diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala
index ab886d5281774..9db3af1e9dd8b 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/SessionCatalog.scala
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ class SessionCatalog(
     tableRelationCache.invalidate(key)
   }
 
+  /** This method discards any cached table relation plans for the given table identifier. */
+  def invalidateCachedTable(name: TableIdentifier): Unit = {
+    val dbName = formatDatabaseName(name.database.getOrElse(currentDb))
+    val tableName = formatTableName(name.table)
+    invalidateCachedTable(QualifiedTableName(dbName, tableName))
+  }
+
   /** This method provides a way to invalidate all the cached plans. */
   def invalidateAllCachedTables(): Unit = {
     tableRelationCache.invalidateAll()
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala
index 87228312252ac..4512a3d03efc7 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ case class AlterTableSetPropertiesCommand(
       properties = table.properties ++ properties,
       comment = properties.get(TableCatalog.PROP_COMMENT).orElse(table.comment))
     catalog.alterTable(newTable)
+    catalog.invalidateCachedTable(tableName)
     Seq.empty[Row]
   }
 
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ case class AlterTableUnsetPropertiesCommand(
     val newProperties = table.properties.filter { case (k, _) => !propKeys.contains(k) }
     val newTable = table.copy(properties = newProperties, comment = tableComment)
     catalog.alterTable(newTable)
+    catalog.invalidateCachedTable(tableName)
     Seq.empty[Row]
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/HiveParquetSuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/HiveParquetSuite.scala
index df96b0675cc2d..10d5d01bf9728 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/HiveParquetSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/HiveParquetSuite.scala
@@ -123,4 +123,28 @@ class HiveParquetSuite extends QueryTest with ParquetTest with TestHiveSingleton
       assert(msg.contains("cannot resolve '`c3`' given input columns"))
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-37098: Alter table properties should invalidate cache") {
+    // specify the compression in case we change it in future
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.PARQUET_COMPRESSION.key -> "snappy") {
+      withTempPath { dir =>
+        withTable("t") {
+          sql(s"CREATE TABLE t (c int) STORED AS PARQUET LOCATION '${dir.getCanonicalPath}'")
+          // cache table metadata
+          sql("SELECT * FROM t")
+          sql("ALTER TABLE t SET TBLPROPERTIES('parquet.compression'='gzip')")
+          sql("INSERT INTO TABLE t values(1)")
+          val files1 = dir.listFiles().filter(_.getName.endsWith("gz.parquet"))
+          assert(files1.length == 1)
+
+          // cache table metadata again
+          sql("SELECT * FROM t")
+          sql("ALTER TABLE t UNSET TBLPROPERTIES('parquet.compression')")
+          sql("INSERT INTO TABLE t values(1)")
+          val files2 = dir.listFiles().filter(_.getName.endsWith("snappy.parquet"))
+          assert(files2.length == 1)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }