diff --git a/sql/connect/common/pom.xml b/sql/connect/common/pom.xml
index 5ed69ebe58a6..e7c4b62610d6 100644
--- a/sql/connect/common/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/connect/common/pom.xml
@@ -121,6 +121,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                <!--
+                  Explicitly override the included artifacts without Guava, to workaround
+                  classpath issues on executing tests with single connect-client-jvm using
+                  Maven. See SPARK-54177 for more details.
+                 -->
+                <configuration combine.self = "override">
+                    <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
+                    <artifactSet>
+                        <includes>
+                            <include>org.spark-project.spark:unused</include>
+                        </includes>
+                    </artifactSet>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>shade</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <profiles>