diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/seclabel.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/seclabel.c
index b520f6fac..0808591eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/seclabel.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/seclabel.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "commands/seclabel.h"
 #include "distributed/commands.h"
 #include "distributed/commands/utility_hook.h"
 #include "distributed/coordinator_protocol.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,17 @@
 #include "distributed/metadata_sync.h"
 #include "distributed/metadata/distobject.h"
 
+
+PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(citus_test_register_label_provider);
+
+Datum
+citus_test_register_label_provider(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	register_label_provider("citus_tests_label_provider", citus_test_object_relabel);
+	PG_RETURN_VOID();
+}
+
+
 /*
  * PreprocessSecLabelStmt is executed before the statement is applied to the local
  * postgres instance.
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
index 6052c7870..9b5768ee7 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "citus_version.h"
 #include "commands/explain.h"
 #include "commands/extension.h"
-#include "commands/seclabel.h"
 #include "common/string.h"
 #include "executor/executor.h"
 #include "distributed/backend_data.h"
@@ -575,8 +574,6 @@ _PG_init(void)
 	INIT_COLUMNAR_SYMBOL(PGFunction, columnar_storage_info);
 	INIT_COLUMNAR_SYMBOL(PGFunction, columnar_store_memory_stats);
 	INIT_COLUMNAR_SYMBOL(PGFunction, test_columnar_storage_write_new_page);
-
-	register_label_provider("citus_tests_label_provider", citus_test_object_relabel);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/seclabel.out b/src/test/regress/expected/seclabel.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb8bd26a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/seclabel.out
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+SELECT citus_remove_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);
+ citus_remove_node
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+CREATE FUNCTION citus_test_register_label_provider()
+  RETURNS void
+  LANGUAGE C
+  AS 'citus', $$citus_test_register_label_provider$$;
+SELECT citus_test_register_label_provider();
+ citus_test_register_label_provider
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+CREATE ROLE user1;
+SET citus.enable_metadata_sync TO off;
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION start_session_level_connection_to_node(text, integer)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT VOLATILE
+        AS 'citus', $$start_session_level_connection_to_node$$;
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION override_backend_data_gpid(bigint)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE
+        AS 'citus', $$override_backend_data_gpid$$;
+SELECT run_command_on_workers($$SET citus.enable_metadata_sync TO off;CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION override_backend_data_gpid(bigint)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE
+        AS 'citus'$$);
+ run_command_on_workers
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ (localhost,57637,t,SET)
+(1 row)
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node(text)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT VOLATILE
+        AS 'citus', $$run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node$$;
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION stop_session_level_connection_to_node()
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT VOLATILE
+        AS 'citus', $$stop_session_level_connection_to_node$$;
+RESET citus.enable_metadata_sync;
+ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.max_cached_conns_per_worker TO 2;
+SELECT start_session_level_connection_to_node('localhost', :worker_1_port);
+ start_session_level_connection_to_node
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node('SELECT citus_test_register_label_provider()');
+ run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SET citus.log_remote_commands TO on;
+SECURITY LABEL for citus_tests_label_provider ON ROLE user1 IS 'citus_classified';
+NOTICE:  issuing BEGIN TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;SELECT assign_distributed_transaction_id(xx, xx, 'xxxxxxx');
+DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
+NOTICE:  issuing SET citus.enable_ddl_propagation TO 'off'
+DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
+NOTICE:  issuing SECURITY LABEL FOR citus_tests_label_provider ON ROLE user1 IS 'citus_classified'
+DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
+NOTICE:  issuing SET citus.enable_ddl_propagation TO 'on'
+DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
+NOTICE:  issuing COMMIT
+DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
+RESET citus.log_remote_commands;
+SELECT stop_session_level_connection_to_node();
+ stop_session_level_connection_to_node
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.max_cached_conns_per_worker;
+DROP FUNCTION stop_session_level_connection_to_node, run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node,
+              override_backend_data_gpid, start_session_level_connection_to_node;
+DROP FUNCTION citus_test_register_label_provider;
+DROP ROLE user1;
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_add_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);
+ ?column?
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        1
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule b/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule
index 287f4557a..aed751aa0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ test: propagate_extension_commands
 test: escape_extension_name
 test: ref_citus_local_fkeys
 test: alter_database_owner
+test: seclabel
 test: distributed_triggers
 test: create_single_shard_table
 # don't parallelize single_shard_table_udfs to make sure colocation ids are sequential
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/seclabel.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/seclabel.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f59d72471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/seclabel.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+SELECT citus_remove_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);
+
+CREATE FUNCTION citus_test_register_label_provider()
+  RETURNS void
+  LANGUAGE C
+  AS 'citus', $$citus_test_register_label_provider$$;
+
+SELECT citus_test_register_label_provider();
+CREATE ROLE user1;
+
+SET citus.enable_metadata_sync TO off;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION start_session_level_connection_to_node(text, integer)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT VOLATILE
+        AS 'citus', $$start_session_level_connection_to_node$$;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION override_backend_data_gpid(bigint)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE
+        AS 'citus', $$override_backend_data_gpid$$;
+
+SELECT run_command_on_workers($$SET citus.enable_metadata_sync TO off;CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION override_backend_data_gpid(bigint)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE
+        AS 'citus'$$);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node(text)
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT VOLATILE
+        AS 'citus', $$run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node$$;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION stop_session_level_connection_to_node()
+        RETURNS void
+        LANGUAGE C STRICT VOLATILE
+        AS 'citus', $$stop_session_level_connection_to_node$$;
+
+RESET citus.enable_metadata_sync;
+
+ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.max_cached_conns_per_worker TO 2;
+
+SELECT start_session_level_connection_to_node('localhost', :worker_1_port);
+
+SELECT run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node('SELECT citus_test_register_label_provider()');
+
+SET citus.log_remote_commands TO on;
+
+SECURITY LABEL for citus_tests_label_provider ON ROLE user1 IS 'citus_classified';
+
+RESET citus.log_remote_commands;
+
+SELECT stop_session_level_connection_to_node();
+
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.max_cached_conns_per_worker;
+
+DROP FUNCTION stop_session_level_connection_to_node, run_commands_on_session_level_connection_to_node,
+              override_backend_data_gpid, start_session_level_connection_to_node;
+
+DROP FUNCTION citus_test_register_label_provider;
+
+DROP ROLE user1;
+
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_add_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);