diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c
index 221757a5e..a118994ff 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c
@@ -380,6 +380,96 @@ GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * PutRemoteCopyData is a wrapper around PQputCopyData() that handles
+ * interrupts.
+ *
+ * Returns false if PQputCopyData() failed, true otherwise.
+ */
+bool
+PutRemoteCopyData(MultiConnection *connection, const char *buffer, int nbytes)
+{
+	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
+	bool wasNonblocking = false;
+	int copyState = 0;
+	bool success = false;
+
+	if (PQstatus(pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	wasNonblocking = PQisnonblocking(pgConn);
+
+	PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, true);
+
+	copyState = PQputCopyData(pgConn, buffer, nbytes);
+
+	if (copyState == 1)
+	{
+		/* successful */
+		success = true;
+	}
+	else if (copyState == -1)
+	{
+		success = false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		bool allowInterrupts = true;
+		success = FinishConnectionIO(connection, allowInterrupts);
+	}
+
+	PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, wasNonblocking);
+	return success;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * PutRemoteCopyEnd is a wrapper around PQputCopyEnd() that handles
+ * interrupts.
+ *
+ * Returns false if PQputCopyEnd() failed, true otherwise.
+ */
+bool
+PutRemoteCopyEnd(MultiConnection *connection, const char *errormsg)
+{
+	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
+	bool wasNonblocking = false;
+	int copyState = 0;
+	bool success = false;
+
+	if (PQstatus(pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	wasNonblocking = PQisnonblocking(pgConn);
+
+	PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, true);
+
+	copyState = PQputCopyEnd(pgConn, errormsg);
+
+	if (copyState == 1)
+	{
+		/* successful */
+		success = true;
+	}
+	else if (copyState == -1)
+	{
+		success = false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		bool allowInterrupts = true;
+		success = FinishConnectionIO(connection, allowInterrupts);
+	}
+
+	PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, wasNonblocking);
+	return success;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * FinishConnectionIO performs pending IO for the connection, while accepting
  * interrupts.
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h b/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h
index 178dc2f7a..cb8c9dcd5 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ extern int SendRemoteCommandParams(MultiConnection *connection, const char *comm
 								   const char *const *parameterValues);
 extern struct pg_result * GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection,
 												 bool raiseInterrupts);
+extern bool PutRemoteCopyData(MultiConnection *connection, const char *buffer,
+							  int nbytes);
+extern bool PutRemoteCopyEnd(MultiConnection *connection, const char *errormsg);
 
 
 #endif /* REMOTE_COMMAND_H */