diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 86d3a917b92..ac25d920358 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -15596,7 +15596,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT * FROM pg_xlogfile_name_offset(pg_stop_backup());
bigint
Disk space used by the specified fork ('main',
- 'fsm' or 'vm'>)
+ 'fsm', 'vm'>, or 'init'>)
of the specified table or index
@@ -15730,6 +15730,12 @@ postgres=# SELECT * FROM pg_xlogfile_name_offset(pg_stop_backup());
(see ) associated with the relation.
+
+
+ 'init' returns the size of the initialization fork,
+ if any, (see ) associated with the relation.
+
+
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c b/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
index ea888448904..d021a3894c4 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ forkname_to_number(char *forkName)
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
errmsg("invalid fork name"),
- errhint("Valid fork names are \"main\", \"fsm\", and \"vm\".")));
+ errhint("Valid fork names are \"main\", \"fsm\", "
+ "\"vm\", and \"init\".")));
return InvalidForkNumber; /* keep compiler quiet */
}