diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/master/worker_node_manager.c b/src/backend/distributed/master/worker_node_manager.c
index e0e38e08c..4c32f8582 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/master/worker_node_manager.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/master/worker_node_manager.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static WorkerNode * FindRandomNodeFromList(List *candidateWorkerNodeList);
 static bool OddNumber(uint32 number);
 static bool ListMember(List *currentList, WorkerNode *workerNode);
 static bool NodeIsPrimaryWorker(WorkerNode *node);
+static bool CanHaveReferenceTablePlacements(void);
 static bool NodeIsReadableWorker(WorkerNode *node);
 
 
@@ -401,6 +402,27 @@ NodeIsPrimaryWorker(WorkerNode *node)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * CanHaveReferenceTablePlacements returns true if current node can have
+ * reference table placements. This is only possible if we called below
+ * command formerly
+ * "SELECT master_add_node(coordinator_hostname, coordinator_port, groupId => 0)"
+ */
+static bool
+CanHaveReferenceTablePlacements()
+{
+	bool hasReferenceTableReplica = false;
+
+	/*
+	 * All groups that have pg_dist_node entries, also have reference
+	 * table placements.
+	 */
+	PrimaryNodeForGroup(GetLocalGroupId(), &hasReferenceTableReplica);
+
+	return hasReferenceTableReplica;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * ReferenceTablePlacementNodeList returns the set of nodes that should have
  * reference table placements. This includes all primaries, including the