            rettuple = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return PointerGetDatum(rettuple);
+}
+
+
 bool
 ProcessCreateMaterializedViewStmt(const CreateTableAsStmt *stmt, const char *query_string,
 								  PlannedStmt *pstmt)