diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
index eeed0a025fe..ec86f3f61ef 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ EnsureCopyCanRunOnRelation(Oid relationId)
 	 */
 	if (RecoveryInProgress() && WritableStandbyCoordinator)
 	{
-		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("COPY command to Citus tables is not allowed in "
+		ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_READ_ONLY_SQL_TRANSACTION),
+						errmsg("COPY command to Citus tables is not allowed in "
 							   "read-only mode"),
 						errhint("All COPY commands to citus tables happen via 2PC, "
 								"and 2PC requires the database to be in a writable state."),
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c
index 79c21030188..5ccd4a512a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ EnsureModificationsCanRun(void)
 {
 	if (RecoveryInProgress() && !WritableStandbyCoordinator)
 	{
-		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("writing to worker nodes is not currently allowed"),
+		ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_READ_ONLY_SQL_TRANSACTION),
+						errmsg("writing to worker nodes is not currently allowed"),
 						errdetail("the database is read-only")));
 	}
 
@@ -415,7 +416,8 @@ EnsureModificationsCanRunOnRelation(Oid relationId)
 
 	if (modifiedTableReplicated)
 	{
-		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("writing to worker nodes is not currently "
+		ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_READ_ONLY_SQL_TRANSACTION),
+						errmsg("writing to worker nodes is not currently "
 							   "allowed for replicated tables such as reference "
 							   "tables or hash distributed tables with replication "
 							   "factor greater than 1."),