diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
index 46eca4a1d480..b913a9618d6e 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ class Analyzer(
     maxIterations: Int)
   extends RuleExecutor[LogicalPlan] with CheckAnalysis with LookupCatalog {
 
-  private val catalog: SessionCatalog = catalogManager.v1SessionCatalog
+  private val v1SessionCatalog: SessionCatalog = catalogManager.v1SessionCatalog
 
-  override def isView(nameParts: Seq[String]): Boolean = catalog.isView(nameParts)
+  override def isView(nameParts: Seq[String]): Boolean = v1SessionCatalog.isView(nameParts)
 
   // Only for tests.
   def this(catalog: SessionCatalog, conf: SQLConf) = {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class Analyzer(
       ResolveAggregateFunctions ::
       TimeWindowing ::
       ResolveInlineTables(conf) ::
-      ResolveHigherOrderFunctions(catalog) ::
+      ResolveHigherOrderFunctions(v1SessionCatalog) ::
       ResolveLambdaVariables(conf) ::
       ResolveTimeZone(conf) ::
       ResolveRandomSeed ::
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ class Analyzer(
     // have empty defaultDatabase and all the relations in viewText have database part defined.
     def resolveRelation(plan: LogicalPlan): LogicalPlan = plan match {
       case u @ UnresolvedRelation(AsTemporaryViewIdentifier(ident))
-        if catalog.isTemporaryTable(ident) =>
+        if v1SessionCatalog.isTemporaryTable(ident) =>
         resolveRelation(lookupTableFromCatalog(ident, u, AnalysisContext.get.defaultDatabase))
 
       case u @ UnresolvedRelation(AsTableIdentifier(ident)) if !isRunningDirectlyOnFiles(ident) =>
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ class Analyzer(
       val tableIdentWithDb = tableIdentifier.copy(
         database = tableIdentifier.database.orElse(defaultDatabase))
       try {
-        catalog.lookupRelation(tableIdentWithDb)
+        v1SessionCatalog.lookupRelation(tableIdentWithDb)
       } catch {
         case _: NoSuchTableException | _: NoSuchDatabaseException =>
           u
@@ -792,8 +792,9 @@ class Analyzer(
     // Note that we are testing (!db_exists || !table_exists) because the catalog throws
     // an exception from tableExists if the database does not exist.
     private def isRunningDirectlyOnFiles(table: TableIdentifier): Boolean = {
-      table.database.isDefined && conf.runSQLonFile && !catalog.isTemporaryTable(table) &&
-        (!catalog.databaseExists(table.database.get) || !catalog.tableExists(table))
+      table.database.isDefined && conf.runSQLonFile && !v1SessionCatalog.isTemporaryTable(table) &&
+        (!v1SessionCatalog.databaseExists(table.database.get)
+          || !v1SessionCatalog.tableExists(table))
     }
   }
 
@@ -1511,13 +1512,14 @@ class Analyzer(
       plan.resolveExpressions {
         case f: UnresolvedFunction
           if externalFunctionNameSet.contains(normalizeFuncName(f.name)) => f
-        case f: UnresolvedFunction if catalog.isRegisteredFunction(f.name) => f
-        case f: UnresolvedFunction if catalog.isPersistentFunction(f.name) =>
+        case f: UnresolvedFunction if v1SessionCatalog.isRegisteredFunction(f.name) => f
+        case f: UnresolvedFunction if v1SessionCatalog.isPersistentFunction(f.name) =>
           externalFunctionNameSet.add(normalizeFuncName(f.name))
           f
         case f: UnresolvedFunction =>
           withPosition(f) {
-            throw new NoSuchFunctionException(f.name.database.getOrElse(catalog.getCurrentDatabase),
+            throw new NoSuchFunctionException(
+              f.name.database.getOrElse(v1SessionCatalog.getCurrentDatabase),
               f.name.funcName)
           }
       }
@@ -1532,7 +1534,7 @@ class Analyzer(
 
       val databaseName = name.database match {
         case Some(a) => formatDatabaseName(a)
-        case None => catalog.getCurrentDatabase
+        case None => v1SessionCatalog.getCurrentDatabase
       }
 
       FunctionIdentifier(funcName, Some(databaseName))
@@ -1557,7 +1559,7 @@ class Analyzer(
             }
           case u @ UnresolvedGenerator(name, children) =>
             withPosition(u) {
-              catalog.lookupFunction(name, children) match {
+              v1SessionCatalog.lookupFunction(name, children) match {
                 case generator: Generator => generator
                 case other =>
                   failAnalysis(s"$name is expected to be a generator. However, " +
@@ -1566,7 +1568,7 @@ class Analyzer(
             }
           case u @ UnresolvedFunction(funcId, children, isDistinct) =>
             withPosition(u) {
-              catalog.lookupFunction(funcId, children) match {
+              v1SessionCatalog.lookupFunction(funcId, children) match {
                 // AggregateWindowFunctions are AggregateFunctions that can only be evaluated within
                 // the context of a Window clause. They do not need to be wrapped in an
                 // AggregateExpression.
@@ -2765,17 +2767,17 @@ class Analyzer(
   private def lookupV2RelationAndCatalog(
       identifier: Seq[String]): Option[(DataSourceV2Relation, CatalogPlugin, Identifier)] =
     identifier match {
-      case AsTemporaryViewIdentifier(ti) if catalog.isTemporaryTable(ti) => None
-      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(Some(v2Catalog), ident) =>
-        CatalogV2Util.loadTable(v2Catalog, ident) match {
-          case Some(table) => Some((DataSourceV2Relation.create(table), v2Catalog, ident))
+      case AsTemporaryViewIdentifier(ti) if v1SessionCatalog.isTemporaryTable(ti) => None
+      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, ident) if !CatalogV2Util.isSessionCatalog(catalog) =>
+        CatalogV2Util.loadTable(catalog, ident) match {
+          case Some(table) => Some((DataSourceV2Relation.create(table), catalog, ident))
           case None => None
         }
-      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(None, ident) =>
-        CatalogV2Util.loadTable(catalogManager.v2SessionCatalog, ident) match {
+      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, ident) if CatalogV2Util.isSessionCatalog(catalog) =>
+        CatalogV2Util.loadTable(catalog, ident) match {
           case Some(_: V1Table) => None
           case Some(table) =>
-            Some((DataSourceV2Relation.create(table), catalogManager.v2SessionCatalog, ident))
+            Some((DataSourceV2Relation.create(table), catalog, ident))
           case None => None
         }
       case _ => None
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveCatalogs.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveCatalogs.scala
index 568944678544..13a79a82a385 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveCatalogs.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ResolveCatalogs.scala
@@ -177,9 +177,8 @@ class ResolveCatalogs(val catalogManager: CatalogManager)
     case ShowTablesStatement(Some(NonSessionCatalog(catalog, nameParts)), pattern) =>
       ShowTables(catalog.asTableCatalog, nameParts, pattern)
 
-    // TODO (SPARK-29014): we should check if the current catalog is not session catalog here.
-    case ShowTablesStatement(None, pattern) if defaultCatalog.isDefined =>
-      ShowTables(defaultCatalog.get.asTableCatalog, catalogManager.currentNamespace, pattern)
+    case ShowTablesStatement(None, pattern) if !isSessionCatalog(currentCatalog) =>
+      ShowTables(currentCatalog.asTableCatalog, catalogManager.currentNamespace, pattern)
 
     case UseStatement(isNamespaceSet, nameParts) =>
       if (isNamespaceSet) {
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/CatalogManager.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/CatalogManager.scala
index 14ccfd5bfcc9..c9d050768c15 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/CatalogManager.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/CatalogManager.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CatalogManager(
     }
   }
 
-  def defaultCatalog: Option[CatalogPlugin] = {
+  private def defaultCatalog: Option[CatalogPlugin] = {
     conf.defaultV2Catalog.flatMap { catalogName =>
       try {
         Some(catalog(catalogName))
@@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ class CatalogManager(
     }
   }
 
-  // If the V2_SESSION_CATALOG_IMPLEMENTATION config is specified, we try to instantiate the
-  // user-specified v2 session catalog. Otherwise, return the default session catalog.
-  def v2SessionCatalog: CatalogPlugin = {
+  /**
+   * If the V2_SESSION_CATALOG config is specified, we try to instantiate the user-specified v2
+   * session catalog. Otherwise, return the default session catalog.
+   *
+   * This catalog is a v2 catalog that delegates to the v1 session catalog. it is used when the
+   * session catalog is responsible for an identifier, but the source requires the v2 catalog API.
+   * This happens when the source implementation extends the v2 TableProvider API and is not listed
+   * in the fallback configuration, spark.sql.sources.write.useV1SourceList
+   */
+  private def v2SessionCatalog: CatalogPlugin = {
     conf.getConf(SQLConf.V2_SESSION_CATALOG_IMPLEMENTATION).map { customV2SessionCatalog =>
       try {
         catalogs.getOrElseUpdate(SESSION_CATALOG_NAME, loadV2SessionCatalog())
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalog.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalog.scala
index 02585fd5c463..26ba93e57fc6 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalog.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalog.scala
@@ -27,29 +27,11 @@ private[sql] trait LookupCatalog extends Logging {
 
   protected val catalogManager: CatalogManager
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the default catalog. When set, this catalog is used for all identifiers that do not
-   * set a specific catalog. When this is None, the session catalog is responsible for the
-   * identifier.
-   *
-   * If this is None and a table's provider (source) is a v2 provider, the v2 session catalog will
-   * be used.
-   */
-  def defaultCatalog: Option[CatalogPlugin] = catalogManager.defaultCatalog
-
   /**
    * Returns the current catalog set.
    */
   def currentCatalog: CatalogPlugin = catalogManager.currentCatalog
 
-  /**
-   * This catalog is a v2 catalog that delegates to the v1 session catalog. it is used when the
-   * session catalog is responsible for an identifier, but the source requires the v2 catalog API.
-   * This happens when the source implementation extends the v2 TableProvider API and is not listed
-   * in the fallback configuration, spark.sql.sources.write.useV1SourceList
-   */
-  def sessionCatalog: CatalogPlugin = catalogManager.v2SessionCatalog
-
   /**
    * Extract catalog plugin and remaining identifier names.
    *
@@ -69,16 +51,14 @@ private[sql] trait LookupCatalog extends Logging {
     }
   }
 
-  type CatalogObjectIdentifier = (Option[CatalogPlugin], Identifier)
-
   /**
-   * Extract catalog and identifier from a multi-part identifier with the default catalog if needed.
+   * Extract catalog and identifier from a multi-part identifier with the current catalog if needed.
    */
   object CatalogObjectIdentifier {
-    def unapply(parts: Seq[String]): Some[CatalogObjectIdentifier] = parts match {
+    def unapply(parts: Seq[String]): Some[(CatalogPlugin, Identifier)] = parts match {
       case CatalogAndIdentifier(maybeCatalog, nameParts) =>
         Some((
-            maybeCatalog.orElse(defaultCatalog),
+            maybeCatalog.getOrElse(currentCatalog),
             Identifier.of(nameParts.init.toArray, nameParts.last)
         ))
     }
@@ -108,7 +88,7 @@ private[sql] trait LookupCatalog extends Logging {
    */
   object AsTableIdentifier {
     def unapply(parts: Seq[String]): Option[TableIdentifier] = parts match {
-      case CatalogAndIdentifier(None, names) if defaultCatalog.isEmpty =>
+      case CatalogAndIdentifier(None, names) if CatalogV2Util.isSessionCatalog(currentCatalog) =>
         names match {
           case Seq(name) =>
             Some(TableIdentifier(name))
@@ -146,8 +126,7 @@ private[sql] trait LookupCatalog extends Logging {
         Some((catalogManager.catalog(nameParts.head), nameParts.tail))
       } catch {
         case _: CatalogNotFoundException =>
-          // TODO (SPARK-29014): use current catalog here.
-          Some((defaultCatalog.getOrElse(sessionCatalog), nameParts))
+          Some((currentCatalog, nameParts))
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalogSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalogSuite.scala
index c4a28bb6420c..513f7e0348d0 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalogSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/LookupCatalogSuite.scala
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.scalatest.Matchers._
 
 import org.apache.spark.SparkFunSuite
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.TableIdentifier
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis.FakeV2SessionCatalog
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.parser.CatalystSqlParser
 import org.apache.spark.sql.util.CaseInsensitiveStringMap
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class LookupCatalogSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LookupCatalog with Inside {
   import CatalystSqlParser._
 
   private val catalogs = Seq("prod", "test").map(x => x -> DummyCatalogPlugin(x)).toMap
+  private val sessionCatalog = FakeV2SessionCatalog
 
   override val catalogManager: CatalogManager = {
     val manager = mock(classOf[CatalogManager])
@@ -43,22 +45,22 @@ class LookupCatalogSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LookupCatalog with Inside {
       val name = invocation.getArgument[String](0)
       catalogs.getOrElse(name, throw new CatalogNotFoundException(s"$name not found"))
     })
-    when(manager.defaultCatalog).thenReturn(None)
+    when(manager.currentCatalog).thenReturn(sessionCatalog)
     manager
   }
 
   test("catalog object identifier") {
     Seq(
-      ("tbl", None, Seq.empty, "tbl"),
-      ("db.tbl", None, Seq("db"), "tbl"),
-      ("prod.func", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq.empty, "func"),
-      ("ns1.ns2.tbl", None, Seq("ns1", "ns2"), "tbl"),
-      ("prod.db.tbl", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
-      ("test.db.tbl", catalogs.get("test"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
-      ("test.ns1.ns2.ns3.tbl", catalogs.get("test"), Seq("ns1", "ns2", "ns3"), "tbl"),
-      ("`db.tbl`", None, Seq.empty, "db.tbl"),
-      ("parquet.`file:/tmp/db.tbl`", None, Seq("parquet"), "file:/tmp/db.tbl"),
-      ("`org.apache.spark.sql.json`.`s3://buck/tmp/abc.json`", None,
+      ("tbl", sessionCatalog, Seq.empty, "tbl"),
+      ("db.tbl", sessionCatalog, Seq("db"), "tbl"),
+      ("prod.func", catalogs("prod"), Seq.empty, "func"),
+      ("ns1.ns2.tbl", sessionCatalog, Seq("ns1", "ns2"), "tbl"),
+      ("prod.db.tbl", catalogs("prod"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
+      ("test.db.tbl", catalogs("test"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
+      ("test.ns1.ns2.ns3.tbl", catalogs("test"), Seq("ns1", "ns2", "ns3"), "tbl"),
+      ("`db.tbl`", sessionCatalog, Seq.empty, "db.tbl"),
+      ("parquet.`file:/tmp/db.tbl`", sessionCatalog, Seq("parquet"), "file:/tmp/db.tbl"),
+      ("`org.apache.spark.sql.json`.`s3://buck/tmp/abc.json`", sessionCatalog,
         Seq("org.apache.spark.sql.json"), "s3://buck/tmp/abc.json")).foreach {
       case (sql, expectedCatalog, namespace, name) =>
         inside(parseMultipartIdentifier(sql)) {
@@ -135,22 +137,22 @@ class LookupCatalogWithDefaultSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LookupCatalog wit
       val name = invocation.getArgument[String](0)
       catalogs.getOrElse(name, throw new CatalogNotFoundException(s"$name not found"))
     })
-    when(manager.defaultCatalog).thenReturn(catalogs.get("prod"))
+    when(manager.currentCatalog).thenReturn(catalogs("prod"))
     manager
   }
 
   test("catalog object identifier") {
     Seq(
-      ("tbl", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq.empty, "tbl"),
-      ("db.tbl", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
-      ("prod.func", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq.empty, "func"),
-      ("ns1.ns2.tbl", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq("ns1", "ns2"), "tbl"),
-      ("prod.db.tbl", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
-      ("test.db.tbl", catalogs.get("test"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
-      ("test.ns1.ns2.ns3.tbl", catalogs.get("test"), Seq("ns1", "ns2", "ns3"), "tbl"),
-      ("`db.tbl`", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq.empty, "db.tbl"),
-      ("parquet.`file:/tmp/db.tbl`", catalogs.get("prod"), Seq("parquet"), "file:/tmp/db.tbl"),
-      ("`org.apache.spark.sql.json`.`s3://buck/tmp/abc.json`", catalogs.get("prod"),
+      ("tbl", catalogs("prod"), Seq.empty, "tbl"),
+      ("db.tbl", catalogs("prod"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
+      ("prod.func", catalogs("prod"), Seq.empty, "func"),
+      ("ns1.ns2.tbl", catalogs("prod"), Seq("ns1", "ns2"), "tbl"),
+      ("prod.db.tbl", catalogs("prod"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
+      ("test.db.tbl", catalogs("test"), Seq("db"), "tbl"),
+      ("test.ns1.ns2.ns3.tbl", catalogs("test"), Seq("ns1", "ns2", "ns3"), "tbl"),
+      ("`db.tbl`", catalogs("prod"), Seq.empty, "db.tbl"),
+      ("parquet.`file:/tmp/db.tbl`", catalogs("prod"), Seq("parquet"), "file:/tmp/db.tbl"),
+      ("`org.apache.spark.sql.json`.`s3://buck/tmp/abc.json`", catalogs("prod"),
           Seq("org.apache.spark.sql.json"), "s3://buck/tmp/abc.json")).foreach {
       case (sql, expectedCatalog, namespace, name) =>
         inside(parseMultipartIdentifier(sql)) {
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriter.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriter.scala
index 3d04a0616e96..4f88cc6daa33 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriter.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriter.scala
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ final class DataFrameWriter[T] private[sql](ds: Dataset[T]) {
   def insertInto(tableName: String): Unit = {
     import df.sparkSession.sessionState.analyzer.{AsTableIdentifier, CatalogObjectIdentifier}
     import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.CatalogV2Implicits._
+    import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.CatalogV2Util._
 
     assertNotBucketed("insertInto")
 
@@ -354,14 +355,14 @@ final class DataFrameWriter[T] private[sql](ds: Dataset[T]) {
 
     val session = df.sparkSession
     val canUseV2 = lookupV2Provider().isDefined
-    val sessionCatalog = session.sessionState.analyzer.sessionCatalog
 
     session.sessionState.sqlParser.parseMultipartIdentifier(tableName) match {
-      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(Some(catalog), ident) =>
+      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, ident) if !isSessionCatalog(catalog) =>
         insertInto(catalog, ident)
 
-      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(None, ident) if canUseV2 && ident.namespace().length <= 1 =>
-        insertInto(sessionCatalog, ident)
+      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, ident)
+          if isSessionCatalog(catalog) && canUseV2 && ident.namespace().length <= 1 =>
+        insertInto(catalog, ident)
 
       case AsTableIdentifier(tableIdentifier) =>
         insertInto(tableIdentifier)
@@ -480,17 +481,18 @@ final class DataFrameWriter[T] private[sql](ds: Dataset[T]) {
   def saveAsTable(tableName: String): Unit = {
     import df.sparkSession.sessionState.analyzer.{AsTableIdentifier, CatalogObjectIdentifier}
     import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.CatalogV2Implicits._
+    import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.CatalogV2Util._
 
     val session = df.sparkSession
     val canUseV2 = lookupV2Provider().isDefined
-    val sessionCatalog = session.sessionState.analyzer.sessionCatalog
 
     session.sessionState.sqlParser.parseMultipartIdentifier(tableName) match {
-      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(Some(catalog), ident) =>
+      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, ident) if !isSessionCatalog(catalog) =>
         saveAsTable(catalog.asTableCatalog, ident)
 
-      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(None, ident) if canUseV2 && ident.namespace().length <= 1 =>
-        saveAsTable(sessionCatalog.asTableCatalog, ident)
+      case CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, ident)
+        if isSessionCatalog(catalog) && canUseV2 && ident.namespace().length <= 1 =>
+        saveAsTable(catalog.asTableCatalog, ident)
 
       case AsTableIdentifier(tableIdentifier) =>
         saveAsTable(tableIdentifier)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriterV2.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriterV2.scala
index 17782e8ab1f0..9d3ce6fde20a 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriterV2.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameWriterV2.scala
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ final class DataFrameWriterV2[T] private[sql](table: String, ds: Dataset[T])
   private val tableName = sparkSession.sessionState.sqlParser.parseMultipartIdentifier(table)
 
   private val (catalog, identifier) = {
-    val CatalogObjectIdentifier(maybeCatalog, identifier) = tableName
-    val catalog = maybeCatalog.getOrElse(catalogManager.currentCatalog).asTableCatalog
-    (catalog, identifier)
+    val CatalogObjectIdentifier(catalog, identifier) = tableName
+    (catalog.asTableCatalog, identifier)
   }
 
   private val logicalPlan = df.queryExecution.logical
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 a96533dac97e..d5936891476f 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
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ class ResolveSessionCatalog(
       }
       ShowTablesCommand(Some(nameParts.head), pattern)
 
-    // TODO (SPARK-29014): we should check if the current catalog is session catalog here.
-    case ShowTablesStatement(None, pattern) if defaultCatalog.isEmpty =>
+    case ShowTablesStatement(None, pattern) if isSessionCatalog(currentCatalog) =>
       ShowTablesCommand(None, pattern)
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2DataFrameSessionCatalogSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2DataFrameSessionCatalogSuite.scala
index e27575cecde2..08627e681f9e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2DataFrameSessionCatalogSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2DataFrameSessionCatalogSuite.scala
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class DataSourceV2DataFrameSessionCatalogSuite
     val t1 = "prop_table"
     withTable(t1) {
       spark.range(20).write.format(v2Format).option("path", "abc").saveAsTable(t1)
-      val cat = spark.sessionState.catalogManager.v2SessionCatalog.asInstanceOf[TableCatalog]
+      val cat = spark.sessionState.catalogManager.currentCatalog.asInstanceOf[TableCatalog]
       val tableInfo = cat.loadTable(Identifier.of(Array.empty, t1))
       assert(tableInfo.properties().get("location") === "abc")
       assert(tableInfo.properties().get("provider") === v2Format)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSessionCatalogSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSessionCatalogSuite.scala
index e1a5dbe3351e..27725bcadbcd 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSessionCatalogSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSessionCatalogSuite.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DataSourceV2SQLSessionCatalogSuite
   }
 
   override def getTableMetadata(tableName: String): Table = {
-    val v2Catalog = spark.sessionState.catalogManager.v2SessionCatalog
+    val v2Catalog = spark.sessionState.catalogManager.currentCatalog
     val nameParts = spark.sessionState.sqlParser.parseMultipartIdentifier(tableName)
     v2Catalog.asInstanceOf[TableCatalog]
       .loadTable(Identifier.of(Array.empty, nameParts.last))
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala
index 3b42c2374f00..5e7e81b88970 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala
@@ -727,6 +727,23 @@ class DataSourceV2SQLSuite
       expectV2Catalog = false)
   }
 
+  test("ShowTables: change current catalog and namespace with USE statements") {
+    sql("CREATE TABLE testcat.ns1.ns2.table (id bigint) USING foo")
+
+    // Initially, the v2 session catalog (current catalog) is used.
+    runShowTablesSql(
+      "SHOW TABLES", Seq(Row("", "source", true), Row("", "source2", true)),
+      expectV2Catalog = false)
+
+    // Update the current catalog, and no table is matched since the current namespace is Array().
+    sql("USE testcat")
+    runShowTablesSql("SHOW TABLES", Seq())
+
+    // Update the current namespace to match ns1.ns2.table.
+    sql("USE testcat.ns1.ns2")
+    runShowTablesSql("SHOW TABLES", Seq(Row("ns1.ns2", "table")))
+  }
+
   private def runShowTablesSql(
       sqlText: String,
       expected: Seq[Row],
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 674efa9b8ba4..562e61390a53 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
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
           throw new CatalogNotFoundException(s"No such catalog: $name")
       }
     })
-    when(manager.defaultCatalog).thenReturn(Some(testCat))
-    when(manager.v2SessionCatalog).thenReturn(v2SessionCatalog)
+    when(manager.currentCatalog).thenReturn(testCat)
     when(manager.v1SessionCatalog).thenReturn(v1SessionCatalog)
     manager
   }
@@ -112,8 +111,7 @@ class PlanResolutionSuite extends AnalysisTest {
           throw new CatalogNotFoundException(s"No such catalog: $name")
       }
     })
-    when(manager.defaultCatalog).thenReturn(None)
-    when(manager.v2SessionCatalog).thenReturn(v2SessionCatalog)
+    when(manager.currentCatalog).thenReturn(v2SessionCatalog)
     when(manager.v1SessionCatalog).thenReturn(v1SessionCatalog)
     manager
   }