diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/tables.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/tables.scala
index 8d95ca6921..38f91639c0 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/tables.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/tables.scala
@@ -235,11 +235,10 @@ case class AlterTableAddColumnsCommand(
       DataSource.lookupDataSource(catalogTable.provider.get).newInstance() match {
         // For datasource table, this command can only support the following File format.
         // TextFileFormat only default to one column "value"
-        // OrcFileFormat can not handle difference between user-specified schema and
-        // inferred schema yet. TODO, once this issue is resolved , we can add Orc back.
         // Hive type is already considered as hive serde table, so the logic will not
         // come in here.
         case _: JsonFileFormat | _: CSVFileFormat | _: ParquetFileFormat =>
+        case s if s.getClass.getCanonicalName.endsWith("OrcFileFormat") =>
         case s =>
           throw new AnalysisException(
             s"""
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
index 4ed2cecc5f..21a2c62929 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
@@ -2202,56 +2202,64 @@ abstract class DDLSuite extends QueryTest with SQLTestUtils {
     }
   }
 
+  protected def testAddColumn(provider: String): Unit = {
+    withTable("t1") {
+      sql(s"CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 int) USING $provider")
+      sql("INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1)")
+      sql("ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMNS (c2 int)")
+      checkAnswer(
+        spark.table("t1"),
+        Seq(Row(1, null))
+      )
+      checkAnswer(
+        sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c2 is null"),
+        Seq(Row(1, null))
+      )
+
+      sql("INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3, 2)")
+      checkAnswer(
+        sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c2 = 2"),
+        Seq(Row(3, 2))
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected def testAddColumnPartitioned(provider: String): Unit = {
+    withTable("t1") {
+      sql(s"CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 int, c2 int) USING $provider PARTITIONED BY (c2)")
+      sql("INSERT INTO t1 PARTITION(c2 = 2) VALUES (1)")
+      sql("ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMNS (c3 int)")
+      checkAnswer(
+        spark.table("t1"),
+        Seq(Row(1, null, 2))
+      )
+      checkAnswer(
+        sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c3 is null"),
+        Seq(Row(1, null, 2))
+      )
+      sql("INSERT INTO t1 PARTITION(c2 =1) VALUES (2, 3)")
+      checkAnswer(
+        sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c3 = 3"),
+        Seq(Row(2, 3, 1))
+      )
+      checkAnswer(
+        sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c2 = 1"),
+        Seq(Row(2, 3, 1))
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   val supportedNativeFileFormatsForAlterTableAddColumns = Seq("parquet", "json", "csv")
 
   supportedNativeFileFormatsForAlterTableAddColumns.foreach { provider =>
     test(s"alter datasource table add columns - $provider") {
-      withTable("t1") {
-        sql(s"CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 int) USING $provider")
-        sql("INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1)")
-        sql("ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMNS (c2 int)")
-        checkAnswer(
-          spark.table("t1"),
-          Seq(Row(1, null))
-        )
-        checkAnswer(
-          sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c2 is null"),
-          Seq(Row(1, null))
-        )
-
-        sql("INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3, 2)")
-        checkAnswer(
-          sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c2 = 2"),
-          Seq(Row(3, 2))
-        )
-      }
+      testAddColumn(provider)
     }
   }
 
   supportedNativeFileFormatsForAlterTableAddColumns.foreach { provider =>
     test(s"alter datasource table add columns - partitioned - $provider") {
-      withTable("t1") {
-        sql(s"CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 int, c2 int) USING $provider PARTITIONED BY (c2)")
-        sql("INSERT INTO t1 PARTITION(c2 = 2) VALUES (1)")
-        sql("ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMNS (c3 int)")
-        checkAnswer(
-          spark.table("t1"),
-          Seq(Row(1, null, 2))
-        )
-        checkAnswer(
-          sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c3 is null"),
-          Seq(Row(1, null, 2))
-        )
-        sql("INSERT INTO t1 PARTITION(c2 =1) VALUES (2, 3)")
-        checkAnswer(
-          sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c3 = 3"),
-          Seq(Row(2, 3, 1))
-        )
-        checkAnswer(
-          sql("SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c2 = 1"),
-          Seq(Row(2, 3, 1))
-        )
-      }
+      testAddColumnPartitioned(provider)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala
index 02e26bbe87..d3465a641a 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ class HiveCatalogedDDLSuite extends DDLSuite with TestHiveSingleton with BeforeA
   test("drop table") {
     testDropTable(isDatasourceTable = false)
   }
+
+  test("alter datasource table add columns - orc") {
+    testAddColumn("orc")
+  }
+
+  test("alter datasource table add columns - partitioned - orc") {
+    testAddColumnPartitioned("orc")
+  }
 }
 
 class HiveDDLSuite