diff --git a/src/postgres/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c b/src/postgres/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
index af0c624d4453..fbebfe22a287 100644
--- a/src/postgres/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
+++ b/src/postgres/src/backend/access/transam/parallel.c
@@ -1280,6 +1280,9 @@ ParallelWorkerMain(Datum main_arg)
 	/* Set flag to indicate that we're initializing a parallel worker. */
 	InitializingParallelWorker = true;
 
+	if (YBIsEnabledInPostgresEnvVar())
+		YbSetParallelWorker();
+
 	/* Establish signal handlers. */
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);
 	BackgroundWorkerUnblockSignals();
diff --git a/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index acf5c2aac1cf..bc6570c0ae9b 100644
--- a/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -11595,6 +11595,12 @@ read_gucstate_binary(char **srcptr, char *srcend, void *dest, Size size)
 	*srcptr += size;
 }
 
+void YbSetParallelWorker()
+{
+	yb_is_parallel_worker = true;
+	elog(LOG, "yb_is_parallel_worker has been set to true");
+}
+
 /*
  * RestoreGUCState:
  * Reads the GUC state at the specified address and updates the GUCs with the
diff --git a/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/pg_yb_utils.c b/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/pg_yb_utils.c
index d0dd1d019a8f..71e156e45f8e 100644
--- a/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/pg_yb_utils.c
+++ b/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/pg_yb_utils.c
@@ -4677,7 +4677,13 @@ bool
 yb_use_tserver_key_auth_check_hook(bool *newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 {
 	/* Allow setting yb_use_tserver_key_auth to false */
-	if (!(*newval))
+	/*
+	 * Parallel workers are created and maintained by postmaster. So physical connections
+	 * can never be of parallel worker type, therefore it makes no sense to restore
+	 * or even do check/assign hooks for ysql connection manager specific guc variables
+	 * on parallel worker process.
+	*/
+	if (!(*newval) || yb_is_parallel_worker == true)
 		return true;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.c b/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.c
index 7ba33352d52d..3c0c1a7b3539 100644
--- a/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.c
+++ b/src/postgres/src/backend/utils/misc/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #define YB_CREATE_SHMEM_FLAG 0666 | IPC_EXCL | IPC_CREAT
 
 bool yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr = false;
+bool yb_is_parallel_worker = false;
 
 enum SESSION_PARAMETER_UPDATE_RST
 {
@@ -797,7 +798,13 @@ yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr_check_hook(bool *newval, void **extra,
 									GucSource source)
 {
 	/* Allow setting yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr as false */
-	if (!(*newval))
+	/*
+	 * Parallel workers are created and maintained by postmaster. So physical connections
+	 * can never be of parallel worker type, therefore it makes no sense to restore
+	 * or even do check/assign hooks for ysql connection manager specific guc variables
+	 * on parallel worker process.
+	*/
+	if (!(*newval) || yb_is_parallel_worker == true)
 		return true;
 
 	/* Client needs to be connected on unix domain socket */
@@ -821,7 +828,12 @@ yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr_assign_hook(bool newval, void *extras)
 {
 	yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr = newval;
 
-	if (yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr == true)
+	/*
+	 * Parallel workers are created and maintained by postmaster. So physical connections
+	 * can never be of parallel worker type, therefore it makes no sense to perform any
+	 * ysql connection manager specific operations on it.
+	*/
+	if (yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr == true && !yb_is_parallel_worker)
 		send_oid_info('d', get_database_oid(MyProcPort->database_name, false));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/postgres/src/include/utils/guc.h b/src/postgres/src/include/utils/guc.h
index 02fb8c17c5be..b059096057cb 100644
--- a/src/postgres/src/include/utils/guc.h
+++ b/src/postgres/src/include/utils/guc.h
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ extern void write_nondefault_variables(GucContext context);
 extern void read_nondefault_variables(void);
 #endif
 
+extern void YbSetParallelWorker();
+
 /* GUC serialization */
 extern Size EstimateGUCStateSpace(void);
 extern void SerializeGUCState(Size maxsize, char *start_address);
diff --git a/src/postgres/src/include/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.h b/src/postgres/src/include/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.h
index 23117cf45d01..f59b00749c29 100644
--- a/src/postgres/src/include/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.h
+++ b/src/postgres/src/include/yb_ysql_conn_mgr_helper.h
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
  */
 extern bool yb_is_client_ysqlconnmgr;
 
+/*
+ * `yb_is_parallel_worker` is used to identify that whether background worker is
+ * of parallel worker type.
+*/
+extern bool yb_is_parallel_worker;
+
 /* TODO (janand): Write a function to read/change yb_logical_client_shmem_key */
 extern int yb_logical_client_shmem_key;