diff --git a/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/hudi/HoodieSparkSqlWriter.scala b/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/hudi/HoodieSparkSqlWriter.scala
index 1f1dc4d4233bf..d59ed8a84faec 100644
--- a/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/hudi/HoodieSparkSqlWriter.scala
+++ b/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/hudi/HoodieSparkSqlWriter.scala
@@ -221,6 +221,23 @@ private[hudi] object HoodieSparkSqlWriter {
       val (writeSuccessful, compactionInstant) =
         commitAndPerformPostOperations(writeResult, parameters, writeClient, tableConfig, jsc,
           TableInstantInfo(basePath, instantTime, commitActionType, operation))
+
+      def unpersistRdd(rdd: RDD[_]): Unit = {
+        if (sparkContext.getPersistentRDDs.contains(rdd.id)) {
+          try {
+            rdd.unpersist()
+          } catch {
+            case t: Exception => log.warn("Got excepting trying to unpersist rdd", t)
+          }
+        }
+        val parentRdds = rdd.dependencies.map(_.rdd)
+        parentRdds.foreach { parentRdd =>
+          unpersistRdd(parentRdd)
+        }
+      }
+      // it's safe to unpersist cached rdds here
+      unpersistRdd(writeResult.getWriteStatuses.rdd)
+
       (writeSuccessful, common.util.Option.ofNullable(instantTime), compactionInstant, writeClient, tableConfig)
     }
   }