From 769d3b23304c2f1310775c5bb2a902bd2646f149 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:44:41 +0900
Subject: [PATCH v33] Add support for "mcv" in pg_restore_extended_stats()

This commit adds support for the restore of extended statistics of the
kind "mcv".

This format is different from n_distinct and dependencies stat types in
that it is the combination of four different arrays from the
pg_stats_ext view which in turn require four different input parameters
on pg_restore_extended_statistics().

Of particular complexity is the parameter "most_common_vals" which will
be a two dimensional array of text values. The inner array values form a
tuple where each attribute matches the order and datatype of the stxkeys
defined for the statistics object.
---
 .../statistics/extended_stats_internal.h      |   5 +
 src/backend/statistics/extended_stats_funcs.c | 292 +++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/statistics/mcv.c                  | 145 +++++++++
 src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c                     |  35 ++-
 src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out    | 247 +++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql         | 179 +++++++++++
 doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml             |   5 +-
 7 files changed, 904 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/include/statistics/extended_stats_internal.h b/src/include/statistics/extended_stats_internal.h
index 54b4a26273d8..dff675d6a33e 100644
--- a/src/include/statistics/extended_stats_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/statistics/extended_stats_internal.h
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ extern MCVList *statext_mcv_build(StatsBuildData *data,
 extern bytea *statext_mcv_serialize(MCVList *mcvlist, VacAttrStats **stats);
 extern MCVList *statext_mcv_deserialize(bytea *data);
 extern void statext_mcv_free(MCVList *mcvlist);
+extern Datum statext_mcv_import(int elevel, int numattrs, Oid *atttypids,
+								int32 *atttypmods, Oid *atttypcolls,
+								int nitems, Datum *mcv_elems,
+								bool *mcv_nulls, bool *mcv_elem_nulls,
+								float8 *freqs, float8 *base_freqs);
 
 extern MultiSortSupport multi_sort_init(int ndims);
 extern void multi_sort_add_dimension(MultiSortSupport mss, int sortdim,
diff --git a/src/backend/statistics/extended_stats_funcs.c b/src/backend/statistics/extended_stats_funcs.c
index 80247cbac21a..28017f6988f9 100644
--- a/src/backend/statistics/extended_stats_funcs.c
+++ b/src/backend/statistics/extended_stats_funcs.c
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ enum extended_stats_argnum
 	INHERITED_ARG,
 	NDISTINCT_ARG,
 	DEPENDENCIES_ARG,
+	MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG,
+	MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG,
+	MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG,
+	MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG,
 	NUM_EXTENDED_STATS_ARGS,
 };
 
@@ -64,6 +68,10 @@ static struct StatsArgInfo extarginfo[] =
 	[INHERITED_ARG] = {"inherited", BOOLOID},
 	[NDISTINCT_ARG] = {"n_distinct", PG_NDISTINCTOID},
 	[DEPENDENCIES_ARG] = {"dependencies", PG_DEPENDENCIESOID},
+	[MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG] = {"most_common_vals", TEXTARRAYOID},
+	[MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG] = {"most_common_val_nulls", BOOLARRAYOID},
+	[MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG] = {"most_common_freqs", FLOAT8ARRAYOID},
+	[MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG] = {"most_common_base_freqs", FLOAT8ARRAYOID},
 	[NUM_EXTENDED_STATS_ARGS] = {0},
 };
 
@@ -90,6 +98,17 @@ static void upsert_pg_statistic_ext_data(const Datum *values,
 										 const bool *nulls,
 										 const bool *replaces);
 
+static bool check_mcvlist_array(const ArrayType *arr, int argindex,
+								int required_ndims, int mcv_length);
+static Datum import_mcv(const ArrayType *mcv_arr,
+						const ArrayType *nulls_arr,
+						const ArrayType *freqs_arr,
+						const ArrayType *base_freqs_arr,
+						Oid *atttypids, int32 *atttypmods,
+						Oid *atttypcolls, int numattrs,
+						bool *ok);
+
+
 /*
  * Fetch a pg_statistic_ext row by name and namespace OID.
  */
@@ -252,16 +271,32 @@ extended_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo)
 	bool		success = true;
 	Datum		exprdatum;
 	bool		isnull;
+	List	   *exprs = NIL;
+	int			numattnums = 0;
 	int			numexprs = 0;
+	int			numattrs = 0;
 
 	/* arrays of type info, if we need them */
+	Oid		   *atttypids = NULL;
+	int32	   *atttypmods = NULL;
+	Oid		   *atttypcolls = NULL;
 	Oid			relid;
 	Oid			locked_table = InvalidOid;
 
 	/*
 	 * Fill out the StakindFlags "has" structure based on which parameters
 	 * were provided to the function.
+	 *
+	 * The MCV stats composite value is an array of record type, but this is
+	 * externally represented as four arrays that must be interleaved into the
+	 * array of records.  Therefore, none of the four array values is
+	 * meaningful unless the other three are also present and in sync in terms
+	 * of array length.
 	 */
+	has.mcv = (!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG) &&
+			   !PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG) &&
+			   !PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG) &&
+			   !PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG));
 	has.ndistinct = !PG_ARGISNULL(NDISTINCT_ARG);
 	has.dependencies = !PG_ARGISNULL(DEPENDENCIES_ARG);
 
@@ -344,6 +379,7 @@ extended_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo)
 
 	/* Find out what extended statistics kinds we should expect. */
 	expand_stxkind(tup, &enabled);
+	numattnums = stxform->stxkeys.dim1;
 
 	/* decode expression (if any) */
 	exprdatum = SysCacheGetAttr(STATEXTOID,
@@ -353,7 +389,6 @@ extended_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo)
 	if (!isnull)
 	{
 		char	   *s;
-		List	   *exprs;
 
 		s = TextDatumGetCString(exprdatum);
 		exprs = (List *) stringToNode(s);
@@ -377,6 +412,8 @@ extended_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo)
 		numexprs = list_length(exprs);
 	}
 
+	numattrs = numattnums + numexprs;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the object cannot support ndistinct, we should not have data for it.
 	 */
@@ -411,6 +448,119 @@ extended_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo)
 		success = false;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If the object cannot hold an MCV value, but any of the MCV parameters
+	 * are set, then issue a WARNING and ensure that we do not try to load MCV
+	 * stats later.  In pg_stats_ext, most_common_val_nulls, most_common_freqs
+	 * and most_common_base_freqs are NULL if most_common_vals is NULL.
+	 */
+	if (!enabled.mcv)
+	{
+		if (!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG) ||
+			!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG) ||
+			!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG) ||
+			!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG))
+		{
+			ereport(WARNING,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+					errmsg("cannot specify parameters \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", or \"%s\"",
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG].argname,
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG].argname,
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG].argname,
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG].argname),
+					errhint("Extended statistics object \"%s\".\"%s\" does not support statistics of this type.",
+						quote_identifier(nspname),
+						quote_identifier(stxname)));
+
+			has.mcv = false;
+			success = false;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (!has.mcv)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we do not have all of the MCV arrays set while the extended
+		 * statistics object expects something, something is wrong.  This
+		 * issues a WARNING if a partial input has been provided.
+		 */
+		if (!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG) ||
+			!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG) ||
+			!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG) ||
+			!PG_ARGISNULL(MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG))
+		{
+			ereport(WARNING,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+					errmsg("could not use \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\", and \"%s\": missing one or more parameters",
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG].argname,
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG].argname,
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG].argname,
+						   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG].argname));
+			success = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Either of these statistic types requires that we supply a semi-filled
+	 * VacAttrStatP array.
+	 *
+	 * It is not possible to use the existing lookup_var_attr_stats() and
+	 * examine_attribute() because these functions will skip attributes where
+	 * attstattarget is 0, and we may have statistics data to import for those
+	 * attributes.
+	 */
+	if (has.mcv)
+	{
+		atttypids = palloc0_array(Oid, numattrs);
+		atttypmods = palloc0_array(int32, numattrs);
+		atttypcolls = palloc0_array(Oid, numattrs);
+
+		/*
+		 * The leading stxkeys are attribute numbers up through numattnums.
+		 * These keys must be in ascending AttNumber order, but we do not rely
+		 * on that.
+		 */
+		for (int i = 0; i < numattnums; i++)
+		{
+			AttrNumber	attnum = stxform->stxkeys.values[i];
+			HeapTuple	atup = SearchSysCache2(ATTNUM,
+											   ObjectIdGetDatum(relid),
+											   Int16GetDatum(attnum));
+
+			Form_pg_attribute attr;
+
+			/* Attribute not found */
+			if (!HeapTupleIsValid(atup))
+				elog(ERROR, "stxkeys references nonexistent attnum %d", attnum);
+
+			attr = (Form_pg_attribute) GETSTRUCT(atup);
+
+			if (attr->attisdropped)
+				elog(ERROR, "stxkeys references dropped attnum %d", attnum);
+
+			atttypids[i] = attr->atttypid;
+			atttypmods[i] = attr->atttypmod;
+			atttypcolls[i] = attr->attcollation;
+			ReleaseSysCache(atup);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * After all the positive number attnums in stxkeys come the negative
+		 * numbers (if any) which represent expressions in the order that they
+		 * appear in stxdexprs.  Because the expressions are always
+		 * monotonically decreasing from -1, there is no point in looking at
+		 * the values in stxkeys, it's enough to know how many of them there
+		 * are.
+		 */
+		for (int i = numattnums; i < numattrs; i++)
+		{
+			Node	   *expr = list_nth(exprs, i - numattnums);
+
+			atttypids[i] = exprType(expr);
+			atttypmods[i] = exprTypmod(expr);
+			atttypcolls[i] = exprCollation(expr);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Populate the pg_statistic_ext_data result tuple.
 	 */
@@ -471,6 +621,29 @@ extended_statistics_update(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo)
 		statext_dependencies_free(dependencies);
 	}
 
+	if (has.mcv)
+	{
+		Datum		datum;
+		bool		val_ok = false;
+
+		datum = import_mcv(PG_GETARG_ARRAYTYPE_P(MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG),
+						   PG_GETARG_ARRAYTYPE_P(MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG),
+						   PG_GETARG_ARRAYTYPE_P(MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG),
+						   PG_GETARG_ARRAYTYPE_P(MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG),
+						   atttypids, atttypmods, atttypcolls, numattrs,
+						   &val_ok);
+
+		if (val_ok)
+		{
+			Assert(datum != (Datum) 0);
+			values[Anum_pg_statistic_ext_data_stxdmcv - 1] = datum;
+			nulls[Anum_pg_statistic_ext_data_stxdmcv - 1] = false;
+			replaces[Anum_pg_statistic_ext_data_stxdmcv - 1] = true;
+		}
+		else
+			success = false;
+	}
+
 	upsert_pg_statistic_ext_data(values, nulls, replaces);
 
 cleanup:
@@ -478,9 +651,126 @@ cleanup:
 		heap_freetuple(tup);
 	if (pg_stext != NULL)
 		table_close(pg_stext, RowExclusiveLock);
+	if (atttypids != NULL)
+		pfree(atttypids);
+	if (atttypmods != NULL)
+		pfree(atttypmods);
+	if (atttypcolls != NULL)
+		pfree(atttypcolls);
 	return success;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Consistency checks to ensure that other mcvlist arrays are in alignment
+ * with the mcv array.
+ */
+static bool
+check_mcvlist_array(const ArrayType *arr, int argindex, int required_ndims,
+					int mcv_length)
+{
+	if (ARR_NDIM(arr) != required_ndims)
+	{
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("could not parse array \"%s\": incorrect number of dimensions (%d required)",
+					   extarginfo[argindex].argname, required_ndims));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (array_contains_nulls(arr))
+	{
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("could not parse array \"%s\": NULL value found",
+					   extarginfo[argindex].argname));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (ARR_DIMS(arr)[0] != mcv_length)
+	{
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("could not parse array \"%s\": incorrect number of elements (same as \"%s\" required)",
+					   extarginfo[argindex].argname,
+					   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG].argname));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create the stxdmcv datum from the equal-sized arrays of most common values,
+ * their null flags, and the frequency and base frequency associated with
+ * each value.
+ */
+static Datum
+import_mcv(const ArrayType *mcv_arr, const ArrayType *nulls_arr,
+		   const ArrayType *freqs_arr, const ArrayType *base_freqs_arr,
+		   Oid *atttypids, int32 *atttypmods, Oid *atttypcolls, int numattrs,
+		   bool *ok)
+{
+	int			nitems;
+	Datum	   *mcv_elems;
+	bool	   *mcv_nulls;
+	int			check_nummcv;
+	Datum		mcv = (Datum) 0;
+
+	*ok = false;
+
+	/*
+	 * mcv_arr is an array of values each of which in an array with numattrs
+	 * elements.
+	 */
+	if (ARR_NDIM(mcv_arr) != 2)
+	{
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("could not parse array \"%s\": incorrect number of dimensions (%d required)",
+					   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG].argname, 2));
+
+		goto mcv_error;
+	}
+
+	if (ARR_DIMS(mcv_arr)[1] != numattrs)
+	{
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("could not parse array \"%s\": found %d attributes but expected %d",
+					   extarginfo[MOST_COMMON_VALS_ARG].argname,
+					   ARR_DIMS(mcv_arr)[1], numattrs));
+
+		goto mcv_error;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * All four arrays must be of the same length and cannot contain NULLs. We
+	 * use mcv_arr as the reference array for determining the length.
+	 */
+	nitems = ARR_DIMS(mcv_arr)[0];
+	if (!check_mcvlist_array(nulls_arr, MOST_COMMON_VAL_NULLS_ARG,
+							 2, nitems) ||
+		!check_mcvlist_array(freqs_arr, MOST_COMMON_FREQS_ARG,
+							 1, nitems) ||
+		!check_mcvlist_array(base_freqs_arr, MOST_COMMON_BASE_FREQS_ARG,
+							 1, nitems))
+		goto mcv_error;
+
+	deconstruct_array_builtin(mcv_arr, TEXTOID, &mcv_elems,
+							  &mcv_nulls, &check_nummcv);
+
+	mcv = statext_mcv_import(WARNING, numattrs,
+							 atttypids, atttypmods, atttypcolls,
+							 nitems, mcv_elems, mcv_nulls,
+							 (bool *) ARR_DATA_PTR(nulls_arr),
+							 (float8 *) ARR_DATA_PTR(freqs_arr),
+							 (float8 *) ARR_DATA_PTR(base_freqs_arr));
+
+	*ok = (mcv != (Datum) 0);
+mcv_error:
+	return mcv;
+}
+
 /*
  * Remove an existing pg_statistic_ext_data row for a given pg_statistic_ext
  * row and "inherited" pair.
diff --git a/src/backend/statistics/mcv.c b/src/backend/statistics/mcv.c
index de5a544b390f..ca619d9ae6c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/statistics/mcv.c
+++ b/src/backend/statistics/mcv.c
@@ -2187,3 +2187,148 @@ statext_mcv_free(MCVList *mcvlist)
 	}
 	pfree(mcvlist);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Create the MCV composite datum, which is a serialization of an array of
+ * MCVItems.
+ *
+ * The inputs consist of four separate arrays of equal length numitems, which
+ * form an array of composite records defined by the three atttypX arrays of
+ * equal length numattrs.
+ *
+ * If any data element fails to convert to the input type specified for that
+ * attribute, then function will return a NULL Datum if elevel < ERROR.
+ */
+Datum
+statext_mcv_import(int elevel, int numattrs,
+				   Oid *atttypids, int32 *atttypmods, Oid *atttypcolls,
+				   int nitems, Datum *mcv_elems, bool *mcv_nulls,
+				   bool *mcv_elem_nulls, float8 *freqs,
+				   float8 *base_freqs)
+{
+	MCVList    *mcvlist;
+	bytea	   *bytes;
+	VacAttrStats **vastats;
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocate the MCV list structure, set the global parameters.
+	 */
+	mcvlist = (MCVList *) palloc0(offsetof(MCVList, items) +
+								  (sizeof(MCVItem) * nitems));
+
+	mcvlist->magic = STATS_MCV_MAGIC;
+	mcvlist->type = STATS_MCV_TYPE_BASIC;
+	mcvlist->ndimensions = numattrs;
+	mcvlist->nitems = nitems;
+
+	/* Set the values for the 1-D arrays and allocate space for the 2-D arrays */
+	for (int i = 0; i < nitems; i++)
+	{
+		MCVItem    *item = &mcvlist->items[i];
+
+		item->frequency = freqs[i];
+		item->base_frequency = base_freqs[i];
+		item->values = (Datum *) palloc0_array(Datum, numattrs);
+		item->isnull = (bool *) palloc0_array(bool, numattrs);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Walk through each dimension, determine the input function for that
+	 * type, and then attempt to convert all values in that column via that
+	 * function. We approach this column-wise because it is simpler to deal
+	 * with one input function at time, and possibly more cache-friendly.
+	 */
+	for (int j = 0; j < numattrs; j++)
+	{
+		FmgrInfo	finfo;
+		Oid			ioparam;
+		Oid			infunc;
+		int			index = j;
+
+		getTypeInputInfo(atttypids[j], &infunc, &ioparam);
+		fmgr_info(infunc, &finfo);
+
+		/* store info about data type OIDs */
+		mcvlist->types[j] = atttypids[j];
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < nitems; i++)
+		{
+			MCVItem    *item = &mcvlist->items[i];
+
+			/* These should be in agreement, but just to be safe check both */
+			if (mcv_elem_nulls[index] || mcv_nulls[index])
+			{
+				item->values[j] = (Datum) 0;
+				item->isnull[j] = true;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				char	   *s = TextDatumGetCString(mcv_elems[index]);
+				ErrorSaveContext escontext = {T_ErrorSaveContext};
+
+				if (!InputFunctionCallSafe(&finfo, s, ioparam, atttypmods[j],
+										   (Node *) &escontext, &item->values[j]))
+				{
+					ereport(elevel,
+							(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+							 errmsg("could not parse MCV element \"%s\": incorrect value", s)));
+					pfree(s);
+					goto error;
+				}
+
+				pfree(s);
+			}
+
+			index += numattrs;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The function statext_mcv_serialize() requires an array of pointers to
+	 * VacAttrStats records, but only a few fields within those records have
+	 * to be filled out.
+	 */
+	vastats = (VacAttrStats **) palloc0_array(VacAttrStats *, numattrs);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < numattrs; i++)
+	{
+		Oid			typid = atttypids[i];
+		HeapTuple	typtuple;
+
+		typtuple = SearchSysCacheCopy1(TYPEOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(typid));
+
+		if (!HeapTupleIsValid(typtuple))
+			elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for type %u", typid);
+
+		vastats[i] = palloc0_object(VacAttrStats);
+
+		vastats[i]->attrtype = (Form_pg_type) GETSTRUCT(typtuple);
+		vastats[i]->attrtypid = typid;
+		vastats[i]->attrcollid = atttypcolls[i];
+	}
+
+	bytes = statext_mcv_serialize(mcvlist, vastats);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < numattrs; i++)
+	{
+		pfree(vastats[i]);
+	}
+	pfree((void *) vastats);
+
+	pfree(mcv_elems);
+	pfree(mcv_nulls);
+
+	if (bytes == NULL)
+	{
+		ereport(elevel,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("could not import MCV list")));
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	return PointerGetDatum(bytes);
+
+error:
+	statext_mcv_free(mcvlist);
+	return (Datum) 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 078ee8500ad2..84c20f22973b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -18622,7 +18622,7 @@ dumpStatisticsExtStats(Archive *fout, const StatsExtInfo *statsextinfo)
 		 *--------
 		 */
 		if (fout->remoteVersion >= 190000)
-			appendPQExpBufferStr(pq, "e.n_distinct, e.dependencies ");
+			appendPQExpBufferStr(pq, "e.n_distinct, e.dependencies, ");
 		else
 			appendPQExpBufferStr(pq,
 								 "( "
@@ -18646,7 +18646,18 @@ dumpStatisticsExtStats(Archive *fout, const StatsExtInfo *statsextinfo)
 								 "    '" PG_DEPENDENCIES_KEY_DEGREE "', "
 								 "    kv.value::double precision )) "
 								 "FROM json_each_text(e.dependencies::text::json) AS kv "
-								 ") AS dependencies ");
+								 ") AS dependencies, ");
+
+		/* MCV was introduced v13 */
+		if (fout->remoteVersion >= 130000)
+			appendPQExpBufferStr(pq,
+								 "e.most_common_vals, e.most_common_val_nulls, "
+								 "e.most_common_freqs, e.most_common_base_freqs ");
+		else
+			appendPQExpBufferStr(pq,
+								 "NULL AS most_common_vals, NULL AS most_common_val_nulls, "
+								 "NULL AS most_common_freqs, NULL AS most_common_base_freqs ");
+
 
 		/* pg_stats_ext introduced in v12 */
 		if (fout->remoteVersion >= 120000)
@@ -18697,6 +18708,10 @@ dumpStatisticsExtStats(Archive *fout, const StatsExtInfo *statsextinfo)
 		int			i_inherited = PQfnumber(res, "inherited");
 		int			i_ndistinct = PQfnumber(res, "n_distinct");
 		int			i_dependencies = PQfnumber(res, "dependencies");
+		int			i_mcv = PQfnumber(res, "most_common_vals");
+		int			i_mcv_nulls = PQfnumber(res, "most_common_val_nulls");
+		int			i_mcf = PQfnumber(res, "most_common_freqs");
+		int			i_mcbf = PQfnumber(res, "most_common_base_freqs");
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < nstats; i++)
 		{
@@ -18732,6 +18747,22 @@ dumpStatisticsExtStats(Archive *fout, const StatsExtInfo *statsextinfo)
 				appendNamedArgument(out, fout, "dependencies", "pg_dependencies",
 									PQgetvalue(res, i, i_dependencies));
 
+			if (!PQgetisnull(res, i, i_mcv))
+				appendNamedArgument(out, fout, "most_common_vals", "text[]",
+									PQgetvalue(res, i, i_mcv));
+
+			if (!PQgetisnull(res, i, i_mcv_nulls))
+				appendNamedArgument(out, fout, "most_common_val_nulls", "boolean[]",
+									PQgetvalue(res, i, i_mcv_nulls));
+
+			if (!PQgetisnull(res, i, i_mcf))
+				appendNamedArgument(out, fout, "most_common_freqs", "double precision[]",
+									PQgetvalue(res, i, i_mcf));
+
+			if (!PQgetisnull(res, i, i_mcbf))
+				appendNamedArgument(out, fout, "most_common_base_freqs", "double precision[]",
+									PQgetvalue(res, i, i_mcbf));
+
 			appendPQExpBufferStr(out, "\n);\n");
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out
index 0709f19a5e4d..f6a30401f340 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out
@@ -1147,12 +1147,18 @@ CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_ndistinct (ndistinct)
 CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_dependencies (dependencies)
   ON name, comp
   FROM stats_import.test;
+CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_mcv (mcv)
+  ON name, comp
+  FROM stats_import.test;
 CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_ndistinct_exprs (ndistinct)
   ON lower(name), upper(name)
   FROM stats_import.test;
 CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_dependencies_exprs (dependencies)
   ON lower(name), upper(name)
   FROM stats_import.test;
+CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_mcv_exprs (mcv)
+  ON lower(name), upper(name)
+  FROM stats_import.test;
 -- Generate statistics on table with data
 ANALYZE stats_import.test;
 CREATE TABLE stats_import.test_clone ( LIKE stats_import.test )
@@ -1919,6 +1925,247 @@ WHERE e.statistics_schemaname = 'stats_import' AND
  {"attributes": [-2], "dependency": -1, "degree": 1.000000}]
 (1 row)
 
+-- Incorrect extended stats kind, mcv not supported
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_dependencies',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  cannot specify parameters "most_common_vals", "most_common_val_nulls", "most_common_freqs", or "most_common_base_freqs"
+HINT:  Extended statistics object "stats_import"."test_stat_dependencies" does not support statistics of this type.
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- MCV requires all four parameters
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not use "most_common_vals", "most_common_val_nulls", "most_common_freqs", and "most_common_base_freqs": missing one or more parameters
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not use "most_common_vals", "most_common_val_nulls", "most_common_freqs", and "most_common_base_freqs": missing one or more parameters
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not use "most_common_vals", "most_common_val_nulls", "most_common_freqs", and "most_common_base_freqs": missing one or more parameters
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not use "most_common_vals", "most_common_val_nulls", "most_common_freqs", and "most_common_base_freqs": missing one or more parameters
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- most_common_vals that is not 2-D
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{four,NULL}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not parse array "most_common_vals": incorrect number of dimensions (2 required)
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- most_common_vals with improper length, but since it is the reference array, most_common_vals_nulls gets the blame.
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not parse array "most_common_val_nulls": incorrect number of elements (same as "most_common_vals" required)
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- most_common_val_nulls with improper length
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not parse array "most_common_val_nulls": incorrect number of elements (same as "most_common_vals" required)
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- most_common_freqs with improper length
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not parse array "most_common_freqs": incorrect number of elements (same as "most_common_vals" required)
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- most_common_base_freqs with improper lengths
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not parse array "most_common_base_freqs": incorrect number of elements (same as "most_common_vals" required)
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- mcv attributes doesn't match object definition
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL,0,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")",1,2},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)",-1,3},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")",1,2}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t,f,t},{f,f,f,f},{f,f,f,f},{f,f,f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.00390625,0.015625,0.00390625,0.015625}'::double precision[]);
+WARNING:  could not parse array "most_common_vals": found 4 attributes but expected 2
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+-- ok: mcv
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT e.most_common_vals, e.most_common_val_nulls,
+       e.most_common_freqs, e.most_common_base_freqs
+FROM pg_stats_ext AS e
+WHERE e.statistics_schemaname = 'stats_import' AND
+    e.statistics_name = 'test_stat_mcv' AND
+    e.inherited = false
+\gx
+-[ RECORD 1 ]----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+most_common_vals       | {{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}
+most_common_val_nulls  | {{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}
+most_common_freqs      | {0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}
+most_common_base_freqs | {0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}
+
+CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_mr_stat
+  ON name, mrange, ( mrange + '{[10000,10200)}'::int4multirange)
+  FROM stats_import.test_mr;
+-- ok: multirange stats
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test_mr',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_mr_stat',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'n_distinct', '[{"attributes": [2, 3], "ndistinct": 3},
+                  {"attributes": [2, -1], "ndistinct": 3},
+                  {"attributes": [3, -1], "ndistinct": 3},
+                  {"attributes": [2, 3, -1], "ndistinct": 3}]'::pg_catalog.pg_ndistinct,
+  'dependencies', '[{"attributes": [3], "dependency": 2, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [3], "dependency": -1, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [-1], "dependency": 2, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [-1], "dependency": 3, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [2, 3], "dependency": -1, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [2, -1], "dependency": 3, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [3, -1], "dependency": 2, "degree": 1.000000}]'::pg_catalog.pg_dependencies,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{red,"{[1,3),[5,9),[20,30)}","{[1,3),[5,9),[20,30),[10000,10200)}"},{red,"{[11,13),[15,19),[20,30)}","{[11,13),[15,19),[20,30),[10000,10200)}"},{red,"{[21,23),[25,29),[120,130)}","{[21,23),[25,29),[120,130),[10000,10200)}"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,f,f},{f,f,f},{f,f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.3333333333333333,0.3333333333333333,0.3333333333333333}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.1111111111111111,0.1111111111111111,0.1111111111111111}'::double precision[]
+);
+ pg_restore_extended_stats 
+---------------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
 DROP SCHEMA stats_import CASCADE;
 NOTICE:  drop cascades to 7 other objects
 DETAIL:  drop cascades to type stats_import.complex_type
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql
index f08743dd002f..aab251babac6 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@ CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_dependencies (dependencies)
   ON name, comp
   FROM stats_import.test;
 
+CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_mcv (mcv)
+  ON name, comp
+  FROM stats_import.test;
+
 CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_ndistinct_exprs (ndistinct)
   ON lower(name), upper(name)
   FROM stats_import.test;
@@ -827,6 +831,10 @@ CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_dependencies_exprs (dependencies)
   ON lower(name), upper(name)
   FROM stats_import.test;
 
+CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_stat_mcv_exprs (mcv)
+  ON lower(name), upper(name)
+  FROM stats_import.test;
+
 -- Generate statistics on table with data
 ANALYZE stats_import.test;
 
@@ -1368,4 +1376,175 @@ WHERE e.statistics_schemaname = 'stats_import' AND
     e.statistics_name = 'test_stat_dependencies_exprs' AND
     e.inherited = false;
 
+-- Incorrect extended stats kind, mcv not supported
+
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_dependencies',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- MCV requires all four parameters
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- most_common_vals that is not 2-D
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{four,NULL}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- most_common_vals with improper length, but since it is the reference array, most_common_vals_nulls gets the blame.
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- most_common_val_nulls with improper length
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- most_common_freqs with improper length
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- most_common_base_freqs with improper lengths
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- mcv attributes doesn't match object definition
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL,0,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")",1,2},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)",-1,3},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")",1,2}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t,f,t},{f,f,f,f},{f,f,f,f},{f,f,f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.00390625,0.015625,0.00390625,0.015625}'::double precision[]);
+
+-- ok: mcv
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_stat_mcv',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{four,NULL},{one,"(1,1.1,ONE,01-01-2001,\"{\"\"xkey\"\": \"\"xval\"\"}\")"},{tre,"(3,3.3,TRE,03-03-2003,)"},{two,"(2,2.2,TWO,02-02-2002,\"[true, 4, \"\"six\"\"]\")"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,t},{f,f},{f,f},{f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.25,0.25,0.25,0.25}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.0625,0.0625,0.0625,0.0625}'::double precision[]);
+
+SELECT e.most_common_vals, e.most_common_val_nulls,
+       e.most_common_freqs, e.most_common_base_freqs
+FROM pg_stats_ext AS e
+WHERE e.statistics_schemaname = 'stats_import' AND
+    e.statistics_name = 'test_stat_mcv' AND
+    e.inherited = false
+\gx
+
+CREATE STATISTICS stats_import.test_mr_stat
+  ON name, mrange, ( mrange + '{[10000,10200)}'::int4multirange)
+  FROM stats_import.test_mr;
+
+-- ok: multirange stats
+SELECT pg_catalog.pg_restore_extended_stats(
+  'schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'relname', 'test_mr',
+  'statistics_schemaname', 'stats_import',
+  'statistics_name', 'test_mr_stat',
+  'inherited', false,
+  'n_distinct', '[{"attributes": [2, 3], "ndistinct": 3},
+                  {"attributes": [2, -1], "ndistinct": 3},
+                  {"attributes": [3, -1], "ndistinct": 3},
+                  {"attributes": [2, 3, -1], "ndistinct": 3}]'::pg_catalog.pg_ndistinct,
+  'dependencies', '[{"attributes": [3], "dependency": 2, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [3], "dependency": -1, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [-1], "dependency": 2, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [-1], "dependency": 3, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [2, 3], "dependency": -1, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [2, -1], "dependency": 3, "degree": 1.000000},
+                    {"attributes": [3, -1], "dependency": 2, "degree": 1.000000}]'::pg_catalog.pg_dependencies,
+  'most_common_vals', '{{red,"{[1,3),[5,9),[20,30)}","{[1,3),[5,9),[20,30),[10000,10200)}"},{red,"{[11,13),[15,19),[20,30)}","{[11,13),[15,19),[20,30),[10000,10200)}"},{red,"{[21,23),[25,29),[120,130)}","{[21,23),[25,29),[120,130),[10000,10200)}"}}'::text[],
+  'most_common_val_nulls', '{{f,f,f},{f,f,f},{f,f,f}}'::boolean[],
+  'most_common_freqs', '{0.3333333333333333,0.3333333333333333,0.3333333333333333}'::double precision[],
+  'most_common_base_freqs', '{0.1111111111111111,0.1111111111111111,0.1111111111111111}'::double precision[]
+);
+
 DROP SCHEMA stats_import CASCADE;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
index ea42056bbc9b..3d1fd9c23933 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
@@ -2223,7 +2223,10 @@ SELECT pg_restore_attribute_stats(
          to columns in <link linkend="view-pg-stats-ext"><structname>pg_stats_ext</structname>
          </link>.
          This function currently supports <literal>n_distinct</literal> and
-         <literal>dependencies</literal>.
+         <literal>dependencies</literal>. <literal>mcv</literal> statistics
+         require the parameters <literal>most_common_vals</literal>,
+         <literal>most_common_val_nulls</literal>, <literal>most_common_freqs</literal>
+         and <literal>most_common_base_freqs</literal>.
         </para>
         <para>
          Additionally, this function accepts argument name
-- 
2.51.0

