diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/mx_application_name.out b/src/test/regress/expected/mx_application_name.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9daac6bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/mx_application_name.out
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+CREATE SCHEMA mx_app_name;
+SET application_name TO mx_app_name;
+CREATE TABLE dist_1(a int);
+SELECT create_distributed_table('dist_1', 'a');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+DROP TABLE dist_1;
+DROP SCHEMA mx_app_name CASCADE;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/multi_mx_schedule b/src/test/regress/multi_mx_schedule
index 973c3bf05..cc9fc9d76 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/multi_mx_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/multi_mx_schedule
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ test: multi_mx_function_table_reference
 test: multi_test_catalog_views
 
 # the following test has to be run sequentially
+test: mx_application_name
 test: multi_mx_create_table
 test: start_stop_metadata_sync
 test: multi_mx_hide_shard_names
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/mx_application_name.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/mx_application_name.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21c06e7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/mx_application_name.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CREATE SCHEMA mx_app_name;
+
+SET application_name TO mx_app_name;
+CREATE TABLE dist_1(a int);
+SELECT create_distributed_table('dist_1', 'a');
+
+DROP TABLE dist_1;
+
+DROP SCHEMA mx_app_name CASCADE;
+