diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
index 67efdbbf58..cabcf0966a 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ GetPubPartitionOptionRelations(List *result, PublicationPartOpt pub_partopt,
 
 /*
  * Returns the relid of the topmost ancestor that is published via this
- * publication, otherwise return InvalidOid.
+ * publication if any, otherwise return InvalidOid.
  */
 Oid
 GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(Oid puboid, List *ancestors)
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index ac243ff4b8..2ceee39e54 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static void PublicationAddSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool if_not_exists,
 								  AlterPublicationStmt *stmt);
 static void PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok);
 
-
 static void
 parse_publication_options(ParseState *pstate,
 						  List *options,
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ CheckObjSchemaNotAlreadyInPublication(List *rels, List *schemaidlist,
  * Returns true, if any of the columns used in row filter WHERE clause is not
  * part of REPLICA IDENTITY, false, otherwise.
  *
- * Remember the invalid column number, if there is any to be later used in
+ * Remember the invalid column number if there is any, to be later used in
  * error message.
  */
 static bool
@@ -301,8 +300,8 @@ contain_invalid_rfcolumn_walker(Node *node, rf_context *context)
  * Check, if all columns referenced in the filter expression are part of the
  * REPLICA IDENTITY index or not.
  *
- * Returns true if any invalid column is found and remember the invalid column
- * number.
+ * Returns true if any invalid column is found and store the invalid column
+ * number in invalid_rfcolumn.
  */
 bool
 contain_invalid_rfcolumn(Oid pubid, Relation relation, List *ancestors,
@@ -360,6 +359,7 @@ contain_invalid_rfcolumn(Oid pubid, Relation relation, List *ancestors,
 		Node		   *rfnode;
 		Bitmapset	   *bms = NULL;
 
+		context.invalid_rfcolnum = InvalidAttrNumber;
 		context.pubviaroot = pub->pubviaroot;
 		context.parentid = publish_as_relid;
 		context.relid = relid;
@@ -379,8 +379,7 @@ contain_invalid_rfcolumn(Oid pubid, Relation relation, List *ancestors,
 		rfnode = stringToNode(TextDatumGetCString(rfdatum));
 		result = contain_invalid_rfcolumn_walker(rfnode, &context);
 
-		if (invalid_rfcolumn)
-			*invalid_rfcolumn = context.invalid_rfcolnum;
+		*invalid_rfcolumn = context.invalid_rfcolnum;
 
 		bms_free(bms);
 		pfree(rfnode);
@@ -574,9 +573,8 @@ TransformPubWhereClauses(List *tables, const char *queryString)
 		assign_expr_collations(pstate, whereclause);
 
 		/*
-		 * Walk the parse-tree of this publication row filter expression and
-		 * throw an error if anything not permitted or unexpected is
-		 * encountered.
+		 * We allow only simple expressions in row filters. See
+		 * check_simple_rowfilter_expr_walker.
 		 */
 		check_simple_rowfilter_expr(whereclause, pri->relation);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 478177d850..413515c917 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -9769,9 +9769,9 @@ PublicationObjSpec:
 					{
 						/*
 						 * The OptWhereClause must be stored here but it is
-						 * valid only for tables. If the ColId was mistakenly
-						 * not a table this will be detected later in
-						 * preprocess_pubobj_list() and an error will be thrown.
+						 * valid only for tables. For non-table objects, an
+						 * error will be thrown later via
+						 * preprocess_pubobj_list().
 						 */
 						$$->pubtable = makeNode(PublicationTable);
 						$$->pubtable->relation = makeRangeVar(NULL, $1, @1);
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
index e0f42c3341..886ef320ba 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
@@ -808,17 +808,19 @@ fetch_remote_table_info(char *nspname, char *relname,
 	 * expression of a table in multiple publications from being included
 	 * multiple times in the final expression.
 	 *
-	 * For initial synchronization, row filtering can be ignored in 2 cases:
+	 * We do need to copy the row even if it matches one of the publications,
+	 * so, we later combine all the quals with OR.
 	 *
-	 * 1) one of the subscribed publications has puballtables set to true
+	 * For initial synchronization, row filtering can be ignored in following
+	 * cases:
 	 *
-	 * 2) one of the subscribed publications is declared as ALL TABLES IN
-	 * SCHEMA that includes this relation
+	 * 1) one of the subscribed publications for the table hasn't specified any
+	 * row filter
+	 *
+	 * 2) one of the subscribed publications has puballtables set to true
 	 *
-	 * These 2 cases don't allow row filter expressions, so an absence of
-	 * relation row filter expressions is a sufficient reason to copy the
-	 * entire table, even though other publications may have a row filter for
-	 * this relation.
+	 * 3) one of the subscribed publications is declared as ALL TABLES IN
+	 * SCHEMA that includes this relation
 	 */
 	if (walrcv_server_version(LogRepWorkerWalRcvConn) >= 150000)
 	{