diff --git a/doc/repmgr-standby-promote.xml b/doc/repmgr-standby-promote.xml
index 23d78d88..68024aa4 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-standby-promote.xml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-standby-promote.xml
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
       Both values can be defined in <filename>repmgr.conf</filename>.
     </para>
 
-    <note>
+    <warning>
       <para>
-        If WAL replay is paused on the standby, and not all WAL files on the standby have been
-        replayed, &repmgr; will not attempt to promote it.
+        In PostgreSQL 12 and earlier, if WAL replay is paused on the standby, and not all
+        WAL files on the standby have been replayed, &repmgr; will not attempt to promote it.
       </para>
       <para>
         This is because if WAL replay is paused, PostgreSQL itself will not react to a promote command
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@
         Note that if the standby is in archive recovery, &repmgr; will not be able to determine
         if more WAL is pending replay, and will abort the promotion attempt if WAL replay is paused.
       </para>
-    </note>
+      <para>
+        This restriction does <emphasis>not</emphasis> apply to PostgreSQL 13 and later.
+      </para>
+    </warning>
 
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index 618e7c34..619bb611 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -2333,14 +2333,15 @@ do_standby_promote(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Executing "pg_ctl ... promote" when WAL replay is paused and
-	 * WAL is pending replay will mean the standby will not promote
-	 * until replay is resumed.
+	 * In PostgreSQL 12 and earlier, executing "pg_ctl ... promote" when WAL
+	 * replay is paused and WAL is pending replay will mean the standby will
+	 * not promote until replay is resumed.
 	 *
 	 * As that could happen at any time outside repmgr's control, we
 	 * need to avoid leaving a "ticking timebomb" which might cause
 	 * an unexpected status change in the replication cluster.
 	 */
+	if (PQserverVersion(local_conn) < 130000)
 	{
 		ReplInfo 	replication_info;
 		bool 	 	replay_paused = false;