diff --git a/src/backend/commands/explain.c b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
index 4fcd4ce942731a022c36131fbf3d04f2e14cdfaf..d169967de69ea36a64ce5bef2679d182274d086d 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/explain.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "commands/explain.h"
 #include "commands/prepare.h"
 #include "commands/trigger.h"
+#include "commands/queue.h"
 #include "executor/execUtils.h"
 #include "executor/instrument.h"
 #include "nodes/pg_list.h"
@@ -391,6 +392,17 @@ ExplainOnePlan(PlannedStmt *plannedstmt, ParamListInfo params,
 								None_Receiver, params,
 								stmt->analyze);
 
+	if (gp_enable_gpperfmon && Gp_role == GP_ROLE_DISPATCH)
+	{
+		Assert(queryString);
+		gpmon_qlog_query_submit(queryDesc->gpmon_pkt);
+		gpmon_qlog_query_text(queryDesc->gpmon_pkt,
+				queryString,
+				application_name,
+				GetResqueueName(GetResQueueId()),
+				GetResqueuePriority(GetResQueueId()));
+	}
+
 	/* Initialize ExplainState structure. */
 	es = (ExplainState *) palloc0(sizeof(ExplainState));
 	es->pstmt = queryDesc->plannedstmt;
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c b/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c
index 23ecfbbf9f289cd5167f0faf9d9104bada513301..1641f8d05cc53991d6782de62d63985e452465e8 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c
@@ -1416,22 +1416,6 @@ PortalRunUtility(Portal portal, Node *utilityStmt, bool isTopLevel,
 		ActiveSnapshot = CopySnapshot(GetTransactionSnapshot());
 	else
 		ActiveSnapshot = NULL;
-	gpmon_packet_t *gpmon_pkt = NULL;
-	if(gp_enable_gpperfmon && Gp_role == GP_ROLE_DISPATCH)
-	{
-		gpmon_pkt = (gpmon_packet_t *) palloc0(sizeof(gpmon_packet_t));
-		gpmon_qlog_packet_init(gpmon_pkt);
-		/* set gpmon_pkt->u.qlog.key.ccnt to 0 in utility mode becasue the gp_command_count is changing */
-		gpmon_pkt->u.qlog.key.ccnt = 0;
-		gpmon_qlog_query_submit(gpmon_pkt);
-		gpmon_qlog_query_text(gpmon_pkt,
-				portal->sourceText ? portal->sourceText: "(Source text for portal is not available)",
-				application_name,
-				GetResqueueName(portal->queueId),
-				GetResqueuePriority(portal->queueId));
-				gpmon_qlog_query_start(gpmon_pkt);
-	}
-
 
 	/* check if this utility statement need to be involved into resoure queue
 	 * mgmt */
@@ -1450,12 +1434,6 @@ PortalRunUtility(Portal portal, Node *utilityStmt, bool isTopLevel,
 	if (ActiveSnapshot)
 		FreeSnapshot(ActiveSnapshot);
 	ActiveSnapshot = NULL;
-
-	if(gp_enable_gpperfmon && Gp_role == GP_ROLE_DISPATCH)
-	{
-		gpmon_qlog_query_end(gpmon_pkt);
-		pfree(gpmon_pkt);
-	}
 }
 
 /*