diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_owned.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_owned.sgml
index 6276f8e928e..34c091c0c10 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_owned.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_owned.sgml
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ DROP OWNED BY <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCAD
   <title>Description</title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>DROP OWNED</command> drops all the objects in the current
+   <command>DROP OWNED</command> drops all the objects within the current
    database that are owned by one of the specified roles. Any
    privileges granted to the given roles on objects in the current
-   database will also be revoked.
+   database and on shared objects (databases, tablespaces) will also be
+   revoked.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ DROP OWNED BY <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCAD
    reassigns the ownership of all the database objects owned by one or
    more roles.
   </para>
+
+  <para>
+   Databases and tablespaces owned by the role(s) will not be removed.
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_shdepend.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_shdepend.c
index 6f4d52c1730..b44d2a28480 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_shdepend.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_shdepend.c
@@ -1221,11 +1221,14 @@ shdepDropOwned(List *roleids, DropBehavior behavior)
 					ExecGrantStmt_oids(&istmt);
 					break;
 				case SHARED_DEPENDENCY_OWNER:
-					/* Save it for deletion below */
-					obj.classId = sdepForm->classid;
-					obj.objectId = sdepForm->objid;
-					obj.objectSubId = 0;
-					add_exact_object_address(&obj, deleteobjs);
+					/* If a local object, save it for deletion below */
+					if (sdepForm->dbid == MyDatabaseId)
+					{
+						obj.classId = sdepForm->classid;
+						obj.objectId = sdepForm->objid;
+						obj.objectSubId = 0;
+						add_exact_object_address(&obj, deleteobjs);
+					}
 					break;
 			}
 		}