diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
index 565654e7f03b..3016ffbed63f 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
@@ -3563,6 +3563,48 @@ def test_query_execution_listener_on_collect_with_arrow(self):
                 "The callback from the query execution listener should be called after 'toPandas'")
 
 
+class SparkExtensionsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    # These tests are separate because it uses 'spark.sql.extensions' which is
+    # static and immutable. This can't be set or unset, for example, via `spark.conf`.
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        import glob
+        from pyspark.find_spark_home import _find_spark_home
+
+        SPARK_HOME = _find_spark_home()
+        filename_pattern = (
+            "sql/core/target/scala-*/test-classes/org/apache/spark/sql/"
+            "SparkSessionExtensionSuite.class")
+        if not glob.glob(os.path.join(SPARK_HOME, filename_pattern)):
+            raise unittest.SkipTest(
+                "'org.apache.spark.sql.SparkSessionExtensionSuite' is not "
+                "available. Will skip the related tests.")
+
+        # Note that 'spark.sql.extensions' is a static immutable configuration.
+        cls.spark = SparkSession.builder \
+            .master("local[4]") \
+            .appName(cls.__name__) \
+            .config(
+                "spark.sql.extensions",
+                "org.apache.spark.sql.MyExtensions") \
+            .getOrCreate()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.spark.stop()
+
+    def test_use_custom_class_for_extensions(self):
+        self.assertTrue(
+            self.spark._jsparkSession.sessionState().planner().strategies().contains(
+                self.spark._jvm.org.apache.spark.sql.MySparkStrategy(self.spark._jsparkSession)),
+            "MySparkStrategy not found in active planner strategies")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            self.spark._jsparkSession.sessionState().analyzer().extendedResolutionRules().contains(
+                self.spark._jvm.org.apache.spark.sql.MyRule(self.spark._jsparkSession)),
+            "MyRule not found in extended resolution rules")
+
+
 class SparkSessionTests(PySparkTestCase):
 
     # This test is separate because it's closely related with session's start and stop.
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
index 565042fcf762..1154f6c06717 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
@@ -84,8 +84,17 @@ class SparkSession private(
   // The call site where this SparkSession was constructed.
   private val creationSite: CallSite = Utils.getCallSite()
 
+  /**
+   * Constructor used in Pyspark. Contains explicit application of Spark Session Extensions
+   * which otherwise only occurs during getOrCreate. We cannot add this to the default constructor
+   * since that would cause every new session to reinvoke Spark Session Extensions on the currently
+   * running extensions.
+   */
   private[sql] def this(sc: SparkContext) {
-    this(sc, None, None, new SparkSessionExtensions)
+    this(sc, None, None,
+      SparkSession.applyExtensions(
+        sc.getConf.get(StaticSQLConf.SPARK_SESSION_EXTENSIONS),
+        new SparkSessionExtensions))
   }
 
   sparkContext.assertNotStopped()
@@ -935,23 +944,9 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
           // Do not update `SparkConf` for existing `SparkContext`, as it's shared by all sessions.
         }
 
-        // Initialize extensions if the user has defined a configurator class.
-        val extensionConfOption = sparkContext.conf.get(StaticSQLConf.SPARK_SESSION_EXTENSIONS)
-        if (extensionConfOption.isDefined) {
-          val extensionConfClassName = extensionConfOption.get
-          try {
-            val extensionConfClass = Utils.classForName(extensionConfClassName)
-            val extensionConf = extensionConfClass.newInstance()
-              .asInstanceOf[SparkSessionExtensions => Unit]
-            extensionConf(extensions)
-          } catch {
-            // Ignore the error if we cannot find the class or when the class has the wrong type.
-            case e @ (_: ClassCastException |
-                      _: ClassNotFoundException |
-                      _: NoClassDefFoundError) =>
-              logWarning(s"Cannot use $extensionConfClassName to configure session extensions.", e)
-          }
-        }
+        applyExtensions(
+          sparkContext.getConf.get(StaticSQLConf.SPARK_SESSION_EXTENSIONS),
+          extensions)
 
         session = new SparkSession(sparkContext, None, None, extensions)
         options.foreach { case (k, v) => session.initialSessionOptions.put(k, v) }
@@ -1136,4 +1131,29 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
       SparkSession.clearDefaultSession()
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize extensions for given extension classname. This class will be applied to the
+   * extensions passed into this function.
+   */
+  private def applyExtensions(
+      extensionOption: Option[String],
+      extensions: SparkSessionExtensions): SparkSessionExtensions = {
+    if (extensionOption.isDefined) {
+      val extensionConfClassName = extensionOption.get
+      try {
+        val extensionConfClass = Utils.classForName(extensionConfClassName)
+        val extensionConf = extensionConfClass.newInstance()
+          .asInstanceOf[SparkSessionExtensions => Unit]
+        extensionConf(extensions)
+      } catch {
+        // Ignore the error if we cannot find the class or when the class has the wrong type.
+        case e@(_: ClassCastException |
+                _: ClassNotFoundException |
+                _: NoClassDefFoundError) =>
+          logWarning(s"Cannot use $extensionConfClassName to configure session extensions.", e)
+      }
+    }
+    extensions
+  }
 }