diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 6bc1a6b46d..c9bf48748e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7307,6 +7307,32 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 					case RECOVERY_TARGET_ACTION_PROMOTE:
 						break;
 				}
+			}	else if (recoveryTarget == RECOVERY_TARGET_TIME ||
+						 recoveryTarget == RECOVERY_TARGET_XID  ||
+						 recoveryTarget == RECOVERY_TARGET_NAME ||
+						 recoveryTarget == RECOVERY_TARGET_LSN)
+ 			{
+ 				/*
+ 				 * Stop point not reached and next WAL could not be read
+ 				 * Report transaction log time and pause recovery
+ 				 */
+ 				switch (recoveryTargetAction)
+ 				{
+ 					case RECOVERY_TARGET_ACTION_PAUSE:
+ 						ereport(LOG,
+ 								(errmsg("Recovery target not reached but next WAL record culd not be read")));
+ 						ereport(LOG,
+ 								(errmsg("redo done at %X/%X",
+ 										(uint32)(ReadRecPtr >> 32), (uint32)ReadRecPtr)));
+ 						xtime = GetLatestXTime();
+ 						if (xtime)
+ 							ereport(LOG,
+ 									(errmsg("last completed transaction was at log time %s",
+ 											timestamptz_to_str(xtime))));
+ 						SetRecoveryPause(true);
+ 						recoveryPausesHere();
+ 						break;
+ 				}
 			}
 
 			/* Allow resource managers to do any required cleanup. */