diff --git a/edb/buildmeta.py b/edb/buildmeta.py
index 585ea2669f0..07aff7d6d42 100644
--- a/edb/buildmeta.py
+++ b/edb/buildmeta.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 
 # Increment this whenever the database layout or stdlib changes.
-EDGEDB_CATALOG_VERSION = 2023_12_05_00_00
+EDGEDB_CATALOG_VERSION = 2024_01_03_00_00
 EDGEDB_MAJOR_VERSION = 5
 
 
diff --git a/edb/lib/_testmode.edgeql b/edb/lib/_testmode.edgeql
index e2c15643c08..964f469490d 100644
--- a/edb/lib/_testmode.edgeql
+++ b/edb/lib/_testmode.edgeql
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ ALTER TYPE cfg::AbstractConfig {
         SET default := false;
     };
 
+    # Fully suppress apply_query_rewrites, like is done for internal
+    # reflection queries.
+    CREATE PROPERTY __internal_no_apply_query_rewrites -> std::bool {
+        CREATE ANNOTATION cfg::internal := 'true';
+        SET default := false;
+    };
+
+    # Use the "reflection schema" as the base schema instead of the
+    # normal std schema. This allows looking at all the schema fields
+    # that are hidden in the public introspection schema.
+    CREATE PROPERTY __internal_query_reflschema -> std::bool {
+        CREATE ANNOTATION cfg::internal := 'true';
+        SET default := false;
+    };
+
     CREATE PROPERTY __internal_restart -> std::bool {
         CREATE ANNOTATION cfg::internal := 'true';
         CREATE ANNOTATION cfg::system := 'true';
diff --git a/edb/server/compiler/compiler.py b/edb/server/compiler/compiler.py
index 37ea8601415..b029d64bfe5 100644
--- a/edb/server/compiler/compiler.py
+++ b/edb/server/compiler/compiler.py
@@ -1540,6 +1540,8 @@ def _get_compile_options(
         apply_query_rewrites=(
             not ctx.bootstrap_mode
             and not ctx.schema_reflection_mode
+            and not bool(
+                _get_config_val(ctx, '__internal_no_apply_query_rewrites'))
         ),
         apply_user_access_policies=_get_config_val(
             ctx, 'apply_access_policies'),
@@ -1696,7 +1698,13 @@ def _compile_ql_query(
     is_explain = explain_data is not None
     current_tx = ctx.state.current_tx()
 
-    schema = current_tx.get_schema(ctx.compiler_state.std_schema)
+    base_schema = (
+        ctx.compiler_state.std_schema
+        if not _get_config_val(ctx, '__internal_query_reflschema')
+        else ctx.compiler_state.refl_schema
+    )
+    schema = current_tx.get_schema(base_schema)
+
     options = _get_compile_options(ctx, is_explain=is_explain)
     ir = qlcompiler.compile_ast_to_ir(
         ql,