diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveSessionCatalog.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveSessionCatalog.scala
index e49e149a4a90..58eb0a0f7cfe 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveSessionCatalog.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveSessionCatalog.scala
@@ -62,8 +62,28 @@ class ResolveSessionCatalog(
          nameParts @ SessionCatalog(catalog, tableName), colName, dataType, comment) =>
       loadTable(catalog, tableName.asIdentifier).collect {
         case v1Table: V1Table =>
-          // TODO(SPARK-29353): we should fallback to the v1 `AlterTableChangeColumnCommand`.
-          throw new AnalysisException("ALTER COLUMN is only supported with v2 tables.")
+          if (colName.length > 1) {
+            throw new AnalysisException(
+              "ALTER COLUMN with qualified column is only supported with v2 tables.")
+          }
+          if (dataType.isEmpty) {
+            throw new AnalysisException(
+              "ALTER COLUMN with v1 tables must specify new data type.")
+          }
+          val builder = new MetadataBuilder
+          // Add comment to metadata
+          comment.map(c => builder.putString("comment", c))
+          // Add Hive type string to metadata.
+          val cleanedDataType = HiveStringType.replaceCharType(dataType.get)
+          if (dataType.get != cleanedDataType) {
+            builder.putString(HIVE_TYPE_STRING, dataType.get.catalogString)
+          }
+          val newColumn = StructField(
+            colName(0),
+            cleanedDataType,
+            nullable = true,
+            builder.build())
+          AlterTableChangeColumnCommand(tableName.asTableIdentifier, colName(0), newColumn)
       }.getOrElse {
         val typeChange = dataType.map { newDataType =>
           TableChange.updateColumnType(colName.toArray, newDataType, true)
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 562e61390a53..393f320462d6 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
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.{CatalogManager, CatalogNotFoundEx
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.CreateTable
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.v2.DataSourceV2Relation
 import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.SQLConf
-import org.apache.spark.sql.types.{DoubleType, IntegerType, LongType, StringType, StructType}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.types.{CharType, DoubleType, HIVE_TYPE_STRING, IntegerType, LongType, MetadataBuilder, StringType, StructField, StructType}
 
 class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
   import CatalystSqlParser._
@@ -897,5 +897,74 @@ class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
     }
   }
 
+  test("alter table: alter column") {
+    Seq("v1Table" -> true, "v2Table" -> false, "testcat.tab" -> false).foreach {
+      case (tblName, useV1Command) =>
+        val sql1 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN i TYPE bigint"
+        val sql2 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN i TYPE bigint COMMENT 'new comment'"
+        val sql3 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN i COMMENT 'new comment'"
+
+        val parsed1 = parseAndResolve(sql1)
+        val parsed2 = parseAndResolve(sql2)
+
+        val tableIdent = TableIdentifier(tblName, None)
+        if (useV1Command) {
+          val newColumn = StructField("i", LongType)
+          val expected1 = AlterTableChangeColumnCommand(
+            tableIdent, "i", newColumn)
+          val expected2 = AlterTableChangeColumnCommand(
+            tableIdent, "i", newColumn.withComment("new comment"))
+
+          comparePlans(parsed1, expected1)
+          comparePlans(parsed2, expected2)
+
+          val e1 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+            parseAndResolve(sql3)
+          }
+          assert(e1.getMessage.contains("ALTER COLUMN with v1 tables must specify new data type"))
+
+          val sql4 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN a.b.c TYPE bigint"
+          val e2 = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+            parseAndResolve(sql4)
+          }
+          assert(e2.getMessage.contains(
+            "ALTER COLUMN with qualified column is only supported with v2 tables"))
+
+          val sql5 = s"ALTER TABLE $tblName ALTER COLUMN i TYPE char(1)"
+          val builder = new MetadataBuilder
+          builder.putString(HIVE_TYPE_STRING, CharType(1).catalogString)
+          val newColumnWithCleanedType = StructField("i", StringType, true, builder.build())
+          val expected5 = AlterTableChangeColumnCommand(
+            tableIdent, "i", newColumnWithCleanedType)
+          val parsed5 = parseAndResolve(sql5)
+          comparePlans(parsed5, expected5)
+        } else {
+          val parsed3 = parseAndResolve(sql3)
+
+          parsed1 match {
+            case AlterTable(_, _, _: DataSourceV2Relation, changes) =>
+              assert(changes == Seq(
+                TableChange.updateColumnType(Array("i"), LongType)))
+            case _ => fail("expect AlterTable")
+          }
+
+          parsed2 match {
+            case AlterTable(_, _, _: DataSourceV2Relation, changes) =>
+              assert(changes == Seq(
+                TableChange.updateColumnType(Array("i"), LongType),
+                TableChange.updateColumnComment(Array("i"), "new comment")))
+            case _ => fail("expect AlterTable")
+          }
+
+          parsed3 match {
+            case AlterTable(_, _, _: DataSourceV2Relation, changes) =>
+              assert(changes == Seq(
+                TableChange.updateColumnComment(Array("i"), "new comment")))
+            case _ => fail("expect AlterTable")
+          }
+        }
+    }
+  }
+
   // TODO: add tests for more commands.
 }