diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
index 620f71934..d39ad7ef1 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_utility.c
@@ -1555,10 +1555,18 @@ ProcessVacuumStmt(VacuumStmt *vacuumStmt, const char *vacuumCommand)
 
 	taskList = VacuumTaskList(relationId, vacuumStmt);
 
-	/* save old commit protocol to restore at xact end */
-	Assert(SavedMultiShardCommitProtocol == COMMIT_PROTOCOL_BARE);
-	SavedMultiShardCommitProtocol = MultiShardCommitProtocol;
-	MultiShardCommitProtocol = COMMIT_PROTOCOL_BARE;
+	/*
+	 * VACUUM commands cannot run inside a transaction block, so we use
+	 * the "bare" commit protocol without BEGIN/COMMIT. However, ANALYZE
+	 * commands can run inside a transaction block.
+	 */
+	if ((vacuumStmt->options & VACOPT_VACUUM) != 0)
+	{
+		/* save old commit protocol to restore at xact end */
+		Assert(SavedMultiShardCommitProtocol == COMMIT_PROTOCOL_BARE);
+		SavedMultiShardCommitProtocol = MultiShardCommitProtocol;
+		MultiShardCommitProtocol = COMMIT_PROTOCOL_BARE;
+	}
 
 	ExecuteModifyTasksWithoutResults(taskList);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_utilities.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_utilities.out
index 0f29d0063..85b3fe432 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_utilities.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_utilities.out
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ COPY sharded_table TO STDOUT;
 COPY (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sharded_table) TO STDOUT;
 0
 COMMIT;
+-- ANALYZE is supported in a transaction block
+BEGIN;
+ANALYZE sharded_table;
+ANALYZE sharded_table;
+END;
 -- cursors may not involve distributed tables
 DECLARE all_sharded_rows CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM sharded_table;
 ERROR:  DECLARE CURSOR can only be used in transaction blocks
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_utilities.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_utilities.sql
index 0e84a9226..f3558c513 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_utilities.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_utilities.sql
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ COPY sharded_table TO STDOUT;
 COPY (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sharded_table) TO STDOUT;
 COMMIT;
 
+-- ANALYZE is supported in a transaction block
+BEGIN;
+ANALYZE sharded_table;
+ANALYZE sharded_table;
+END;
+
 -- cursors may not involve distributed tables
 DECLARE all_sharded_rows CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM sharded_table;