diff --git a/src/ivfflat.h b/src/ivfflat.h
index ef44a6c..c9ff0f4 100644
--- a/src/ivfflat.h
+++ b/src/ivfflat.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #define IVFFLAT_METAPAGE_BLKNO	0
 #define IVFFLAT_HEAD_BLKNO		1	/* first list page */
 
+/* Must correspond to page numbers since page lock is used */
+#define IVFFLAT_SCAN_LOCK		0
+
 /* IVFFlat parameters */
 #define IVFFLAT_DEFAULT_LISTS	100
 #define IVFFLAT_MIN_LISTS		1
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@ typedef struct IvfflatScanOpaqueData
 	int			probes;
 	int			dimensions;
 	bool		first;
+	bool		hasLock;
 	Buffer		buf;
 	ItemPointerData heaptid;
 
diff --git a/src/ivfscan.c b/src/ivfscan.c
index 7bd93f0..104e41d 100644
--- a/src/ivfscan.c
+++ b/src/ivfscan.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "pgstat.h"
 #include "storage/bufmgr.h"
+#include "storage/lmgr.h"
 
 /*
  * Compare list distances
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ ivfflatbeginscan(Relation index, int nkeys, int norderbys)
 	so = (IvfflatScanOpaque) palloc(offsetof(IvfflatScanOpaqueData, lists) + probes * sizeof(IvfflatScanList));
 	so->buf = InvalidBuffer;
 	so->first = true;
+	so->hasLock = false;
 	ItemPointerSetInvalid(&so->heaptid);
 	so->probes = probes;
 	so->dimensions = dimensions;
@@ -347,6 +349,13 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		if (scan->orderByData == NULL)
 			elog(ERROR, "cannot scan ivfflat index without order");
 
+		/* Get a shared lock for non-MVCC snapshots */
+		if (!so->hasLock && !IsMVCCSnapshot(scan->xs_snapshot))
+		{
+			so->hasLock = true;
+			LockPage(scan->indexRelation, IVFFLAT_SCAN_LOCK, ShareLock);
+		}
+
 		if (scan->orderByData->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
 			value = PointerGetDatum(InitVector(so->dimensions));
 		else
@@ -422,6 +431,10 @@ ivfflatendscan(IndexScanDesc scan)
 	if (BufferIsValid(so->buf))
 		ReleaseBuffer(so->buf);
 
+	/* Release lock */
+	if (so->hasLock)
+		UnlockPage(scan->indexRelation, IVFFLAT_SCAN_LOCK, ShareLock);
+
 	pairingheap_free(so->listQueue);
 	tuplesort_end(so->sortstate);
 
diff --git a/src/ivfvacuum.c b/src/ivfvacuum.c
index 435dfe1..52dd5a8 100644
--- a/src/ivfvacuum.c
+++ b/src/ivfvacuum.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "commands/vacuum.h"
 #include "ivfflat.h"
 #include "storage/bufmgr.h"
+#include "storage/lmgr.h"
 
 /*
  * Bulk delete tuples from the index
@@ -65,14 +66,10 @@ ivfflatbulkdelete(IndexVacuumInfo *info, IndexBulkDeleteResult *stats,
 
 				vacuum_delay_point();
 
-				buf = ReadBufferExtended(index, MAIN_FORKNUM, searchPage, RBM_NORMAL, bas);
+				/* Ensure no in-flight index scans for non-MVCC snapshots */
+				LockPage(index, IVFFLAT_SCAN_LOCK, ExclusiveLock);
 
-				/*
-				 * ambulkdelete cannot delete entries from pages that are
-				 * pinned by other backends
-				 *
-				 * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/index-locking.html
-				 */
+				buf = ReadBufferExtended(index, MAIN_FORKNUM, searchPage, RBM_NORMAL, bas);
 				LockBufferForCleanup(buf);
 
 				state = GenericXLogStart(index);
@@ -114,6 +111,8 @@ ivfflatbulkdelete(IndexVacuumInfo *info, IndexBulkDeleteResult *stats,
 					GenericXLogAbort(state);
 
 				UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
+
+				UnlockPage(index, IVFFLAT_SCAN_LOCK, ExclusiveLock);
 			}
 
 			/*