diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index cf33062f77f..2c17e9088a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7423,10 +7423,17 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * If we are shutting down, or Startup process is completing crash
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 *
-	 * Update checkPoint.nextXid since we have a later value
+	 * Update checkPoint.nextXid since we may have a later value. If we
+	 * do update the value, and we have wrapped, increment epoch also.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
+	{
+		TransactionId prevXid = checkPoint.nextXid;
+
 		LogStandbySnapshot(&checkPoint.nextXid);
+		if (checkPoint.nextXid < prevXid)
+			checkPoint.nextXidEpoch++;
+	}
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();