diff --git a/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala b/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala
index e13ce8141c..1afe26afe1 100644
--- a/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala
+++ b/external/docker-integration-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/jdbc/v2/V2JDBCTest.scala
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private[v2] trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession with DockerIntegrationFu
     val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
       sql(s"ALTER TABLE $catalogName.alt_table ALTER COLUMN bad_column DROP NOT NULL")
     }.getMessage
-    assert(msg.contains("Cannot update missing field bad_column"))
+    assert(msg.contains("Missing field bad_column"))
   }
 
   def testRenameColumn(tbl: String): Unit = {
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ private[v2] trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession with DockerIntegrationFu
       val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $catalogName.alt_table DROP COLUMN bad_column")
       }.getMessage
-      assert(
-        msg.contains(s"Cannot delete missing field bad_column in $catalogName.alt_table schema"))
+      assert(msg.contains(s"Missing field bad_column in table $catalogName.alt_table"))
     }
     // Drop a column from a not existing table
     val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ private[v2] trait V2JDBCTest extends SharedSparkSession with DockerIntegrationFu
       val msg2 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $catalogName.alt_table ALTER COLUMN bad_column TYPE DOUBLE")
       }.getMessage
-      assert(msg2.contains("Cannot update missing field bad_column"))
+      assert(msg2.contains("Missing field bad_column"))
     }
     // Update column type in not existing table
     val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
index a381658e37..2d747f79c1 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class Analyzer(override val catalogManager: CatalogManager)
       ResolveRelations ::
       ResolveTables ::
       ResolvePartitionSpec ::
+      ResolveAlterTableCommands ::
       AddMetadataColumns ::
       DeduplicateRelations ::
       ResolveReferences ::
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ class Analyzer(override val catalogManager: CatalogManager)
     Batch("Post-Hoc Resolution", Once,
       Seq(ResolveCommandsWithIfExists) ++
       postHocResolutionRules: _*),
-    Batch("Normalize Alter Table Commands", Once, ResolveAlterTableCommands),
     Batch("Normalize Alter Table", Once, ResolveAlterTableChanges),
     Batch("Remove Unresolved Hints", Once,
       new ResolveHints.RemoveAllHints),
@@ -3577,34 +3577,32 @@ class Analyzer(override val catalogManager: CatalogManager)
    */
   object ResolveAlterTableCommands extends Rule[LogicalPlan] {
     def apply(plan: LogicalPlan): LogicalPlan = plan.resolveOperatorsUp {
-      case a: AlterTableCommand if a.table.resolved =>
+      case a: AlterTableCommand if a.table.resolved && hasUnresolvedFieldName(a) =>
         val table = a.table.asInstanceOf[ResolvedTable]
-        val transformed = a.transformExpressions {
-          case u: UnresolvedFieldName =>
-            resolveFieldNames(table.schema, u.name).getOrElse(u)
-          case u: UnresolvedFieldPosition => u.position match {
-            case after: After =>
-              resolveFieldNames(table.schema, u.fieldName.init :+ after.column())
-                .map { resolved =>
-                  ResolvedFieldPosition(ColumnPosition.after(resolved.field.name))
-                }.getOrElse(u)
-            case _ => ResolvedFieldPosition(u.position)
-          }
+        a.transformExpressions {
+          case u: UnresolvedFieldName => resolveFieldNames(table, u.name, u)
         }
 
-        transformed match {
-          case alter @ AlterTableAlterColumn(
-              _: ResolvedTable, ResolvedFieldName(_, field), Some(dataType), _, _, _) =>
-            // Hive style syntax provides the column type, even if it may not have changed.
-            val dt = CharVarcharUtils.getRawType(field.metadata).getOrElse(field.dataType)
-            if (dt == dataType) {
-              // The user didn't want the field to change, so remove this change.
-              alter.copy(dataType = None)
-            } else {
-              alter
-            }
+      case a @ AlterTableAlterColumn(
+          table: ResolvedTable, ResolvedFieldName(path, field), dataType, _, _, position) =>
+        val newDataType = dataType.flatMap { dt =>
+          // Hive style syntax provides the column type, even if it may not have changed.
+          val existing = CharVarcharUtils.getRawType(field.metadata).getOrElse(field.dataType)
+          if (existing == dt) None else Some(dt)
+        }
+        val newPosition = position map {
+          case u @ UnresolvedFieldPosition(after: After) =>
+            // TODO: since the field name is already resolved, it's more efficient if
+            //       `ResolvedFieldName` carries the parent struct and we resolve column position
+            //       based on the parent struct, instead of re-resolving the entire column path.
+            val resolved = resolveFieldNames(table, path :+ after.column(), u)
+            ResolvedFieldPosition(ColumnPosition.after(resolved.field.name))
+          case u: UnresolvedFieldPosition => ResolvedFieldPosition(u.position)
           case other => other
         }
+        val resolved = a.copy(dataType = newDataType, position = newPosition)
+        resolved.copyTagsFrom(a)
+        resolved
     }
 
     /**
@@ -3612,11 +3610,16 @@ class Analyzer(override val catalogManager: CatalogManager)
      * not found. An error will be thrown in CheckAnalysis for columns that can't be resolved.
      */
     private def resolveFieldNames(
-        schema: StructType,
-        fieldNames: Seq[String]): Option[ResolvedFieldName] = {
-      val fieldOpt = schema.findNestedField(
-        fieldNames, includeCollections = true, conf.resolver)
-      fieldOpt.map { case (path, field) => ResolvedFieldName(path, field) }
+        table: ResolvedTable,
+        fieldName: Seq[String],
+        context: Expression): ResolvedFieldName = {
+      table.schema.findNestedField(fieldName, includeCollections = true, conf.resolver).map {
+        case (path, field) => ResolvedFieldName(path, field)
+      }.getOrElse(throw QueryCompilationErrors.missingFieldError(fieldName, table, context))
+    }
+
+    private def hasUnresolvedFieldName(a: AlterTableCommand): Boolean = {
+      a.expressions.exists(_.find(_.isInstanceOf[UnresolvedFieldName]).isDefined)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala
index e60dbc4765..a90077b600 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala
@@ -450,43 +450,6 @@ trait CheckAnalysis extends PredicateHelper with LookupCatalog {
             write.query.schema.foreach(f => TypeUtils.failWithIntervalType(f.dataType))
 
           case alter: AlterTableCommand if alter.table.resolved =>
-            val table = alter.table.asInstanceOf[ResolvedTable]
-            def findField(fieldName: Seq[String]): StructField = {
-              // Include collections because structs nested in maps and arrays may be altered.
-              val field = table.schema.findNestedField(fieldName, includeCollections = true)
-              if (field.isEmpty) {
-                alter.failAnalysis(s"Cannot ${alter.operation} missing field ${fieldName.quoted} " +
-                  s"in ${table.name} schema: ${table.schema.treeString}")
-              }
-              field.get._2
-            }
-            def findParentStruct(fieldNames: Seq[String]): StructType = {
-              val parent = fieldNames.init
-              val field = if (parent.nonEmpty) {
-                findField(parent).dataType
-              } else {
-                table.schema
-              }
-              field match {
-                case s: StructType => s
-                case o => alter.failAnalysis(s"Cannot ${alter.operation} ${fieldNames.quoted}, " +
-                  s"because its parent is not a StructType. Found $o")
-              }
-            }
-            alter.transformExpressions {
-              case UnresolvedFieldName(name) =>
-                alter.failAnalysis(s"Cannot ${alter.operation} missing field ${name.quoted} in " +
-                  s"${table.name} schema: ${table.schema.treeString}")
-              case UnresolvedFieldPosition(fieldName, position: After) =>
-                val parent = findParentStruct(fieldName)
-                val allFields = parent match {
-                  case s: StructType => s.fieldNames
-                  case o => alter.failAnalysis(s"Cannot ${alter.operation} ${fieldName.quoted}, " +
-                    s"because its parent is not a StructType. Found $o")
-                }
-                alter.failAnalysis(s"Couldn't resolve positional argument $position amongst " +
-                  s"${allFields.mkString("[", ", ", "]")}")
-            }
             checkAlterTableCommand(alter)
 
           case alter: AlterTable if alter.table.resolved =>
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/v2ResolutionPlans.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/v2ResolutionPlans.scala
index f79dd6a2fe..625e3ff6a5 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/v2ResolutionPlans.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/v2ResolutionPlans.scala
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ sealed trait FieldPosition extends LeafExpression with Unevaluable {
     "FieldPosition.nullable should not be called.")
 }
 
-case class UnresolvedFieldPosition(
-    fieldName: Seq[String],
-    position: ColumnPosition) extends FieldPosition {
+case class UnresolvedFieldPosition(position: ColumnPosition) extends FieldPosition {
   override lazy val resolved = false
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
index c650cf072b..680d781b8b 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
@@ -3579,7 +3579,7 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with SQLConfHelper with Logg
       ctx: RenameTableColumnContext): LogicalPlan = withOrigin(ctx) {
     AlterTableRenameColumn(
       createUnresolvedTable(ctx.table, "ALTER TABLE ... RENAME COLUMN"),
-      UnresolvedFieldName(ctx.from.parts.asScala.map(_.getText).toSeq),
+      UnresolvedFieldName(typedVisit[Seq[String]](ctx.from)),
       ctx.to.getText)
   }
 
@@ -3605,7 +3605,6 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with SQLConfHelper with Logg
         s"ALTER TABLE table $verb COLUMN requires a TYPE, a SET/DROP, a COMMENT, or a FIRST/AFTER",
         ctx)
     }
-    val columnNameParts = typedVisit[Seq[String]](ctx.column)
     val dataType = if (action.dataType != null) {
       Some(typedVisit[DataType](action.dataType))
     } else {
@@ -3625,7 +3624,7 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with SQLConfHelper with Logg
       None
     }
     val position = if (action.colPosition != null) {
-      Some(UnresolvedFieldPosition(columnNameParts, typedVisit[ColumnPosition](action.colPosition)))
+      Some(UnresolvedFieldPosition(typedVisit[ColumnPosition](action.colPosition)))
     } else {
       None
     }
@@ -3634,7 +3633,7 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with SQLConfHelper with Logg
 
     AlterTableAlterColumn(
       createUnresolvedTable(ctx.table, s"ALTER TABLE ... $verb COLUMN"),
-      UnresolvedFieldName(columnNameParts),
+      UnresolvedFieldName(typedVisit[Seq[String]](ctx.column)),
       dataType = dataType,
       nullable = nullable,
       comment = comment,
@@ -3673,7 +3672,7 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with SQLConfHelper with Logg
       nullable = None,
       comment = Option(ctx.colType().commentSpec()).map(visitCommentSpec),
       position = Option(ctx.colPosition).map(
-        pos => UnresolvedFieldPosition(columnNameParts, typedVisit[ColumnPosition](pos))))
+        pos => UnresolvedFieldPosition(typedVisit[ColumnPosition](pos))))
   }
 
   override def visitHiveReplaceColumns(
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala
index aa5111ea08..ca47202db5 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/errors/QueryCompilationErrors.scala
@@ -1983,4 +1983,18 @@ private[spark] object QueryCompilationErrors {
     new AnalysisException(
       s"class $className doesn't implement interface UserDefinedAggregateFunction")
   }
+
+  def missingFieldError(
+      fieldName: Seq[String], table: ResolvedTable, context: Expression): Throwable = {
+    throw new AnalysisException(
+      s"Missing field ${fieldName.quoted} in table ${table.name} with schema:\n" +
+        table.schema.treeString,
+      context.origin.line,
+      context.origin.startPosition)
+  }
+
+  def invalidFieldName(fieldName: Seq[String], path: Seq[String]): Throwable = {
+    new AnalysisException(
+      s"Field name ${fieldName.quoted} is invalid, ${path.quoted} is not a struct.")
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/StructType.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/StructType.scala
index 8ff0536c2f..a9ba2b968d 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/StructType.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/StructType.scala
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ case class StructType(fields: Array[StructField]) extends DataType with Seq[Stru
               findField(struct, names, normalizedPath ++ Seq(field.name, "element"))
 
             case _ =>
-              None
+              throw QueryCompilationErrors.invalidFieldName(fieldNames, normalizedPath)
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DDLParserSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DDLParserSuite.scala
index 571338aa11..18a489d2e5 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DDLParserSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DDLParserSuite.scala
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ class DDLParserSuite extends AnalysisTest {
         None,
         None,
         None,
-        Some(UnresolvedFieldPosition(Seq("a", "b", "c"), first()))))
+        Some(UnresolvedFieldPosition(first()))))
   }
 
   test("alter table: multiple property changes are not allowed") {
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ class DDLParserSuite extends AnalysisTest {
         Some(IntegerType),
         None,
         None,
-        Some(UnresolvedFieldPosition(Seq("a", "b", "c"), after("other_col")))))
+        Some(UnresolvedFieldPosition(after("other_col")))))
 
     // renaming column not supported in hive style ALTER COLUMN.
     intercept("ALTER TABLE table_name CHANGE COLUMN a.b.c new_name INT",
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/change-column.sql.out b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/change-column.sql.out
index 6a16f8901b..07e8bdad1f 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/change-column.sql.out
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/change-column.sql.out
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ ALTER TABLE test_change CHANGE invalid_col TYPE INT
 struct<>
 -- !query output
 org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
-Can't find column `invalid_col` given table data columns [`a`, `b`, `c`]
+Missing field invalid_col in table spark_catalog.default.test_change with schema:
+root
+ |-- a: integer (nullable = true)
+ |-- b: string (nullable = true)
+ |-- c: integer (nullable = true)
+; line 1 pos 0
 
 
 -- !query
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala
index 165735fd2c..6c6a155780 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala
@@ -616,8 +616,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN data TYPE string")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("data"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field data"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -630,8 +629,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN point.x TYPE double")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("point.x"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field point.x"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -689,7 +687,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
 
       val e1 = intercept[AnalysisException](
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN b AFTER non_exist"))
-      assert(e1.getMessage.contains("Couldn't resolve positional argument"))
+      assert(e1.getMessage.contains("Missing field non_exist"))
 
       sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN point.y FIRST")
       assert(getTableMetadata(tableName).schema == new StructType()
@@ -711,7 +709,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
 
       val e2 = intercept[AnalysisException](
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN point.y AFTER non_exist"))
-      assert(e2.getMessage.contains("Couldn't resolve positional argument"))
+      assert(e2.getMessage.contains("Missing field point.non_exist"))
 
       // `AlterTable.resolved` checks column existence.
       intercept[AnalysisException](
@@ -802,8 +800,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN data COMMENT 'doc'")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("data"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field data"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -816,8 +813,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN point.x COMMENT 'doc'")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("point.x"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field point.x"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -918,8 +914,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t RENAME COLUMN data TO some_string")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("data"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field data"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -932,8 +927,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t RENAME COLUMN point.x TO z")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("point.x"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field point.x"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -1063,8 +1057,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t DROP COLUMN data")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("data"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field data"))
     }
   }
 
@@ -1077,8 +1070,7 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t DROP COLUMN point.x")
       }
 
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("point.x"))
-      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("missing field"))
+      assert(exc.getMessage.contains("Missing field point.x"))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite.scala
index 7984aff99b..722f3ea138 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite.scala
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite extends SharedSparkSession with AnalysisTes
     Seq(Array("ID"), Array("point", "X"), Array("POINT", "X"), Array("POINT", "x")).foreach { ref =>
       alterTableTest(
         AlterTableDropColumns(table, Seq(UnresolvedFieldName(ref))),
-        Seq("Cannot delete missing field", ref.quoted)
+        Seq("Missing field " + ref.quoted)
       )
     }
   }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite extends SharedSparkSession with AnalysisTes
     Seq(Array("ID"), Array("point", "X"), Array("POINT", "X"), Array("POINT", "x")).foreach { ref =>
       alterTableTest(
         AlterTableRenameColumn(table, UnresolvedFieldName(ref), "newName"),
-        Seq("Cannot rename missing field", ref.quoted)
+        Seq("Missing field " + ref.quoted)
       )
     }
   }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite extends SharedSparkSession with AnalysisTes
     Seq(Array("ID"), Array("point", "X"), Array("POINT", "X"), Array("POINT", "x")).foreach { ref =>
       alterTableTest(
         AlterTableAlterColumn(table, UnresolvedFieldName(ref), None, Some(true), None, None),
-        Seq("Cannot update missing field", ref.quoted)
+        Seq("Missing field " + ref.quoted)
       )
     }
   }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite extends SharedSparkSession with AnalysisTes
     Seq(Array("ID"), Array("point", "X"), Array("POINT", "X"), Array("POINT", "x")).foreach { ref =>
       alterTableTest(
         AlterTableAlterColumn(table, UnresolvedFieldName(ref), Some(StringType), None, None, None),
-        Seq("Cannot update missing field", ref.quoted)
+        Seq("Missing field " + ref.quoted)
       )
     }
   }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class V2CommandsCaseSensitivitySuite extends SharedSparkSession with AnalysisTes
     Seq(Array("ID"), Array("point", "X"), Array("POINT", "X"), Array("POINT", "x")).foreach { ref =>
       alterTableTest(
         AlterTableAlterColumn(table, UnresolvedFieldName(ref), None, None, Some("comment"), None),
-        Seq("Cannot update missing field", ref.quoted)
+        Seq("Missing field " + ref.quoted)
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/PlanResolutionSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/PlanResolutionSuite.scala
index fbb72bcc88..e714fb3b13 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/PlanResolutionSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/PlanResolutionSuite.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
 
   private val v1Table: V1Table = {
     val t = mock(classOf[CatalogTable])
-    when(t.schema).thenReturn(new StructType().add("i", "int").add("s", "string"))
+    when(t.schema).thenReturn(new StructType()
+      .add("i", "int")
+      .add("s", "string")
+      .add("point", new StructType().add("x", "int").add("y", "int")))
     when(t.tableType).thenReturn(CatalogTableType.MANAGED)
     when(t.provider).thenReturn(Some(v1Format))
     V1Table(t)
@@ -1089,10 +1092,9 @@ class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
           val e1 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
             parseAndResolve(sql3)
           }
-          assert(e1.getMessage.contains(
-            "ALTER COLUMN cannot find column j in v1 table. Available: i, s"))
+          assert(e1.getMessage.contains("Missing field j in table spark_catalog.default.v1Table"))
 
-          val sql4 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN a.b.c TYPE bigint"
+          val sql4 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN point.x TYPE bigint"
           val e2 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
             parseAndResolve(sql4)
           }
@@ -1150,14 +1152,13 @@ class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
           val e = intercept[AnalysisException] {
             parseAndResolve(sql)
           }
-          assert(e.getMessage.contains(
-            "ALTER COLUMN cannot find column I in v1 table. Available: i, s"))
+          assert(e.getMessage.contains("Missing field I in table spark_catalog.default.v1Table"))
         } else {
           val actual = parseAndResolve(sql)
           val expected = AlterTableChangeColumnCommand(
             TableIdentifier(tblName, Some("default")),
-            "I",
-            StructField("I", IntegerType).withComment("new comment"))
+            "i",
+            StructField("i", IntegerType).withComment("new comment"))
           comparePlans(actual, expected)
         }
       }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/jdbc/JDBCTableCatalogSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/jdbc/JDBCTableCatalogSuite.scala
index 8dc8ad621c..91a7ff6524 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/jdbc/JDBCTableCatalogSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/jdbc/JDBCTableCatalogSuite.scala
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
       val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName DROP COLUMN bad_column")
       }.getMessage
-      assert(msg.contains("Cannot delete missing field bad_column in h2.test.alt_table schema"))
+      assert(msg.contains("Missing field bad_column in table h2.test.alt_table"))
     }
     // Drop a column to not existing table and namespace
     Seq("h2.test.not_existing_table", "h2.bad_test.not_existing_table").foreach { table =>
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
       val msg1 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ALTER COLUMN bad_column TYPE DOUBLE")
       }.getMessage
-      assert(msg1.contains("Cannot update missing field bad_column in h2.test.alt_table schema"))
+      assert(msg1.contains("Missing field bad_column in table h2.test.alt_table"))
       // Update column to wrong type
       val msg2 = intercept[ParseException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bad_type")
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
       val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ALTER COLUMN bad_column DROP NOT NULL")
       }.getMessage
-      assert(msg.contains("Cannot update missing field bad_column in h2.test.alt_table"))
+      assert(msg.contains("Missing field bad_column in table h2.test.alt_table"))
     }
     // Update column nullability in not existing table and namespace
     Seq("h2.test.not_existing_table", "h2.bad_test.not_existing_table").foreach { table =>
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
       val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
         sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ALTER COLUMN bad_column COMMENT 'test'")
       }.getMessage
-      assert(msg.contains("Cannot update missing field bad_column in h2.test.alt_table"))
+      assert(msg.contains("Missing field bad_column in table h2.test.alt_table"))
     }
     // Update column comments in not existing table and namespace
     Seq("h2.test.not_existing_table", "h2.bad_test.not_existing_table").foreach { table =>
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
         val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
           sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName RENAME COLUMN C2 TO c3")
         }.getMessage
-        assert(msg.contains("Cannot rename missing field C2 in h2.test.alt_table schema"))
+        assert(msg.contains("Missing field C2 in table h2.test.alt_table"))
       }
 
       withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "false") {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
         val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
           sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName DROP COLUMN C3")
         }.getMessage
-        assert(msg.contains("Cannot delete missing field C3 in h2.test.alt_table schema"))
+        assert(msg.contains("Missing field C3 in table h2.test.alt_table"))
       }
 
       withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "false") {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
         val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
           sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ALTER COLUMN C1 TYPE DOUBLE")
         }.getMessage
-        assert(msg.contains("Cannot update missing field C1 in h2.test.alt_table schema"))
+        assert(msg.contains("Missing field C1 in table h2.test.alt_table"))
       }
 
       withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "false") {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class JDBCTableCatalogSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
         val msg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
           sql(s"ALTER TABLE $tableName ALTER COLUMN C1 DROP NOT NULL")
         }.getMessage
-        assert(msg.contains("Cannot update missing field C1 in h2.test.alt_table schema"))
+        assert(msg.contains("Missing field C1 in table h2.test.alt_table"))
       }
 
       withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "false") {