diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c
index 798e8d85b3e..e10f653fde7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/applyparallelworker.c
@@ -815,6 +815,15 @@ LogicalParallelApplyLoop(shm_mq_handle *mqh)
 
 				if (rc & WL_LATCH_SET)
 					ResetLatch(MyLatch);
+
+				/*
+				 * Force stats reporting to avoid long delays. There can be
+				 * long idle gaps before the leader assigns the next
+				 * transaction, and the only opportunity to report stats
+				 * during such gaps is here.
+				 */
+				if ((rc & WL_TIMEOUT) && !IsTransactionState())
+					pgstat_report_stat(true);
 			}
 		}
 		else