diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
index fd63dd7a3bd..f91d16aa398 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteHandler.c
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ rewriteRuleAction(Query *parsetree,
 		 *
 		 * This could possibly be fixed by using some sort of internally
 		 * generated ID, instead of names, to link CTE RTEs to their CTEs.
+		 * However, decompiling the results would be quite confusing; note the
+		 * merge of hasRecursive flags below, which could change the apparent
+		 * semantics of such redundantly-named CTEs.
 		 */
 		foreach(lc, parsetree->cteList)
 		{
@@ -532,6 +535,9 @@ rewriteRuleAction(Query *parsetree,
 		/* OK, it's safe to combine the CTE lists */
 		sub_action->cteList = list_concat(sub_action->cteList,
 										  copyObject(parsetree->cteList));
+		/* ... and don't forget about the associated flags */
+		sub_action->hasRecursive |= parsetree->hasRecursive;
+		sub_action->hasModifyingCTE |= parsetree->hasModifyingCTE;
 	}
 
 	/*