diff --git a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/hooks/sftp.py b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/hooks/sftp.py
index 33e994daaf9b7..376aa01f8d010 100644
--- a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/hooks/sftp.py
+++ b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/hooks/sftp.py
@@ -358,7 +358,11 @@ def retrieve_directory(self, remote_full_path: str, local_full_path: str, prefet
                 self.retrieve_file(file_path, new_local_path, prefetch)
 
     def retrieve_directory_concurrently(
-        self, remote_full_path: str, local_full_path: str, workers: int = os.cpu_count() or 2
+        self,
+        remote_full_path: str,
+        local_full_path: str,
+        workers: int = os.cpu_count() or 2,
+        prefetch: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Transfer the remote directory to a local location concurrently.
@@ -405,6 +409,7 @@ def retrieve_file_chunk(
                         conns[i],
                         local_file_chunks[i],
                         remote_file_chunks[i],
+                        prefetch,
                     )
                     for i in range(workers)
                 ]
diff --git a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/operators/sftp.py b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/operators/sftp.py
index 8e1e3c85592cf..a896cfb5495a1 100644
--- a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/operators/sftp.py
+++ b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/operators/sftp.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class SFTPOperator(BaseOperator):
             )
     :param concurrency: Number of threads when transferring directories. Each thread opens a new SFTP connection.
         This parameter is used only when transferring directories, not individual files. (Default is 1)
+    :param prefetch: controls whether prefetch is performed (default: True)
 
     """
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ def __init__(
         confirm: bool = True,
         create_intermediate_dirs: bool = False,
         concurrency: int = 1,
+        prefetch: bool = True,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.local_filepath = local_filepath
         self.remote_filepath = remote_filepath
         self.concurrency = concurrency
+        self.prefetch = prefetch
 
     def execute(self, context: Any) -> str | list[str] | None:
         if self.local_filepath is None:
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Any) -> str | list[str] | None:
                                     _remote_filepath,
                                     _local_filepath,
                                     workers=self.concurrency,
+                                    prefetch=self.prefetch,
                                 )
                             elif self.concurrency == 1:
                                 self.sftp_hook.retrieve_directory(_remote_filepath, _local_filepath)
diff --git a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/triggers/sftp.py b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/triggers/sftp.py
index 08a047975fdf5..96af8ba73b2a7 100644
--- a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/triggers/sftp.py
+++ b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/triggers/sftp.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async def run(self) -> AsyncIterator[TriggerEvent]:
           check whether the last modified time is greater, if true return file if false it polls again.
         """
         hook = self._get_async_hook()
-        exc = None
+
         if isinstance(self.newer_than, str):
             self.newer_than = parse_date(self.newer_than)
         _newer_than = convert_to_utc(self.newer_than) if self.newer_than else None
diff --git a/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py b/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py
index b7e94c376e1f9..fb4c5ed599252 100644
--- a/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py
+++ b/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py
@@ -96,6 +96,21 @@ def teardown_method(self):
         if os.path.exists(self.test_remote_dir):
             os.rmdir(self.test_remote_dir)
 
+    def test_default_args(self):
+        operator = SFTPOperator(
+            task_id="test_default_args",
+            remote_filepath="/tmp/remote_file",
+        )
+        assert operator.operation == SFTPOperation.PUT
+        assert operator.confirm is True
+        assert operator.create_intermediate_dirs is False
+        assert operator.concurrency == 1
+        assert operator.prefetch is True
+        assert operator.local_filepath is None
+        assert operator.sftp_hook is None
+        assert operator.ssh_conn_id is None
+        assert operator.remote_host is None
+
     @pytest.mark.skipif(AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS, reason="Pickle support is removed in Airflow 3")
     @conf_vars({("core", "enable_xcom_pickling"): "True"})
     def test_pickle_file_transfer_put(self, dag_maker):
@@ -442,8 +457,7 @@ def test_str_dirpaths_get_concurrently(self, mock_get):
             concurrency=2,
         ).execute(None)
         assert mock_get.call_count == 1
-        args, _ = mock_get.call_args_list[0]
-        assert args == (remote_dirpath, local_dirpath)
+        assert mock_get.call_args == mock.call(remote_dirpath, local_dirpath, workers=2, prefetch=True)
 
     @mock.patch("airflow.providers.sftp.operators.sftp.SFTPHook.store_file")
     def test_str_filepaths_put(self, mock_get):