diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index ff9300152..be8b633f9 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -3272,7 +3272,9 @@ citus_internal_add_shard_metadata(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 								  shardMaxValue);
 	}
 
-	InsertShardRow(relationId, shardId, storageType, shardMinValue, shardMaxValue);
+	bool invalidateRelCache = false;
+	InsertShardRowInternal(relationId, shardId, storageType, shardMinValue, shardMaxValue,
+						   invalidateRelCache);
 
 	PG_RETURN_VOID();
 }
@@ -3477,7 +3479,9 @@ citus_internal_add_placement_metadata(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 										   shardLength, groupId);
 	}
 
-	InsertShardPlacementRow(shardId, placementId, shardState, shardLength, groupId);
+	bool invalidateRelCache = false;
+	InsertShardPlacementRowInternal(shardId, placementId, shardState, shardLength,
+									groupId, invalidateRelCache);
 
 	PG_RETURN_VOID();
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_utility.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_utility.c
index dce66965a..4308d133c 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_utility.c
@@ -1745,6 +1745,20 @@ TupleToGroupShardPlacement(TupleDesc tupleDescriptor, HeapTuple heapTuple)
 void
 InsertShardRow(Oid relationId, uint64 shardId, char storageType,
 			   text *shardMinValue, text *shardMaxValue)
+{
+	bool invalidateRelCache = true;
+	InsertShardRowInternal(relationId, shardId, storageType,
+						   shardMinValue, shardMaxValue, invalidateRelCache);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * InsertShardRowInternal is a helper function for InsertShardRow()
+ * where callers can also control invalidateRelCache.
+ */
+void
+InsertShardRowInternal(Oid relationId, uint64 shardId, char storageType,
+					   text *shardMinValue, text *shardMaxValue, bool invalidateRelCache)
 {
 	Datum values[Natts_pg_dist_shard];
 	bool isNulls[Natts_pg_dist_shard];
@@ -1780,10 +1794,14 @@ InsertShardRow(Oid relationId, uint64 shardId, char storageType,
 
 	CatalogTupleInsert(pgDistShard, heapTuple);
 
-	/* invalidate previous cache entry and close relation */
-	CitusInvalidateRelcacheByRelid(relationId);
+	if (invalidateRelCache)
+	{
+		/* invalidate previous cache entry and close relation */
+		CitusInvalidateRelcacheByRelid(relationId);
+	}
 
 	CommandCounterIncrement();
+
 	table_close(pgDistShard, NoLock);
 }
 
@@ -1798,6 +1816,21 @@ uint64
 InsertShardPlacementRow(uint64 shardId, uint64 placementId,
 						char shardState, uint64 shardLength,
 						int32 groupId)
+{
+	bool invalidateRelCache = true;
+	return InsertShardPlacementRowInternal(shardId, placementId, shardState, shardLength,
+										   groupId, invalidateRelCache);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * InsertShardPlacementRowInternal is a helper function for InsertShardPlacementRow()
+ * where callers can also control invalidateRelCache.
+ */
+uint64
+InsertShardPlacementRowInternal(uint64 shardId, uint64 placementId,
+								char shardState, uint64 shardLength,
+								int32 groupId, bool invalidateRelCache)
 {
 	Datum values[Natts_pg_dist_placement];
 	bool isNulls[Natts_pg_dist_placement];
@@ -1824,9 +1857,13 @@ InsertShardPlacementRow(uint64 shardId, uint64 placementId,
 
 	CatalogTupleInsert(pgDistPlacement, heapTuple);
 
-	CitusInvalidateRelcacheByShardId(shardId);
+	if (invalidateRelCache)
+	{
+		CitusInvalidateRelcacheByShardId(shardId);
+	}
 
 	CommandCounterIncrement();
+
 	table_close(pgDistPlacement, NoLock);
 
 	return placementId;
@@ -1886,6 +1923,7 @@ InsertIntoPgDistPartition(Oid relationId, char distributionMethod,
 	RecordDistributedRelationDependencies(relationId);
 
 	CommandCounterIncrement();
+
 	table_close(pgDistPartition, NoLock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h b/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h
index 81d95f868..5c93c0bb7 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h
@@ -311,10 +311,16 @@ extern List * RemoveCoordinatorPlacementIfNotSingleNode(List *placementList);
 /* Function declarations to modify shard and shard placement data */
 extern void InsertShardRow(Oid relationId, uint64 shardId, char storageType,
 						   text *shardMinValue, text *shardMaxValue);
+extern void InsertShardRowInternal(Oid relationId, uint64 shardId, char storageType,
+								   text *shardMinValue, text *shardMaxValue,
+								   bool invalidateRelCache);
 extern void DeleteShardRow(uint64 shardId);
 extern uint64 InsertShardPlacementRow(uint64 shardId, uint64 placementId,
 									  char shardState, uint64 shardLength,
 									  int32 groupId);
+extern uint64 InsertShardPlacementRowInternal(uint64 shardId, uint64 placementId,
+											  char shardState, uint64 shardLength,
+											  int32 groupId, bool invalidateRelCache);
 extern void InsertIntoPgDistPartition(Oid relationId, char distributionMethod,
 									  Var *distributionColumn, uint32 colocationId,
 									  char replicationModel, bool autoConverted);