diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkGetFunctionsOperation.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkGetFunctionsOperation.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..462e57300e82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkGetFunctionsOperation.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
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+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
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+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.spark.sql.hive.thriftserver
+
+import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
+import java.util.UUID
+
+import scala.collection.JavaConverters.seqAsJavaListConverter
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.security.authorization.plugin.{HiveOperationType, HivePrivilegeObjectUtils}
+import org.apache.hive.service.cli._
+import org.apache.hive.service.cli.operation.GetFunctionsOperation
+import org.apache.hive.service.cli.operation.MetadataOperation.DEFAULT_HIVE_CATALOG
+import org.apache.hive.service.cli.session.HiveSession
+
+import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
+import org.apache.spark.sql.SQLContext
+import org.apache.spark.util.{Utils => SparkUtils}
+
+/**
+ * Spark's own GetFunctionsOperation
+ *
+ * @param sqlContext SQLContext to use
+ * @param parentSession a HiveSession from SessionManager
+ * @param catalogName catalog name. null if not applicable
+ * @param schemaName database name, null or a concrete database name
+ * @param functionName function name pattern
+ */
+private[hive] class SparkGetFunctionsOperation(
+    sqlContext: SQLContext,
+    parentSession: HiveSession,
+    catalogName: String,
+    schemaName: String,
+    functionName: String)
+  extends GetFunctionsOperation(parentSession, catalogName, schemaName, functionName) with Logging {
+
+  private var statementId: String = _
+
+  override def close(): Unit = {
+    super.close()
+    HiveThriftServer2.listener.onOperationClosed(statementId)
+  }
+
+  override def runInternal(): Unit = {
+    statementId = UUID.randomUUID().toString
+    // Do not change cmdStr. It's used for Hive auditing and authorization.
+    val cmdStr = s"catalog : $catalogName, schemaPattern : $schemaName"
+    val logMsg = s"Listing functions '$cmdStr, functionName : $functionName'"
+    logInfo(s"$logMsg with $statementId")
+    setState(OperationState.RUNNING)
+    // Always use the latest class loader provided by executionHive's state.
+    val executionHiveClassLoader = sqlContext.sharedState.jarClassLoader
+    Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(executionHiveClassLoader)
+
+    val catalog = sqlContext.sessionState.catalog
+    // get databases for schema pattern
+    val schemaPattern = convertSchemaPattern(schemaName)
+    val matchingDbs = catalog.listDatabases(schemaPattern)
+    val functionPattern = CLIServiceUtils.patternToRegex(functionName)
+
+    if (isAuthV2Enabled) {
+      // authorize this call on the schema objects
+      val privObjs =
+        HivePrivilegeObjectUtils.getHivePrivDbObjects(seqAsJavaListConverter(matchingDbs).asJava)
+      authorizeMetaGets(HiveOperationType.GET_FUNCTIONS, privObjs, cmdStr)
+    }
+
+    HiveThriftServer2.listener.onStatementStart(
+      statementId,
+      parentSession.getSessionHandle.getSessionId.toString,
+      logMsg,
+      statementId,
+      parentSession.getUsername)
+
+    try {
+      matchingDbs.foreach { db =>
+        catalog.listFunctions(db, functionPattern).foreach {
+          case (funcIdentifier, _) =>
+            val info = catalog.lookupFunctionInfo(funcIdentifier)
+            val rowData = Array[AnyRef](
+              DEFAULT_HIVE_CATALOG, // FUNCTION_CAT
+              db, // FUNCTION_SCHEM
+              funcIdentifier.funcName, // FUNCTION_NAME
+              info.getUsage, // REMARKS
+              DatabaseMetaData.functionResultUnknown.asInstanceOf[AnyRef], // FUNCTION_TYPE
+              info.getClassName) // SPECIFIC_NAME
+            rowSet.addRow(rowData);
+        }
+      }
+      setState(OperationState.FINISHED)
+    } catch {
+      case e: HiveSQLException =>
+        setState(OperationState.ERROR)
+        HiveThriftServer2.listener.onStatementError(
+          statementId, e.getMessage, SparkUtils.exceptionString(e))
+        throw e
+    }
+    HiveThriftServer2.listener.onStatementFinish(statementId)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/server/SparkSQLOperationManager.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/server/SparkSQLOperationManager.scala
index 9b4198d7e7a77..dfcd3333742a2 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/server/SparkSQLOperationManager.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/server/SparkSQLOperationManager.scala
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ private[thriftserver] class SparkSQLOperationManager()
     operation
   }
 
+  override def newGetFunctionsOperation(
+      parentSession: HiveSession,
+      catalogName: String,
+      schemaName: String,
+      functionName: String): GetFunctionsOperation = synchronized {
+    val sqlContext = sessionToContexts.get(parentSession.getSessionHandle)
+    require(sqlContext != null, s"Session handle: ${parentSession.getSessionHandle} has not been" +
+      " initialized or had already closed.")
+    val operation = new SparkGetFunctionsOperation(sqlContext, parentSession,
+      catalogName, schemaName, functionName)
+    handleToOperation.put(operation.getHandle, operation)
+    logDebug(s"Created GetFunctionsOperation with session=$parentSession.")
+    operation
+  }
+
   def setConfMap(conf: SQLConf, confMap: java.util.Map[String, String]): Unit = {
     val iterator = confMap.entrySet().iterator()
     while (iterator.hasNext) {
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkMetadataOperationSuite.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkMetadataOperationSuite.scala
index 80a7db5405ca8..45fe8a89b9934 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkMetadataOperationSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkMetadataOperationSuite.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql.hive.thriftserver
 
-import java.sql.ResultSet
+import java.sql.{DatabaseMetaData, ResultSet}
 
 class SparkMetadataOperationSuite extends HiveThriftJdbcTest {
 
@@ -182,4 +182,45 @@ class SparkMetadataOperationSuite extends HiveThriftJdbcTest {
       checkResult(metaData.getTableTypes, Seq("TABLE", "VIEW"))
     }
   }
+
+  test("Spark's own GetFunctionsOperation(SparkGetFunctionsOperation)") {
+    def checkResult(rs: ResultSet, functionName: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+      for (i <- functionName.indices) {
+        assert(rs.next())
+        assert(rs.getString("FUNCTION_SCHEM") === "default")
+        assert(rs.getString("FUNCTION_NAME") === functionName(i))
+        assert(rs.getString("REMARKS").startsWith(s"${functionName(i)}("))
+        assert(rs.getInt("FUNCTION_TYPE") === DatabaseMetaData.functionResultUnknown)
+        assert(rs.getString("SPECIFIC_NAME").startsWith("org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst"))
+      }
+      // Make sure there are no more elements
+      assert(!rs.next())
+    }
+
+    withJdbcStatement() { statement =>
+      val metaData = statement.getConnection.getMetaData
+      // Hive does not have an overlay function, we use overlay to test.
+      checkResult(metaData.getFunctions(null, null, "overlay"), Seq("overlay"))
+      checkResult(metaData.getFunctions(null, null, "overla*"), Seq("overlay"))
+      checkResult(metaData.getFunctions(null, "", "overla*"), Seq("overlay"))
+      checkResult(metaData.getFunctions(null, null, "does-not-exist*"), Seq.empty)
+      checkResult(metaData.getFunctions(null, "default", "overlay"), Seq("overlay"))
+      checkResult(metaData.getFunctions(null, "default", "shift*"),
+        Seq("shiftleft", "shiftright", "shiftrightunsigned"))
+    }
+
+    withJdbcStatement() { statement =>
+      val metaData = statement.getConnection.getMetaData
+      val rs = metaData.getFunctions(null, "default", "upPer")
+      assert(rs.next())
+      assert(rs.getString("FUNCTION_SCHEM") === "default")
+      assert(rs.getString("FUNCTION_NAME") === "upper")
+      assert(rs.getString("REMARKS") ===
+        "upper(str) - Returns `str` with all characters changed to uppercase.")
+      assert(rs.getInt("FUNCTION_TYPE") === DatabaseMetaData.functionResultUnknown)
+      assert(rs.getString("SPECIFIC_NAME") === "org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Upper")
+      // Make sure there are no more elements
+      assert(!rs.next())
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/v1.2.1/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java b/sql/hive-thriftserver/v1.2.1/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java
index 5273c386b83d4..5dec8bdbf45de 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/v1.2.1/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/v1.2.1/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class GetFunctionsOperation extends MetadataOperation {
   private final String schemaName;
   private final String functionName;
 
-  private final RowSet rowSet;
+  protected final RowSet rowSet;
 
   public GetFunctionsOperation(HiveSession parentSession,
       String catalogName, String schemaName, String functionName) {
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/v2.3.5/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java b/sql/hive-thriftserver/v2.3.5/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java
index 6aa0c41458b53..7f906f6765fb2 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/v2.3.5/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/v2.3.5/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/operation/GetFunctionsOperation.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class GetFunctionsOperation extends MetadataOperation {
   private final String schemaName;
   private final String functionName;
 
-  private final RowSet rowSet;
+  protected final RowSet rowSet;
 
   public GetFunctionsOperation(HiveSession parentSession,
       String catalogName, String schemaName, String functionName) {