diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index 1d9509a2f6..ff5421da46 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -4385,6 +4385,17 @@ SELECT pid, wait_event_type, wait_event FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE wait_event i
       </para></entry>
      </row>
 
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>last_seq_scan</structfield> <type>timestamptz</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The time of the last sequential scan of this table. The time value
+       is always the transaction start time of the most recent scan of the
+       table to avoid unnecessary overhead in getting the current time
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
      <row>
       <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
        <structfield>seq_tup_read</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
@@ -4403,6 +4414,18 @@ SELECT pid, wait_event_type, wait_event FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE wait_event i
       </para></entry>
      </row>
 
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>last_idx_scan</structfield> <type>timestamptz</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The time of the last index scan of this table. The time value
+       is always the transaction start time of the most recent index
+       scan of the table to avoid unnecessary overhead in getting the
+       current time
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
      <row>
       <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
        <structfield>idx_tup_fetch</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
@@ -4654,6 +4677,17 @@ SELECT pid, wait_event_type, wait_event FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE wait_event i
       </para></entry>
      </row>
 
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>last_idx_scan</structfield> <type>timestamptz</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The time of the last scan of this index. The time value
+       is always the transaction start time of the most recent scan of the
+       index to avoid unnecessary overhead in getting the current time
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
      <row>
       <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
        <structfield>idx_tup_read</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index 5a844b63a1..801ba03ba4 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -657,8 +657,10 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_all_tables AS
             N.nspname AS schemaname,
             C.relname AS relname,
             pg_stat_get_numscans(C.oid) AS seq_scan,
+            pg_stat_get_lastscan(C.oid) AS last_seq_scan,
             pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(C.oid) AS seq_tup_read,
             sum(pg_stat_get_numscans(I.indexrelid))::bigint AS idx_scan,
+            max(pg_stat_get_lastscan(I.indexrelid)) AS last_idx_scan,
             sum(pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(I.indexrelid))::bigint +
             pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(C.oid) AS idx_tup_fetch,
             pg_stat_get_tuples_inserted(C.oid) AS n_tup_ins,
@@ -775,6 +777,7 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_all_indexes AS
             C.relname AS relname,
             I.relname AS indexrelname,
             pg_stat_get_numscans(I.oid) AS idx_scan,
+            pg_stat_get_lastscan(I.oid) AS last_idx_scan,
             pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(I.oid) AS idx_tup_read,
             pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(I.oid) AS idx_tup_fetch
     FROM pg_class C JOIN
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c b/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c
index a846d9ffb6..c8c6c29a87 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c
@@ -789,6 +789,12 @@ pgstat_relation_flush_cb(PgStat_EntryRef *entry_ref, bool nowait)
 	tabentry = &shtabstats->stats;
 
 	tabentry->numscans += lstats->t_counts.t_numscans;
+	if (lstats->t_counts.t_numscans)
+	{
+		TimestampTz t = GetCurrentTransactionStartTimestamp();
+		if (t > tabentry->lastscan)
+			tabentry->lastscan = t;
+	}
 	tabentry->tuples_returned += lstats->t_counts.t_tuples_returned;
 	tabentry->tuples_fetched += lstats->t_counts.t_tuples_fetched;
 	tabentry->tuples_inserted += lstats->t_counts.t_tuples_inserted;
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
index be15b4b2e5..8c0237c496 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
@@ -52,6 +52,25 @@ pg_stat_get_numscans(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 
+Datum
+pg_stat_get_lastscan(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	Oid			relid = PG_GETARG_OID(0);
+	TimestampTz	result;
+	PgStat_StatTabEntry *tabentry;
+
+	if ((tabentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_tabentry(relid)) == NULL)
+		result = 0;
+	else
+		result = tabentry->lastscan;
+
+	if (result == 0)
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+	else
+		PG_RETURN_TIMESTAMPTZ(result);
+}
+
+
 Datum
 pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index a07e737a33..d9a98e1c2e 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -5249,6 +5249,10 @@
   proname => 'pg_stat_get_numscans', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
   prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => 'oid',
   prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_numscans' },
+{ oid => '2173', descr => 'statistics: time of the last scan for table/index',
+  proname => 'pg_stat_get_lastscan', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
+  prorettype => 'timestamptz', proargtypes => 'oid',
+  prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_lastscan' },
 { oid => '1929', descr => 'statistics: number of tuples read by seqscan',
   proname => 'pg_stat_get_tuples_returned', provolatile => 's',
   proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => 'oid',
diff --git a/src/include/pgstat.h b/src/include/pgstat.h
index ac28f813b4..597e2f238a 100644
--- a/src/include/pgstat.h
+++ b/src/include/pgstat.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ typedef struct PgStat_TableXactStatus
  * ------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-#define PGSTAT_FILE_FORMAT_ID	0x01A5BCA7
+#define PGSTAT_FILE_FORMAT_ID	0x01A5BCA8
 
 typedef struct PgStat_ArchiverStats
 {
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ typedef struct PgStat_StatSubEntry
 typedef struct PgStat_StatTabEntry
 {
 	PgStat_Counter numscans;
+	TimestampTz lastscan;
 
 	PgStat_Counter tuples_returned;
 	PgStat_Counter tuples_fetched;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 7ec3d2688f..d9287ef0c9 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -1768,6 +1768,7 @@ pg_stat_all_indexes| SELECT c.oid AS relid,
     c.relname,
     i.relname AS indexrelname,
     pg_stat_get_numscans(i.oid) AS idx_scan,
+    pg_stat_get_lastscan(i.oid) AS last_idx_scan,
     pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(i.oid) AS idx_tup_read,
     pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.oid) AS idx_tup_fetch
    FROM (((pg_class c
@@ -1779,8 +1780,10 @@ pg_stat_all_tables| SELECT c.oid AS relid,
     n.nspname AS schemaname,
     c.relname,
     pg_stat_get_numscans(c.oid) AS seq_scan,
+    pg_stat_get_lastscan(c.oid) AS last_seq_scan,
     pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(c.oid) AS seq_tup_read,
     (sum(pg_stat_get_numscans(i.indexrelid)))::bigint AS idx_scan,
+    max(pg_stat_get_lastscan(i.indexrelid)) AS last_idx_scan,
     ((sum(pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.indexrelid)))::bigint + pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(c.oid)) AS idx_tup_fetch,
     pg_stat_get_tuples_inserted(c.oid) AS n_tup_ins,
     pg_stat_get_tuples_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_upd,
@@ -2112,6 +2115,7 @@ pg_stat_sys_indexes| SELECT pg_stat_all_indexes.relid,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.relname,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.indexrelname,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.idx_scan,
+    pg_stat_all_indexes.last_idx_scan,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.idx_tup_read,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.idx_tup_fetch
    FROM pg_stat_all_indexes
@@ -2120,8 +2124,10 @@ pg_stat_sys_tables| SELECT pg_stat_all_tables.relid,
     pg_stat_all_tables.schemaname,
     pg_stat_all_tables.relname,
     pg_stat_all_tables.seq_scan,
+    pg_stat_all_tables.last_seq_scan,
     pg_stat_all_tables.seq_tup_read,
     pg_stat_all_tables.idx_scan,
+    pg_stat_all_tables.last_idx_scan,
     pg_stat_all_tables.idx_tup_fetch,
     pg_stat_all_tables.n_tup_ins,
     pg_stat_all_tables.n_tup_upd,
@@ -2156,6 +2162,7 @@ pg_stat_user_indexes| SELECT pg_stat_all_indexes.relid,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.relname,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.indexrelname,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.idx_scan,
+    pg_stat_all_indexes.last_idx_scan,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.idx_tup_read,
     pg_stat_all_indexes.idx_tup_fetch
    FROM pg_stat_all_indexes
@@ -2164,8 +2171,10 @@ pg_stat_user_tables| SELECT pg_stat_all_tables.relid,
     pg_stat_all_tables.schemaname,
     pg_stat_all_tables.relname,
     pg_stat_all_tables.seq_scan,
+    pg_stat_all_tables.last_seq_scan,
     pg_stat_all_tables.seq_tup_read,
     pg_stat_all_tables.idx_scan,
+    pg_stat_all_tables.last_idx_scan,
     pg_stat_all_tables.idx_tup_fetch,
     pg_stat_all_tables.n_tup_ins,
     pg_stat_all_tables.n_tup_upd,
