diff --git a/docs/sql-ref-ansi-compliance.md b/docs/sql-ref-ansi-compliance.md
index 41921265b7c70..865b3fc440f12 100644
--- a/docs/sql-ref-ansi-compliance.md
+++ b/docs/sql-ref-ansi-compliance.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ The behavior of some SQL functions can be different under ANSI mode (`spark.sql.
   - `element_at`: This function throws `ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException` if using invalid indices. 
   - `element_at`: This function throws `NoSuchElementException` if key does not exist in map. 
   - `elt`: This function throws `ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException` if using invalid indices.
+  - `parse_url`: This function throws `IllegalArgumentException` if an input string is not a valid url.
 
 ### SQL Operators
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringExpressions.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringExpressions.scala
index 16e22940495f1..9f92181b34df1 100755
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringExpressions.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringExpressions.scala
@@ -1357,8 +1357,9 @@ object ParseUrl {
        1
   """,
   since = "2.0.0")
-case class ParseUrl(children: Seq[Expression])
+case class ParseUrl(children: Seq[Expression], failOnError: Boolean = SQLConf.get.ansiEnabled)
   extends Expression with ExpectsInputTypes with CodegenFallback {
+  def this(children: Seq[Expression]) = this(children, SQLConf.get.ansiEnabled)
 
   override def nullable: Boolean = true
   override def inputTypes: Seq[DataType] = Seq.fill(children.size)(StringType)
@@ -1404,7 +1405,9 @@ case class ParseUrl(children: Seq[Expression])
     try {
       new URI(url.toString)
     } catch {
-      case e: URISyntaxException => null
+      case e: URISyntaxException if failOnError =>
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Find an invaild url string ${url.toString}", e)
+      case _: URISyntaxException => null
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/StringExpressionsSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/StringExpressionsSuite.scala
index a1b6cec24f23f..730574a4b9846 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/StringExpressionsSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/StringExpressionsSuite.scala
@@ -943,6 +943,20 @@ class StringExpressionsSuite extends SparkFunSuite with ExpressionEvalHelper {
     GenerateUnsafeProjection.generate(ParseUrl(Seq(Literal("\"quote"), Literal("\"quote"))) :: Nil)
   }
 
+  test("SPARK-33468: ParseUrl in ANSI mode should fail if input string is not a valid url") {
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.ANSI_ENABLED.key -> "true") {
+      val msg = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+        evaluateWithoutCodegen(
+          ParseUrl(Seq("https://a.b.c/index.php?params1=a|b&params2=x", "HOST")))
+      }.getMessage
+      assert(msg.contains("Find an invaild url string"))
+    }
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.ANSI_ENABLED.key -> "false") {
+      checkEvaluation(
+        ParseUrl(Seq("https://a.b.c/index.php?params1=a|b&params2=x", "HOST")), null)
+    }
+  }
+
   test("Sentences") {
     val nullString = Literal.create(null, StringType)
     checkEvaluation(Sentences(nullString, nullString, nullString), null)