diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index 8b3de032ee..09971ae45a 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -1644,6 +1644,12 @@ DropSubscription(DropSubscriptionStmt *stmt, bool isTopLevel)
 	ReplicationOriginNameForLogicalRep(subid, InvalidOid, originname, sizeof(originname));
 	replorigin_drop_by_name(originname, true, false);
 
+	/*
+	 * Tell the cumulative stats system that the subscription is getting
+	 * dropped.
+	 */
+	pgstat_drop_subscription(subid);
+
 	/*
 	 * If there is no slot associated with the subscription, we can finish
 	 * here.
@@ -1732,12 +1738,6 @@ DropSubscription(DropSubscriptionStmt *stmt, bool isTopLevel)
 	}
 	PG_END_TRY();
 
-	/*
-	 * Tell the cumulative stats system that the subscription is getting
-	 * dropped.
-	 */
-	pgstat_drop_subscription(subid);
-
 	table_close(rel, NoLock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
index d736246259..e9d6166d27 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ SELECT :'prev_stats_reset' < stats_reset FROM pg_stat_subscription_stats WHERE s
  t
 (1 row)
 
+-- Remember the subscription oid for checking later if the statistics gets removed.
+SELECT oid as suboid FROM pg_subscription WHERE subname = 'regress_testsub' \gset
 -- fail - name already exists
 CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false);
 ERROR:  subscription "regress_testsub" already exists
@@ -240,6 +242,14 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub SET (slot_name = NONE);
 BEGIN;
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
 COMMIT;
+-- check if the statistics of the dropped subscription doesn't remain, by trying
+-- directly fetching the stats.
+SELECT stats_reset IS NULL stats_reset_is_null FROM pg_stat_get_subscription_stats(:'suboid');
+ stats_reset_is_null 
+---------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION IF EXISTS regress_testsub;
 NOTICE:  subscription "regress_testsub" does not exist, skipping
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;  -- fail
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
index 55d7dbc9ab..68be70dce5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ SELECT stats_reset as prev_stats_reset FROM pg_stat_subscription_stats WHERE sub
 SELECT pg_stat_reset_subscription_stats(oid) FROM pg_subscription WHERE subname = 'regress_testsub';
 SELECT :'prev_stats_reset' < stats_reset FROM pg_stat_subscription_stats WHERE subname = 'regress_testsub';
 
+-- Remember the subscription oid for checking later if the statistics gets removed.
+SELECT oid as suboid FROM pg_subscription WHERE subname = 'regress_testsub' \gset
+
 -- fail - name already exists
 CREATE SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=regress_doesnotexist' PUBLICATION testpub WITH (connect = false);
 
@@ -158,6 +161,10 @@ BEGIN;
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;
 COMMIT;
 
+-- check if the statistics of the dropped subscription doesn't remain, by trying
+-- directly fetching the stats.
+SELECT stats_reset IS NULL stats_reset_is_null FROM pg_stat_get_subscription_stats(:'suboid');
+
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION IF EXISTS regress_testsub;
 DROP SUBSCRIPTION regress_testsub;  -- fail