diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/README.md
index 64ac86f8c6b9b..86415d5de15dc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,26 @@ new glue.Job(this, 'RayJob', {
 });
 ```
 
+### Enable Spark UI
+
+Enable Spark UI setting the `sparkUI` property.
+
+```ts
+new glue.Job(this, 'EnableSparkUI', {
+  jobName: 'EtlJobWithSparkUIPrefix',
+  sparkUI: {
+    enabled: true,
+  },
+  executable: glue.JobExecutable.pythonEtl({
+    glueVersion: glue.GlueVersion.V3_0,
+    pythonVersion: glue.PythonVersion.THREE,
+    script: glue.Code.fromAsset(path.join(__dirname, 'job-script/hello_world.py')),
+  }),
+});
+```
+
+The `sparkUI` property also allows the specification of an s3 bucket and a bucket prefix.
+
 See [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/add-job.html) for more information on adding jobs in Glue.
 
 ## Connection
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts
index 6962f801aa3a7..825511c1fdfab 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { EOL } from 'os';
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as events from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-events';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
@@ -389,8 +390,9 @@ export interface SparkUIProps {
 
   /**
    * The path inside the bucket (objects prefix) where the Glue job stores the logs.
+   * Use format `'/foo/bar'`
    *
-   * @default '/' - the logs will be written at the root of the bucket
+   * @default - the logs will be written at the root of the bucket
    */
   readonly prefix?: string;
 }
@@ -813,8 +815,9 @@ export class Job extends JobBase {
       throw new Error('Spark UI is not available for JobType.RAY jobs');
     }
 
+    this.validatePrefix(props.prefix);
     const bucket = props.bucket ?? new s3.Bucket(this, 'SparkUIBucket');
-    bucket.grantReadWrite(role);
+    bucket.grantReadWrite(role, this.cleanPrefixForGrant(props.prefix));
     const args = {
       '--enable-spark-ui': 'true',
       '--spark-event-logs-path': bucket.s3UrlForObject(props.prefix),
@@ -829,6 +832,31 @@ export class Job extends JobBase {
     };
   }
 
+  private validatePrefix(prefix?: string): void {
+    if (!prefix || cdk.Token.isUnresolved(prefix)) {
+      // skip validation if prefix is not specified or is a token
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const errors: string[] = [];
+
+    if (!prefix.startsWith('/')) {
+      errors.push('Prefix must begin with \'/\'');
+    }
+
+    if (prefix.endsWith('/')) {
+      errors.push('Prefix must not end with \'/\'');
+    }
+
+    if (errors.length > 0) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid prefix format (value: ${prefix})${EOL}${errors.join(EOL)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private cleanPrefixForGrant(prefix?: string): string | undefined {
+    return prefix !== undefined ? prefix.slice(1) + '/*' : undefined;
+  }
+
   private setupContinuousLogging(role: iam.IRole, props: ContinuousLoggingProps) {
     const args: {[key: string]: string} = {
       '--enable-continuous-cloudwatch-log': 'true',
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/test/job.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/test/job.test.ts
index 81245f43929af..cfea34c396147 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/test/job.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/test/job.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { EOL } from 'os';
 import { Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as events from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-events';
@@ -629,12 +630,28 @@ describe('Job', () => {
           });
         });
       });
-
       describe('with bucket and path provided', () => {
         const sparkUIBucketName = 'sparkbucketname';
-        const prefix = 'some/path/';
+        const prefix = '/foob/bart';
+        const badPrefix = 'foob/bart/';
         let sparkUIBucket: s3.IBucket;
 
+        const expectedErrors = [
+          `Invalid prefix format (value: ${badPrefix})`,
+          'Prefix must begin with \'/\'',
+          'Prefix must not end with \'/\'',
+        ].join(EOL);
+        it('fails if path is mis-formatted', () => {
+          expect(() => new glue.Job(stack, 'BadPrefixJob', {
+            ...defaultProps,
+            sparkUI: {
+              enabled: true,
+              bucket: sparkUIBucket,
+              prefix: badPrefix,
+            },
+          })).toThrow(expectedErrors);
+        });
+
         beforeEach(() => {
           sparkUIBucket = s3.Bucket.fromBucketName(stack, 'BucketId', sparkUIBucketName);
           job = new glue.Job(stack, 'Job', {
@@ -642,16 +659,66 @@ describe('Job', () => {
             sparkUI: {
               enabled: true,
               bucket: sparkUIBucket,
-              prefix,
+              prefix: prefix,
             },
           });
         });
 
-        test('should set spark arguments on the job', () => {
+        it('should grant the role read/write permissions spark ui bucket prefixed folder', () => {
+          Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::IAM::Policy', {
+            PolicyDocument: {
+              Statement: [
+                {
+                  Action: [
+                    's3:GetObject*',
+                    's3:GetBucket*',
+                    's3:List*',
+                    's3:DeleteObject*',
+                    's3:PutObject',
+                    's3:PutObjectLegalHold',
+                    's3:PutObjectRetention',
+                    's3:PutObjectTagging',
+                    's3:PutObjectVersionTagging',
+                    's3:Abort*',
+                  ],
+                  Effect: 'Allow',
+                  Resource: [
+                    {
+                      'Fn::Join': [
+                        '',
+                        [
+                          'arn:',
+                          { Ref: 'AWS::Partition' },
+                          ':s3:::sparkbucketname',
+                        ],
+                      ],
+                    },
+                    {
+                      'Fn::Join': [
+                        '',
+                        [
+                          'arn:',
+                          { Ref: 'AWS::Partition' },
+                          `:s3:::sparkbucketname${prefix}/*`,
+                        ],
+                      ],
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+                codeBucketAccessStatement,
+              ],
+              Version: '2012-10-17',
+            },
+            PolicyName: 'JobServiceRoleDefaultPolicy03F68F9D',
+            Roles: [{ Ref: 'JobServiceRole4F432993' }],
+          });
+        });
+
+        it('should set spark arguments on the job', () => {
           Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Glue::Job', {
             DefaultArguments: {
               '--enable-spark-ui': 'true',
-              '--spark-event-logs-path': `s3://${sparkUIBucketName}/${prefix}`,
+              '--spark-event-logs-path': `s3://${sparkUIBucketName}${prefix}`,
             },
           });
         });