diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index da9d941f4a1..c5d85eced48 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "access/toast_internals.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
+#include "access/xlog.h"
 #include "catalog/catalog.h"
 #include "catalog/dependency.h"
 #include "catalog/heap.h"
@@ -897,6 +898,14 @@ check_concurrent_repack_requirements(Relation rel, Oid *ident_idx_p)
 				replident;
 	Oid			ident_idx;
 
+	if (wal_level < WAL_LEVEL_REPLICA)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("cannot execute \"%s\" in this configuration",
+					   "REPACK (CONCURRENTLY)"),
+				errdetail("%s requires \"wal_level\" to be set to \"replica\" or higher.",
+						  "REPACK (CONCURRENTLY)"));
+
 	/* Data changes in system relations are not logically decoded. */
 	if (IsCatalogRelation(rel))
 		ereport(ERROR,