diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
index cf2ce46516b5c830a5cf7fcacb56d3317cdd484d..815316055a7124417c89d1537029048e355dd373 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "postmaster/fork_process.h"
 #include "postmaster/pgarch.h"
 #include "postmaster/postmaster.h"
+#include "storage/dsm.h"
 #include "storage/fd.h"
 #include "storage/ipc.h"
 #include "storage/latch.h"
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ pgarch_start(void)
 			on_exit_reset();
 
 			/* Drop our connection to postmaster's shared memory, as well */
+			dsm_detach_all();
 			PGSharedMemoryDetach();
 
 			PgArchiverMain(0, NULL);
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
index 1ca5d130444c03676c764a248678d3b4c265bc87..3dc280a48d70c58f29e72840b90e9637a455c65a 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "postmaster/postmaster.h"
 #include "storage/proc.h"
 #include "storage/backendid.h"
+#include "storage/dsm.h"
 #include "storage/fd.h"
 #include "storage/ipc.h"
 #include "storage/latch.h"
@@ -709,6 +710,7 @@ pgstat_start(void)
 			on_exit_reset();
 
 			/* Drop our connection to postmaster's shared memory, as well */
+			dsm_detach_all();
 			PGSharedMemoryDetach();
 
 			PgstatCollectorMain(0, NULL);
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index e277a9a8a66e2a5b6024102e08e2841ca9d39991..4731ab73fed16d10aaf3afd8c2c7a7d98e597b35 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "postmaster/fork_process.h"
 #include "postmaster/postmaster.h"
 #include "postmaster/syslogger.h"
+#include "storage/dsm.h"
 #include "storage/ipc.h"
 #include "storage/latch.h"
 #include "storage/pg_shmem.h"
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ SysLogger_Start(void)
 			on_exit_reset();
 
 			/* Drop our connection to postmaster's shared memory, as well */
+			dsm_detach_all();
 			PGSharedMemoryDetach();
 
 			/* do the work */
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/dsm.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/dsm.c
index 232c099c18acc88697f36664d268d8844d3659f8..c967177c4b17c4eefdfce60bf24e79cfa8da725c 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/dsm.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/dsm.c
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ dsm_attach(dsm_handle h)
 
 /*
  * At backend shutdown time, detach any segments that are still attached.
+ * (This is similar to dsm_detach_all, except that there's no reason to
+ * unmap the control segment before exiting, so we don't bother.)
  */
 void
 dsm_backend_shutdown(void)
@@ -735,6 +737,31 @@ dsm_backend_shutdown(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Detach all shared memory segments, including the control segments.  This
+ * should be called, along with PGSharedMemoryDetach, in processes that
+ * might inherit mappings but are not intended to be connected to dynamic
+ * shared memory.
+ */
+void
+dsm_detach_all(void)
+{
+	void   *control_address = dsm_control;
+
+	while (!dlist_is_empty(&dsm_segment_list))
+	{
+		dsm_segment	   *seg;
+
+		seg = dlist_head_element(dsm_segment, node, &dsm_segment_list);
+		dsm_detach(seg);
+	}
+
+	if (control_address != NULL)
+		dsm_impl_op(DSM_OP_DETACH, dsm_control_handle, 0,
+					&dsm_control_impl_private, &control_address,
+					&dsm_control_mapped_size, ERROR);
+}
+
 /*
  * Resize an existing shared memory segment.
  *
diff --git a/src/include/storage/dsm.h b/src/include/storage/dsm.h
index 03dd7679ffde8d4538a328408c38f470feecd9b2..e4669a1e3c1038cc9ffad57d4721185ef0c4e04c 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/dsm.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/dsm.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ typedef struct dsm_segment dsm_segment;
 /* Startup and shutdown functions. */
 extern void dsm_postmaster_startup(void);
 extern void dsm_backend_shutdown(void);
+extern void dsm_detach_all(void);
 
 /* Functions that create, update, or remove mappings. */
 extern dsm_segment *dsm_create(Size size);