diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
index 6ee2cc9a7..cc92098a1 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ citus_top_builddir = ../../..
 MODULE_big = citus
 EXTENSION = citus
 EXTVERSIONS = 5.0 5.0-1 5.0-2  \
-	5.1-1 5.1-2 5.1-3
+	5.1-1 5.1-2 5.1-3 5.1-4
 
 # All citus--*.sql files in the source directory
 DATA = $(patsubst $(citus_abs_srcdir)/%.sql,%.sql,$(wildcard $(citus_abs_srcdir)/$(EXTENSION)--*--*.sql))
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ $(EXTENSION)--5.1-2.sql: $(EXTENSION)--5.1-1.sql $(EXTENSION)--5.1-1--5.1-2.sql
 	cat $^ > $@
 $(EXTENSION)--5.1-3.sql: $(EXTENSION)--5.1-2.sql $(EXTENSION)--5.1-2--5.1-3.sql
 	cat $^ > $@
+$(EXTENSION)--5.1-4.sql: $(EXTENSION)--5.1-3.sql $(EXTENSION)--5.1-3--5.1-4.sql
+	cat $^ > $@
 	
 NO_PGXS = 1
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/citus--5.1-3--5.1-4.sql b/src/backend/distributed/citus--5.1-3--5.1-4.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0b4e3da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/citus--5.1-3--5.1-4.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS pg_catalog.worker_apply_shard_ddl_command(bigint, text);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pg_catalog.worker_apply_shard_ddl_command(bigint, text, text)
+    RETURNS void
+    LANGUAGE C STRICT
+    AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', $$worker_apply_shard_ddl_command$$;
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION worker_apply_shard_ddl_command(bigint, text, text)
+    IS 'extend ddl command with shardId and apply on database';
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/citus.control b/src/backend/distributed/citus.control
index f85970f23..5fa5179c8 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/citus.control
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/citus.control
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Citus extension
 comment = 'Citus distributed database'
-default_version = '5.1-3'
+default_version = '5.1-4'
 module_pathname = '$libdir/citus'
 relocatable = false
 schema = pg_catalog
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
index 6e7e33886..3f1088fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,8 @@ ExecuteCommandOnWorkerShards(Oid relationId, const char *commandString)
 	char *tableOwner = TableOwner(relationId);
 	HTAB *shardConnectionHash = NULL;
 	ListCell *shardIntervalCell = NULL;
+	Oid schemaId = get_rel_namespace(relationId);
+	char *schemaName = get_namespace_name(schemaId);
 
 	MemoryContext oldContext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(TopTransactionContext);
 
@@ -1113,7 +1115,6 @@ ExecuteCommandOnWorkerShards(Oid relationId, const char *commandString)
 
 	shardConnectionHash = OpenTransactionsToAllShardPlacements(shardIntervalList,
 															   tableOwner);
-
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldContext);
 
 	foreach(shardIntervalCell, shardIntervalList)
@@ -1122,7 +1123,8 @@ ExecuteCommandOnWorkerShards(Oid relationId, const char *commandString)
 		uint64 shardId = shardInterval->shardId;
 		ShardConnections *shardConnections = NULL;
 		bool shardConnectionsFound = false;
-		char *escapedCommandString = NULL;
+		char *escapedSchemaName = quote_literal_cstr(schemaName);
+		char *escapedCommandString = quote_literal_cstr(commandString);
 		StringInfo applyCommand = makeStringInfo();
 
 		shardConnections = GetShardConnections(shardConnectionHash,
@@ -1131,9 +1133,8 @@ ExecuteCommandOnWorkerShards(Oid relationId, const char *commandString)
 		Assert(shardConnectionsFound);
 
 		/* build the shard ddl command */
-		escapedCommandString = quote_literal_cstr(commandString);
 		appendStringInfo(applyCommand, WORKER_APPLY_SHARD_DDL_COMMAND, shardId,
-						 escapedCommandString);
+						 escapedSchemaName, escapedCommandString);
 
 		ExecuteCommandOnShardPlacements(applyCommand, shardId, shardConnections);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_create_shards.c b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_create_shards.c
index f91093d05..a55ed2842 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_create_shards.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_create_shards.c
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ master_create_worker_shards(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		 */
 		LockShardDistributionMetadata(shardId, ExclusiveLock);
 
-		CreateShardPlacements(shardId, ddlCommandList, relationOwner, workerNodeList,
-							  roundRobinNodeIndex, replicationFactor);
+		CreateShardPlacements(distributedTableId, shardId, ddlCommandList, relationOwner,
+							  workerNodeList, roundRobinNodeIndex, replicationFactor);
 
 		InsertShardRow(distributedTableId, shardId, shardStorageType,
 					   minHashTokenText, maxHashTokenText);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_repair_shards.c b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_repair_shards.c
index 2fbb8cd9f..b43ee24ab 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_repair_shards.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_repair_shards.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ master_copy_shard_placement(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 							targetPlacement->nodePort);
 
 	/* finally, drop/recreate remote table and add back row (in healthy state) */
-	CreateShardPlacements(shardId, ddlCommandList, relationOwner,
+	CreateShardPlacements(distributedTableId, shardId, ddlCommandList, relationOwner,
 						  list_make1(targetNode), 0, 1);
 
 	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
@@ -244,18 +244,23 @@ CopyDataFromFinalizedPlacement(Oid distributedTableId, int64 shardId,
 							   ShardPlacement *healthyPlacement,
 							   ShardPlacement *placementToRepair)
 {
-	char *relationName = get_rel_name(distributedTableId);
-	const char *shardName = NULL;
+	const char *shardTableName = NULL;
+	const char *shardQualifiedName = NULL;
 	StringInfo copyRelationQuery = makeStringInfo();
 	List *queryResultList = NIL;
 	bool copySuccessful = false;
 
+	char *relationName = get_rel_name(distributedTableId);
+	Oid shardSchemaOid = get_rel_namespace(distributedTableId);
+	const char *shardSchemaName = get_namespace_name(shardSchemaOid);
+
 	AppendShardIdToName(&relationName, shardId);
-	shardName = quote_identifier(relationName);
+	shardTableName = quote_identifier(relationName);
+	shardQualifiedName = quote_qualified_identifier(shardSchemaName, shardTableName);
 
 	appendStringInfo(copyRelationQuery, WORKER_APPEND_TABLE_TO_SHARD,
-					 quote_literal_cstr(shardName), /* table to append */
-					 quote_literal_cstr(shardName), /* remote table name */
+					 quote_literal_cstr(shardQualifiedName), /* table to append */
+					 quote_literal_cstr(shardQualifiedName), /* remote table name */
 					 quote_literal_cstr(healthyPlacement->nodeName), /* remote host */
 					 healthyPlacement->nodePort); /* remote port */
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c
index 1b3cdacce..b2892f4b8 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 
 
 /* Local functions forward declarations */
-static bool WorkerCreateShard(char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort, uint64 shardId,
-							  char *newShardOwner, List *ddlCommandList);
+static bool WorkerCreateShard(Oid relationId, char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort,
+							  uint64 shardId, char *newShardOwner, List *ddlCommandList);
 static bool WorkerShardStats(char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort, Oid relationId,
 							 char *shardName, uint64 *shardSize,
 							 text **shardMinValue, text **shardMaxValue);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ master_create_empty_shard(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		candidateNodeIndex++;
 	}
 
-	CreateShardPlacements(shardId, ddlEventList, relationOwner,
+	CreateShardPlacements(relationId, shardId, ddlEventList, relationOwner,
 						  candidateNodeList, 0, ShardReplicationFactor);
 
 	InsertShardRow(relationId, shardId, storageType, nullMinValue, nullMaxValue);
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ CheckDistributedTable(Oid relationId)
  * nodes if some DDL commands had been successful).
  */
 void
-CreateShardPlacements(int64 shardId, List *ddlEventList, char *newPlacementOwner,
-					  List *workerNodeList, int workerStartIndex, int replicationFactor)
+CreateShardPlacements(Oid relationId, int64 shardId, List *ddlEventList,
+					  char *newPlacementOwner, List *workerNodeList,
+					  int workerStartIndex, int replicationFactor)
 {
 	int attemptCount = replicationFactor;
 	int workerNodeCount = list_length(workerNodeList);
@@ -398,8 +399,8 @@ CreateShardPlacements(int64 shardId, List *ddlEventList, char *newPlacementOwner
 		char *nodeName = workerNode->workerName;
 		uint32 nodePort = workerNode->workerPort;
 
-		bool created = WorkerCreateShard(nodeName, nodePort, shardId, newPlacementOwner,
-										 ddlEventList);
+		bool created = WorkerCreateShard(relationId, nodeName, nodePort, shardId,
+										 newPlacementOwner, ddlEventList);
 		if (created)
 		{
 			const RelayFileState shardState = FILE_FINALIZED;
@@ -435,9 +436,12 @@ CreateShardPlacements(int64 shardId, List *ddlEventList, char *newPlacementOwner
  * each DDL command, and could leave the shard in an half-initialized state.
  */
 static bool
-WorkerCreateShard(char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort, uint64 shardId,
-				  char *newShardOwner, List *ddlCommandList)
+WorkerCreateShard(Oid relationId, char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort,
+				  uint64 shardId, char *newShardOwner, List *ddlCommandList)
 {
+	Oid schemaId = get_rel_namespace(relationId);
+	char *schemaName = get_namespace_name(schemaId);
+	char *escapedSchemaName = quote_literal_cstr(schemaName);
 	bool shardCreated = true;
 	ListCell *ddlCommandCell = NULL;
 
@@ -446,10 +450,10 @@ WorkerCreateShard(char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort, uint64 shardId,
 		char *ddlCommand = (char *) lfirst(ddlCommandCell);
 		char *escapedDDLCommand = quote_literal_cstr(ddlCommand);
 		List *queryResultList = NIL;
-
 		StringInfo applyDDLCommand = makeStringInfo();
-		appendStringInfo(applyDDLCommand, WORKER_APPLY_SHARD_DDL_COMMAND,
-						 shardId, escapedDDLCommand);
+
+		appendStringInfo(applyDDLCommand, WORKER_APPLY_SHARD_DDL_COMMAND, shardId,
+						 escapedSchemaName, escapedDDLCommand);
 
 		queryResultList = ExecuteRemoteQuery(nodeName, nodePort, newShardOwner,
 											 applyDDLCommand);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/relay/relay_event_utility.c b/src/backend/distributed/relay/relay_event_utility.c
index 9bbea8498..8ab6c4ab3 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/relay/relay_event_utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/relay/relay_event_utility.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static bool TypeAddIndexConstraint(const AlterTableCmd *command);
 static bool TypeDropIndexConstraint(const AlterTableCmd *command,
 									const RangeVar *relation, uint64 shardId);
 static void AppendShardIdToConstraintName(AlterTableCmd *command, uint64 shardId);
+static void SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(char **schemaName, char *newSchemaName);
 
 
 /*
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ static void AppendShardIdToConstraintName(AlterTableCmd *command, uint64 shardId
  * function has the side effect of extending relation names in the parse tree.
  */
 void
-RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
+RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, char *schemaName, uint64 shardId)
 {
 	/* we don't extend names in extension or schema commands */
 	NodeTag nodeType = nodeTag(parseTree);
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 		{
 			AlterSeqStmt *alterSeqStmt = (AlterSeqStmt *) parseTree;
 			char **sequenceName = &(alterSeqStmt->sequence->relname);
+			char **sequenceSchemaName = &(alterSeqStmt->sequence->schemaname);
+
+			/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+			SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(sequenceSchemaName, schemaName);
 
 			AppendShardIdToName(sequenceName, shardId);
 			break;
@@ -79,12 +84,16 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 
 			AlterTableStmt *alterTableStmt = (AlterTableStmt *) parseTree;
 			char **relationName = &(alterTableStmt->relation->relname);
+			char **relationSchemaName = &(alterTableStmt->relation->schemaname);
 			RangeVar *relation = alterTableStmt->relation;  /* for constraints */
 
 			List *commandList = alterTableStmt->cmds;
 			ListCell *commandCell = NULL;
 
-			/* first append shardId to base relation name */
+			/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+			SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(relationSchemaName, schemaName);
+
+			/* append shardId to base relation name */
 			AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 
 			foreach(commandCell, commandList)
@@ -110,6 +119,7 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 		{
 			ClusterStmt *clusterStmt = (ClusterStmt *) parseTree;
 			char **relationName = NULL;
+			char **relationSchemaName = NULL;
 
 			/* we do not support clustering the entire database */
 			if (clusterStmt->relation == NULL)
@@ -118,6 +128,11 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			}
 
 			relationName = &(clusterStmt->relation->relname);
+			relationSchemaName = &(clusterStmt->relation->schemaname);
+
+			/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+			SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(relationSchemaName, schemaName);
+
 			AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 
 			if (clusterStmt->indexname != NULL)
@@ -133,6 +148,10 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 		{
 			CreateSeqStmt *createSeqStmt = (CreateSeqStmt *) parseTree;
 			char **sequenceName = &(createSeqStmt->sequence->relname);
+			char **sequenceSchemaName = &(createSeqStmt->sequence->schemaname);
+
+			/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+			SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(sequenceSchemaName, schemaName);
 
 			AppendShardIdToName(sequenceName, shardId);
 			break;
@@ -165,6 +184,10 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 		{
 			CreateStmt *createStmt = (CreateStmt *) parseTree;
 			char **relationName = &(createStmt->relation->relname);
+			char **relationSchemaName = &(createStmt->relation->schemaname);
+
+			/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+			SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(relationSchemaName, schemaName);
 
 			AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 			break;
@@ -181,6 +204,7 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			{
 				List *relationNameList = NULL;
 				int relationNameListLength = 0;
+				Value *relationSchemaNameValue = NULL;
 				Value *relationNameValue = NULL;
 				char **relationName = NULL;
 
@@ -212,12 +236,14 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 
 					case 2:
 					{
+						relationSchemaNameValue = linitial(relationNameList);
 						relationNameValue = lsecond(relationNameList);
 						break;
 					}
 
 					case 3:
 					{
+						relationSchemaNameValue = lsecond(relationNameList);
 						relationNameValue = lthird(relationNameList);
 						break;
 					}
@@ -231,6 +257,13 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 					}
 				}
 
+				/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+				if (relationSchemaNameValue == NULL)
+				{
+					Value *schemaNameValue = makeString(pstrdup(schemaName));
+					relationNameList = lcons(schemaNameValue, relationNameList);
+				}
+
 				relationName = &(relationNameValue->val.str);
 				AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 			}
@@ -257,6 +290,11 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 				{
 					RangeVar *relation = (RangeVar *) lfirst(lc);
 					char **relationName = &(relation->relname);
+					char **relationSchemaName = &(relation->schemaname);
+
+					/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+					SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(relationSchemaName, schemaName);
+
 					AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 				}
 			}
@@ -268,6 +306,7 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			IndexStmt *indexStmt = (IndexStmt *) parseTree;
 			char **relationName = &(indexStmt->relation->relname);
 			char **indexName = &(indexStmt->idxname);
+			char **relationSchemaName = &(indexStmt->relation->schemaname);
 
 			/*
 			 * Concurrent index statements cannot run within a transaction block.
@@ -290,6 +329,9 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 				ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("cannot extend name for null index name")));
 			}
 
+			/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+			SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(relationSchemaName, schemaName);
+
 			AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 			AppendShardIdToName(indexName, shardId);
 			break;
@@ -304,6 +346,11 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			if (objectType == REINDEX_OBJECT_TABLE || objectType == REINDEX_OBJECT_INDEX)
 			{
 				char **objectName = &(reindexStmt->relation->relname);
+				char **objectSchemaName = &(reindexStmt->relation->schemaname);
+
+				/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+				SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(objectSchemaName, schemaName);
+
 				AppendShardIdToName(objectName, shardId);
 			}
 			else if (objectType == REINDEX_OBJECT_DATABASE)
@@ -315,6 +362,11 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			if (objectType == OBJECT_TABLE || objectType == OBJECT_INDEX)
 			{
 				char **objectName = &(reindexStmt->relation->relname);
+				char **objectSchemaName = &(reindexStmt->relation->schemaname);
+
+				/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+				SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(objectSchemaName, schemaName);
+
 				AppendShardIdToName(objectName, shardId);
 			}
 			else if (objectType == OBJECT_DATABASE)
@@ -341,6 +393,10 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			{
 				char **oldRelationName = &(renameStmt->relation->relname);
 				char **newRelationName = &(renameStmt->newname);
+				char **objectSchemaName = &(renameStmt->relation->schemaname);
+
+				/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+				SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(objectSchemaName, schemaName);
 
 				AppendShardIdToName(oldRelationName, shardId);
 				AppendShardIdToName(newRelationName, shardId);
@@ -348,6 +404,10 @@ RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId)
 			else if (objectType == OBJECT_COLUMN || objectType == OBJECT_TRIGGER)
 			{
 				char **relationName = &(renameStmt->relation->relname);
+				char **objectSchemaName = &(renameStmt->relation->schemaname);
+
+				/* prefix with schema name if it is not added already */
+				SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(objectSchemaName, schemaName);
 
 				AppendShardIdToName(relationName, shardId);
 			}
@@ -512,6 +572,20 @@ AppendShardIdToConstraintName(AlterTableCmd *command, uint64 shardId)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * SetSchemaNameIfNotExist function checks whether schemaName is set and if it is not set
+ * it sets its value to given newSchemaName.
+ */
+static void
+SetSchemaNameIfNotExist(char **schemaName, char *newSchemaName)
+{
+	if ((*schemaName) == NULL)
+	{
+		*schemaName = pstrdup(newSchemaName);
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*
  * AppendShardIdToName appends shardId to the given name. The function takes in
  * the name's address in order to reallocate memory for the name in the same
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_data_fetch_protocol.c b/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_data_fetch_protocol.c
index e7224f0f1..8a1147334 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_data_fetch_protocol.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_data_fetch_protocol.c
@@ -400,13 +400,15 @@ Datum
 worker_apply_shard_ddl_command(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	uint64 shardId = PG_GETARG_INT64(0);
-	text *ddlCommandText = PG_GETARG_TEXT_P(1);
+	text *schemaNameText = PG_GETARG_TEXT_P(1);
+	text *ddlCommandText = PG_GETARG_TEXT_P(2);
 
+	char *schemaName = text_to_cstring(schemaNameText);
 	const char *ddlCommand = text_to_cstring(ddlCommandText);
 	Node *ddlCommandNode = ParseTreeNode(ddlCommand);
 
 	/* extend names in ddl command and apply extended command */
-	RelayEventExtendNames(ddlCommandNode, shardId);
+	RelayEventExtendNames(ddlCommandNode, schemaName, shardId);
 	ProcessUtility(ddlCommandNode, ddlCommand, PROCESS_UTILITY_TOPLEVEL,
 				   NULL, None_Receiver, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/bin/csql/stage.c b/src/bin/csql/stage.c
index eed017978..74af60de9 100644
--- a/src/bin/csql/stage.c
+++ b/src/bin/csql/stage.c
@@ -1387,15 +1387,23 @@ static bool
 ApplyShardDDLCommand(PGconn *workerNode, uint64 shardId, const char *ddlCommand)
 {
 	const char *remoteCommand = APPLY_SHARD_DDL_COMMAND;
-	const char *parameterValue[2];
-	const int parameterCount = 2;
+	const char *parameterValue[3];
+	const int parameterCount = 3;
 	PGresult *ddlResult = NULL;
 
 	char shardIdString[NAMEDATALEN];
 	snprintf(shardIdString, NAMEDATALEN, UINT64_FORMAT, shardId);
 
+	/*
+	 * We changed worker_apply_shard_ddl_command and now it requires schema name. Since
+	 * \STAGE will be deprecated anyway, we use public schema for everything to make it
+	 * work with worker_apply_shard_ddl_command. Please note that if user specifies
+	 * schema name, this will not override it, because we prioritize schema names given
+	 * in the query in worker_apply_shard_ddl_command.
+	 */
 	parameterValue[0] = shardIdString;
-	parameterValue[1] = ddlCommand;
+	parameterValue[1] = "public";
+	parameterValue[2] = ddlCommand;
 
 	ddlResult = ExecuteRemoteCommand(workerNode, remoteCommand,
 									 parameterValue, parameterCount);
diff --git a/src/bin/csql/stage.h b/src/bin/csql/stage.h
index 821d62ccd..818b6bdbb 100644
--- a/src/bin/csql/stage.h
+++ b/src/bin/csql/stage.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	"SELECT * FROM (SELECT (pg_options_to_table(ftoptions)).* FROM pg_foreign_table " \
 	"WHERE ftrelid = %u) AS Q WHERE option_name = 'filename';"
 #define APPLY_SHARD_DDL_COMMAND \
-	"SELECT * FROM worker_apply_shard_ddl_command ($1::int8, $2::text)"
+	"SELECT * FROM worker_apply_shard_ddl_command ($1::int8, $2::text, $3::text)"
 #define REMOTE_FILE_SIZE_COMMAND "SELECT size FROM pg_stat_file('%s')"
 #define SHARD_COLUMNAR_TABLE_SIZE_COMMAND "SELECT cstore_table_size('%s')"
 
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/master_protocol.h b/src/include/distributed/master_protocol.h
index d3f2da184..f1a0a8a42 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/master_protocol.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/master_protocol.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 /* Remote call definitions to help with data staging and deletion */
 #define WORKER_APPLY_SHARD_DDL_COMMAND \
-	"SELECT worker_apply_shard_ddl_command (" UINT64_FORMAT ", %s)"
+	"SELECT worker_apply_shard_ddl_command (" UINT64_FORMAT ", %s, %s)"
 #define WORKER_APPEND_TABLE_TO_SHARD \
 	"SELECT worker_append_table_to_shard (%s, %s, %s, %u)"
 #define SHARD_MIN_VALUE_QUERY "SELECT min(%s) FROM %s"
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ extern bool CStoreTable(Oid relationId);
 extern Oid ResolveRelationId(text *relationName);
 extern List * GetTableDDLEvents(Oid relationId);
 extern void CheckDistributedTable(Oid relationId);
-extern void CreateShardPlacements(int64 shardId, List *ddlEventList,
-								  char *newPlacementOwner,
-								  List *workerNodeList, int workerStartIndex,
-								  int replicationFactor);
+extern void CreateShardPlacements(Oid relationId, int64 shardId, List *ddlEventList,
+								  char *newPlacementOwner, List *workerNodeList,
+								  int workerStartIndex, int replicationFactor);
 extern uint64 UpdateShardStatistics(int64 shardId);
 
 /* Function declarations for generating metadata for shard creation */
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/relay_utility.h b/src/include/distributed/relay_utility.h
index b95578e70..1f6f77da0 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/relay_utility.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/relay_utility.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 
 /* Function declarations to extend names in DDL commands */
-extern void RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, uint64 shardId);
+extern void RelayEventExtendNames(Node *parseTree, char *schemaName, uint64 shardId);
 extern void AppendShardIdToName(char **name, uint64 shardId);
 extern void AppendShardIdToStringInfo(StringInfo name, uint64 shardId);
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_complex_expressions.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_complex_expressions.out
index 4790b9753..e2f4eee19 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_complex_expressions.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_complex_expressions.out
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ ORDER BY
 	customer_keys.o_custkey DESC
 LIMIT 10 OFFSET 20;
 DEBUG:  push down of limit count: 30
-DEBUG:  building index "pg_toast_16953_index" on table "pg_toast_16953"
+DEBUG:  building index "pg_toast_16958_index" on table "pg_toast_16958"
  o_custkey | total_order_count 
 -----------+-------------------
       1466 |                 1
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out
index 3228d2e30..e74f1f88f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.0-2';
 ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-1';
 ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-2';
 ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-3';
+ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-4';
 -- drop extension an re-create in newest version
 DROP EXTENSION citus;
 \c
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_schema_support.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_schema_support.out
index 4e4df3d39..d62461037 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_schema_support.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_schema_support.out
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ SELECT master_create_distributed_table('test_schema_support.nation_hash', 'n_nat
  
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash', 4, 2);
  master_create_worker_shards 
 -----------------------------
  
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ SELECT * FROM test_schema_support.nation_hash;
            1 | ARGENTINA                 |           2 | al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
            5 | ETHIOPIA                  |           1 | ven packages wake quickly. regu
            7 | GERMANY                   |           4 | 
-           0 | ALGERIA                   |           1 |  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+           0 | ALGERIA                   |           1 | haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
            3 | CANADA                    |           2 | eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
            4 | EGYPT                     |           5 | y above the carefully unusual theodolites. final dugouts are quickly across the furiously regular d
            6 | FRANCE                    |           4 | 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ SELECT * FROM nation_hash;
            1 | ARGENTINA                 |           3 | al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
            5 | ETHIOPIA                  |           2 | ven packages wake quickly. regu
            7 | GERMANY                   |           5 | 
-           0 | ALGERIA                   |           2 |  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+           0 | ALGERIA                   |           2 | haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
            3 | CANADA                    |           3 | eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
            4 | EGYPT                     |           6 | y above the carefully unusual theodolites. final dugouts are quickly across the furiously regular d
            6 | FRANCE                    |           5 | 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ SELECT master_create_distributed_table('test_schema_support.nation_hash_collatio
  
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation', 4, 2);
  master_create_worker_shards 
 -----------------------------
  
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ SELECT * FROM test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation;
 -------------+---------------------------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            1 | ARGENTINA                 |           1 | al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
            5 | ETHIOPIA                  |           0 | ven packages wake quickly. regu
-           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 |  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 | haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
            3 | CANADA                    |           1 | eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
            4 | EGYPT                     |           4 | y above the carefully unusual theodolites. final dugouts are quickly across the furiously regular d
            2 | BRAZIL                    |           1 | y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ SELECT n_comment FROM test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation ORDER BY n_comme
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
  eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
-  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+ haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
  ven packages wake quickly. regu
  y above the carefully unusual theodolites. final dugouts are quickly across the furiously regular d
  y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ SELECT master_create_distributed_table('nation_hash_collation_search_path', 'n_n
  
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('nation_hash_collation_search_path', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('nation_hash_collation_search_path', 4, 2);
  master_create_worker_shards 
 -----------------------------
  
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ SELECT * FROM nation_hash_collation_search_path;
 -------------+---------------------------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            1 | ARGENTINA                 |           1 | al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
            5 | ETHIOPIA                  |           0 | ven packages wake quickly. regu
-           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 |  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 | haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
            3 | CANADA                    |           1 | eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
            4 | EGYPT                     |           4 | y above the carefully unusual theodolites. final dugouts are quickly across the furiously regular d
            2 | BRAZIL                    |           1 | y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ SELECT n_comment FROM nation_hash_collation_search_path ORDER BY n_comment COLLA
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
  eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
-  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+ haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
  ven packages wake quickly. regu
  y above the carefully unusual theodolites. final dugouts are quickly across the furiously regular d
  y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ SELECT master_create_distributed_table('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composit
  
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types', 4, 2);
  master_create_worker_shards 
 -----------------------------
  
@@ -546,16 +546,258 @@ SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_ty
 -- insert some data to verify composite type queries
 \COPY test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
 SELECT * FROM test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types WHERE test_col = '(a,a)'::test_schema_support.new_composite_type;
- n_nationkey |          n_name           | n_regionkey |                      n_comment                      | test_col 
--------------+---------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------
-           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 |  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai | (a,a)
+ n_nationkey |          n_name           | n_regionkey |                     n_comment                      | test_col 
+-------------+---------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------
+           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 | haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai | (a,a)
 (1 row)
 
 --test with search_path is set
 SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
 SELECT * FROM nation_hash_composite_types WHERE test_col = '(a,a)'::new_composite_type;
- n_nationkey |          n_name           | n_regionkey |                      n_comment                      | test_col 
--------------+---------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------
-           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 |  haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai | (a,a)
+ n_nationkey |          n_name           | n_regionkey |                     n_comment                      | test_col 
+-------------+---------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------
+           0 | ALGERIA                   |           0 | haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai | (a,a)
 (1 row)
 
+-- test ALTER TABLE ADD/DROP queries with schemas
+SET search_path TO public;
+ALTER TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash ADD COLUMN new_col INT;
+-- verify column is added
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+ new_col     | integer                | 
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+ new_col     | integer                | 
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+ALTER TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS non_existent_column;
+NOTICE:  column "non_existent_column" of relation "nation_hash" does not exist, skipping
+ALTER TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS new_col;
+-- verify column is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+--test with search_path is set
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+ALTER TABLE nation_hash ADD COLUMN new_col INT;
+-- verify column is added
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+ new_col     | integer                | 
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+ new_col     | integer                | 
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+ALTER TABLE nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS non_existent_column;
+NOTICE:  column "non_existent_column" of relation "nation_hash" does not exist, skipping
+ALTER TABLE nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS new_col;
+-- verify column is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+-- test CREATE/DROP INDEX with schemas
+SET search_path TO public;
+-- CREATE index
+CREATE INDEX index1 ON test_schema_support.nation_hash(n_name);
+--verify INDEX is created
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+Indexes:
+    "index1" btree (n_name)
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+Indexes:
+    "index1_1190003" btree (n_name)
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+-- DROP index
+DROP INDEX test_schema_support.index1;
+--verify INDEX is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+--test with search_path is set
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+-- CREATE index
+CREATE INDEX index1 ON nation_hash(n_name);
+--verify INDEX is created
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+Indexes:
+    "index1" btree (n_name)
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+Indexes:
+    "index1_1190003" btree (n_name)
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+-- DROP index
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+DROP INDEX index1;
+--verify INDEX is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+     Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+ Table "test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003"
+   Column    |          Type          | Modifiers 
+-------------+------------------------+-----------
+ n_nationkey | integer                | not null
+ n_name      | character(25)          | not null
+ n_regionkey | integer                | not null
+ n_comment   | character varying(152) | 
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+-- test master_copy_shard_placement with schemas
+SET search_path TO public;
+-- mark shard as inactive
+UPDATE pg_dist_shard_placement SET shardstate = 3 WHERE shardid = 1190000 and nodeport = :worker_1_port;
+SELECT master_copy_shard_placement(1190000, 'localhost', :worker_2_port, 'localhost', :worker_1_port);
+ master_copy_shard_placement 
+-----------------------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+-- verify shardstate
+SELECT * FROM pg_dist_shard_placement WHERE shardid = 1190000;
+ shardid | shardstate | shardlength | nodename  | nodeport 
+---------+------------+-------------+-----------+----------
+ 1190000 |          1 |        8192 | localhost |    57638
+ 1190000 |          1 |           0 | localhost |    57637
+(2 rows)
+
+--test with search_path is set
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+-- mark shard as inactive
+UPDATE pg_dist_shard_placement SET shardstate = 3 WHERE shardid = 1190000 and nodeport = :worker_1_port;
+SELECT master_copy_shard_placement(1190000, 'localhost', :worker_2_port, 'localhost', :worker_1_port);
+ master_copy_shard_placement 
+-----------------------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+-- verify shardstate
+SELECT * FROM pg_dist_shard_placement WHERE shardid = 1190000;
+ shardid | shardstate | shardlength | nodename  | nodeport 
+---------+------------+-------------+-----------+----------
+ 1190000 |          1 |        8192 | localhost |    57638
+ 1190000 |          1 |           0 | localhost |    57637
+(2 rows)
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_extension.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_extension.sql
index 24701b91a..b936177b2 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_extension.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_extension.sql
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.0-2';
 ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-1';
 ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-2';
 ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-3';
+ALTER EXTENSION citus UPDATE TO '5.1-4';
 
 -- drop extension an re-create in newest version
 DROP EXTENSION citus;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_schema_support.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_schema_support.sql
index 518fe255b..f1ec78d5f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_schema_support.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_schema_support.sql
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CREATE TABLE public.nation_local(
 );
 
 \COPY public.nation_local FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
-0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+0|ALGERIA|0|haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
 1|ARGENTINA|1|al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
 2|BRAZIL|1|y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
 3|CANADA|1|eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ CREATE TABLE nation_append_search_path(
 SELECT master_create_distributed_table('nation_append_search_path', 'n_nationkey', 'append');
 
 \COPY nation_append_search_path FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
-0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+0|ALGERIA|0|haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
 1|ARGENTINA|1|al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
 2|BRAZIL|1|y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
 3|CANADA|1|eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ CREATE TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash(
     n_comment varchar(152)
 );
 SELECT master_create_distributed_table('test_schema_support.nation_hash', 'n_nationkey', 'hash');
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash', 4, 2);
 
 
 -- test cursors
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ SELECT * FROM nation_hash WHERE n_nationkey = 7;
 SET search_path TO public;
 
 \COPY test_schema_support.nation_hash FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
-0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+0|ALGERIA|0|haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
 1|ARGENTINA|1|al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
 2|BRAZIL|1|y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
 3|CANADA|1|eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ CREATE TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation(
     n_comment varchar(152)
 );
 SELECT master_create_distributed_table('test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation', 'n_nationkey', 'hash');
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation', 4, 2);
 
 \COPY test_schema_support.nation_hash_collation FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
-0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+0|ALGERIA|0|haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
 1|ARGENTINA|1|al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
 2|BRAZIL|1|y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
 3|CANADA|1|eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ CREATE TABLE nation_hash_collation_search_path(
     n_comment varchar(152)
 );
 SELECT master_create_distributed_table('nation_hash_collation_search_path', 'n_nationkey', 'hash');
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('nation_hash_collation_search_path', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('nation_hash_collation_search_path', 4, 2);
 
 \COPY nation_hash_collation_search_path FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
-0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
+0|ALGERIA|0|haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai
 1|ARGENTINA|1|al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon
 2|BRAZIL|1|y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special 
 3|CANADA|1|eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold
@@ -393,11 +393,11 @@ CREATE TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types(
     test_col test_schema_support.new_composite_type
 );
 SELECT master_create_distributed_table('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types', 'n_nationkey', 'hash');
-SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types', 4, 1);
+SELECT master_create_worker_shards('test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types', 4, 2);
 
 -- insert some data to verify composite type queries
 \COPY test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types FROM STDIN with delimiter '|';
-0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai|(a,a)
+0|ALGERIA|0|haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai|(a,a)
 1|ARGENTINA|1|al foxes promise slyly according to the regular accounts. bold requests alon|(a,b)
 2|BRAZIL|1|y alongside of the pending deposits. carefully special packages are about the ironic forges. slyly special |(a,c)
 3|CANADA|1|eas hang ironic, silent packages. slyly regular packages are furiously over the tithes. fluffily bold|(a,d)
@@ -411,3 +411,108 @@ SELECT * FROM test_schema_support.nation_hash_composite_types WHERE test_col = '
 SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
 SELECT * FROM nation_hash_composite_types WHERE test_col = '(a,a)'::new_composite_type;
 
+
+-- test ALTER TABLE ADD/DROP queries with schemas
+SET search_path TO public;
+ALTER TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash ADD COLUMN new_col INT;
+
+-- verify column is added
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+ALTER TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS non_existent_column;
+ALTER TABLE test_schema_support.nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS new_col;
+
+-- verify column is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+--test with search_path is set
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+ALTER TABLE nation_hash ADD COLUMN new_col INT;
+
+-- verify column is added
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+ALTER TABLE nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS non_existent_column;
+ALTER TABLE nation_hash DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS new_col;
+
+-- verify column is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+
+-- test CREATE/DROP INDEX with schemas
+SET search_path TO public;
+
+-- CREATE index
+CREATE INDEX index1 ON test_schema_support.nation_hash(n_name);
+
+--verify INDEX is created
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+-- DROP index
+DROP INDEX test_schema_support.index1;
+
+--verify INDEX is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+--test with search_path is set
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+
+-- CREATE index
+CREATE INDEX index1 ON nation_hash(n_name);
+
+--verify INDEX is created
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+-- DROP index
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+DROP INDEX index1;
+
+--verify INDEX is dropped
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash;
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+\d test_schema_support.nation_hash_1190003;
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+
+-- test master_copy_shard_placement with schemas
+SET search_path TO public;
+
+-- mark shard as inactive
+UPDATE pg_dist_shard_placement SET shardstate = 3 WHERE shardid = 1190000 and nodeport = :worker_1_port;
+SELECT master_copy_shard_placement(1190000, 'localhost', :worker_2_port, 'localhost', :worker_1_port);
+
+-- verify shardstate
+SELECT * FROM pg_dist_shard_placement WHERE shardid = 1190000;
+
+
+--test with search_path is set
+SET search_path TO test_schema_support;
+
+-- mark shard as inactive
+UPDATE pg_dist_shard_placement SET shardstate = 3 WHERE shardid = 1190000 and nodeport = :worker_1_port;
+SELECT master_copy_shard_placement(1190000, 'localhost', :worker_2_port, 'localhost', :worker_1_port);
+
+-- verify shardstate
+SELECT * FROM pg_dist_shard_placement WHERE shardid = 1190000;