diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copy.c b/src/backend/commands/copy.c
index cfad47b562..d3325b130d 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/copy.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "access/xact.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_authid.h"
 #include "commands/copy.h"
+#include "commands/copyapi.h"
 #include "commands/defrem.h"
 #include "executor/executor.h"
 #include "mb/pg_wchar.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "parser/parse_coerce.h"
 #include "parser/parse_collate.h"
 #include "parser/parse_expr.h"
+#include "parser/parse_func.h"
 #include "parser/parse_relation.h"
 #include "rewrite/rewriteHandler.h"
 #include "utils/acl.h"
@@ -427,6 +429,8 @@ ProcessCopyOptions(ParseState *pstate,
 
 	opts_out->file_encoding = -1;
 
+	/* Text is the default format. */
+	opts_out->to_ops = &CopyToRoutineText;
 	/* Extract options from the statement node tree */
 	foreach(option, options)
 	{
@@ -442,9 +446,26 @@ ProcessCopyOptions(ParseState *pstate,
 			if (strcmp(fmt, "text") == 0)
 				 /* default format */ ;
 			else if (strcmp(fmt, "csv") == 0)
+			{
 				opts_out->csv_mode = true;
+				opts_out->to_ops = &CopyToRoutineCSV;
+			}
 			else if (strcmp(fmt, "binary") == 0)
+			{
 				opts_out->binary = true;
+				opts_out->to_ops = &CopyToRoutineBinary;
+			}
+			else if (!is_from)
+			{
+				/*
+				 * XXX: Currently we support custom COPY format only for COPY
+				 * TO.
+				 *
+				 * XXX: need to check the combination of the existing options
+				 * and a custom format (e.g., FREEZE)?
+				 */
+				opts_out->to_ops = GetCopyToRoutineFormat(fmt);
+			}
 			else
 				ereport(ERROR,
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
@@ -864,3 +885,83 @@ CopyGetAttnums(TupleDesc tupDesc, Relation rel, List *attnamelist)
 
 	return attnums;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Get a CopyRoutine struct by invoking the handler function for the given
+ * format.
+ *
+ * Workhorse for GetCopyToRoutineFormat and GetCopyFromRoutineFormat.
+ */
+static CopyRoutine *
+GetCopyRoutineFormat(char *format_name, bool is_from)
+{
+	Oid			handlerOid;
+	Oid			funcargtypes[1];
+	CopyRoutine *routine;
+	Datum		datum;
+
+	funcargtypes[0] = INTERNALOID;
+	handlerOid = LookupFuncName(list_make1(makeString(format_name)), 1,
+								funcargtypes, true);
+
+	if (!OidIsValid(handlerOid))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
+				 errmsg("COPY format \"%s\" not recognized", format_name)));
+
+	datum = OidFunctionCall1(handlerOid, BoolGetDatum(is_from));
+
+	routine = (CopyRoutine *) DatumGetPointer(datum);
+
+	/* Check returned struct */
+	if (routine == NULL || !IsA(routine, CopyRoutine))
+		elog(ERROR, "copy handler function %u did not return a CopyRoutine struct",
+			 handlerOid);
+
+	if (!IsA(routine->impl, CopyToRoutine) && !IsA(routine->impl, CopyFromRoutine))
+		elog(ERROR, "copy handler function %u returned invalid CopyRoutine struct",
+			 handlerOid);
+
+	if (routine->is_from && !IsA(routine->impl, CopyFromRoutine))
+		elog(ERROR, "copy handler function %u returned COPY TO routines but expected COPY FROM routines",
+			 handlerOid);
+
+	if (!routine->is_from && !IsA(routine->impl, CopyToRoutine))
+		elog(ERROR, "copy handler function %u returned COPY FROM routines but expected COPY TO routines",
+			 handlerOid);
+
+#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+	if (routine->is_from)
+	{
+		/* FIXME */
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		CopyToRoutine *impl = castNode(CopyToRoutine, routine->impl);
+
+		Assert(impl->start_fn != NULL);
+		Assert(impl->onerow_fn != NULL);
+		Assert(impl->end_fn != NULL);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return routine;
+}
+
+CopyToRoutine *
+GetCopyToRoutineFormat(char *format_name)
+{
+	CopyRoutine *routine;
+
+	routine = GetCopyRoutineFormat(format_name, false);
+	return (CopyToRoutine *) castNode(CopyToRoutine, routine->impl);
+}
+
+CopyFromRoutine *
+GetCopyFromRoutineFormat(char *format_name)
+{
+	CopyRoutine *routine;
+
+	routine = GetCopyRoutineFormat(format_name, true);
+	return (CopyFromRoutine *) castNode(CopyFromRoutine, routine->impl);
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copyto.c b/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
index c66a047c4a..46b8d9638b 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
@@ -131,6 +131,208 @@ static void CopySendEndOfRow(CopyToState cstate);
 static void CopySendInt32(CopyToState cstate, int32 val);
 static void CopySendInt16(CopyToState cstate, int16 val);
 
+/*
+ * CopyToFormatOps implementations.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * CopyToFormatOps implementation for "text" and "csv". CopyToFormatText*()
+ * refer cstate->opts.csv_mode and change their behavior. We can split this
+ * implementation and stop referring cstate->opts.csv_mode later.
+ */
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatTextSendEndOfRow(CopyToState cstate)
+{
+	switch (cstate->copy_dest)
+	{
+		case COPY_FILE:
+			/* Default line termination depends on platform */
+#ifndef WIN32
+			CopySendChar(cstate, '\n');
+#else
+			CopySendString(cstate, "\r\n");
+#endif
+			break;
+		case COPY_FRONTEND:
+			/* The FE/BE protocol uses \n as newline for all platforms */
+			CopySendChar(cstate, '\n');
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+	CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
+}
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatTextStart(CopyToState cstate, TupleDesc tupDesc)
+{
+	int			num_phys_attrs;
+	ListCell   *cur;
+
+	num_phys_attrs = tupDesc->natts;
+	/* Get info about the columns we need to process. */
+	cstate->out_functions = (FmgrInfo *) palloc(num_phys_attrs * sizeof(FmgrInfo));
+	foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
+	{
+		int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
+		Oid			out_func_oid;
+		bool		isvarlena;
+		Form_pg_attribute attr = TupleDescAttr(tupDesc, attnum - 1);
+
+		getTypeOutputInfo(attr->atttypid, &out_func_oid, &isvarlena);
+		fmgr_info(out_func_oid, &cstate->out_functions[attnum - 1]);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * For non-binary copy, we need to convert null_print to file encoding,
+	 * because it will be sent directly with CopySendString.
+	 */
+	if (cstate->need_transcoding)
+		cstate->opts.null_print_client = pg_server_to_any(cstate->opts.null_print,
+														  cstate->opts.null_print_len,
+														  cstate->file_encoding);
+
+	/* if a header has been requested send the line */
+	if (cstate->opts.header_line)
+	{
+		bool		hdr_delim = false;
+
+		foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
+		{
+			int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
+			char	   *colname;
+
+			if (hdr_delim)
+				CopySendChar(cstate, cstate->opts.delim[0]);
+			hdr_delim = true;
+
+			colname = NameStr(TupleDescAttr(tupDesc, attnum - 1)->attname);
+
+			if (cstate->opts.csv_mode)
+				CopyAttributeOutCSV(cstate, colname, false,
+									list_length(cstate->attnumlist) == 1);
+			else
+				CopyAttributeOutText(cstate, colname);
+		}
+
+		CopyToFormatTextSendEndOfRow(cstate);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatTextOneRow(CopyToState cstate, TupleTableSlot *slot)
+{
+	bool		need_delim = false;
+	FmgrInfo   *out_functions = cstate->out_functions;
+	ListCell   *cur;
+
+	foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
+	{
+		int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
+		Datum		value = slot->tts_values[attnum - 1];
+		bool		isnull = slot->tts_isnull[attnum - 1];
+
+		if (need_delim)
+			CopySendChar(cstate, cstate->opts.delim[0]);
+		need_delim = true;
+
+		if (isnull)
+			CopySendString(cstate, cstate->opts.null_print_client);
+		else
+		{
+			char	   *string;
+
+			string = OutputFunctionCall(&out_functions[attnum - 1], value);
+			if (cstate->opts.csv_mode)
+				CopyAttributeOutCSV(cstate, string,
+									cstate->opts.force_quote_flags[attnum - 1],
+									list_length(cstate->attnumlist) == 1);
+			else
+				CopyAttributeOutText(cstate, string);
+		}
+	}
+
+	CopyToFormatTextSendEndOfRow(cstate);
+}
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatTextEnd(CopyToState cstate)
+{
+}
+
+/*
+ * CopyToFormatOps implementation for "binary".
+ */
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatBinaryStart(CopyToState cstate, TupleDesc tupDesc)
+{
+	int			num_phys_attrs;
+	ListCell   *cur;
+
+	num_phys_attrs = tupDesc->natts;
+	/* Get info about the columns we need to process. */
+	cstate->out_functions = (FmgrInfo *) palloc(num_phys_attrs * sizeof(FmgrInfo));
+	foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
+	{
+		int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
+		Oid			out_func_oid;
+		bool		isvarlena;
+		Form_pg_attribute attr = TupleDescAttr(tupDesc, attnum - 1);
+
+		getTypeBinaryOutputInfo(attr->atttypid, &out_func_oid, &isvarlena);
+		fmgr_info(out_func_oid, &cstate->out_functions[attnum - 1]);
+	}
+
+	/* Generate header for a binary copy */
+	/* Signature */
+	CopySendData(cstate, BinarySignature, 11);
+	/* Flags field */
+	CopySendInt32(cstate, 0);
+	/* No header extension */
+	CopySendInt32(cstate, 0);
+}
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatBinaryOneRow(CopyToState cstate, TupleTableSlot *slot)
+{
+	FmgrInfo   *out_functions = cstate->out_functions;
+	ListCell   *cur;
+
+	/* Binary per-tuple header */
+	CopySendInt16(cstate, list_length(cstate->attnumlist));
+
+	foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
+	{
+		int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
+		Datum		value = slot->tts_values[attnum - 1];
+		bool		isnull = slot->tts_isnull[attnum - 1];
+
+		if (isnull)
+			CopySendInt32(cstate, -1);
+		else
+		{
+			bytea	   *outputbytes;
+
+			outputbytes = SendFunctionCall(&out_functions[attnum - 1], value);
+			CopySendInt32(cstate, VARSIZE(outputbytes) - VARHDRSZ);
+			CopySendData(cstate, VARDATA(outputbytes),
+						 VARSIZE(outputbytes) - VARHDRSZ);
+		}
+	}
+
+	CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
+}
+
+static void
+CopyToFormatBinaryEnd(CopyToState cstate)
+{
+	/* Generate trailer for a binary copy */
+	CopySendInt16(cstate, -1);
+	/* Need to flush out the trailer */
+	CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
+}
 
 /*
  * Send copy start/stop messages for frontend copies.  These have changed
@@ -198,16 +400,6 @@ CopySendEndOfRow(CopyToState cstate)
 	switch (cstate->copy_dest)
 	{
 		case COPY_FILE:
-			if (!cstate->opts.binary)
-			{
-				/* Default line termination depends on platform */
-#ifndef WIN32
-				CopySendChar(cstate, '\n');
-#else
-				CopySendString(cstate, "\r\n");
-#endif
-			}
-
 			if (fwrite(fe_msgbuf->data, fe_msgbuf->len, 1,
 					   cstate->copy_file) != 1 ||
 				ferror(cstate->copy_file))
@@ -242,10 +434,6 @@ CopySendEndOfRow(CopyToState cstate)
 			}
 			break;
 		case COPY_FRONTEND:
-			/* The FE/BE protocol uses \n as newline for all platforms */
-			if (!cstate->opts.binary)
-				CopySendChar(cstate, '\n');
-
 			/* Dump the accumulated row as one CopyData message */
 			(void) pq_putmessage(PqMsg_CopyData, fe_msgbuf->data, fe_msgbuf->len);
 			break;
@@ -748,8 +936,6 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 	bool		pipe = (cstate->filename == NULL && cstate->data_dest_cb == NULL);
 	bool		fe_copy = (pipe && whereToSendOutput == DestRemote);
 	TupleDesc	tupDesc;
-	int			num_phys_attrs;
-	ListCell   *cur;
 	uint64		processed;
 
 	if (fe_copy)
@@ -759,32 +945,11 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 		tupDesc = RelationGetDescr(cstate->rel);
 	else
 		tupDesc = cstate->queryDesc->tupDesc;
-	num_phys_attrs = tupDesc->natts;
 	cstate->opts.null_print_client = cstate->opts.null_print;	/* default */
 
 	/* We use fe_msgbuf as a per-row buffer regardless of copy_dest */
 	cstate->fe_msgbuf = makeStringInfo();
 
-	/* Get info about the columns we need to process. */
-	cstate->out_functions = (FmgrInfo *) palloc(num_phys_attrs * sizeof(FmgrInfo));
-	foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
-	{
-		int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
-		Oid			out_func_oid;
-		bool		isvarlena;
-		Form_pg_attribute attr = TupleDescAttr(tupDesc, attnum - 1);
-
-		if (cstate->opts.binary)
-			getTypeBinaryOutputInfo(attr->atttypid,
-									&out_func_oid,
-									&isvarlena);
-		else
-			getTypeOutputInfo(attr->atttypid,
-							  &out_func_oid,
-							  &isvarlena);
-		fmgr_info(out_func_oid, &cstate->out_functions[attnum - 1]);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Create a temporary memory context that we can reset once per row to
 	 * recover palloc'd memory.  This avoids any problems with leaks inside
@@ -795,57 +960,7 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 											   "COPY TO",
 											   ALLOCSET_DEFAULT_SIZES);
 
-	if (cstate->opts.binary)
-	{
-		/* Generate header for a binary copy */
-		int32		tmp;
-
-		/* Signature */
-		CopySendData(cstate, BinarySignature, 11);
-		/* Flags field */
-		tmp = 0;
-		CopySendInt32(cstate, tmp);
-		/* No header extension */
-		tmp = 0;
-		CopySendInt32(cstate, tmp);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		/*
-		 * For non-binary copy, we need to convert null_print to file
-		 * encoding, because it will be sent directly with CopySendString.
-		 */
-		if (cstate->need_transcoding)
-			cstate->opts.null_print_client = pg_server_to_any(cstate->opts.null_print,
-															  cstate->opts.null_print_len,
-															  cstate->file_encoding);
-
-		/* if a header has been requested send the line */
-		if (cstate->opts.header_line)
-		{
-			bool		hdr_delim = false;
-
-			foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
-			{
-				int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
-				char	   *colname;
-
-				if (hdr_delim)
-					CopySendChar(cstate, cstate->opts.delim[0]);
-				hdr_delim = true;
-
-				colname = NameStr(TupleDescAttr(tupDesc, attnum - 1)->attname);
-
-				if (cstate->opts.csv_mode)
-					CopyAttributeOutCSV(cstate, colname, false,
-										list_length(cstate->attnumlist) == 1);
-				else
-					CopyAttributeOutText(cstate, colname);
-			}
-
-			CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
-		}
-	}
+	cstate->opts.to_ops->start_fn(cstate, tupDesc);
 
 	if (cstate->rel)
 	{
@@ -884,13 +999,7 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 		processed = ((DR_copy *) cstate->queryDesc->dest)->processed;
 	}
 
-	if (cstate->opts.binary)
-	{
-		/* Generate trailer for a binary copy */
-		CopySendInt16(cstate, -1);
-		/* Need to flush out the trailer */
-		CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
-	}
+	cstate->opts.to_ops->end_fn(cstate);
 
 	MemoryContextDelete(cstate->rowcontext);
 
@@ -906,71 +1015,15 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 static void
 CopyOneRowTo(CopyToState cstate, TupleTableSlot *slot)
 {
-	bool		need_delim = false;
-	FmgrInfo   *out_functions = cstate->out_functions;
 	MemoryContext oldcontext;
-	ListCell   *cur;
-	char	   *string;
 
 	MemoryContextReset(cstate->rowcontext);
 	oldcontext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(cstate->rowcontext);
 
-	if (cstate->opts.binary)
-	{
-		/* Binary per-tuple header */
-		CopySendInt16(cstate, list_length(cstate->attnumlist));
-	}
-
 	/* Make sure the tuple is fully deconstructed */
 	slot_getallattrs(slot);
 
-	foreach(cur, cstate->attnumlist)
-	{
-		int			attnum = lfirst_int(cur);
-		Datum		value = slot->tts_values[attnum - 1];
-		bool		isnull = slot->tts_isnull[attnum - 1];
-
-		if (!cstate->opts.binary)
-		{
-			if (need_delim)
-				CopySendChar(cstate, cstate->opts.delim[0]);
-			need_delim = true;
-		}
-
-		if (isnull)
-		{
-			if (!cstate->opts.binary)
-				CopySendString(cstate, cstate->opts.null_print_client);
-			else
-				CopySendInt32(cstate, -1);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (!cstate->opts.binary)
-			{
-				string = OutputFunctionCall(&out_functions[attnum - 1],
-											value);
-				if (cstate->opts.csv_mode)
-					CopyAttributeOutCSV(cstate, string,
-										cstate->opts.force_quote_flags[attnum - 1],
-										list_length(cstate->attnumlist) == 1);
-				else
-					CopyAttributeOutText(cstate, string);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				bytea	   *outputbytes;
-
-				outputbytes = SendFunctionCall(&out_functions[attnum - 1],
-											   value);
-				CopySendInt32(cstate, VARSIZE(outputbytes) - VARHDRSZ);
-				CopySendData(cstate, VARDATA(outputbytes),
-							 VARSIZE(outputbytes) - VARHDRSZ);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
+	cstate->opts.to_ops->onerow_fn(cstate, slot);
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 }
@@ -1284,3 +1337,37 @@ CreateCopyDestReceiver(void)
 
 	return (DestReceiver *) self;
 }
+
+/*
+ * COPY TO routines for built-in formats.
+ */
+
+const		CopyToRoutine CopyToRoutineText =
+{
+	.type = T_CopyToRoutine,
+	.start_fn = CopyToFormatTextStart,
+	.onerow_fn = CopyToFormatTextOneRow,
+	.end_fn = CopyToFormatTextEnd,
+};
+
+/*
+ * We can use the same CopyToFormatOps for both of "text" and "csv" because
+ * CopyToFormatText*() refer cstate->opts.csv_mode and change their
+ * behavior. We can split the implementations and stop referring
+ * cstate->opts.csv_mode later.
+ */
+const		CopyToRoutine CopyToRoutineCSV =
+{
+	.type = T_CopyToRoutine,
+	.start_fn = CopyToFormatTextStart,
+	.onerow_fn = CopyToFormatTextOneRow,
+	.end_fn = CopyToFormatTextEnd,
+};
+
+const		CopyToRoutine CopyToRoutineBinary =
+{
+	.type = T_CopyToRoutine,
+	.start_fn = CopyToFormatBinaryStart,
+	.onerow_fn = CopyToFormatBinaryOneRow,
+	.end_fn = CopyToFormatBinaryEnd,
+};
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/Makefile b/src/backend/nodes/Makefile
index ebbe9052cb..04d41f5b0a 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ node_headers = \
 	access/sdir.h \
 	access/tableam.h \
 	access/tsmapi.h \
+	commands/copyapi.h \
 	commands/event_trigger.h \
 	commands/trigger.h \
 	executor/tuptable.h \
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/gen_node_support.pl b/src/backend/nodes/gen_node_support.pl
index 72c7963578..c48015a612 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/gen_node_support.pl
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/gen_node_support.pl
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ my @all_input_files = qw(
   access/sdir.h
   access/tableam.h
   access/tsmapi.h
+  commands/copyapi.h
   commands/event_trigger.h
   commands/trigger.h
   executor/tuptable.h
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ my @nodetag_only_files = qw(
   access/sdir.h
   access/tableam.h
   access/tsmapi.h
+  commands/copyapi.h
   commands/event_trigger.h
   commands/trigger.h
   executor/tuptable.h
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c
index 3ba8cb192c..4391e5cefc 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(fdw_handler);
 PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(table_am_handler);
 PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(index_am_handler);
 PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(tsm_handler);
+PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(copy_handler);
 PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(internal);
 PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(anyelement);
 PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(anynonarray);
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 77e8b13764..9e0f33ad9e 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -7602,6 +7602,12 @@
 { oid => '3312', descr => 'I/O',
   proname => 'tsm_handler_out', prorettype => 'cstring',
   proargtypes => 'tsm_handler', prosrc => 'tsm_handler_out' },
+{ oid => '8753', descr => 'I/O',
+  proname => 'copy_handler_in', proisstrict => 'f', prorettype => 'copy_handler',
+  proargtypes => 'cstring', prosrc => 'copy_handler_in' },
+{ oid => '8754', descr => 'I/O',
+  proname => 'copy_handler_out', prorettype => 'cstring',
+  proargtypes => 'copy_handler', prosrc => 'copy_handler_out' },
 { oid => '267', descr => 'I/O',
   proname => 'table_am_handler_in', proisstrict => 'f',
   prorettype => 'table_am_handler', proargtypes => 'cstring',
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat
index f6110a850d..4fe5c17818 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat
@@ -632,6 +632,12 @@
   typcategory => 'P', typinput => 'tsm_handler_in',
   typoutput => 'tsm_handler_out', typreceive => '-', typsend => '-',
   typalign => 'i' },
+{ oid => '8752',
+  descr => 'pseudo-type for the result of a copy to/from method functoin',
+  typname => 'copy_handler', typlen => '4', typbyval => 't', typtype => 'p',
+  typcategory => 'P', typinput => 'copy_handler_in',
+  typoutput => 'copy_handler_out', typreceive => '-', typsend => '-',
+  typalign => 'i' },
 { oid => '269',
   typname => 'table_am_handler',
   descr => 'pseudo-type for the result of a table AM handler function',
diff --git a/src/include/commands/copy.h b/src/include/commands/copy.h
index f2cca0b90b..2d5784db73 100644
--- a/src/include/commands/copy.h
+++ b/src/include/commands/copy.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "nodes/parsenodes.h"
 #include "parser/parse_node.h"
 #include "tcop/dest.h"
+#include "commands/copyapi.h"
 
 /*
  * Represents whether a header line should be present, and whether it must
@@ -63,12 +64,9 @@ typedef struct CopyFormatOptions
 	bool	   *force_null_flags;	/* per-column CSV FN flags */
 	bool		convert_selectively;	/* do selective binary conversion? */
 	List	   *convert_select; /* list of column names (can be NIL) */
+	const		CopyToRoutine *to_ops;	/* callback routines for COPY TO */
 } CopyFormatOptions;
 
-/* These are private in commands/copy[from|to].c */
-typedef struct CopyFromStateData *CopyFromState;
-typedef struct CopyToStateData *CopyToState;
-
 typedef int (*copy_data_source_cb) (void *outbuf, int minread, int maxread);
 typedef void (*copy_data_dest_cb) (void *data, int len);
 
@@ -102,4 +100,9 @@ extern uint64 DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate);
 extern List *CopyGetAttnums(TupleDesc tupDesc, Relation rel,
 							List *attnamelist);
 
+/* build-in COPY TO format routines */
+extern const CopyToRoutine CopyToRoutineText;
+extern const CopyToRoutine CopyToRoutineCSV;
+extern const CopyToRoutine CopyToRoutineBinary;
+
 #endif							/* COPY_H */
diff --git a/src/include/commands/copyapi.h b/src/include/commands/copyapi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49c64493b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/commands/copyapi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * copyapi.h
+ *	  API for COPY TO/FROM
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ *
+ * src/include/command/copyapi.h
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#ifndef COPYAPI_H
+#define COPYAPI_H
+
+#include "executor/tuptable.h"
+
+typedef struct CopyFromStateData *CopyFromState;
+typedef struct CopyToStateData *CopyToState;
+
+typedef void (*CopyToStart_function) (CopyToState cstate, TupleDesc tupDesc);
+typedef void (*CopyToOneRow_function) (CopyToState cstate, TupleTableSlot *slot);
+typedef void (*CopyToEnd_function) (CopyToState cstate);
+
+typedef struct CopyRoutine
+{
+	NodeTag		type;
+
+	bool		is_from;
+
+	/* Either CopyToRoutine or CopyFromRoutine */
+	Node	   *impl;
+}			CopyRoutine;
+
+typedef struct CopyToRoutine
+{
+	NodeTag		type;
+
+	CopyToStart_function start_fn;
+	CopyToOneRow_function onerow_fn;
+	CopyToEnd_function end_fn;
+}			CopyToRoutine;
+
+typedef struct CopyFromRoutine
+{
+	NodeTag		type;
+
+	/* XXX: define routines for COPY FROM */
+}			CopyFromRoutine;
+
+extern CopyToRoutine * GetCopyToRoutineFormat(char *format_name);
+extern CopyFromRoutine * GetCopyFromRoutineFormat(char *format_name);
+
+#endif							/* COPYAPI_H */
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/meson.build b/src/include/nodes/meson.build
index 626dc696d5..53b262568c 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/meson.build
+++ b/src/include/nodes/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ node_support_input_i = [
   'access/sdir.h',
   'access/tableam.h',
   'access/tsmapi.h',
+  'commands/copyapi.h',
   'commands/event_trigger.h',
   'commands/trigger.h',
   'executor/tuptable.h',
diff --git a/src/test/modules/Makefile b/src/test/modules/Makefile
index 5d33fa6a9a..204cfd3f49 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/modules/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 		  spgist_name_ops \
 		  test_bloomfilter \
 		  test_copy_callbacks \
+		  test_copy_format \
 		  test_custom_rmgrs \
 		  test_ddl_deparse \
 		  test_dsa \
diff --git a/src/test/modules/meson.build b/src/test/modules/meson.build
index b76f588559..2fbe1abd4a 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/test/modules/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ subdir('spgist_name_ops')
 subdir('ssl_passphrase_callback')
 subdir('test_bloomfilter')
 subdir('test_copy_callbacks')
+subdir('test_copy_format')
 subdir('test_custom_rmgrs')
 subdir('test_ddl_deparse')
 subdir('test_dsa')
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/.gitignore b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dcb3ff972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Generated subdirectories
+/log/
+/results/
+/tmp_check/
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/Makefile b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2b89b56a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# src/test/modules/test_copy_format/Makefile
+
+MODULE_big = test_copy_format
+OBJS = \
+	$(WIN32RES) \
+	test_copy_format.o
+PGFILEDESC = "test_copy_format - test custom COPY format"
+
+EXTENSION = test_copy_format
+DATA = test_copy_format--1.0.sql
+
+REGRESS = test_copy_format
+
+ifdef USE_PGXS
+PG_CONFIG = pg_config
+PGXS := $(shell $(PG_CONFIG) --pgxs)
+include $(PGXS)
+else
+subdir = src/test/modules/test_copy_format
+top_builddir = ../../../..
+include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
+include $(top_srcdir)/contrib/contrib-global.mk
+endif
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/expected/test_copy_format.out b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/expected/test_copy_format.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8becdb6369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/expected/test_copy_format.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+CREATE EXTENSION test_copy_format;
+CREATE TABLE public.test (a INT, b INT, c INT);
+INSERT INTO public.test VALUES (1, 2, 3), (12, 34, 56), (123, 456, 789);
+COPY public.test FROM stdin WITH (format 'testfmt');
+ERROR:  COPY format "testfmt" not recognized
+LINE 1: COPY public.test FROM stdin WITH (format 'testfmt');
+                                          ^
+COPY public.test TO stdout WITH (format 'testfmt');
+NOTICE:  testfmt_handler called with is_from 0
+NOTICE:  testfmt_copyto_start called
+NOTICE:  testfmt_copyto_onerow called
+NOTICE:  testfmt_copyto_onerow called
+NOTICE:  testfmt_copyto_onerow called
+NOTICE:  testfmt_copyto_end called
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/meson.build b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4adf048280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+
+test_copy_format_sources = files(
+  'test_copy_format.c',
+)
+
+if host_system == 'windows'
+  test_copy_format_sources += rc_lib_gen.process(win32ver_rc, extra_args: [
+    '--NAME', 'test_copy_format',
+    '--FILEDESC', 'test_copy_format - test COPY format routines',])
+endif
+
+test_copy_format = shared_module('test_copy_format',
+  test_copy_format_sources,
+  kwargs: pg_test_mod_args,
+)
+test_install_libs += test_copy_format
+
+test_install_data += files(
+  'test_copy_format.control',
+  'test_copy_format--1.0.sql',
+)
+
+tests += {
+  'name': 'test_copy_format',
+  'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
+  'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
+  'regress': {
+    'sql': [
+      'test_copy_format',
+    ],
+  },
+}
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/sql/test_copy_format.sql b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/sql/test_copy_format.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1052135252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/sql/test_copy_format.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CREATE EXTENSION test_copy_format;
+CREATE TABLE public.test (a INT, b INT, c INT);
+INSERT INTO public.test VALUES (1, 2, 3), (12, 34, 56), (123, 456, 789);
+COPY public.test FROM stdin WITH (format 'testfmt');
+COPY public.test TO stdout WITH (format 'testfmt');
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format--1.0.sql b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format--1.0.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2749924831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format--1.0.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format--1.0.sql */
+
+-- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via CREATE EXTENSION
+\echo Use "CREATE EXTENSION test_copy_format" to load this file. \quit
+
+
+CREATE FUNCTION testfmt(internal)
+	RETURNS copy_handler
+	AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'copy_testfmt_handler' LANGUAGE C;
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.c b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26ecddb76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * test_copy_format.c
+ *		Code for custom COPY format.
+ *
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * IDENTIFICATION
+ *		src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.c
+ *
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include "postgres.h"
+
+#include "commands/copyapi.h"
+#include "fmgr.h"
+
+PG_MODULE_MAGIC;
+
+static void
+testfmt_copyto_start(CopyToState cstate, TupleDesc tupDesc)
+{
+	ereport(NOTICE,
+			(errmsg("testfmt_copyto_start called")));
+}
+
+static void
+testfmt_copyto_onerow(CopyToState cstate, TupleTableSlot *slot)
+{
+	ereport(NOTICE,
+			(errmsg("testfmt_copyto_onerow called")));
+}
+
+static void
+testfmt_copyto_end(CopyToState cstate)
+{
+	ereport(NOTICE,
+			(errmsg("testfmt_copyto_end called")));
+}
+
+PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(copy_testfmt_handler);
+Datum
+copy_testfmt_handler(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	bool		is_from = PG_GETARG_BOOL(0);
+	CopyRoutine *routine = makeNode(CopyRoutine);
+
+	ereport(NOTICE,
+			(errmsg("testfmt_handler called with is_from %d", is_from)));
+
+	routine->is_from = is_from;
+
+	if (!is_from)
+	{
+		CopyToRoutine *impl = makeNode(CopyToRoutine);
+
+		impl->start_fn = testfmt_copyto_start;
+		impl->onerow_fn = testfmt_copyto_onerow;
+		impl->end_fn = testfmt_copyto_end;
+
+		routine->impl = (Node *) impl;
+	}
+	else
+		elog(ERROR, "custom COPY format \"testfmt\" does not support COPY FROM");
+
+	PG_RETURN_POINTER(routine);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.control b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57e0ef9d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_copy_format/test_copy_format.control
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+comment = 'Test code for COPY format'
+default_version = '1.0'
+module_pathname = '$libdir/test_copy_format'
+relocatable = true