diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
index 357b236a818..ba9523ae3d4 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "parser/parse_target.h"
 #include "parser/parse_type.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
+#include "utils/fmgroids.h"
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
 
@@ -756,6 +757,16 @@ ParseFuncOrColumn(ParseState *pstate, List *funcname, List *fargs,
 	if (retset)
 		check_srf_call_placement(pstate, last_srf, location);
 
+	/* next() and prev() are only allowed in a WINDOW DEFINE clause */
+	if (fdresult == FUNCDETAIL_NORMAL &&
+		pstate->p_expr_kind != EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE &&
+		(funcid == F_PREV || funcid == F_NEXT))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+				 errmsg("%s can only be used in a DEFINE clause",
+						NameListToString(funcname)),
+				 parser_errposition(pstate, location)));
+
 	/* build the appropriate output structure */
 	if (fdresult == FUNCDETAIL_NORMAL || fdresult == FUNCDETAIL_PROCEDURE)
 	{
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rpr_base.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rpr_base.out
index ec67a099ee6..1d42af15980 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rpr_base.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rpr_base.out
@@ -1622,6 +1622,38 @@ ORDER BY id;
   5 |  30 |   0
 (5 rows)
 
+-- PREV function cannot be used other than in DEFINE
+SELECT PREV(id), id, val, COUNT(*) OVER w as cnt
+FROM rpr_nav
+WINDOW w AS (
+    ORDER BY id
+    ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING
+    PATTERN (A B+)
+    DEFINE
+        A AS val > 0,
+        B AS val > PREV(val)
+)
+ORDER BY id;
+ERROR:  prev can only be used in a DEFINE clause
+LINE 1: SELECT PREV(id), id, val, COUNT(*) OVER w as cnt
+               ^
+-- Expected: ERROR: prev can only be used in a DEFINE clause
+-- NEXT function cannot be used other than in DEFINE
+SELECT NEXT(id), id, val, COUNT(*) OVER w as cnt
+FROM rpr_nav
+WINDOW w AS (
+    ORDER BY id
+    ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING
+    PATTERN (A B+)
+    DEFINE
+        A AS val > 0,
+        B AS val > PREV(val)
+)
+ORDER BY id;
+ERROR:  next can only be used in a DEFINE clause
+LINE 1: SELECT NEXT(id), id, val, COUNT(*) OVER w as cnt
+               ^
+-- Expected: ERROR: next can only be used in a DEFINE clause
 DROP TABLE rpr_nav;
 -- ============================================================
 -- SKIP TO / INITIAL Tests
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/rpr_base.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/rpr_base.sql
index 879f5fe48a2..b752ad12873 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/rpr_base.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/rpr_base.sql
@@ -1219,6 +1219,34 @@ WINDOW w AS (
 )
 ORDER BY id;
 
+-- PREV function cannot be used other than in DEFINE
+SELECT PREV(id), id, val, COUNT(*) OVER w as cnt
+FROM rpr_nav
+WINDOW w AS (
+    ORDER BY id
+    ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING
+    PATTERN (A B+)
+    DEFINE
+        A AS val > 0,
+        B AS val > PREV(val)
+)
+ORDER BY id;
+-- Expected: ERROR: prev can only be used in a DEFINE clause
+
+-- NEXT function cannot be used other than in DEFINE
+SELECT NEXT(id), id, val, COUNT(*) OVER w as cnt
+FROM rpr_nav
+WINDOW w AS (
+    ORDER BY id
+    ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING
+    PATTERN (A B+)
+    DEFINE
+        A AS val > 0,
+        B AS val > PREV(val)
+)
+ORDER BY id;
+-- Expected: ERROR: next can only be used in a DEFINE clause
+
 DROP TABLE rpr_nav;
 
 -- ============================================================