diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
index 23950f949e..769e1be64a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "storage/subsystems.h"
 #include "utils/datum.h"
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
+#include "utils/injection_point.h"
 #include "utils/rel.h"
 
 
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ _bt_killitems(IndexScanDesc scan)
 	Assert(BTScanPosIsValid(so->currPos));
 	Assert(scan->heapRelation != NULL); /* can't be a bitmap index scan */
 
+	INJECTION_POINT("before_bt_killitems", NULL);
+
 	/* Always invalidate so->killedItems[] before leaving so->currPos */
 	so->numKilled = 0;