diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c
index c9c952a278f..33fe1461e11 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static HTAB *RelationSyncCache = NULL;
 
 static void init_rel_sync_cache(MemoryContext cachectx);
 static void cleanup_rel_sync_cache(TransactionId xid, bool is_commit);
-static RelationSyncEntry *get_rel_sync_entry(PGOutputData *data,
+static RelationSyncEntry *get_rel_sync_entry(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx,
 											 Relation relation);
 static void rel_sync_cache_relation_cb(Datum arg, Oid relid);
 static void rel_sync_cache_publication_cb(Datum arg, int cacheid,
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ static bool pgoutput_row_filter(Relation relation, TupleTableSlot *old_slot,
 								TupleTableSlot **new_slot_ptr,
 								RelationSyncEntry *entry,
 								ReorderBufferChangeType *action);
+static void pgoutput_pubctx_reset_callback(void *arg);
 
 /* column list routines */
 static void pgoutput_column_list_init(PGOutputData *data,
@@ -1426,7 +1427,7 @@ pgoutput_change(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, ReorderBufferTXN *txn,
 	if (data->in_streaming)
 		xid = change->txn->xid;
 
-	relentry = get_rel_sync_entry(data, relation);
+	relentry = get_rel_sync_entry(ctx, relation);
 
 	/* First check the table filter */
 	switch (action)
@@ -1598,7 +1599,7 @@ pgoutput_truncate(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, ReorderBufferTXN *txn,
 		if (!is_publishable_relation(relation))
 			continue;
 
-		relentry = get_rel_sync_entry(data, relation);
+		relentry = get_rel_sync_entry(ctx, relation);
 
 		if (!relentry->pubactions.pubtruncate)
 			continue;
@@ -1970,8 +1971,9 @@ set_schema_sent_in_streamed_txn(RelationSyncEntry *entry, TransactionId xid)
  * when publishing.
  */
 static RelationSyncEntry *
-get_rel_sync_entry(PGOutputData *data, Relation relation)
+get_rel_sync_entry(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, Relation relation)
 {
+	PGOutputData *data = (PGOutputData *) ctx->output_plugin_private;
 	RelationSyncEntry *entry;
 	bool		found;
 	MemoryContext oldctx;
@@ -2024,12 +2026,27 @@ get_rel_sync_entry(PGOutputData *data, Relation relation)
 		/* Reload publications if needed before use. */
 		if (!publications_valid)
 		{
-			oldctx = MemoryContextSwitchTo(CacheMemoryContext);
-			if (data->publications)
+			static MemoryContext pubctx = NULL;
+
+			if (pubctx == NULL)
 			{
-				list_free_deep(data->publications);
-				data->publications = NIL;
+				MemoryContextCallback *mcallback;
+
+				pubctx = AllocSetContextCreate(ctx->context,
+											   "logical replication publication list context",
+											   ALLOCSET_SMALL_SIZES);
+
+				mcallback = MemoryContextAllocZero(ctx->context,
+												   sizeof(MemoryContextCallback));
+				mcallback->func = pgoutput_pubctx_reset_callback;
+				mcallback->arg = &pubctx;
+				MemoryContextRegisterResetCallback(ctx->context, mcallback);
 			}
+			else
+				MemoryContextReset(pubctx);
+
+			oldctx = MemoryContextSwitchTo(pubctx);
+
 			data->publications = LoadPublications(data->publication_names);
 			MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldctx);
 			publications_valid = true;
@@ -2402,3 +2419,11 @@ send_repl_origin(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, RepOriginId origin_id,
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+static void
+pgoutput_pubctx_reset_callback(void *arg)
+{
+	MemoryContext *pubctx = (MemoryContext *) arg;
+
+	*pubctx = NULL;
+}