diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
index 459483604..a9a50f6cd 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
@@ -3813,6 +3813,8 @@ ProcessDropTableStmt(DropStmt *dropTableStatement)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		EnsureCoordinator();
+
 		partitionList = PartitionList(relationId);
 		if (list_length(partitionList) == 0)
 		{
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning.out
index 0eb727585..3e91311fb 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning.out
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ SELECT inhrelid::regclass FROM pg_inherits WHERE inhparent = 'partitioning_test'
  partitioning_test_2013
 (4 rows)
 
+-- make sure DROPping from worker node is not allowed
+DROP TABLE partitioning_test;
+ERROR:  operation is not allowed on this node
+HINT:  Connect to the coordinator and run it again.
 \c - - - :master_port
 -- make sure we can repeatedly call start_metadata_sync_to_node
 SELECT start_metadata_sync_to_node('localhost', :worker_1_port);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning_0.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning_0.out
index d92f53d89..f39462ead 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning_0.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_mx_partitioning_0.out
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ SELECT inhrelid::regclass FROM pg_inherits WHERE inhparent = 'partitioning_test'
 ERROR:  relation "partitioning_test" does not exist
 LINE 1: ...elid::regclass FROM pg_inherits WHERE inhparent = 'partition...
                                                              ^
+-- make sure DROPping from worker node is not allowed
+DROP TABLE partitioning_test;
+ERROR:  table "partitioning_test" does not exist
 \c - - - :master_port
 -- make sure we can repeatedly call start_metadata_sync_to_node
 SELECT start_metadata_sync_to_node('localhost', :worker_1_port);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_mx_partitioning.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_mx_partitioning.sql
index b05fbf309..ba3dd3a32 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_mx_partitioning.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_mx_partitioning.sql
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ ALTER TABLE partitioning_test DETACH PARTITION partitioning_test_2009;
 
 SELECT inhrelid::regclass FROM pg_inherits WHERE inhparent = 'partitioning_test'::regclass;
 
+-- make sure DROPping from worker node is not allowed
+DROP TABLE partitioning_test;
+
 \c - - - :master_port
 
 -- make sure we can repeatedly call start_metadata_sync_to_node