diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 6de54153f7..f3c561d8ed 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ logicalmsg_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 	if (ctx->decoding_mode == DECODING_MODE_SILENT &&
 		!message->transactional)
 	{
-		ctx->output_skipped = true;
+		ctx->processing_required = true;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1294,8 +1294,6 @@ DecodeXLogTuple(char *data, Size len, ReorderBufferTupleBuf *tuple)
  * 2) The transaction happened in another database.
  * 3) The output plugin is not interested in the origin.
  * 4) We are not in the normal decoding mode.
- *
- * Also, set output_skipped flag if we are in the slient mode.
  */
 static bool
 DecodeTXNNeedSkip(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf,
@@ -1308,9 +1306,15 @@ DecodeTXNNeedSkip(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf,
 				 ctx->decoding_mode != DECODING_MODE_NORMAL ||
 				 FilterByOrigin(ctx, origin_id));
 
-	/* Set a flag if we are in the slient mode */
+	if (need_skip)
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't need to process the transaction in silent mode. Indicate the
+	 * same via LogicalDecodingContext, so that the caller can skip processing.
+	 */
 	if (ctx->decoding_mode == DECODING_MODE_SILENT)
-		ctx->output_skipped = true;
+		ctx->processing_required = true;
 
-	return need_skip;
+	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index 0f4b1c6323..e47f2ebd7c 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ DecodingContextHasdecodedItems(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx,
 	InvalidateSystemCaches();
 
 	/* Loop until the end of WAL or some changes are processed */
-	while (!ctx->output_skipped && ctx->reader->EndRecPtr < end_of_wal)
+	while (!ctx->processing_required && ctx->reader->EndRecPtr < end_of_wal)
 	{
 		XLogRecord *record;
 		char	   *errm = NULL;
@@ -2046,5 +2046,5 @@ DecodingContextHasdecodedItems(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx,
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 	}
 
-	return ctx->output_skipped;
+	return ctx->processing_required;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/replication/logical.h b/src/include/replication/logical.h
index d0f9dda6c5..94cc631a5b 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/logical.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/logical.h
@@ -128,12 +128,8 @@ typedef struct LogicalDecodingContext
 	/* Are we processing the end LSN of a transaction? */
 	bool		end_xact;
 
-	/*
-	 * Did the logical decoding context skip outputting any changes?
-	 *
-	 * This flag is used only when the context is in the silent mode.
-	 */
-	bool		output_skipped;
+	/* Do we need to process any change in silent decoding mode? */
+	bool		processing_required;
 } LogicalDecodingContext;