diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c
index 81c1fb599e7..da99ed6f16b 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ check_agg_arguments_walker(Node *node,
 		/* Continue and descend into subtree */
 	}
 	/* We can throw error on sight for a window function */
-	if (IsA(node, WindowFunc))
+	if (IsA(node, WindowFunc) && context->sublevels_up == 0)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_GROUPING_ERROR),
 				 errmsg("aggregate function calls cannot contain window function calls"),