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From: Nisha Moond <[email protected]>
To: shveta malik <[email protected]>
Cc: Peter Smith <[email protected]>
Cc: Zsolt Parragi <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: Amit Kapila <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Support EXCEPT for TABLES IN SCHEMA publications
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:03:43 +0530
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM shveta malik <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM shveta malik <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Nisha, the patch (testing wise) is okay, but some code-optimization
> > might help. I am stuck on reveiw of GetTopMostAncestorInPublication()
> > and all its callers.
> >

Thanks, Shveta.

> > 1)
> > caller 1: pub_rf_contains_invalid_column():
> >
> > It is not understood why pub_rf_contains_invalid_column() does not
> > pass 'exceptPubids' to GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(). Perhaps a
> > comment will help. IIUC, a parittion (for which we are trying to
> > verify row-filter expression) can not co-exist in a subscription where
> > its ROOT is already excluded. This assumption will be true once you
> > address the issue of CREATE SUB (in [1]) sent in my previous email.
> > After that, this will still need a comment.
> >

You're right. Neither pub_rf_contains_invalid_column() nor
pub_contains_invalid_column() depends on
GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(), since
RelationBuildPublicationDesc() already prepares puboids after
excluding GetRelationExcludedPublications(). This follows the same
approach used for the FOR ALL TABLES case.

With your suggestion below, the except_pubids argument is no longer
needed, so I don't think any additional comments are necessary.

> > 2)
> > Both caller 2 (get_rel_sync_entry) and caller 3
> > (is_table_publishable_in_publication) are trying to see if partition
> > should be considered as included in publication and thus are trying to
> > see if ROOT is excluded. But the implementation is very different.
> >
> > The get_rel_sync_entry() does that by passing except_pubids to
> > GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(). This except_pubids was computed for
> > topmost ROOT of the parition in the caller and then it skips checking
> > pg_pub_namepspace if given pubid is part of except_pubids arguement.
> >
> > While is_table_publishable_in_publication() does that by selecting
> > topmost ancestor incuded in a given pubid using
> > GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(), without consulting/computing
> > except_pubids. And then later checks if the ancestor returned by
> > GetTopMostAncestorInPublication() is in pg_publicaiton_rel with
> > 'prexcept' true.
> >
> > IMO, GetTopMostAncestorInPublication() should itself be inclusive of
> > logic where it filters out the table (does not return it as result) if
> > ROOT is excluded. And even we should not be passing an argument for
> > that (this is my initial thought). By making such a logic, we need not
> > to bother about all
> > the callers to see if caller has correct logic to deal with output of
> > GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(). Can you think on this line and
> > check the feasibility.
> >
>
> I thought more on this. Do you think we can do this?
>
> GetTopMostAncestorInPublication() is already accepting a list of
> ancestors in a ordered fashion, root at the end. We get root from this
> ancestor list, check if root is in pg_publication_rel with
> except=true. If so, we skip the rest of the logic and return
> InvalidOid from GetTopMostAncestorInPublication().
>
> The 'except_pubids' argument is not required. Callers need not to have
> special logic to send this arguement or to have extra-processing on
> output as done by is_table_publishable_in_publication() currently.
> Let me know if I have missed anything.

The suggested optimization looks reasonable to me. I verified the test
cases for both callers (2 and 3) and finalized the changes.

During verification, I found it easy to miss cross-schema partition
cases i.e., when the partition root is excluded from one schema while
a child partition belongs to another included schema. To cover this, I
added tests in patch 0001 that tests both get_rel_sync_entry() and
is_table_publishable_in_publication().

Attached is the v20 patch set.

--
Thanks,
Nisha


Attachments:

  [application/octet-stream] v20-0001-Support-EXCEPT-clause-for-schema-level-publicati.patch (76.4K, ../CABdArM72ufPkmOttET=q+kDaFrUMSUGYgZOh_OrBvuH-EPM1Bg@mail.gmail.com/2-v20-0001-Support-EXCEPT-clause-for-schema-level-publicati.patch)
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From e8823fca2f98530a6248307fadd948c87ecb0f03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nisha Moond <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:58:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH v20 1/5] Support EXCEPT clause for schema-level publications

Extend table exclusion support in publications to allow specific
tables to be excluded from schema-level publications using an
EXCEPT clause in CREATE PUBLICATION.

Supported syntax:
CREATE PUBLICATION <pub> FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA s EXCEPT (TABLE t1,...);
---
 src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c        | 268 ++++++++++++++++----
 src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c      | 185 +++++++++++++-
 src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c            |  11 +
 src/backend/parser/gram.y                   |  54 +++-
 src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c |  46 +++-
 src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c          |  41 ++-
 src/bin/psql/describe.c                     |  18 ++
 src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c              |  35 ++-
 src/include/commands/publicationcmds.h      |   2 +
 src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h              |   2 +
 src/test/regress/expected/publication.out   | 221 +++++++++++++++-
 src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql        | 142 ++++++++++-
 src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl       | 208 ++++++++++++++-
 13 files changed, 1142 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
index 1ec94c851b2..0bdcc07c42d 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ typedef struct
  * error if not.
  */
 static void
-check_publication_add_relation(PublicationRelInfo *pri)
+check_publication_add_relation(PublicationRelInfo *pri, Oid pubid)
 {
 	Relation	targetrel = pri->relation;
+	Oid			relid = RelationGetRelid(targetrel);
 	const char *relname;
 	const char *errormsg;
 
@@ -70,12 +71,57 @@ check_publication_add_relation(PublicationRelInfo *pri)
 		errormsg = gettext_noop("cannot add relation \"%s\" to publication");
 	}
 
-	/* If in EXCEPT clause, must be root partitioned table */
-	if (pri->except && targetrel->rd_rel->relispartition)
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
-				 errmsg(errormsg, relname),
-				 errdetail("This operation is not supported for individual partitions.")));
+	if (targetrel->rd_rel->relispartition)
+	{
+		if (pri->except)
+		{
+			/* If in EXCEPT clause, must be root partitioned table */
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+					 errmsg(errormsg, relname),
+					 errdetail("This operation is not supported for individual partitions.")));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If not in EXCEPT clause, a partition cannot be independently
+			 * included when its partition root is in this publication's
+			 * EXCEPT list.  Doing so would leave the catalog inconsistent
+			 * (root excluded, partition explicitly included) and the
+			 * ancestor-cascade rule would silently override the include at
+			 * replication time.
+			 *
+			 * Only the root of a partition hierarchy can ever appear in an
+			 * EXCEPT clause (a partition itself is rejected just above), so
+			 * checking any intermediate ancestor cannot find a match; the
+			 * root is the only one worth a catalog lookup.
+			 */
+			Oid			root = llast_oid(get_partition_ancestors(relid));
+			HeapTuple	atup;
+
+			atup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+								   ObjectIdGetDatum(root),
+								   ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
+			if (HeapTupleIsValid(atup))
+			{
+				bool		root_except = ((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(atup))->prexcept;
+
+				ReleaseSysCache(atup);
+
+				if (root_except)
+					ereport(ERROR,
+							(errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
+							 errmsg("cannot add partition \"%s\" to publication \"%s\"",
+									RelationGetQualifiedRelationName(targetrel),
+									get_publication_name(pubid, false)),
+							 errdetail("Ancestor \"%s\" of partition \"%s\" is currently listed in the EXCEPT clause of the publication.",
+									   quote_qualified_identifier(get_namespace_name(get_rel_namespace(root)),
+																  get_rel_name(root)),
+									   RelationGetQualifiedRelationName(targetrel)),
+							 errhint("Change EXCEPT list using ALTER PUBLICATION ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA ... EXCEPT.")));
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* Must be a regular or partitioned table */
 	if (RelationGetForm(targetrel)->relkind != RELKIND_RELATION &&
@@ -340,19 +386,20 @@ is_table_publication(Oid pubid)
 	scan = systable_beginscan(pubrelsrel,
 							  PublicationRelPrpubidIndexId,
 							  true, NULL, 1, &scankey);
-	tup = systable_getnext(scan);
-	if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
-	{
-		Form_pg_publication_rel pubrel;
-
-		pubrel = (Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup);
 
-		/*
-		 * For any publication, pg_publication_rel contains either only EXCEPT
-		 * entries or only explicitly included tables. Therefore, examining
-		 * the first tuple is sufficient to determine table inclusion.
-		 */
-		result = !pubrel->prexcept;
+	/*
+	 * A publication can hold both explicit-include (prexcept=false) and
+	 * EXCEPT (prexcept=true) rows for the same pubid.  Scan until we find an
+	 * explicit-include row, rather than relying on the first row's prexcept
+	 * value.
+	 */
+	while (HeapTupleIsValid(tup = systable_getnext(scan)))
+	{
+		if (!((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup))->prexcept)
+		{
+			result = true;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	systable_endscan(scan);
@@ -456,11 +503,38 @@ GetPubPartitionOptionRelations(List *result, PublicationPartOpt pub_partopt,
  * ancestor is at the end of the list.
  */
 Oid
-GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(Oid puboid, List *ancestors, int *ancestor_level)
+GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(Oid puboid, List *ancestors,
+								int *ancestor_level)
 {
 	ListCell   *lc;
 	Oid			topmost_relid = InvalidOid;
 	int			level = 0;
+	HeapTuple	tup;
+
+	if (ancestors == NIL)
+		return InvalidOid;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the partition root (the last element of ancestors) is excluded from
+	 * this publication via its EXCEPT clause, the partition is not published
+	 * through this publication at all, so we short-circuit and return
+	 * InvalidOid without walking the ancestor list.  Only the root of a
+	 * partition hierarchy can ever appear in a publication's EXCEPT clause (a
+	 * partition itself is rejected from EXCEPT elsewhere), so it's the only
+	 * one worth a catalog lookup.
+	 */
+	tup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+						  ObjectIdGetDatum(llast_oid(ancestors)),
+						  ObjectIdGetDatum(puboid));
+	if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
+	{
+		bool		root_except = ((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup))->prexcept;
+
+		ReleaseSysCache(tup);
+
+		if (root_except)
+			return InvalidOid;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Find the "topmost" ancestor that is in this publication.
@@ -555,21 +629,35 @@ publication_add_relation(Oid pubid, PublicationRelInfo *pri,
 	 * duplicates, it's here just to provide nicer error message in common
 	 * case. The real protection is the unique key on the catalog.
 	 */
-	if (SearchSysCacheExists2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP, ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
-							  ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid)))
+	tup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP, ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+						  ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
+
+	if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
 	{
+		bool		is_except = ((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup))->prexcept;
+
+		ReleaseSysCache(tup);
 		table_close(rel, RowExclusiveLock);
 
 		if (if_not_exists)
 			return InvalidObjectAddress;
 
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
-				 errmsg("relation \"%s\" is already member of publication \"%s\"",
-						RelationGetRelationName(targetrel), pub->name)));
+		if (is_except)
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
+					 errmsg("cannot add table \"%s\" to publication \"%s\"",
+							RelationGetQualifiedRelationName(targetrel),
+							pub->name),
+					 errdetail("The table is currently listed in the EXCEPT clause of the publication."),
+					 errhint("Change EXCEPT list using ALTER PUBLICATION ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA ... EXCEPT.")));
+		else
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
+					 errmsg("relation \"%s\" is already member of publication \"%s\"",
+							RelationGetRelationName(targetrel), pub->name)));
 	}
 
-	check_publication_add_relation(pri);
+	check_publication_add_relation(pri, pubid);
 
 	/* Validate and translate column names into a Bitmapset of attnums. */
 	attnums = pub_collist_validate(pri->relation, pri->columns);
@@ -992,12 +1080,13 @@ GetIncludedPublicationRelations(Oid pubid, PublicationPartOpt pub_partopt)
  * Gets list of table oids that were specified in the EXCEPT clause for a
  * publication.
  *
- * This should only be used FOR ALL TABLES publications.
+ * This is used for FOR ALL TABLES and FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA publications,
+ * both of which support EXCEPT TABLE.
  */
 List *
 GetExcludedPublicationTables(Oid pubid, PublicationPartOpt pub_partopt)
 {
-	Assert(GetPublication(pubid)->alltables);
+	Assert(GetPublication(pubid)->alltables || is_schema_publication(pubid));
 
 	return get_publication_relations(pubid, pub_partopt, true);
 }
@@ -1059,15 +1148,15 @@ GetAllPublicationRelations(Oid pubid, char relkind, bool pubviaroot)
 	TableScanDesc scan;
 	HeapTuple	tuple;
 	List	   *result = NIL;
-	List	   *exceptlist = NIL;
+	List	   *except_relids = NIL;
 
 	Assert(!(relkind == RELKIND_SEQUENCE && pubviaroot));
 
 	/* EXCEPT filtering applies only to relations, not sequences */
 	if (relkind == RELKIND_RELATION)
-		exceptlist = GetExcludedPublicationTables(pubid, pubviaroot ?
-												  PUBLICATION_PART_ROOT :
-												  PUBLICATION_PART_LEAF);
+		except_relids = GetExcludedPublicationTables(pubid, pubviaroot ?
+													 PUBLICATION_PART_ROOT :
+													 PUBLICATION_PART_LEAF);
 
 	classRel = table_open(RelationRelationId, AccessShareLock);
 
@@ -1085,7 +1174,7 @@ GetAllPublicationRelations(Oid pubid, char relkind, bool pubviaroot)
 
 		if (is_publishable_class(relid, relForm) &&
 			!(relForm->relispartition && pubviaroot) &&
-			!list_member_oid(exceptlist, relid))
+			!list_member_oid(except_relids, relid))
 			result = lappend_oid(result, relid);
 	}
 
@@ -1107,7 +1196,7 @@ GetAllPublicationRelations(Oid pubid, char relkind, bool pubviaroot)
 
 			if (is_publishable_class(relid, relForm) &&
 				!relForm->relispartition &&
-				!list_member_oid(exceptlist, relid))
+				!list_member_oid(except_relids, relid))
 				result = lappend_oid(result, relid);
 		}
 
@@ -1242,22 +1331,68 @@ GetSchemaPublicationRelations(Oid schemaid, PublicationPartOpt pub_partopt)
 
 /*
  * Gets the list of all relations published by FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA
- * publication.
+ * publication, excluding any tables listed in the EXCEPT clause.
  */
 List *
 GetAllSchemaPublicationRelations(Oid pubid, PublicationPartOpt pub_partopt)
 {
 	List	   *result = NIL;
 	List	   *pubschemalist = GetPublicationSchemas(pubid);
+	List	   *except_relids = NIL;
 	ListCell   *cell;
 
+	/* get the list of tables excluded via EXCEPT TABLE for this publication */
+	if (pubschemalist != NIL)
+		except_relids = GetExcludedPublicationTables(pubid, pub_partopt);
+
 	foreach(cell, pubschemalist)
 	{
 		Oid			schemaid = lfirst_oid(cell);
 		List	   *schemaRels = NIL;
 
 		schemaRels = GetSchemaPublicationRelations(schemaid, pub_partopt);
-		result = list_concat(result, schemaRels);
+
+		if (except_relids != NIL)
+		{
+			/* filter out any tables that appear in the EXCEPT list */
+			ListCell   *rlc;
+
+			foreach(rlc, schemaRels)
+			{
+				Oid			relid = lfirst_oid(rlc);
+				bool		excluded = list_member_oid(except_relids, relid);
+
+				/*
+				 * A partition whose ancestor is in the publication's EXCEPT
+				 * list is also excluded, even if the partition itself lives
+				 * in a different (included) schema.  Individual partitions
+				 * cannot appear in EXCEPT, so cascading from the root is the
+				 * only way to exclude a partition; this matches the ALL
+				 * TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE root) behavior.
+				 */
+				if (!excluded && get_rel_relispartition(relid))
+				{
+					List	   *ancestors = get_partition_ancestors(relid);
+					ListCell   *alc;
+
+					foreach(alc, ancestors)
+					{
+						if (list_member_oid(except_relids, lfirst_oid(alc)))
+						{
+							excluded = true;
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+					list_free(ancestors);
+				}
+
+				if (!excluded)
+					result = lappend_oid(result, relid);
+			}
+			list_free(schemaRels);
+		}
+		else
+			result = list_concat(result, schemaRels);
 	}
 
 	return result;
@@ -1334,6 +1469,7 @@ is_table_publishable_in_publication(Oid relid, Publication *pub)
 {
 	bool		relispartition;
 	List	   *ancestors = NIL;
+	HeapTuple	tup;
 
 	/*
 	 * For non-pubviaroot publications, a partitioned table is never the
@@ -1390,20 +1526,60 @@ is_table_publishable_in_publication(Oid relid, Publication *pub)
 	 * If it's false, the partition is covered by its ancestor's presence in
 	 * the publication, it should be included (return true).
 	 */
-	if (relispartition &&
-		OidIsValid(GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(pub->oid, ancestors, NULL)))
-		return !pub->pubviaroot;
+	if (relispartition)
+	{
+		HeapTuple	root_tup;
+
+		if (OidIsValid(GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(pub->oid, ancestors, NULL)))
+			return !pub->pubviaroot;
+
+		/*
+		 * GetTopMostAncestorInPublication() returns InvalidOid both when no
+		 * ancestor matched at all, and when the root is excluded via EXCEPT.
+		 * Disambiguate here: if the root is excluded, the partition is never
+		 * published through this publication, regardless of whether the
+		 * partition's own schema is separately included.
+		 */
+		root_tup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+								   ObjectIdGetDatum(llast_oid(ancestors)),
+								   ObjectIdGetDatum(pub->oid));
+		if (HeapTupleIsValid(root_tup))
+		{
+			bool		root_except = ((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(root_tup))->prexcept;
+
+			ReleaseSysCache(root_tup);
+			if (root_except)
+				return false;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Check whether the table is explicitly published via pg_publication_rel
 	 * or pg_publication_namespace.
+	 *
+	 * A pg_publication_rel row with prexcept=true means the table is
+	 * explicitly excluded via EXCEPT and must not be reported as published,
+	 * even if its schema is otherwise included.  A row with prexcept=false
+	 * means it is explicitly included.  If no pg_publication_rel row exists,
+	 * the table is published iff its schema appears in
+	 * pg_publication_namespace.
 	 */
-	return (SearchSysCacheExists2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
-								  ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
-								  ObjectIdGetDatum(pub->oid)) ||
-			SearchSysCacheExists2(PUBLICATIONNAMESPACEMAP,
-								  ObjectIdGetDatum(get_rel_namespace(relid)),
-								  ObjectIdGetDatum(pub->oid)));
+
+	tup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+						  ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+						  ObjectIdGetDatum(pub->oid));
+	if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
+	{
+		bool		is_except;
+
+		is_except = ((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup))->prexcept;
+		ReleaseSysCache(tup);
+		return !is_except;
+	}
+
+	return SearchSysCacheExists2(PUBLICATIONNAMESPACEMAP,
+								 ObjectIdGetDatum(get_rel_namespace(relid)),
+								 ObjectIdGetDatum(pub->oid));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index 440adb356ad..9a922a6dcc3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "catalog/namespace.h"
 #include "catalog/objectaccess.h"
 #include "catalog/objectaddress.h"
+#include "catalog/partition.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_database.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_inherits.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_namespace.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ static void PublicationAddSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool if_not_exists,
 								  AlterPublicationStmt *stmt);
 static void PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok);
 static char defGetGeneratedColsOption(DefElem *def);
+static void CheckExceptNotInTableList(List *except_rels, List *explicitrelids);
 
 
 static void
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ parse_publication_options(ParseState *pstate,
  */
 static void
 ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
-						   List **rels, List **exceptrels, List **schemas)
+						   List **rels, List **except_pubtables, List **schemas)
 {
 	ListCell   *cell;
 	PublicationObjSpec *pubobj;
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
 		{
 			case PUBLICATIONOBJ_EXCEPT_TABLE:
 				pubobj->pubtable->except = true;
-				*exceptrels = lappend(*exceptrels, pubobj->pubtable);
+				*except_pubtables = lappend(*except_pubtables, pubobj->pubtable);
 				break;
 			case PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLE:
 				pubobj->pubtable->except = false;
@@ -224,6 +226,38 @@ ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
 
 				/* Filter out duplicates if user specifies "sch1, sch1" */
 				*schemas = list_append_unique_oid(*schemas, schemaid);
+
+				/*
+				 * Qualify unqualified EXCEPT table names with the resolved
+				 * current schema and reject any explicitly cross-schema
+				 * entries.  This mirrors the parse-time handling done for
+				 * TABLES_IN_SCHEMA in preprocess_pubobj_list(), deferred here
+				 * because CURRENT_SCHEMA is not known until execution time.
+				 */
+				if (pubobj->except_tables != NIL)
+				{
+					char	   *cur_schema_name = get_namespace_name(schemaid);
+
+					foreach_ptr(PublicationObjSpec, eobj, pubobj->except_tables)
+					{
+						const char *eobj_schemaname =
+							eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname;
+						const char *eobj_relname =
+							eobj->pubtable->relation->relname;
+
+						if (eobj_schemaname == NULL)
+							eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname = cur_schema_name;
+						else if (strcmp(eobj_schemaname, cur_schema_name) != 0)
+							ereport(ERROR,
+									errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+									errmsg("table \"%s\" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema \"%s\"",
+										   quote_qualified_identifier(eobj_schemaname, eobj_relname),
+										   cur_schema_name));
+
+						*except_pubtables = lappend(*except_pubtables,
+													eobj->pubtable);
+					}
+				}
 				break;
 			default:
 				/* shouldn't happen */
@@ -770,6 +804,48 @@ TransformPubWhereClauses(List *tables, const char *queryString,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check that no relation in except_rels is also present in explicitrelids,
+ * the list of OIDs added to the publication by the explicit TABLE list.  A
+ * table cannot be both explicitly published and excluded in the same DDL.
+ *
+ * Also check that no relation in explicitrelids is a partition whose
+ * partition root is in except_rels; that would leave the catalog
+ * inconsistent (root excluded, partition explicitly included) with the
+ * ancestor-cascade rule silently overriding the include at replication
+ * time.
+ */
+static void
+CheckExceptNotInTableList(List *except_rels, List *explicitrelids)
+{
+	foreach_oid(explicitrelid, explicitrelids)
+	{
+		Oid			root = InvalidOid;
+
+		if (get_rel_relispartition(explicitrelid))
+			root = llast_oid(get_partition_ancestors(explicitrelid));
+
+		foreach_ptr(PublicationRelInfo, pri, except_rels)
+		{
+			Oid			exceptrelid = RelationGetRelid(pri->relation);
+
+			if (exceptrelid == explicitrelid)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+						errmsg("table \"%s\" cannot be both published and excluded",
+							   RelationGetQualifiedRelationName(pri->relation)));
+
+			if (OidIsValid(root) && exceptrelid == root)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+						 errmsg("partition \"%s\" cannot be both published and excluded",
+								quote_qualified_identifier(get_namespace_name(get_rel_namespace(explicitrelid)),
+														   get_rel_name(explicitrelid))),
+						 errdetail("Ancestor \"%s\" is also being excluded by this same command.",
+								   RelationGetQualifiedRelationName(pri->relation))));
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 /*
  * Given a list of tables that are going to be added to a publication,
@@ -849,7 +925,7 @@ CreatePublication(ParseState *pstate, CreatePublicationStmt *stmt)
 	char		publish_generated_columns;
 	AclResult	aclresult;
 	List	   *relations = NIL;
-	List	   *exceptrelations = NIL;
+	List	   *except_pubtables = NIL;
 	List	   *schemaidlist = NIL;
 
 	/* must have CREATE privilege on database */
@@ -936,16 +1012,16 @@ CreatePublication(ParseState *pstate, CreatePublicationStmt *stmt)
 
 	/* Associate objects with the publication. */
 	ObjectsInPublicationToOids(stmt->pubobjects, pstate, &relations,
-							   &exceptrelations, &schemaidlist);
+							   &except_pubtables, &schemaidlist);
 
 	if (stmt->for_all_tables)
 	{
 		/* Process EXCEPT table list */
-		if (exceptrelations != NIL)
+		if (except_pubtables != NIL)
 		{
 			List	   *rels;
 
-			rels = OpenTableList(exceptrelations);
+			rels = OpenTableList(except_pubtables);
 			PublicationAddTables(puboid, rels, true, NULL);
 			CloseTableList(rels);
 		}
@@ -959,6 +1035,8 @@ CreatePublication(ParseState *pstate, CreatePublicationStmt *stmt)
 	}
 	else if (!stmt->for_all_sequences)
 	{
+		List	   *explicitrelids = NIL;
+
 		/* FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA requires superuser */
 		if (schemaidlist != NIL && !superuser())
 			ereport(ERROR,
@@ -977,6 +1055,19 @@ CreatePublication(ParseState *pstate, CreatePublicationStmt *stmt)
 									   schemaidlist != NIL,
 									   publish_via_partition_root);
 
+			/*
+			 * Collect explicit table OIDs now, before we close the relation
+			 * list, so that except-table validation below can check for
+			 * contradictions without relying on a catalog scan that might not
+			 * yet see the just-inserted rows.
+			 */
+			if (except_pubtables != NIL)
+			{
+				foreach_ptr(PublicationRelInfo, pri, rels)
+					explicitrelids = lappend_oid(explicitrelids,
+												 RelationGetRelid(pri->relation));
+			}
+
 			PublicationAddTables(puboid, rels, true, NULL);
 			CloseTableList(rels);
 		}
@@ -989,6 +1080,26 @@ CreatePublication(ParseState *pstate, CreatePublicationStmt *stmt)
 			 */
 			LockSchemaList(schemaidlist);
 			PublicationAddSchemas(puboid, schemaidlist, true, NULL);
+
+			if (except_pubtables != NIL)
+			{
+				List	   *except_rels;
+
+				except_rels = OpenTableList(except_pubtables);
+
+				/*
+				 * Validate that each excluded table is not also in the
+				 * explicit table list (which would be contradictory), and
+				 * that no explicit partition's root is in the except list.
+				 * Use the in-memory explicitrelids collected above rather
+				 * than re-reading the catalog, which may not yet see the
+				 * just-inserted rows.
+				 */
+				CheckExceptNotInTableList(except_rels, explicitrelids);
+
+				PublicationAddTables(puboid, except_rels, true, NULL);
+				CloseTableList(except_rels);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1683,12 +1794,12 @@ AlterPublication(ParseState *pstate, AlterPublicationStmt *stmt)
 	else
 	{
 		List	   *relations = NIL;
-		List	   *exceptrelations = NIL;
+		List	   *except_pubtables = NIL;
 		List	   *schemaidlist = NIL;
 		Oid			pubid = pubform->oid;
 
 		ObjectsInPublicationToOids(stmt->pubobjects, pstate, &relations,
-								   &exceptrelations, &schemaidlist);
+								   &except_pubtables, &schemaidlist);
 
 		CheckAlterPublication(stmt, tup, relations, schemaidlist);
 
@@ -1711,7 +1822,7 @@ AlterPublication(ParseState *pstate, AlterPublicationStmt *stmt)
 					errmsg("publication \"%s\" does not exist",
 						   stmt->pubname));
 
-		relations = list_concat(relations, exceptrelations);
+		relations = list_concat(relations, except_pubtables);
 		AlterPublicationTables(stmt, tup, relations, pstate->p_sourcetext,
 							   schemaidlist != NIL);
 		AlterPublicationSchemas(stmt, tup, schemaidlist);
@@ -1829,6 +1940,62 @@ RemovePublicationSchemaById(Oid psoid)
 	table_close(rel, RowExclusiveLock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Remove any EXCEPT clause entries for a relation from schema publications.
+ * Called when a table changes schema (ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA), so that
+ * a schema-scoped exclusion does not silently follow the table to its new
+ * schema.
+ */
+void
+RemoveSchemaPubExceptForRel(Oid relid, Oid oldNspOid, Oid newNspOid)
+{
+	List	   *pubids;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the table is not actually moving to a different schema (no-op ALTER
+	 * TABLE ... SET SCHEMA <current_schema>), there is nothing to do.
+	 */
+	if (oldNspOid == newNspOid)
+		return;
+
+	pubids = GetRelationExcludedPublications(relid);
+
+	foreach_oid(pubid, pubids)
+	{
+		Oid			proid;
+
+		/*
+		 * This problem does not apply to FOR ALL TABLES publications, because
+		 * their EXCEPT clause is publication-scoped, not schema-scoped: the
+		 * exclusion should persist regardless of what schema the table is in.
+		 */
+		if (!is_schema_publication(pubid))
+			continue;
+
+		proid = GetSysCacheOid2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+								Anum_pg_publication_rel_oid,
+								ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+								ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
+		if (OidIsValid(proid))
+		{
+			ObjectAddress obj;
+
+			ObjectAddressSet(obj, PublicationRelRelationId, proid);
+
+			ereport(DEBUG2,
+					errmsg_internal("auto-remove exclusion of table \"%s.%s\" from publication \"%s\": table moved to schema \"%s\"",
+									get_namespace_name(oldNspOid),
+									get_rel_name(relid),
+									get_publication_name(pubid, false),
+									get_namespace_name(newNspOid)));
+
+			performDeletion(&obj, DROP_CASCADE, 0);
+		}
+	}
+
+	list_free(pubids);
+}
+
 /*
  * Open relations specified by a PublicationTable list.
  * The returned tables are locked in ShareUpdateExclusiveLock mode in order to
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index cb93c3e935a..d8e1959ee6f 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "commands/event_trigger.h"
 #include "commands/extension.h"
 #include "commands/repack.h"
+#include "commands/publicationcmds.h"
 #include "commands/sequence.h"
 #include "commands/tablecmds.h"
 #include "commands/tablespace.h"
@@ -19745,6 +19746,16 @@ AlterTableNamespaceInternal(Relation rel, Oid oldNspOid, Oid nspOid,
 	AlterConstraintNamespaces(RelationGetRelid(rel), oldNspOid, nspOid,
 							  false, objsMoved);
 
+	/*
+	 * Remove any EXCEPT clause entries for this relation from schema
+	 * publications.  A schema-scoped exclusion is no longer meaningful once
+	 * the table moves to a different schema.
+	 */
+	if (rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_RELATION ||
+		rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE)
+		RemoveSchemaPubExceptForRel(RelationGetRelid(rel), oldNspOid,
+									nspOid);
+
 	table_close(classRel, RowExclusiveLock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 9e05a314707..2a8f999d586 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
 #include "nodes/nodeFuncs.h"
 #include "parser/parser.h"
+#include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/datetime.h"
 #include "utils/xml.h"
 
@@ -11283,7 +11284,7 @@ AlterOwnerStmt: ALTER AGGREGATE aggregate_with_argtypes OWNER TO RoleSpec
  * pub_obj is one of:
  *
  *		TABLE table [, ...]
- *		TABLES IN SCHEMA schema [, ...]
+ *		TABLES IN SCHEMA schema [EXCEPT (TABLE table [, ...] )] [, ...]
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -11343,23 +11344,26 @@ PublicationObjSpec:
 					$$->pubtable->columns = $3;
 					$$->pubtable->whereClause = $4;
 				}
-			| TABLES IN_P SCHEMA ColId
+			| TABLES IN_P SCHEMA ColId opt_pub_except_clause
 				{
 					$$ = makeNode(PublicationObjSpec);
 					$$->pubobjtype = PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLES_IN_SCHEMA;
 					$$->name = $4;
+					$$->except_tables = $5;
 					$$->location = @4;
 				}
-			| TABLES IN_P SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA
+			| TABLES IN_P SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA opt_pub_except_clause
 				{
 					$$ = makeNode(PublicationObjSpec);
 					$$->pubobjtype = PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLES_IN_CUR_SCHEMA;
+					$$->except_tables = $5;
 					$$->location = @4;
 				}
-			| ColId opt_column_list OptWhereClause
+			| ColId opt_column_list OptWhereClause opt_pub_except_clause
 				{
 					$$ = makeNode(PublicationObjSpec);
 					$$->pubobjtype = PUBLICATIONOBJ_CONTINUATION;
+					$$->except_tables = $4;
 					/*
 					 * If either a row filter or column list is specified, create
 					 * a PublicationTable object.
@@ -11403,10 +11407,11 @@ PublicationObjSpec:
 					$$->pubtable->columns = $2;
 					$$->pubtable->whereClause = $3;
 				}
-			| CURRENT_SCHEMA
+			| CURRENT_SCHEMA opt_pub_except_clause
 				{
 					$$ = makeNode(PublicationObjSpec);
 					$$->pubobjtype = PUBLICATIONOBJ_CONTINUATION;
+					$$->except_tables = $2;
 					$$->location = @1;
 				}
 				;
@@ -20873,6 +20878,8 @@ preprocess_pub_all_objtype_list(List *all_objects_list, List **pubobjects,
 /*
  * Process pubobjspec_list to check for errors in any of the objects and
  * convert PUBLICATIONOBJ_CONTINUATION into appropriate PublicationObjSpecType.
+ * Also flattens except_tables from TABLES IN SCHEMA nodes into the list so
+ * that ObjectsInPublicationToOids() sees them as top-level EXCEPT_TABLE entries.
  */
 static void
 preprocess_pubobj_list(List *pubobjspec_list, core_yyscan_t yyscanner)
@@ -20901,6 +20908,13 @@ preprocess_pubobj_list(List *pubobjspec_list, core_yyscan_t yyscanner)
 
 		if (pubobj->pubobjtype == PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLE)
 		{
+			/* EXCEPT is not valid for table objects */
+			if (pubobj->except_tables != NIL)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+						errmsg("EXCEPT is not allowed for TABLE publication objects"),
+						parser_errposition(pubobj->location));
+
 			/* relation name or pubtable must be set for this type of object */
 			if (!pubobj->name && !pubobj->pubtable)
 				ereport(ERROR,
@@ -20949,6 +20963,36 @@ preprocess_pubobj_list(List *pubobjspec_list, core_yyscan_t yyscanner)
 						errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
 						errmsg("invalid schema name"),
 						parser_errposition(pubobj->location));
+
+			/*
+			 * For TABLES_IN_SCHEMA, qualify unqualified EXCEPT table names
+			 * with the parent schema and reject cross-schema entries at parse
+			 * time, then flatten into the top-level list.
+			 *
+			 * For TABLES_IN_CUR_SCHEMA the schema name is not yet known, so
+			 * skip both steps here; ObjectsInPublicationToOids() will
+			 * qualify names and validate schema membership at execution time.
+			 */
+			if (pubobj->pubobjtype == PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLES_IN_SCHEMA)
+			{
+				foreach_ptr(PublicationObjSpec, eobj, pubobj->except_tables)
+				{
+					const char *eobj_schemaname = eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname;
+					const char *eobj_relname = eobj->pubtable->relation->relname;
+
+					if (eobj_schemaname == NULL)
+						eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname = pubobj->name;
+					else if (strcmp(eobj_schemaname, pubobj->name) != 0)
+						ereport(ERROR,
+								errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+								errmsg("table \"%s\" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema \"%s\"",
+									   quote_qualified_identifier(eobj_schemaname, eobj_relname),
+									   pubobj->name),
+								parser_errposition(eobj->location));
+				}
+				pubobjspec_list = list_concat(pubobjspec_list, pubobj->except_tables);
+				pubobj->except_tables = NIL;
+			}
 		}
 
 		prevobjtype = pubobj->pubobjtype;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c
index 4ecfcbff7ab..8d5a534ed1a 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput/pgoutput.c
@@ -2265,6 +2265,11 @@ get_rel_sync_entry(PGOutputData *data, Relation relation)
 					int			level;
 					List	   *ancestors = get_partition_ancestors(relid);
 
+					/*
+					 * GetTopMostAncestorInPublication() itself skips
+					 * schema-based ancestor matches when the partition root
+					 * is excluded via this publication's EXCEPT clause.
+					 */
 					ancestor = GetTopMostAncestorInPublication(pub->oid,
 															   ancestors,
 															   &level);
@@ -2280,10 +2285,45 @@ get_rel_sync_entry(PGOutputData *data, Relation relation)
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (list_member_oid(pubids, pub->oid) ||
-					list_member_oid(schemaPubids, pub->oid) ||
-					ancestor_published)
+				if (list_member_oid(pubids, pub->oid) || ancestor_published)
 					publish = true;
+				else if (list_member_oid(schemaPubids, pub->oid))
+				{
+					Oid			root_relid;
+					HeapTuple	tup;
+					bool		is_except = false;
+
+					/*
+					 * schemaPubids is relid's own schema, independent of the
+					 * ancestor walk above -- a partition can live in a
+					 * different schema than its root.  Still need to check
+					 * for exclusion here, using the top-most ancestor since
+					 * only a root (non-partition) table can appear in an
+					 * EXCEPT clause.
+					 */
+					if (am_partition)
+					{
+						List	   *ancestors = get_partition_ancestors(relid);
+
+						root_relid = llast_oid(ancestors);
+						list_free(ancestors);
+					}
+					else
+						root_relid = relid;
+
+					tup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+										  ObjectIdGetDatum(root_relid),
+										  ObjectIdGetDatum(pub->oid));
+
+					if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
+					{
+						is_except = ((Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup))->prexcept;
+						ReleaseSysCache(tup);
+					}
+
+					if (!is_except)
+						publish = true;
+				}
 			}
 
 			/*
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index fb4e042be8a..92ff89fa2a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -5845,16 +5845,29 @@ RelationBuildPublicationDesc(Relation relation, PublicationDesc *pubdesc)
 	/* Fetch the publication membership info. */
 	puboids = GetRelationIncludedPublications(relid);
 	schemaid = RelationGetNamespace(relation);
-	puboids = list_concat_unique_oid(puboids, GetSchemaPublications(schemaid));
 
 	if (relation->rd_rel->relispartition)
 	{
-		Oid			last_ancestor_relid;
-
-		/* Add publications that the ancestors are in too. */
 		ancestors = get_partition_ancestors(relid);
-		last_ancestor_relid = llast_oid(ancestors);
+		exceptpuboids = GetRelationExcludedPublications(llast_oid(ancestors));
+	}
+	else
+		exceptpuboids = GetRelationExcludedPublications(relid);
 
+	/*
+	 * Subtract exceptpuboids from the schema-publication contribution so that
+	 * a relation EXCEPT'd from a schema publication does not inherit that
+	 * publication's pubactions.  Without this filter,
+	 * CheckCmdReplicaIdentity() would demand REPLICA IDENTITY for
+	 * UPDATE/DELETE even on a explicitly excluded table.
+	 */
+	puboids = list_concat_unique_oid(puboids,
+									 list_difference_oid(GetSchemaPublications(schemaid),
+														 exceptpuboids));
+
+	if (relation->rd_rel->relispartition)
+	{
+		/* Add publications that the ancestors are in too. */
 		foreach(lc, ancestors)
 		{
 			Oid			ancestor = lfirst_oid(lc);
@@ -5863,23 +5876,9 @@ RelationBuildPublicationDesc(Relation relation, PublicationDesc *pubdesc)
 											 GetRelationIncludedPublications(ancestor));
 			schemaid = get_rel_namespace(ancestor);
 			puboids = list_concat_unique_oid(puboids,
-											 GetSchemaPublications(schemaid));
+											 list_difference_oid(GetSchemaPublications(schemaid),
+																 exceptpuboids));
 		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Only the top-most ancestor can appear in the EXCEPT clause.
-		 * Therefore, for a partition, exclusion must be evaluated at the
-		 * top-most ancestor.
-		 */
-		exceptpuboids = GetRelationExcludedPublications(last_ancestor_relid);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		/*
-		 * For a regular table or a root partitioned table, check exclusion on
-		 * table itself.
-		 */
-		exceptpuboids = GetRelationExcludedPublications(relid);
 	}
 
 	alltablespuboids = GetAllTablesPublications();
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index fef86b4cca3..72e8f58fc3e 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -6815,6 +6815,24 @@ describePublications(const char *pattern)
 				if (!addFooterToPublicationDesc(&buf, _("Tables from schemas:"),
 												true, &cont))
 					goto error_return;
+
+				if (pset.sversion >= 190000)
+				{
+					/*
+					 * Get tables in the EXCEPT clause for this schema
+					 * publication.
+					 */
+					printfPQExpBuffer(&buf,
+									  "SELECT concat(c.relnamespace::regnamespace, '.', c.relname)\n"
+									  "FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c\n"
+									  "     JOIN pg_catalog.pg_publication_rel pr ON c.oid = pr.prrelid\n"
+									  "WHERE pr.prpubid = '%s'\n"
+									  "  AND pr.prexcept\n"
+									  "ORDER BY 1", pubid);
+					if (!addFooterToPublicationDesc(&buf, _("Except tables:"),
+													true, &cont))
+						goto error_return;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
index 49ea584cd4f..067168699f6 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
@@ -1065,6 +1065,24 @@ static const SchemaQuery Query_for_trigger_of_table = {
 "SELECT nspname FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace "\
 " WHERE nspname LIKE '%s'"
 
+#define Query_for_list_of_tables_in_schema \
+"SELECT n.nspname || '.' || c.relname "\
+"  FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c "\
+"       JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace "\
+" WHERE c.relkind IN (" CppAsString2(RELKIND_RELATION) ", " \
+						CppAsString2(RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE) ") "\
+"   AND (n.nspname || '.' || c.relname) LIKE '%s' "\
+"   AND n.nspname = '%s'"
+
+#define Query_for_list_of_tables_in_current_schema \
+"SELECT c.relname "\
+"  FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c "\
+"       JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace "\
+" WHERE c.relkind IN (" CppAsString2(RELKIND_RELATION) ", " \
+						CppAsString2(RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE) ") "\
+"   AND c.relname LIKE '%s' "\
+"   AND n.nspname = pg_catalog.current_schema()"
+
 /* Use COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM with these queries for GUC names: */
 #define Query_for_list_of_alter_system_set_vars \
 "SELECT pg_catalog.lower(name) FROM pg_catalog.pg_settings "\
@@ -3774,8 +3792,21 @@ match_previous_words(int pattern_id,
 		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_PLUS(Query_for_list_of_schemas
 								 " AND nspname NOT LIKE E'pg\\\\_%%'",
 								 "CURRENT_SCHEMA");
-	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny) && (!ends_with(prev_wd, ',')))
-		COMPLETE_WITH("WITH (");
+	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny) && !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("EXCEPT ( TABLE", "WITH (");
+	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT"))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("( TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "("))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", "CURRENT_SCHEMA", "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE"))
+		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM(Query_for_list_of_tables_in_current_schema);
+	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE"))
+	{
+		set_completion_reference(prev4_wd);
+		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM(Query_for_list_of_tables_in_schema);
+	}
+	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "FOR", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE", MatchAnyN) && !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
+		COMPLETE_WITH(")");
 	/* Complete "CREATE PUBLICATION <name> [...] WITH" */
 	else if (Matches("CREATE", "PUBLICATION", MatchAnyN, "WITH", "("))
 		COMPLETE_WITH("publish", "publish_generated_columns", "publish_via_partition_root");
diff --git a/src/include/commands/publicationcmds.h b/src/include/commands/publicationcmds.h
index 4cf45c17cc5..fb1703aa675 100644
--- a/src/include/commands/publicationcmds.h
+++ b/src/include/commands/publicationcmds.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ extern void AlterPublication(ParseState *pstate, AlterPublicationStmt *stmt);
 extern void RemovePublicationById(Oid pubid);
 extern void RemovePublicationRelById(Oid proid);
 extern void RemovePublicationSchemaById(Oid psoid);
+extern void RemoveSchemaPubExceptForRel(Oid relid, Oid oldNspOid,
+										Oid newNspOid);
 
 extern ObjectAddress AlterPublicationOwner(const char *name, Oid newOwnerId);
 extern void AlterPublicationOwner_oid(Oid pubid, Oid newOwnerId);
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
index 77f69f94607..63abc0b6960 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
@@ -4532,6 +4532,8 @@ typedef struct PublicationObjSpec
 	PublicationObjSpecType pubobjtype;	/* type of this publication object */
 	char	   *name;
 	PublicationTable *pubtable;
+	List	   *except_tables;	/* tables specified in the EXCEPT clause (for
+								 * TABLES IN SCHEMA) */
 	ParseLoc	location;		/* token location, or -1 if unknown */
 } PublicationObjSpec;
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
index 29e54b214a0..0729e546116 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables_excepttable2 FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (test
 ERROR:  syntax error at or near "testpub_tbl1"
 LINE 1: ..._foralltables_excepttable2 FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (testpub_tb...
                                                              ^
+-- fail - EXCEPT is not allowed for FOR TABLE publications
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_err
+    FOR TABLE testpub_tbl1, testpub_tbl2 EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl3);
+ERROR:  EXCEPT is not allowed for TABLE publication objects
+LINE 2:     FOR TABLE testpub_tbl1, testpub_tbl2 EXCEPT (TABLE testp...
+                                    ^
 ---------------------------------------------
 -- SET ALL TABLES/SEQUENCES
 ---------------------------------------------
@@ -470,7 +476,154 @@ HINT:  Change the publication's EXCEPT clause using ALTER PUBLICATION ... SET AL
 RESET client_min_messages;
 DROP TABLE testpub_root, testpub_part1, tab_main;
 DROP PUBLICATION testpub8;
---- Tests for publications with SEQUENCES
+---------------------------------------------
+-- EXCEPT tests for TABLES IN SCHEMA
+---------------------------------------------
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+-- Create tables in pub_test for these tests
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1 (a int primary key, b text);
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2 (x int primary key, y text);
+-- Create same-named tables in public to verify unqualified EXCEPT entries
+-- are qualified with the named schema, not public
+CREATE TABLE testpub_nopk (foo int, bar int);
+CREATE TABLE testpub_tbl_s1 (a int primary key, b text);
+-- Basic: exclude one table from a schema publication
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except1
+                                                      Publication testpub_schema_except1
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+
+-- Exclude multiple tables using unqualified names; same-named tables exist in
+-- public to confirm unqualified names resolve to pub_test, not public
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except2
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_nopk, testpub_tbl_s1);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except2
+                                                      Publication testpub_schema_except2
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_nopk"
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+
+-- fail: EXCEPT table belongs to a different schema
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_wrongschema
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testpub_tbl1);
+ERROR:  table "public.testpub_tbl1" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema "pub_test"
+LINE 2:     FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testp...
+                                                        ^
+-- fail: cross-schema EXCEPT not allowed; each EXCEPT is bound to its immediate schema
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_crossschema
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test, public EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, public.testpub_tbl1);
+ERROR:  table "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema "public"
+LINE 2: ...R TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test, public EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.t...
+                                                             ^
+-- Multiple schemas each with their own EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_multi
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                  public EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl1);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except_multi
+                                                   Publication testpub_schema_except_multi
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+    "public"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+    "public.testpub_tbl1"
+
+-- ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA on a table excluded by a schema publication:
+-- the schema-scoped exclusion is no longer meaningful once the table moves
+-- out of its schema, so the exclusion is auto-removed.
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_setsch
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except_setsch
+                                                   Publication testpub_schema_except_setsch
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2"
+
+ALTER TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2 SET SCHEMA public;
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except_setsch
+                                                   Publication testpub_schema_except_setsch
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_setsch;
+-- Restore for further tests
+ALTER TABLE public.testpub_tbl_s2 SET SCHEMA pub_test;
+-- fail: table appears in both the explicit table list and the EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_conflict
+    FOR TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+ERROR:  table "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1" cannot be both published and excluded
+-- fail: nonexistent table in EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_norel
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.nonexistent_table);
+ERROR:  relation "pub_test.nonexistent_table" does not exist
+-- fail: partition cannot appear in EXCEPT clause; only root tables are allowed
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s (a int) PARTITION BY LIST (a);
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s PARTITION OF pub_test.testpub_parted_s FOR VALUES IN (1);
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_partition
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s);
+ERROR:  cannot specify relation "pub_test.testpub_part_s" in the publication EXCEPT clause
+DETAIL:  This operation is not supported for individual partitions.
+-- fail: partition still rejected from EXCEPT even when its own root is also
+-- named in the same EXCEPT list
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_partition_with_root
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s, TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ERROR:  cannot specify relation "pub_test.testpub_part_s" in the publication EXCEPT clause
+DETAIL:  This operation is not supported for individual partitions.
+-- fail: TABLE keyword is required for the first entry in the EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_nokw
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (testpub_nopk);
+ERROR:  syntax error at or near "testpub_nopk"
+LINE 2:     FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (testpub_nopk);
+                                                  ^
+-- fail: ADD TABLE for a partition is rejected when a partition ancestor
+-- is currently in the publication's EXCEPT list.
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s;
+ERROR:  cannot add partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" to publication "testpub_except_ancestor"
+DETAIL:  Ancestor "pub_test.testpub_parted_s" of partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" is currently listed in the EXCEPT clause of the publication.
+HINT:  Change EXCEPT list using ALTER PUBLICATION ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA ... EXCEPT.
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor;
+-- fail: same contradiction (explicit partition + EXCEPT-ed ancestor), but
+-- given in a single statement instead of two separate ones; the ancestor's
+-- EXCEPT row doesn't exist in the catalog yet when the explicit partition is
+-- validated, so this must be caught by comparing the in-memory lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor_same_create
+    FOR TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s,
+       TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ERROR:  partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" cannot be both published and excluded
+DETAIL:  Ancestor "pub_test.testpub_parted_s" is also being excluded by this same command.
+-- Cleanup
+RESET client_min_messages;
+DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2;
+DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE testpub_nopk, testpub_tbl_s1;
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1, testpub_schema_except2, testpub_schema_except_multi;
+---------------------------------------------
+-- Tests for publications with SEQUENCES
+---------------------------------------------
 CREATE SEQUENCE regress_pub_seq0;
 CREATE SEQUENCE pub_test.regress_pub_seq1;
 -- FOR ALL SEQUENCES
@@ -1953,6 +2106,27 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION testpub1_forschema ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA foo, bar (a, b);
 ERROR:  column specification not allowed for schema
 LINE 1: ...TION testpub1_forschema ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA foo, bar (a, b)...
                                                              ^
+-- EXCEPT clause with CURRENT_SCHEMA: cross-schema entry must be rejected
+SET search_path = pub_test1;
+-- qualified name from wrong schema -> error
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test2.tbl1);
+ERROR:  table "pub_test2.tbl1" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema "pub_test1"
+-- unqualified name implicitly qualified with current schema (pub_test1.tbl)
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl);
+RESET client_min_messages;
+\dRp+ testpub_cursch_except
+                                                      Publication testpub_cursch_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test1"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test1.tbl"
+
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except;
+RESET search_path;
 -- cleanup pub_test1 schema for invalidation tests
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub2_forschema DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test1;
 DROP PUBLICATION testpub3_forschema, testpub4_forschema, testpub5_forschema, testpub6_forschema, testpub_fortable;
@@ -2304,6 +2478,7 @@ DROP ROLE regress_publication_user_dummy;
 -- Test pg_get_publication_tables(text[], oid) function
 CREATE SCHEMA gpt_test_sch;
 CREATE TABLE gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch (id int);
+CREATE TABLE gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch2 (id int);
 CREATE TABLE tbl_normal (id int);
 CREATE TABLE tbl_parent (id1 int, id2 int, id3 int) PARTITION BY RANGE (id1);
 CREATE TABLE tbl_part1 PARTITION OF tbl_parent FOR VALUES FROM (1) TO (10);
@@ -2314,6 +2489,7 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION pub_all_no_viaroot FOR ALL TABLES WITH (publish_via_partition
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_all_except FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE tbl_parent, gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = true);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_all_except_no_viaroot FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE tbl_parent, gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = false);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_schema FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_test_sch;
+CREATE PUBLICATION pub_schema_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_test_sch EXCEPT (TABLE gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_normal FOR TABLE tbl_normal WHERE (id < 10);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_part_leaf FOR TABLE tbl_part1 WITH (publish_via_partition_root = false);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_part_parent FOR TABLE tbl_parent (id1, id2) WHERE (id1 = 10) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = true);
@@ -2465,6 +2641,44 @@ SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_all_except_no_viaroot'], 'tbl_part1'); -- no r
 ---------+---------+-------+------
 (0 rows)
 
+-- test for EXCEPT clause with schema publication
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_schema_except'], 'gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch'); -- no result (excluded)
+ pubname | relname | attrs | qual 
+---------+---------+-------+------
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_schema_except'], 'gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch2'); -- one row (included via schema)
+      pubname      | relname  | attrs | qual 
+-------------------+----------+-------+------
+ pub_schema_except | tbl_sch2 | 1     | 
+(1 row)
+
+-- test for EXCEPT clause with schema publication, where the excluded root's
+-- partition lives in a different schema that is separately, fully included
+-- (no EXCEPT) in the same publication.  The root's exclusion must cascade to
+-- the partition regardless of the partition's own schema membership.
+CREATE SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch1;
+CREATE SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch2;
+CREATE TABLE gpt_cross_sch1.croot (id int) PARTITION BY RANGE (id);
+CREATE TABLE gpt_cross_sch2.cpart1 PARTITION OF gpt_cross_sch1.croot FOR VALUES FROM (1) TO (10);
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+CREATE PUBLICATION pub_cross_schema_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE gpt_cross_sch1.croot), TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch2;
+RESET client_min_messages;
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_cross_schema_except'], 'gpt_cross_sch1.croot'); -- no result (excluded)
+ pubname | relname | attrs | qual 
+---------+---------+-------+------
+(0 rows)
+
+-- no result (excluded via cascading root exclusion, even though cpart1's own
+-- schema gpt_cross_sch2 is separately, fully included with no EXCEPT)
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_cross_schema_except'], 'gpt_cross_sch2.cpart1');
+ pubname | relname | attrs | qual 
+---------+---------+-------+------
+(0 rows)
+
+DROP PUBLICATION pub_cross_schema_except;
+DROP TABLE gpt_cross_sch2.cpart1, gpt_cross_sch1.croot;
+DROP SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch1, gpt_cross_sch2;
 -- two rows with different row filter
 SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_all', 'pub_normal'], 'tbl_normal');
   pubname   |  relname   | attrs |   qual    
@@ -2517,6 +2731,7 @@ DROP PUBLICATION pub_all_no_viaroot;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_all_except;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_all_except_no_viaroot;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_schema;
+DROP PUBLICATION pub_schema_except;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_normal;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_part_leaf;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_part_parent;
@@ -2525,7 +2740,9 @@ DROP PUBLICATION pub_part_parent_child;
 DROP VIEW gpt_test_view;
 DROP TABLE tbl_normal, tbl_parent, tbl_part1;
 DROP SCHEMA gpt_test_sch CASCADE;
-NOTICE:  drop cascades to table gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 2 other objects
+DETAIL:  drop cascades to table gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch
+drop cascades to table gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch2
 -- stage objects for pg_dump tests
 CREATE SCHEMA pubme CREATE TABLE t0 (c int, d int) CREATE TABLE t1 (c int);
 CREATE SCHEMA pubme2 CREATE TABLE t0 (c int, d int);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
index 041e14a4de6..055b9e97dc1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables_excepttable1 FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABL
 \d testpub_tbl1
 -- fail - first table in the EXCEPT list should use TABLE keyword
 CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_foralltables_excepttable2 FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (testpub_tbl1, testpub_tbl2);
+-- fail - EXCEPT is not allowed for FOR TABLE publications
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_err
+    FOR TABLE testpub_tbl1, testpub_tbl2 EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl3);
 
 ---------------------------------------------
 -- SET ALL TABLES/SEQUENCES
@@ -220,7 +223,103 @@ RESET client_min_messages;
 DROP TABLE testpub_root, testpub_part1, tab_main;
 DROP PUBLICATION testpub8;
 
---- Tests for publications with SEQUENCES
+---------------------------------------------
+-- EXCEPT tests for TABLES IN SCHEMA
+---------------------------------------------
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+-- Create tables in pub_test for these tests
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1 (a int primary key, b text);
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2 (x int primary key, y text);
+-- Create same-named tables in public to verify unqualified EXCEPT entries
+-- are qualified with the named schema, not public
+CREATE TABLE testpub_nopk (foo int, bar int);
+CREATE TABLE testpub_tbl_s1 (a int primary key, b text);
+
+-- Basic: exclude one table from a schema publication
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except1
+
+-- Exclude multiple tables using unqualified names; same-named tables exist in
+-- public to confirm unqualified names resolve to pub_test, not public
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except2
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_nopk, testpub_tbl_s1);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except2
+
+-- fail: EXCEPT table belongs to a different schema
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_wrongschema
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testpub_tbl1);
+
+-- fail: cross-schema EXCEPT not allowed; each EXCEPT is bound to its immediate schema
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_crossschema
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test, public EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, public.testpub_tbl1);
+
+-- Multiple schemas each with their own EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_multi
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                  public EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl1);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except_multi
+
+-- ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA on a table excluded by a schema publication:
+-- the schema-scoped exclusion is no longer meaningful once the table moves
+-- out of its schema, so the exclusion is auto-removed.
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_setsch
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2);
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except_setsch
+ALTER TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2 SET SCHEMA public;
+\dRp+ testpub_schema_except_setsch
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_setsch;
+-- Restore for further tests
+ALTER TABLE public.testpub_tbl_s2 SET SCHEMA pub_test;
+
+-- fail: table appears in both the explicit table list and the EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_conflict
+    FOR TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+
+-- fail: nonexistent table in EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_norel
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.nonexistent_table);
+
+-- fail: partition cannot appear in EXCEPT clause; only root tables are allowed
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s (a int) PARTITION BY LIST (a);
+CREATE TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s PARTITION OF pub_test.testpub_parted_s FOR VALUES IN (1);
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_partition
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s);
+
+-- fail: partition still rejected from EXCEPT even when its own root is also
+-- named in the same EXCEPT list
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_partition_with_root
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s, TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+
+-- fail: TABLE keyword is required for the first entry in the EXCEPT clause
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_nokw
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (testpub_nopk);
+
+-- fail: ADD TABLE for a partition is rejected when a partition ancestor
+-- is currently in the publication's EXCEPT list.
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s;
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor;
+
+-- fail: same contradiction (explicit partition + EXCEPT-ed ancestor), but
+-- given in a single statement instead of two separate ones; the ancestor's
+-- EXCEPT row doesn't exist in the catalog yet when the explicit partition is
+-- validated, so this must be caught by comparing the in-memory lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor_same_create
+    FOR TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s,
+       TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+
+-- Cleanup
+RESET client_min_messages;
+DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2;
+DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE testpub_nopk, testpub_tbl_s1;
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1, testpub_schema_except2, testpub_schema_except_multi;
+
+---------------------------------------------
+-- Tests for publications with SEQUENCES
+---------------------------------------------
 CREATE SEQUENCE regress_pub_seq0;
 CREATE SEQUENCE pub_test.regress_pub_seq1;
 
@@ -1189,6 +1288,18 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION testpub1_forschema SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test1, pub_test1;
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub1_forschema ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA foo (a, b);
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub1_forschema ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA foo, bar (a, b);
 
+-- EXCEPT clause with CURRENT_SCHEMA: cross-schema entry must be rejected
+SET search_path = pub_test1;
+-- qualified name from wrong schema -> error
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test2.tbl1);
+-- unqualified name implicitly qualified with current schema (pub_test1.tbl)
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl);
+RESET client_min_messages;
+\dRp+ testpub_cursch_except
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except;
+RESET search_path;
+
 -- cleanup pub_test1 schema for invalidation tests
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub2_forschema DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test1;
 DROP PUBLICATION testpub3_forschema, testpub4_forschema, testpub5_forschema, testpub6_forschema, testpub_fortable;
@@ -1443,6 +1554,7 @@ DROP ROLE regress_publication_user_dummy;
 -- Test pg_get_publication_tables(text[], oid) function
 CREATE SCHEMA gpt_test_sch;
 CREATE TABLE gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch (id int);
+CREATE TABLE gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch2 (id int);
 CREATE TABLE tbl_normal (id int);
 CREATE TABLE tbl_parent (id1 int, id2 int, id3 int) PARTITION BY RANGE (id1);
 CREATE TABLE tbl_part1 PARTITION OF tbl_parent FOR VALUES FROM (1) TO (10);
@@ -1454,6 +1566,7 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION pub_all_no_viaroot FOR ALL TABLES WITH (publish_via_partition
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_all_except FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE tbl_parent, gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = true);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_all_except_no_viaroot FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE tbl_parent, gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = false);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_schema FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_test_sch;
+CREATE PUBLICATION pub_schema_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_test_sch EXCEPT (TABLE gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_normal FOR TABLE tbl_normal WHERE (id < 10);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_part_leaf FOR TABLE tbl_part1 WITH (publish_via_partition_root = false);
 CREATE PUBLICATION pub_part_parent FOR TABLE tbl_parent (id1, id2) WHERE (id1 = 10) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = true);
@@ -1510,6 +1623,32 @@ SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_all_except_no_viaroot'], 'gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch
 SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_all_except_no_viaroot'], 'tbl_parent'); -- no result (excluded)
 SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_all_except_no_viaroot'], 'tbl_part1'); -- no result
 
+-- test for EXCEPT clause with schema publication
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_schema_except'], 'gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch'); -- no result (excluded)
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_schema_except'], 'gpt_test_sch.tbl_sch2'); -- one row (included via schema)
+
+-- test for EXCEPT clause with schema publication, where the excluded root's
+-- partition lives in a different schema that is separately, fully included
+-- (no EXCEPT) in the same publication.  The root's exclusion must cascade to
+-- the partition regardless of the partition's own schema membership.
+CREATE SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch1;
+CREATE SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch2;
+CREATE TABLE gpt_cross_sch1.croot (id int) PARTITION BY RANGE (id);
+CREATE TABLE gpt_cross_sch2.cpart1 PARTITION OF gpt_cross_sch1.croot FOR VALUES FROM (1) TO (10);
+
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+CREATE PUBLICATION pub_cross_schema_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE gpt_cross_sch1.croot), TABLES IN SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch2;
+RESET client_min_messages;
+
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_cross_schema_except'], 'gpt_cross_sch1.croot'); -- no result (excluded)
+-- no result (excluded via cascading root exclusion, even though cpart1's own
+-- schema gpt_cross_sch2 is separately, fully included with no EXCEPT)
+SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_cross_schema_except'], 'gpt_cross_sch2.cpart1');
+
+DROP PUBLICATION pub_cross_schema_except;
+DROP TABLE gpt_cross_sch2.cpart1, gpt_cross_sch1.croot;
+DROP SCHEMA gpt_cross_sch1, gpt_cross_sch2;
+
 -- two rows with different row filter
 SELECT * FROM test_gpt(ARRAY['pub_all', 'pub_normal'], 'tbl_normal');
 
@@ -1538,6 +1677,7 @@ DROP PUBLICATION pub_all_no_viaroot;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_all_except;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_all_except_no_viaroot;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_schema;
+DROP PUBLICATION pub_schema_except;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_normal;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_part_leaf;
 DROP PUBLICATION pub_part_parent;
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
index 8c58d282eee..e9bca3554b1 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ my $result;
 
 sub test_except_root_partition
 {
-	my ($pubviaroot) = @_;
+	my ($pubviaroot, $pubsql) = @_;
+	$pubsql //=
+	  "CREATE PUBLICATION tap_pub_part FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE root1)";
+	$pubsql .= " WITH (publish_via_partition_root = $pubviaroot)";
 
 	# If the root partitioned table is in the EXCEPT clause, all its
 	# partitions are excluded from publication, regardless of the
 	# publish_via_partition_root setting.
 	$node_publisher->safe_psql(
 		'postgres', qq(
-		CREATE PUBLICATION tap_pub_part FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT (TABLE root1) WITH (publish_via_partition_root = $pubviaroot);
+		$pubsql;
 		INSERT INTO root1 VALUES (1), (101);
 	));
 	$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
@@ -223,6 +226,206 @@ $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 test_except_root_partition('false');
 test_except_root_partition('true');
 
+# Same validation using TABLES IN SCHEMA instead of FOR ALL TABLES.
+my $schema_pub =
+  "CREATE PUBLICATION tap_pub_part FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA public EXCEPT (TABLE public.root1)";
+test_except_root_partition('false', $schema_pub);
+test_except_root_partition('true', $schema_pub);
+
+# ============================================
+# EXCEPT test cases for TABLES IN SCHEMA
+# ============================================
+
+# Create a dedicated schema with two tables: one to be published and one to be
+# excluded.  Also create inherited tables to verify ONLY semantics.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	CREATE SCHEMA sch1;
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.tab_published AS SELECT generate_series(1,5) AS a;
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.tab_excluded AS SELECT generate_series(1,5) AS a;
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.parent (a int);
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.child (b int) INHERITS (sch1.parent);
+));
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	CREATE SCHEMA sch1;
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.tab_published (a int);
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.tab_excluded (a int);
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.parent (a int);
+	CREATE TABLE sch1.child (b int) INHERITS (sch1.parent);
+));
+
+# Basic test: initial sync respects EXCEPT.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE PUBLICATION sch_pub FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE sch1.tab_excluded)"
+);
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr' PUBLICATION sch_pub"
+);
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_published");
+is($result, qq(5),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: initial sync copies included table');
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_excluded");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: initial sync skips excluded table');
+
+# DML: only the included table should be replicated.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	INSERT INTO sch1.tab_published VALUES (6);
+	INSERT INTO sch1.tab_excluded VALUES (6);
+));
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_published");
+is($result, qq(6),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: DML on included table is replicated');
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_excluded");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: DML on excluded table is not replicated');
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION sch_pub');
+
+# Inherited tables: excluding the parent (without ONLY) also excludes the child.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE PUBLICATION sch_pub FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE sch1.parent)"
+);
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr' PUBLICATION sch_pub"
+);
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sch_sub');
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO sch1.child VALUES (generate_series(1,5), generate_series(1,5))"
+);
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.child");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: excluding parent (without ONLY) also excludes child'
+);
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION sch_pub');
+
+# Test that EXCEPT (TABLE ONLY parent) excludes only the parent itself, not its
+# child.  Truncate child first so rows from the previous test are not copied by
+# the initial table sync of the next subscription.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'TRUNCATE sch1.child');
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'TRUNCATE sch1.child');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE PUBLICATION sch_pub FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE ONLY sch1.parent)"
+);
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr' PUBLICATION sch_pub"
+);
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sch_sub');
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO sch1.child VALUES (generate_series(1,5), generate_series(1,5))"
+);
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.child");
+is($result, qq(5),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: ONLY parent in EXCEPT does not exclude child');
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION sch_pub');
+
+# Cleanup schema tables before the multi-publication section.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SCHEMA sch1 CASCADE');
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SCHEMA sch1 CASCADE');
+
+# ============================================
+# EXCEPT test cases for TABLES IN SCHEMA with a cross-schema partition
+# ============================================
+
+# A partition can live in a different schema than its partitioned root.  If
+# the root is excluded via EXCEPT under its own schema's clause, the
+# exclusion must cascade to all its partitions, even when the partition's
+# own schema is separately, fully included (no EXCEPT) in the same
+# publication.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	CREATE SCHEMA csch1;
+	CREATE SCHEMA csch2;
+	CREATE TABLE csch1.croot(a int) PARTITION BY RANGE(a);
+	CREATE TABLE csch2.cpart1 PARTITION OF csch1.croot FOR VALUES FROM (0) TO (100);
+	INSERT INTO csch1.croot VALUES (generate_series(1,5));
+));
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	CREATE SCHEMA csch1;
+	CREATE SCHEMA csch2;
+	CREATE TABLE csch1.croot(a int);
+	CREATE TABLE csch2.cpart1(a int);
+));
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE PUBLICATION cross_sch_pub FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA csch1 EXCEPT (TABLE csch1.croot), TABLES IN SCHEMA csch2"
+);
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION cross_sch_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr' PUBLICATION cross_sch_pub"
+);
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'cross_sch_sub');
+
+# Baseline: the root itself, pre-populated with rows before the subscription
+# was created, is excluded by its own schema's EXCEPT clause -- initial sync
+# must not have copied it.
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM csch1.croot");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: cross-schema partition root is excluded by initial sync'
+);
+
+# Regression case: the partition's own schema (csch2) is separately, fully
+# included with no EXCEPT, but the root's exclusion must still cascade to it
+# -- initial sync must not have copied the pre-existing rows routed into this
+# partition via the root.
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM csch2.cpart1");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: cross-schema partition is excluded by initial sync via cascading root exclusion'
+);
+
+# Insert distinct, identifiable data directly into the partition and verify
+# it is not replicated either.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"INSERT INTO csch2.cpart1 VALUES (generate_series(1,5))");
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('cross_sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM csch1.croot");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: cross-schema partition root remains excluded after DML'
+);
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT count(*) FROM csch2.cpart1");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: cross-schema partition remains excluded after DML via cascading root exclusion'
+);
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION cross_sch_sub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION cross_sch_pub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SCHEMA csch1, csch2 CASCADE');
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SCHEMA csch1, csch2 CASCADE');
+
 # ============================================
 # Test when a subscription is subscribing to multiple publications
 # ============================================
@@ -254,6 +457,7 @@ $node_publisher->safe_psql(
 	DROP PUBLICATION tap_pub2;
 	TRUNCATE tab1;
 ));
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub');
 $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', qq(TRUNCATE tab1));
 
 # OK when a table is excluded by pub1 EXCEPT clause, but it is included by pub2
-- 
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From 34112dd23e62fae82fad9e97ba677cc2c5ab6de7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nisha Moond <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 15:07:22 +0530
Subject: [PATCH v20 2/5] Restrict conflicting EXCEPT lists in multi-schema
 publications

Add ProcessSchemaExceptTables() to qualify each mention's EXCEPT
entries, build a sorted signature per schema OID, and compare it
against any prior mention of the same schema in the same statement,
erroring on a mismatch.
---
 src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c    | 103 +++++++++++++++-------
 src/backend/parser/gram.y                 |  36 +-------
 src/test/regress/expected/publication.out |  38 ++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql      |  31 +++++++
 4 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index 9a922a6dcc3..0c3c905f7ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ static void PublicationAddSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool if_not_exists,
 static void PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok);
 static char defGetGeneratedColsOption(DefElem *def);
 static void CheckExceptNotInTableList(List *except_rels, List *explicitrelids);
+static void ProcessSchemaExceptTables(Oid schemaid, const char *schema_name,
+									  List *except_tables, ParseState *pstate,
+									  bool schema_repeated,
+									  List **schemas_with_except,
+									  List **except_pubtables);
 
 
 static void
@@ -177,6 +182,57 @@ parse_publication_options(ParseState *pstate,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Qualify unqualified EXCEPT table names with schema_name, reject entries
+ * explicitly qualified with a different schema, and append the (now
+ * qualified) tables to *except_pubtables.
+ *
+ * Also rejects a repeated mention of the same schema in the same TABLES IN
+ * SCHEMA list if either mention specifies a non-empty EXCEPT list, without
+ * checking whether the two EXCEPT lists actually name the same tables. This
+ * mirrors OpenTableList()'s handling of repeated tables with column lists
+ * (e.g. "FOR TABLE t1(a), t1(a)" is rejected even though the lists match):
+ * two mentions of the same schema wouldn't have a well-defined single
+ * EXCEPT list to enforce, so it's rejected as conflicting or redundant
+ * rather than silently unioned or compared for equivalence.
+ * *schemas_with_except accumulates the OIDs of schemas already seen with a
+ * non-empty EXCEPT list in this statement.
+ */
+static void
+ProcessSchemaExceptTables(Oid schemaid, const char *schema_name,
+						  List *except_tables, ParseState *pstate,
+						  bool schema_repeated, List **schemas_with_except,
+						  List **except_pubtables)
+{
+	if (schema_repeated &&
+		(except_tables != NIL || list_member_oid(*schemas_with_except, schemaid)))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
+				errmsg("conflicting or redundant EXCEPT lists for schema \"%s\"",
+					   schema_name));
+
+	if (except_tables != NIL)
+		*schemas_with_except = lappend_oid(*schemas_with_except, schemaid);
+
+	foreach_ptr(PublicationObjSpec, eobj, except_tables)
+	{
+		const char *eobj_schemaname = eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname;
+		const char *eobj_relname = eobj->pubtable->relation->relname;
+
+		if (eobj_schemaname == NULL)
+			eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname = pstrdup(schema_name);
+		else if (strcmp(eobj_schemaname, schema_name) != 0)
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+					errmsg("table \"%s\" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema \"%s\"",
+						   quote_qualified_identifier(eobj_schemaname, eobj_relname),
+						   schema_name),
+					parser_errposition(pstate, eobj->location));
+
+		*except_pubtables = lappend(*except_pubtables, eobj->pubtable);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Convert the PublicationObjSpecType list into schema oid list and
  * PublicationTable list.
@@ -187,6 +243,7 @@ ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
 {
 	ListCell   *cell;
 	PublicationObjSpec *pubobj;
+	List	   *schemas_with_except = NIL;
 
 	if (!pubobjspec_list)
 		return;
@@ -194,7 +251,9 @@ ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
 	foreach(cell, pubobjspec_list)
 	{
 		Oid			schemaid;
+		char	   *schema_name;
 		List	   *search_path;
+		bool		schema_repeated;
 
 		pubobj = (PublicationObjSpec *) lfirst(cell);
 
@@ -210,9 +269,16 @@ ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
 				break;
 			case PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLES_IN_SCHEMA:
 				schemaid = get_namespace_oid(pubobj->name, false);
+				schema_name = pubobj->name;
+				schema_repeated = list_member_oid(*schemas, schemaid);
 
 				/* Filter out duplicates if user specifies "sch1, sch1" */
 				*schemas = list_append_unique_oid(*schemas, schemaid);
+
+				ProcessSchemaExceptTables(schemaid, schema_name,
+										  pubobj->except_tables, pstate,
+										  schema_repeated, &schemas_with_except,
+										  except_pubtables);
 				break;
 			case PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLES_IN_CUR_SCHEMA:
 				search_path = fetch_search_path(false);
@@ -223,41 +289,16 @@ ObjectsInPublicationToOids(List *pubobjspec_list, ParseState *pstate,
 
 				schemaid = linitial_oid(search_path);
 				list_free(search_path);
+				schema_name = get_namespace_name(schemaid);
+				schema_repeated = list_member_oid(*schemas, schemaid);
 
 				/* Filter out duplicates if user specifies "sch1, sch1" */
 				*schemas = list_append_unique_oid(*schemas, schemaid);
 
-				/*
-				 * Qualify unqualified EXCEPT table names with the resolved
-				 * current schema and reject any explicitly cross-schema
-				 * entries.  This mirrors the parse-time handling done for
-				 * TABLES_IN_SCHEMA in preprocess_pubobj_list(), deferred here
-				 * because CURRENT_SCHEMA is not known until execution time.
-				 */
-				if (pubobj->except_tables != NIL)
-				{
-					char	   *cur_schema_name = get_namespace_name(schemaid);
-
-					foreach_ptr(PublicationObjSpec, eobj, pubobj->except_tables)
-					{
-						const char *eobj_schemaname =
-							eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname;
-						const char *eobj_relname =
-							eobj->pubtable->relation->relname;
-
-						if (eobj_schemaname == NULL)
-							eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname = cur_schema_name;
-						else if (strcmp(eobj_schemaname, cur_schema_name) != 0)
-							ereport(ERROR,
-									errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
-									errmsg("table \"%s\" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema \"%s\"",
-										   quote_qualified_identifier(eobj_schemaname, eobj_relname),
-										   cur_schema_name));
-
-						*except_pubtables = lappend(*except_pubtables,
-													eobj->pubtable);
-					}
-				}
+				ProcessSchemaExceptTables(schemaid, schema_name,
+										  pubobj->except_tables, pstate,
+										  schema_repeated, &schemas_with_except,
+										  except_pubtables);
 				break;
 			default:
 				/* shouldn't happen */
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 2a8f999d586..437416f7c96 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -20878,8 +20878,10 @@ preprocess_pub_all_objtype_list(List *all_objects_list, List **pubobjects,
 /*
  * Process pubobjspec_list to check for errors in any of the objects and
  * convert PUBLICATIONOBJ_CONTINUATION into appropriate PublicationObjSpecType.
- * Also flattens except_tables from TABLES IN SCHEMA nodes into the list so
- * that ObjectsInPublicationToOids() sees them as top-level EXCEPT_TABLE entries.
+ * The except_tables attached to TABLES IN SCHEMA nodes are left in place here;
+ * ObjectsInPublicationToOids() qualifies their names, validates schema
+ * membership, and merges the qualified tables into its except_pubtables
+ * output list once the schema OID is known.
  */
 static void
 preprocess_pubobj_list(List *pubobjspec_list, core_yyscan_t yyscanner)
@@ -20963,36 +20965,6 @@ preprocess_pubobj_list(List *pubobjspec_list, core_yyscan_t yyscanner)
 						errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
 						errmsg("invalid schema name"),
 						parser_errposition(pubobj->location));
-
-			/*
-			 * For TABLES_IN_SCHEMA, qualify unqualified EXCEPT table names
-			 * with the parent schema and reject cross-schema entries at parse
-			 * time, then flatten into the top-level list.
-			 *
-			 * For TABLES_IN_CUR_SCHEMA the schema name is not yet known, so
-			 * skip both steps here; ObjectsInPublicationToOids() will
-			 * qualify names and validate schema membership at execution time.
-			 */
-			if (pubobj->pubobjtype == PUBLICATIONOBJ_TABLES_IN_SCHEMA)
-			{
-				foreach_ptr(PublicationObjSpec, eobj, pubobj->except_tables)
-				{
-					const char *eobj_schemaname = eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname;
-					const char *eobj_relname = eobj->pubtable->relation->relname;
-
-					if (eobj_schemaname == NULL)
-						eobj->pubtable->relation->schemaname = pubobj->name;
-					else if (strcmp(eobj_schemaname, pubobj->name) != 0)
-						ereport(ERROR,
-								errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
-								errmsg("table \"%s\" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema \"%s\"",
-									   quote_qualified_identifier(eobj_schemaname, eobj_relname),
-									   pubobj->name),
-								parser_errposition(eobj->location));
-				}
-				pubobjspec_list = list_concat(pubobjspec_list, pubobj->except_tables);
-				pubobj->except_tables = NIL;
-			}
 		}
 
 		prevobjtype = pubobj->pubobjtype;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
index 0729e546116..5fb7de2f07f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
@@ -543,6 +543,17 @@ Except tables:
     "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
     "public.testpub_tbl1"
 
+-- fail: same schema repeated with same EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_conflict
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                  pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+ERROR:  conflicting or redundant EXCEPT lists for schema "pub_test"
+-- fail: same schema repeated with conflicting or no EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_conflict2
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                  pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2),
+                  pub_test;
+ERROR:  conflicting or redundant EXCEPT lists for schema "pub_test"
 -- ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA on a table excluded by a schema publication:
 -- the schema-scoped exclusion is no longer meaningful once the table moves
 -- out of its schema, so the exclusion is auto-removed.
@@ -2111,6 +2122,8 @@ SET search_path = pub_test1;
 -- qualified name from wrong schema -> error
 CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test2.tbl1);
 ERROR:  table "pub_test2.tbl1" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema "pub_test1"
+LINE 1: ...FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test2....
+                                                             ^
 -- unqualified name implicitly qualified with current schema (pub_test1.tbl)
 SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
 CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl);
@@ -2126,6 +2139,31 @@ Except tables:
     "pub_test1.tbl"
 
 DROP PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except;
+-- succeeds: CURRENT_SCHEMA and pub_test1 (same schema)
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_named_same
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA, pub_test1;
+RESET client_min_messages;
+\dRp+ testpub_cursch_named_same
+                                                    Publication testpub_cursch_named_same
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test1"
+
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_named_same;
+-- fail: CURRENT_SCHEMA and pub_test1 (same schema) have
+-- conflicting EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_named_conflict
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl),
+                  pub_test1 EXCEPT (TABLE tbl1);
+ERROR:  conflicting or redundant EXCEPT lists for schema "pub_test1"
+-- fail: two CURRENT_SCHEMA mentions with conflicting EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_cursch_conflict
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl),
+                  CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl1);
+ERROR:  conflicting or redundant EXCEPT lists for schema "pub_test1"
 RESET search_path;
 -- cleanup pub_test1 schema for invalidation tests
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub2_forschema DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test1;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
index 055b9e97dc1..3755032ad03 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
@@ -260,6 +260,17 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_multi
                   public EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl1);
 \dRp+ testpub_schema_except_multi
 
+-- fail: same schema repeated with same EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_conflict
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                  pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+
+-- fail: same schema repeated with conflicting or no EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except_conflict2
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                  pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2),
+                  pub_test;
+
 -- ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA on a table excluded by a schema publication:
 -- the schema-scoped exclusion is no longer meaningful once the table moves
 -- out of its schema, so the exclusion is auto-removed.
@@ -1298,6 +1309,26 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXC
 RESET client_min_messages;
 \dRp+ testpub_cursch_except
 DROP PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_except;
+
+-- succeeds: CURRENT_SCHEMA and pub_test1 (same schema)
+SET client_min_messages = 'ERROR';
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_named_same
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA, pub_test1;
+RESET client_min_messages;
+\dRp+ testpub_cursch_named_same
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_named_same;
+
+-- fail: CURRENT_SCHEMA and pub_test1 (same schema) have
+-- conflicting EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_named_conflict
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl),
+                  pub_test1 EXCEPT (TABLE tbl1);
+
+-- fail: two CURRENT_SCHEMA mentions with conflicting EXCEPT lists
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_cursch_cursch_conflict
+    FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl),
+                  CURRENT_SCHEMA EXCEPT (TABLE tbl1);
+
 RESET search_path;
 
 -- cleanup pub_test1 schema for invalidation tests
-- 
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From 8d564bf6b279b80b05309903b886dd31d499f5c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nisha Moond <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 17:09:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH v20 3/5] Add EXCEPT support to ALTER PUBLICATION ADD TABLES IN
 SCHEMA

Extend the EXCEPT clause support to allow tables to be excluded when
adding a schema to a publication via ALTER PUBLICATION ... ADD.

Syntax:
  ALTER PUBLICATION pub ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA s EXCEPT (TABLE s.t1);

Since pg_dump uses ALTER PUBLICATION ... ADD, support for it is
included in this patch.
---
 src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c      | 19 +++--
 src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c    | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c                 | 30 ++++++-
 src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl          | 24 ++++++
 src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c            | 17 ++++
 src/test/regress/expected/publication.out | 66 ++++++++++++++-
 src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql      | 50 +++++++++++-
 src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl     | 32 ++++++++
 8 files changed, 322 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
index 0bdcc07c42d..21f679f8ac1 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
@@ -729,15 +729,18 @@ publication_add_relation(Oid pubid, PublicationRelInfo *pri,
 	 * here, as CreatePublication() function invalidates all relations as part
 	 * of defining a FOR ALL TABLES publication.
 	 *
-	 * For ALTER PUBLICATION, invalidation is needed only when adding an
-	 * EXCEPT table to a publication already marked as ALL TABLES. For
-	 * publications that were originally empty or defined as ALL SEQUENCES and
-	 * are being converted to ALL TABLES, invalidation is skipped here, as
-	 * AlterPublicationAllFlags() function invalidates all relations while
-	 * marking the publication as ALL TABLES publication.
+	 * For ALTER PUBLICATION, invalidation is needed when adding an EXCEPT
+	 * table to either a FOR ALL TABLES publication (pub->alltables is true)
+	 * or a FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA publication (is_schema_publication is true).
+	 * The exception: when a publication is being converted to FOR ALL TABLES
+	 * (pub->alltables is still false at this point),
+	 * AlterPublicationAllFlags() will perform a full invalidation, so we skip
+	 * it here.
 	 */
-	inval_except_table = (alter_stmt != NULL) && pub->alltables &&
-		(alter_stmt->for_all_tables && pri->except);
+	inval_except_table = (alter_stmt != NULL) && pri->except &&
+		(pub->alltables
+		 ? alter_stmt->for_all_tables
+		 : is_schema_publication(pubid));
 
 	if (!pri->except || inval_except_table)
 	{
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index 0c3c905f7ea..e6485827b1c 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ static void PublicationDropTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool missing_ok);
 static void PublicationAddSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool if_not_exists,
 								  AlterPublicationStmt *stmt);
 static void PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok);
+static void AlterPublicationSchemas(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
+									HeapTuple tup, List *schemaidlist,
+									List *except_pubtables);
+static void AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
+											   HeapTuple tup,
+											   List *except_pubtables,
+											   List *schemaidlist);
 static char defGetGeneratedColsOption(DefElem *def);
 static void CheckExceptNotInTableList(List *except_rels, List *explicitrelids);
 static void ProcessSchemaExceptTables(Oid schemaid, const char *schema_name,
@@ -1577,7 +1584,8 @@ AlterPublicationTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt, HeapTuple tup,
  */
 static void
 AlterPublicationSchemas(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
-						HeapTuple tup, List *schemaidlist)
+						HeapTuple tup, List *schemaidlist,
+						List *except_pubtables)
 {
 	Form_pg_publication pubform = (Form_pg_publication) GETSTRUCT(tup);
 
@@ -1654,6 +1662,88 @@ AlterPublicationSchemas(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
 		 */
 		PublicationAddSchemas(pubform->oid, schemaidlist, true, stmt);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Increment the command counter so that is_schema_publication() in
+	 * GetExcludedPublicationTables() can see the just-inserted schema
+	 * rows when AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables runs next.
+	 */
+	if (stmt->action == AP_AddObjects || stmt->action == AP_SetObjects)
+		CommandCounterIncrement();
+
+	AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables(stmt, tup, except_pubtables, schemaidlist);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Alter the EXCEPT list of a schema-level publication.
+ *
+ * Adds, removes, or replaces except-table entries in pg_publication_rel
+ * (rows with prexcept = true).  These entries suppress publication of the
+ * named tables that would otherwise be covered by a FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA
+ * clause.
+ */
+static void
+AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
+							 HeapTuple tup, List *except_pubtables,
+							 List *schemaidlist)
+{
+	Form_pg_publication pubform = (Form_pg_publication) GETSTRUCT(tup);
+	Oid			pubid = pubform->oid;
+
+	/*
+	 * Nothing to do if no EXCEPT entries.
+	 */
+	if (!except_pubtables)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * This function handles EXCEPT entries for schema-level publications
+	 * only.  For FOR ALL TABLES publications, EXCEPT entries are already
+	 * processed by AlterPublicationTables().
+	 */
+	if (schemaidlist == NIL && !is_schema_publication(pubid))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Dropping a schema from a publication removes all its EXCEPT entries via
+	 * cascade. The concept of "drop all schema tables from the publication
+	 * EXCEPT these ones" is not supported.
+	 */
+	if (stmt->action == AP_DropObjects)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+				 errmsg("EXCEPT clause is not supported with DROP in ALTER PUBLICATION")));
+
+	/*
+	 * XXX EXCEPT with SET is not currently implemented.  Workaround: DROP and
+	 * re-ADD the schema with the desired EXCEPT list.
+	 */
+	if (stmt->action == AP_SetObjects)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+				 errmsg("EXCEPT clause is not supported with SET in ALTER PUBLICATION"),
+				 errhint("Drop and re-add the schema with the desired EXCEPT list.")));
+
+	if (stmt->action == AP_AddObjects)
+	{
+		List	   *rels;
+		List	   *explicitrelids;
+
+		rels = OpenTableList(except_pubtables);
+
+		explicitrelids = GetIncludedPublicationRelations(pubid,
+														 PUBLICATION_PART_ROOT);
+
+		/*
+		 * Validate that each excluded table is not also in the explicit table
+		 * list (which would be contradictory).
+		 */
+		CheckExceptNotInTableList(rels, explicitrelids);
+
+		PublicationAddTables(pubid, rels, false, stmt);
+
+		CloseTableList(rels);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1863,10 +1953,12 @@ AlterPublication(ParseState *pstate, AlterPublicationStmt *stmt)
 					errmsg("publication \"%s\" does not exist",
 						   stmt->pubname));
 
-		relations = list_concat(relations, except_pubtables);
+		if (stmt->for_all_tables)
+			relations = list_concat(relations, except_pubtables);
+
 		AlterPublicationTables(stmt, tup, relations, pstate->p_sourcetext,
 							   schemaidlist != NIL);
-		AlterPublicationSchemas(stmt, tup, schemaidlist);
+		AlterPublicationSchemas(stmt, tup, schemaidlist, except_pubtables);
 		AlterPublicationAllFlags(stmt, rel, tup);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 4d660d14b4c..4877fd4546c 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -4973,6 +4973,7 @@ dumpPublicationNamespace(Archive *fout, const PublicationSchemaInfo *pubsinfo)
 	PublicationInfo *pubinfo = pubsinfo->publication;
 	PQExpBuffer query;
 	char	   *tag;
+	bool		has_except = false;
 
 	/* Do nothing if not dumping schema */
 	if (!dopt->dumpSchema)
@@ -4983,7 +4984,34 @@ dumpPublicationNamespace(Archive *fout, const PublicationSchemaInfo *pubsinfo)
 	query = createPQExpBuffer();
 
 	appendPQExpBuffer(query, "ALTER PUBLICATION %s ", fmtId(pubinfo->dobj.name));
-	appendPQExpBuffer(query, "ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA %s;\n", fmtId(schemainfo->dobj.name));
+	appendPQExpBuffer(query, "ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA %s", fmtId(schemainfo->dobj.name));
+
+	/*
+	 * Append EXCEPT clause for any tables that belong to this schema
+	 * and are excluded from the publication.
+	 */
+	for (SimplePtrListCell *cell = pubinfo->except_tables.head; cell; cell = cell->next)
+	{
+		TableInfo  *tbinfo = (TableInfo *) cell->ptr;
+
+		if (strcmp(tbinfo->dobj.namespace->dobj.name, schemainfo->dobj.name) == 0)
+		{
+			if (!has_except)
+			{
+				appendPQExpBufferStr(query, " EXCEPT (");
+				has_except = true;
+			}
+			else
+				appendPQExpBufferStr(query, ", ");
+
+			appendPQExpBuffer(query, "TABLE ONLY %s", fmtId(tbinfo->dobj.name));
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (has_except)
+		appendPQExpBufferStr(query, ")");
+
+	appendPQExpBufferStr(query, ";\n");
 
 	/*
 	 * There is no point in creating drop query as the drop is done by schema
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl b/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl
index 9258948b583..d18b3b0d7b9 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl
@@ -3283,6 +3283,30 @@ my %tests = (
 		like => { %full_runs, section_post_data => 1, },
 	},
 
+	'CREATE PUBLICATION pub11' => {
+		create_order => 50,
+		create_sql =>
+		  'CREATE PUBLICATION pub11 FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA dump_test EXCEPT (TABLE test_table);',
+		regexp => qr/^
+			\QCREATE PUBLICATION pub11 WITH (publish = 'insert, update, delete, truncate');\E
+			.*?
+			\QALTER PUBLICATION pub11 ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA dump_test EXCEPT (TABLE ONLY test_table);\E
+			/xms,
+		like => { %full_runs, section_post_data => 1, },
+	},
+
+	'CREATE PUBLICATION pub12' => {
+		create_order => 50,
+		create_sql =>
+		  'CREATE PUBLICATION pub12 FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA dump_test EXCEPT (TABLE test_table, dump_test.test_second_table);',
+		regexp => qr/^
+			\QCREATE PUBLICATION pub12 WITH (publish = 'insert, update, delete, truncate');\E
+			.*?
+			\QALTER PUBLICATION pub12 ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA dump_test EXCEPT (TABLE ONLY test_table, TABLE ONLY test_second_table);\E
+			/xms,
+		like => { %full_runs, section_post_data => 1, },
+	},
+
 	'CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sub1' => {
 		create_order => 50,
 		create_sql => 'CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sub1
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
index 067168699f6..23009ca2f40 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
@@ -2359,6 +2359,23 @@ match_previous_words(int pattern_id,
 		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_PLUS(Query_for_list_of_schemas
 								 " AND nspname NOT LIKE E'pg\\\\_%%'",
 								 "CURRENT_SCHEMA");
+	/* After a single schema name in ADD context, offer EXCEPT ( TABLE */
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny) &&
+			 !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("EXCEPT ( TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT"))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("( TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "("))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", "CURRENT_SCHEMA", "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE"))
+		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM(Query_for_list_of_tables_in_current_schema);
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE"))
+	{
+		set_completion_reference(prev4_wd);
+		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM(Query_for_list_of_tables_in_schema);
+	}
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE", MatchAnyN) && !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
+		COMPLETE_WITH(")");
 	/* ALTER PUBLICATION <name> SET ( */
 	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, MatchAnyN, "SET", "("))
 		COMPLETE_WITH("publish", "publish_generated_columns", "publish_via_partition_root");
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
index 5fb7de2f07f..13dd334d2ba 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
@@ -626,12 +626,76 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor_same_create
        TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
 ERROR:  partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" cannot be both published and excluded
 DETAIL:  Ancestor "pub_test.testpub_parted_s" is also being excluded by this same command.
+---------------------------------------------
+-- EXCEPT tests for ALTER PUBLICATION
+---------------------------------------------
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except;
+-- fail: non-existing table in EXCEPT clause
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.nonexistent_table);
+ERROR:  relation "pub_test.nonexistent_table" does not exist
+-- fail: EXCEPT table belongs to a different schema
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testpub_tbl1);
+ERROR:  table "public.testpub_tbl1" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema "pub_test"
+LINE 1: ...xcept ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.tes...
+                                                             ^
+-- fail: TABLE keyword is required for the first entry in EXCEPT clause
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (testpub_nopk);
+ERROR:  syntax error at or near "testpub_nopk"
+LINE 1: ...lter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (testpub_no...
+                                                             ^
+-- fail: exact same table given as both explicitly published and excluded
+-- in a single ALTER ... ADD
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except
+    ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1,
+       TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+ERROR:  table "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1" cannot be both published and excluded
+-- fail: add explicit partition and EXCEPT ancestor, given in a
+-- single ALTER ... ADD statement
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except
+    ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s,
+       TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ERROR:  partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" cannot be both published and excluded
+DETAIL:  Ancestor "pub_test.testpub_parted_s" is also being excluded by this same command.
+-- fail: partition still rejected from EXCEPT even when its own root is also
+-- named in the same EXCEPT list, via ALTER ... ADD
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except
+    ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s, TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ERROR:  cannot specify relation "pub_test.testpub_part_s" in the publication EXCEPT clause
+DETAIL:  This operation is not supported for individual partitions.
+-- fail: partition already explicitly published, then its root is EXCEPT-ed
+-- via a later, separate ALTER ... ADD
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s;
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ERROR:  partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" cannot be both published and excluded
+DETAIL:  Ancestor "pub_test.testpub_parted_s" is also being excluded by this same command.
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s;
+-- fail: root already explicitly published, then its partition is rejected
+-- from EXCEPT via a later, separate ALTER ... ADD (partitions can never
+-- appear in EXCEPT, independent of the root's state)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s;
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s);
+ERROR:  cannot specify relation "pub_test.testpub_part_s" in the publication EXCEPT clause
+DETAIL:  This operation is not supported for individual partitions.
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s;
+-- ADD: qualified and unqualified names; unqualified is implicitly qualified with the schema
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, testpub_tbl_s2);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2"
+
 -- Cleanup
 RESET client_min_messages;
 DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2;
 DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE testpub_nopk, testpub_tbl_s1;
-DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1, testpub_schema_except2, testpub_schema_except_multi;
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1, testpub_schema_except2, testpub_schema_except_multi, testpub_alter_except;
 ---------------------------------------------
 -- Tests for publications with SEQUENCES
 ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
index 3755032ad03..4801ccac112 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
@@ -321,12 +321,60 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_except_ancestor_same_create
     FOR TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s,
        TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
 
+---------------------------------------------
+-- EXCEPT tests for ALTER PUBLICATION
+---------------------------------------------
+CREATE PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except;
+
+-- fail: non-existing table in EXCEPT clause
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.nonexistent_table);
+
+-- fail: EXCEPT table belongs to a different schema
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testpub_tbl1);
+
+-- fail: TABLE keyword is required for the first entry in EXCEPT clause
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (testpub_nopk);
+
+-- fail: exact same table given as both explicitly published and excluded
+-- in a single ALTER ... ADD
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except
+    ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1,
+       TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+
+-- fail: add explicit partition and EXCEPT ancestor, given in a
+-- single ALTER ... ADD statement
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except
+    ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s,
+       TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+
+-- fail: partition still rejected from EXCEPT even when its own root is also
+-- named in the same EXCEPT list, via ALTER ... ADD
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except
+    ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s, TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+
+-- fail: partition already explicitly published, then its root is EXCEPT-ed
+-- via a later, separate ALTER ... ADD
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s;
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s;
+
+-- fail: root already explicitly published, then its partition is rejected
+-- from EXCEPT via a later, separate ALTER ... ADD (partitions can never
+-- appear in EXCEPT, independent of the root's state)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s;
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s);
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s;
+
+-- ADD: qualified and unqualified names; unqualified is implicitly qualified with the schema
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, testpub_tbl_s2);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
 -- Cleanup
 RESET client_min_messages;
 DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2;
 DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE testpub_nopk, testpub_tbl_s1;
-DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1, testpub_schema_except2, testpub_schema_except_multi;
+DROP PUBLICATION testpub_schema_except1, testpub_schema_except2, testpub_schema_except_multi, testpub_alter_except;
 
 ---------------------------------------------
 -- Tests for publications with SEQUENCES
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
index e9bca3554b1..27e336267db 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
@@ -347,6 +347,38 @@ is($result, qq(5),
 $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub');
 $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION sch_pub');
 
+# ============================================
+# ALTER PUBLICATION EXCEPT for TABLES IN SCHEMA
+# ============================================
+
+# Truncate subscriber tables to remove data accumulated from previous tests.
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	'TRUNCATE sch1.tab_published, sch1.tab_excluded, sch1.parent, sch1.child');
+
+# ADD: add a schema with an excepted table; verify the except entry takes effect.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', "CREATE PUBLICATION sch_pub");
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER PUBLICATION sch_pub ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE sch1.tab_excluded)"
+);
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr' PUBLICATION sch_pub"
+);
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_published");
+is($result, qq(6),
+	'ALTER ... ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: included table synced');
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_excluded");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'ALTER ... ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: excluded table not synced');
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION sch_pub');
+
 # Cleanup schema tables before the multi-publication section.
 $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SCHEMA sch1 CASCADE');
 $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SCHEMA sch1 CASCADE');
-- 
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)



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From 5695f655343b98fbe540cf9df6c85ce3e6047c24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nisha Moond <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:32:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH v20 4/5] Add EXCEPT support to ALTER PUBLICATION SET TABLES IN
 SCHEMA

Extend AlterPublicationExceptTables() with the AP_SetObjects case,
which redefines the publication and replaces the entire EXCEPT list.

Syntax:
ALTER PUBLICATION pub SET TABLES IN SCHEMA s EXCEPT (TABLE t1);

This patch also cleans up EXCEPT entries when a schema is dropped
from the publication.
---
 src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c    | 181 +++++++++++++++++++---
 src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c            |  17 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/publication.out | 109 +++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql      |  47 ++++++
 src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl     |  85 ++++++++++
 5 files changed, 414 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
index e6485827b1c..b431ccf802a 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/publicationcmds.c
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static void CloseTableList(List *rels);
 static void LockSchemaList(List *schemalist);
 static void PublicationAddTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool if_not_exists,
 								 AlterPublicationStmt *stmt);
-static void PublicationDropTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool missing_ok);
+static void PublicationDropTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool missing_ok,
+								  bool delete_excluded);
 static void PublicationAddSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool if_not_exists,
 								  AlterPublicationStmt *stmt);
 static void PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok);
@@ -1428,7 +1429,7 @@ AlterPublicationTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt, HeapTuple tup,
 		PublicationAddTables(pubid, rels, false, stmt);
 	}
 	else if (stmt->action == AP_DropObjects)
-		PublicationDropTables(pubid, rels, false);
+		PublicationDropTables(pubid, rels, false, false);
 	else						/* AP_SetObjects */
 	{
 		List	   *oldrelids = NIL;
@@ -1563,7 +1564,7 @@ AlterPublicationTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt, HeapTuple tup,
 		}
 
 		/* And drop them. */
-		PublicationDropTables(pubid, delrels, true);
+		PublicationDropTables(pubid, delrels, true, true);
 
 		/*
 		 * Don't bother calculating the difference for adding, we'll catch and
@@ -1665,8 +1666,8 @@ AlterPublicationSchemas(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
 
 	/*
 	 * Increment the command counter so that is_schema_publication() in
-	 * GetExcludedPublicationTables() can see the just-inserted schema
-	 * rows when AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables runs next.
+	 * GetExcludedPublicationTables() can see the just-inserted schema rows
+	 * when AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables runs next.
 	 */
 	if (stmt->action == AP_AddObjects || stmt->action == AP_SetObjects)
 		CommandCounterIncrement();
@@ -1684,16 +1685,18 @@ AlterPublicationSchemas(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
  */
 static void
 AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
-							 HeapTuple tup, List *except_pubtables,
-							 List *schemaidlist)
+								   HeapTuple tup, List *except_pubtables,
+								   List *schemaidlist)
 {
 	Form_pg_publication pubform = (Form_pg_publication) GETSTRUCT(tup);
 	Oid			pubid = pubform->oid;
 
 	/*
-	 * Nothing to do if no EXCEPT entries.
+	 * Nothing to do if there are no EXCEPT entries, unless handling the SET
+	 * command, because if the user has removed all exceptions we need to drop
+	 * any existing ones.
 	 */
-	if (!except_pubtables)
+	if (!except_pubtables && stmt->action != AP_SetObjects)
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -1714,16 +1717,6 @@ AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
 				 errmsg("EXCEPT clause is not supported with DROP in ALTER PUBLICATION")));
 
-	/*
-	 * XXX EXCEPT with SET is not currently implemented.  Workaround: DROP and
-	 * re-ADD the schema with the desired EXCEPT list.
-	 */
-	if (stmt->action == AP_SetObjects)
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
-				 errmsg("EXCEPT clause is not supported with SET in ALTER PUBLICATION"),
-				 errhint("Drop and re-add the schema with the desired EXCEPT list.")));
-
 	if (stmt->action == AP_AddObjects)
 	{
 		List	   *rels;
@@ -1742,6 +1735,76 @@ AlterPublicationSchemaExceptTables(AlterPublicationStmt *stmt,
 
 		PublicationAddTables(pubid, rels, false, stmt);
 
+		CloseTableList(rels);
+	}
+	else						/* AP_SetObjects */
+	{
+		List	   *oldexceptrelids = NIL;
+		List	   *newexceptrelids = NIL;
+		List	   *delrelids = NIL;
+		List	   *rels;
+		List	   *explicitrelids;
+
+		rels = OpenTableList(except_pubtables);
+
+		/* Collect OIDs of the desired new EXCEPT list. */
+		foreach_ptr(PublicationRelInfo, pri, rels)
+			newexceptrelids = lappend_oid(newexceptrelids,
+										  RelationGetRelid(pri->relation));
+
+		explicitrelids = GetIncludedPublicationRelations(pubid,
+														 PUBLICATION_PART_ROOT);
+
+		/*
+		 * Validate that no excluded table is also already explicitly
+		 * published (exact match), and that no already-published partition
+		 * has its root among the tables being newly excluded here.
+		 */
+		CheckExceptNotInTableList(rels, explicitrelids);
+
+		/*
+		 * Get the current set of EXCEPT entries.  Only FOR ALL TABLES and
+		 * schema-level publications can have EXCEPT entries; for any other
+		 * publication type oldexceptrelids stays NIL.
+		 *
+		 * Note: we check is_schema_publication() against the current catalog
+		 * state (before AlterPublicationSchemas has run), so if the caller is
+		 * doing SET TABLE t1 to convert a schema publication into a plain
+		 * table publication, is_schema_publication() still returns true here.
+		 * That is intentional: it lets us discover and clean up any stale
+		 * EXCEPT entries that belong to the old schema definition.
+		 */
+		if (GetPublication(pubid)->alltables || is_schema_publication(pubid))
+			oldexceptrelids = GetExcludedPublicationTables(pubid,
+														   PUBLICATION_PART_ROOT);
+
+		/* Build a list of old EXCEPT entries not present in the new list. */
+		foreach_oid(oldrelid, oldexceptrelids)
+		{
+			if (!list_member_oid(newexceptrelids, oldrelid))
+				delrelids = lappend_oid(delrelids, oldrelid);
+		}
+
+		/* Drop old EXCEPT entries not present in the new list. */
+		foreach_oid(relid, delrelids)
+		{
+			Oid			proid;
+			ObjectAddress obj;
+
+			proid = GetSysCacheOid2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+									Anum_pg_publication_rel_oid,
+									ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+									ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
+			if (OidIsValid(proid))
+			{
+				ObjectAddressSet(obj, PublicationRelRelationId, proid);
+				performDeletion(&obj, DROP_CASCADE, 0);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Add new EXCEPT entries, skipping any already present. */
+		PublicationAddTables(pubid, rels, true, stmt);
+
 		CloseTableList(rels);
 	}
 }
@@ -2365,33 +2428,68 @@ PublicationAddTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool if_not_exists,
 
 /*
  * Remove listed tables from the publication.
+ *
+ * delete_excluded controls how EXCEPT (prexcept=true) rows are handled:
+ *   true  - delete them silently.  Used by the SET path to clear stale
+ *           EXCEPT rows that are being replaced by a new EXCEPT list.
+ *   false - treat them as "not a member". Used by ALTER ... DROP TABLE: an
+ *           EXCEPT entry is not something DROP TABLE is expected to remove.
  */
 static void
-PublicationDropTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool missing_ok)
+PublicationDropTables(Oid pubid, List *rels, bool missing_ok,
+					  bool delete_excluded)
 {
 	ObjectAddress obj;
 	ListCell   *lc;
-	Oid			prid;
 
 	foreach(lc, rels)
 	{
 		PublicationRelInfo *pubrel = (PublicationRelInfo *) lfirst(lc);
 		Relation	rel = pubrel->relation;
 		Oid			relid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
+		HeapTuple	tup;
+		Form_pg_publication_rel pubrelform;
+		Oid			prid = InvalidOid;
+		bool		is_except = false;
 
 		if (pubrel->columns)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
 					errmsg("column list must not be specified in ALTER PUBLICATION ... DROP"));
 
-		prid = GetSysCacheOid2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP, Anum_pg_publication_rel_oid,
-							   ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
-							   ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
-		if (!OidIsValid(prid))
+		tup = SearchSysCache2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+							  ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+							  ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
+		if (HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
+		{
+			pubrelform = (Form_pg_publication_rel) GETSTRUCT(tup);
+			is_except = pubrelform->prexcept;
+			prid = pubrelform->oid;
+			ReleaseSysCache(tup);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * DROP TABLE operates only on regular member rows.  A missing row
+		 * and an EXCEPT row both mean the table isn't currently published,
+		 * but we distinguish them so the EXCEPT case can carry a hint
+		 * pointing the user at the EXCEPT list.  The SET-cleanup caller
+		 * (delete_excluded = true) intends to remove EXCEPT rows and so
+		 * bypasses the EXCEPT half of this check.
+		 */
+		if (!OidIsValid(prid) || (is_except && !delete_excluded))
 		{
 			if (missing_ok)
 				continue;
 
+			if (is_except)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
+						 errmsg("cannot drop table \"%s\" from publication \"%s\"",
+								RelationGetQualifiedRelationName(rel),
+								get_publication_name(pubid, false)),
+						 errdetail("The table is currently listed in the EXCEPT clause of the publication."),
+						 errhint("Use ALTER PUBLICATION ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA ... EXCEPT to drop the table from the EXCEPT list.")));
+
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
 					 errmsg("relation \"%s\" is not part of the publication",
@@ -2447,6 +2545,7 @@ PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok)
 	foreach(lc, schemas)
 	{
 		Oid			schemaid = lfirst_oid(lc);
+		List	   *except_relids;
 
 		psid = GetSysCacheOid2(PUBLICATIONNAMESPACEMAP,
 							   Anum_pg_publication_namespace_oid,
@@ -2463,8 +2562,40 @@ PublicationDropSchemas(Oid pubid, List *schemas, bool missing_ok)
 							get_namespace_name(schemaid))));
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Collect EXCEPT entries for tables belonging to this schema before
+		 * removing the schema entry.
+		 */
+		except_relids = GetExcludedPublicationTables(pubid, PUBLICATION_PART_ROOT);
+
 		ObjectAddressSet(obj, PublicationNamespaceRelationId, psid);
 		performDeletion(&obj, DROP_CASCADE, 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Drop any prexcept rows for tables belonging to this schema. These
+		 * rows have no pg_depend entry pointing at the
+		 * pg_publication_namespace row, so they are not cascaded by the
+		 * performDeletion() call above and must be cleaned up explicitly.
+		 */
+		foreach_oid(relid, except_relids)
+		{
+			Oid			proid;
+
+			if (get_rel_namespace(relid) != schemaid)
+				continue;
+
+			proid = GetSysCacheOid2(PUBLICATIONRELMAP,
+									Anum_pg_publication_rel_oid,
+									ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+									ObjectIdGetDatum(pubid));
+			if (OidIsValid(proid))
+			{
+				ObjectAddressSet(obj, PublicationRelRelationId, proid);
+				performDeletion(&obj, DROP_CASCADE, 0);
+			}
+		}
+
+		list_free(except_relids);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
index 23009ca2f40..dcdc3893112 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
@@ -2376,6 +2376,23 @@ match_previous_words(int pattern_id,
 	}
 	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "ADD", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE", MatchAnyN) && !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
 		COMPLETE_WITH(")");
+	/* After a single schema name in SET context, offer EXCEPT ( TABLE */
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "SET", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny) &&
+			 !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("EXCEPT ( TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "SET", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT"))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("( TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "SET", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "("))
+		COMPLETE_WITH("TABLE");
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "SET", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", "CURRENT_SCHEMA", "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE"))
+		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM(Query_for_list_of_tables_in_current_schema);
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "SET", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE"))
+	{
+		set_completion_reference(prev4_wd);
+		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY_VERBATIM(Query_for_list_of_tables_in_schema);
+	}
+	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, "SET", "TABLES", "IN", "SCHEMA", MatchAny, "EXCEPT", "(", "TABLE", MatchAnyN) && !ends_with(prev_wd, ','))
+		COMPLETE_WITH(")");
 	/* ALTER PUBLICATION <name> SET ( */
 	else if (Matches("ALTER", "PUBLICATION", MatchAny, MatchAnyN, "SET", "("))
 		COMPLETE_WITH("publish", "publish_generated_columns", "publish_via_partition_root");
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
index 13dd334d2ba..d0037ed3da4 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/publication.out
@@ -690,6 +690,115 @@ Except tables:
     "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
     "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2"
 
+-- SET: replace the except list (keep same schema, different except table)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2"
+
+-- fail: table in EXCEPT clause also appears in the explicit table list
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+ERROR:  table "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1" cannot be both published and excluded
+-- fail: explicit partition + EXCEPT-ed root, given in a single SET statement
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s, TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+ERROR:  partition "pub_test.testpub_part_s" cannot be both published and excluded
+DETAIL:  Ancestor "pub_test.testpub_parted_s" is also being excluded by this same command.
+-- fail: except table's schema (public) not in the publication's schema list (pub_test)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testpub_tbl1);
+ERROR:  table "public.testpub_tbl1" in EXCEPT clause does not belong to schema "pub_test"
+LINE 1: ...xcept SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.tes...
+                                                             ^
+-- SET: unqualified name in EXCEPT is implicitly qualified with the schema
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl_s1);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+
+-- SET without EXCEPT clears the existing except list
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test;
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+
+-- SET to a different schema removes old schema's EXCEPT entries
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl_s1);
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA public;
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "public"
+
+-- fail: nonexistent table in EXCEPT clause (SET path)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.nonexistent_table);
+ERROR:  relation "pub_test.nonexistent_table" does not exist
+-- SET: multiple schemas each with their own EXCEPT clause
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                                                                      public EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl1);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+    "public"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+    "public.testpub_tbl1"
+
+-- fail: ALTER PUBLICATION ... DROP TABLE on an excluded table is rejected
+-- with an EXCEPT-specific error.
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1;
+ERROR:  cannot drop table "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1" from publication "testpub_alter_except"
+DETAIL:  The table is currently listed in the EXCEPT clause of the publication.
+HINT:  Use ALTER PUBLICATION ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA ... EXCEPT to drop the table from the EXCEPT list.
+-- the EXCEPT entry is still present after the rejected DROP TABLE
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "pub_test"
+    "public"
+Except tables:
+    "pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1"
+    "public.testpub_tbl1"
+
+-- fail: EXCEPT is not allowed with DROP
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2);
+ERROR:  EXCEPT clause is not supported with DROP in ALTER PUBLICATION
+-- DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA removes associated EXCEPT entries
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test;
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+                                                       Publication testpub_alter_except
+          Owner           | All tables | All sequences | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates | Generated columns | Via root | Description 
+--------------------------+------------+---------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------+-------------
+ regress_publication_user | f          | f             | t       | t       | t       | t         | none              | f        | 
+Tables from schemas:
+    "public"
+Except tables:
+    "public.testpub_tbl1"
+
 -- Cleanup
 RESET client_min_messages;
 DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
index 4801ccac112..93d827f2b2c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql
@@ -369,6 +369,53 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s;
 ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, testpub_tbl_s2);
 \dRp+ testpub_alter_except
 
+-- SET: replace the except list (keep same schema, different except table)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
+-- fail: table in EXCEPT clause also appears in the explicit table list
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1);
+
+-- fail: explicit partition + EXCEPT-ed root, given in a single SET statement
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLE pub_test.testpub_part_s, TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_parted_s);
+
+-- fail: except table's schema (public) not in the publication's schema list (pub_test)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE public.testpub_tbl1);
+
+-- SET: unqualified name in EXCEPT is implicitly qualified with the schema
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl_s1);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
+-- SET without EXCEPT clears the existing except list
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test;
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
+-- SET to a different schema removes old schema's EXCEPT entries
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl_s1);
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA public;
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
+-- fail: nonexistent table in EXCEPT clause (SET path)
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.nonexistent_table);
+
+-- SET: multiple schemas each with their own EXCEPT clause
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except SET TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1),
+                                                                      public EXCEPT (TABLE testpub_tbl1);
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
+-- fail: ALTER PUBLICATION ... DROP TABLE on an excluded table is rejected
+-- with an EXCEPT-specific error.
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1;
+-- the EXCEPT entry is still present after the rejected DROP TABLE
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
+-- fail: EXCEPT is not allowed with DROP
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test EXCEPT (TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2);
+
+-- DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA removes associated EXCEPT entries
+ALTER PUBLICATION testpub_alter_except DROP TABLES IN SCHEMA pub_test;
+\dRp+ testpub_alter_except
+
 -- Cleanup
 RESET client_min_messages;
 DROP TABLE pub_test.testpub_tbl_s1, pub_test.testpub_tbl_s2;
diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
index 27e336267db..251a87981b4 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/037_except.pl
@@ -376,6 +376,61 @@ $result =
 is($result, qq(0),
 	'ALTER ... ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: excluded table not synced');
 
+# SET: replace the except list; tab_excluded is now included and tab_published is excluded.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER PUBLICATION sch_pub SET TABLES IN SCHEMA sch1 EXCEPT (TABLE sch1.tab_published)"
+);
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub REFRESH PUBLICATION");
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sch_sub');
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	INSERT INTO sch1.tab_published VALUES (7);
+	INSERT INTO sch1.tab_excluded VALUES (7);
+));
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_excluded WHERE a = 7");
+is($result, qq(1),
+	'ALTER ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: newly included table is replicated'
+);
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_published WHERE a = 7");
+is($result, qq(0),
+	'ALTER ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: now-excluded table is not replicated'
+);
+
+# SET without EXCEPT: clears the except list; both tables are now published.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER PUBLICATION sch_pub SET TABLES IN SCHEMA sch1");
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"ALTER SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub REFRESH PUBLICATION");
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'sch_sub');
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	INSERT INTO sch1.tab_published VALUES (8);
+	INSERT INTO sch1.tab_excluded VALUES (8);
+));
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('sch_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_published WHERE a = 8");
+is($result, qq(1),
+	'ALTER ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA (no EXCEPT): tab_published replicated after except list cleared'
+);
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres',
+	"SELECT count(*) FROM sch1.tab_excluded WHERE a = 8");
+is($result, qq(1),
+	'ALTER ... SET TABLES IN SCHEMA (no EXCEPT): tab_excluded replicated after except list cleared'
+);
+
 $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION sch_sub');
 $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION sch_pub');
 
@@ -518,6 +573,36 @@ $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub');
 $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION tap_pub1');
 $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION tap_pub2');
 
+# OK when a table is excluded by a TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT publication,
+# but is included by another publication.
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'TRUNCATE tab1');
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'TRUNCATE tab1');
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql(
+	'postgres', qq(
+	CREATE PUBLICATION tap_pub1 FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA public EXCEPT (TABLE public.tab1);
+	CREATE PUBLICATION tap_pub2 FOR TABLE tab1;
+	INSERT INTO tab1 VALUES(1);
+));
+$node_subscriber->psql('postgres',
+	"CREATE SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub CONNECTION '$publisher_connstr' PUBLICATION tap_pub1, tap_pub2"
+);
+$node_subscriber->wait_for_subscription_sync($node_publisher, 'tap_sub');
+
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', qq(INSERT INTO tab1 VALUES(2)));
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup('tap_sub');
+
+$result =
+  $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT * FROM tab1 ORDER BY a");
+is( $result, qq(1
+2),
+	"TABLES IN SCHEMA EXCEPT: table excluded in schema pub but included by another pub is replicated"
+);
+
+$node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP SUBSCRIPTION tap_sub');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION tap_pub1');
+$node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', 'DROP PUBLICATION tap_pub2');
+
 $node_publisher->stop('fast');
 
 done_testing();
-- 
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From a3ae2eb3ab64efa3ff2fca5e1b00fe4178a4205e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nisha Moond <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:03:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH v20 5/5] Documentation Patch

---
 doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml    |  3 +-
 doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml  | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml | 42 +++++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml
index 690598bff98..46c944beae8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logical-replication.sgml
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@
    or <literal>FOR ALL SEQUENCES</literal>. Unlike tables, sequences can be
    synchronized at any time. For more information, see
    <xref linkend="logical-replication-sequences"/>. When a publication is
-   created with <literal>FOR ALL TABLES</literal>, a table or set of tables can
+   created with <literal>FOR ALL TABLES</literal> or
+   <literal>FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal>, a table or set of tables can
    be explicitly excluded from publication using the
    <link linkend="sql-createpublication-params-for-except-table"><literal>EXCEPT</literal></link>
    clause.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml
index 52114a16a39..037ddfa9404 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <r
 <phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">publication_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
     TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> [, ... ]
-    TABLES IN SCHEMA { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [, ... ]
+    TABLES IN SCHEMA <replaceable class="parameter">tables_in_schema</replaceable> [, ... ]
 
 <phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">publication_all_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <r
 
     <replaceable class="parameter">table_object</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) ]
 
+<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">tables_in_schema</replaceable> is:</phrase>
+
+    { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [ EXCEPT ( <replaceable class="parameter">except_table_object</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ]
+
 <phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">except_table_object</replaceable> is:</phrase>
 
     TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table_object</replaceable> [, ... ]
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <r
    The first two variants modify which tables/schemas are part of the
    publication. The <literal>ADD</literal> and <literal>DROP</literal> clauses
    will add and remove one or more tables/schemas from the publication.
+   The <literal>EXCEPT</literal> clause can be used with
+   <literal>ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal> to exclude specific tables from a
+   schema-level publication.
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -93,7 +100,11 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <r
    used with a publication defined with <literal>FOR TABLE</literal> or
    <literal>FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal>, replaces the list of tables/schemas
    in the publication with the specified list; the existing tables or schemas
-   that were present in the publication will be removed.
+   that were present in the publication will be removed.  When
+   <literal>SET TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal> is used with an
+   <literal>EXCEPT</literal> clause, the excluded tables for each schema are
+   replaced with the specified list; if <literal>EXCEPT</literal> is omitted
+   for a schema, any existing exclusions for that schema are cleared.
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -198,6 +209,27 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <r
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
 
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><literal>EXCEPT</literal></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      When used with <literal>ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal>
+      or <literal>SET TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal>, specifies
+      tables to be excluded from the publication.  Each named
+      table must belong to the schema specified in the same
+      <literal>TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal> clause.  Table names may be
+      schema-qualified or unqualified; unqualified names are implicitly
+      qualified with the schema named in the same clause.  See
+      <xref linkend="sql-createpublication"/> for further details on the
+      semantics of <literal>EXCEPT</literal>.
+     </para>
+     <para>
+      Dropping a table always removes it from the <literal>EXCEPT</literal>
+      clause.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
    <varlistentry>
     <term><literal>SET ( <replaceable class="parameter">publication_parameter</replaceable> [= <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>] [, ... ] )</literal></term>
     <listitem>
@@ -288,6 +320,28 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION sales_publication ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA marketing, sales;
 </programlisting>
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   Add schema <structname>sales</structname> to the publication
+   <structname>sales_publication</structname>, excluding the
+   <structname>sales.internal</structname> and
+   <structname>sales.drafts</structname> tables:
+<programlisting>
+ALTER PUBLICATION sales_publication ADD TABLES IN SCHEMA sales EXCEPT (TABLE internal, drafts);
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   Replace the schema list of <structname>sales_publication</structname> with
+   <structname>sales</structname>, excluding only
+   <structname>sales.drafts</structname>. Other than
+   <structname>sales.drafts</structname>, any previously excluded tables for schema
+   <structname>sales</structname> are no longer excluded. Any schemas previously in
+   <structname>sales_publication</structname> are removed:
+<programlisting>
+ALTER PUBLICATION sales_publication SET TABLES IN SCHEMA sales EXCEPT (TABLE drafts);
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    Add tables <structname>users</structname>,
    <structname>departments</structname> and schema
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
index 85cfcaddafa..26cb536e90b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
 <phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">publication_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
     TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> [, ... ]
-    TABLES IN SCHEMA { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [, ... ]
+    TABLES IN SCHEMA <replaceable class="parameter">tables_in_schema</replaceable> [, ... ]
 
 <phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">publication_all_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
 
     <replaceable class="parameter">table_object</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) ]
 
+<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">tables_in_schema</replaceable> is:</phrase>
+
+    { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [ EXCEPT ( <replaceable class="parameter">except_table_object</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ]
+
 <phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">except_table_object</replaceable> is:</phrase>
 
     TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table_object</replaceable> [, ... ]
@@ -142,6 +146,8 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
      <para>
       Marks the publication as one that replicates changes for all tables in
       the specified list of schemas, including tables created in the future.
+      Tables listed in the <literal>EXCEPT</literal> clause for a given schema
+      are excluded from the publication.
      </para>
 
      <para>
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
      <para>
       Marks the publication as one that replicates changes for all tables in
       the database, including tables created in the future. Tables listed in
-      <literal>EXCEPT</literal> clause are excluded from the publication.
+      the <literal>EXCEPT</literal> clause are excluded from the publication.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -198,13 +204,21 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       This clause specifies a list of tables to be excluded from the
-      publication.
+      publication. It can be used with <literal>FOR ALL TABLES</literal> or
+      <literal>FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal>. For <literal>FOR TABLES IN
+      SCHEMA</literal>, the exclusion applies only to tables in the schema
+      associated with the <literal>EXCEPT</literal>.
      </para>
      <para>
-      Once a table is excluded, the exclusion applies to that table
-      regardless of its name or schema. Renaming the table or moving it to
-      another schema using <command>ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA</command> does
-      not remove the exclusion.
+      Once a table is excluded under <literal>FOR ALL TABLES</literal>, the
+      exclusion applies to that table regardless of its name or schema.
+      Renaming the table or moving it to another schema using
+      <command>ALTER TABLE ... SET SCHEMA</command> does not remove the
+      exclusion. However, for <literal>FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA</literal>, because
+      the <literal>EXCEPT</literal> is schema-scoped, moving a schema-excluded
+      table to another schema does remove the exclusion; if the table is later
+      moved back, the exclusion is not restored and must be re-established
+      with <command>ALTER PUBLICATION</command>.
      </para>
      <para>
       For inherited tables, if <literal>ONLY</literal> is specified before the
@@ -216,8 +230,9 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
      </para>
      <para>
       For partitioned tables, only the root partitioned table may be specified
-      in <literal>EXCEPT</literal>. Doing so excludes the root table and
-      all of its partitions from replication. The optional
+      in <literal>EXCEPT</literal>. Excluding the root table automatically
+      excludes all of its partitions from replication, including those in
+      schemas that are otherwise included in the publication. The optional
       <literal>ONLY</literal> and <literal>*</literal> has no effect for
       partitioned tables.
      </para>
@@ -521,6 +536,15 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION production_publication FOR TABLE users, departments, TABLES I
 CREATE PUBLICATION sales_publication FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA marketing, sales;
 </programlisting></para>
 
+  <para>
+   Create a publication that publishes all changes for all the tables present in
+   the schema <structname>sales</structname>, except
+   <structname>internal</structname> and <structname>drafts</structname>:
+<programlisting>
+CREATE PUBLICATION sales_filtered FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA sales EXCEPT (TABLE internal, drafts);
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    Create a publication that publishes all changes for table <structname>users</structname>,
    but replicates only columns <structname>user_id</structname> and
-- 
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