diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/session.py b/python/pyspark/sql/session.py
index f94b9c2115044..586af62269a0a 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/session.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/session.py
@@ -277,8 +277,10 @@ def getOrCreate(self) -> "SparkSession":
                     # Do not update `SparkConf` for existing `SparkContext`, as it's shared
                     # by all sessions.
                     session = SparkSession(sc, options=self._options)
-                for key, value in self._options.items():
-                    session._jsparkSession.sessionState().conf().setConfString(key, value)
+                else:
+                    getattr(
+                        getattr(session._jvm, "SparkSession$"), "MODULE$"
+                    ).applyModifiableSettings(session._jsparkSession, self._options)
                 return session
 
     builder = Builder()
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         sparkContext: SparkContext,
         jsparkSession: Optional[JavaObject] = None,
-        options: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = {},
+        options: Dict[str, Any] = {},
     ):
         from pyspark.sql.context import SQLContext
 
@@ -304,8 +306,15 @@ def __init__(
                 and not self._jvm.SparkSession.getDefaultSession().get().sparkContext().isStopped()
             ):
                 jsparkSession = self._jvm.SparkSession.getDefaultSession().get()
+                getattr(getattr(self._jvm, "SparkSession$"), "MODULE$").applyModifiableSettings(
+                    jsparkSession, options
+                )
             else:
                 jsparkSession = self._jvm.SparkSession(self._jsc.sc(), options)
+        else:
+            getattr(getattr(self._jvm, "SparkSession$"), "MODULE$").applyModifiableSettings(
+                jsparkSession, options
+            )
         self._jsparkSession = jsparkSession
         self._jwrapped = self._jsparkSession.sqlContext()
         self._wrapped = SQLContext(self._sc, self, self._jwrapped)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_session.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_session.py
index 06771fac896ba..84fa23d9edfeb 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_session.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_session.py
@@ -273,12 +273,14 @@ def test_another_spark_session(self):
         session2 = None
         try:
             session1 = SparkSession.builder.config("key1", "value1").getOrCreate()
-            session2 = SparkSession.builder.config("key2", "value2").getOrCreate()
+            session2 = SparkSession.builder.config(
+                "spark.sql.codegen.comments", "true"
+            ).getOrCreate()
 
             self.assertEqual(session1.conf.get("key1"), "value1")
             self.assertEqual(session2.conf.get("key1"), "value1")
-            self.assertEqual(session1.conf.get("key2"), "value2")
-            self.assertEqual(session2.conf.get("key2"), "value2")
+            self.assertEqual(session1.conf.get("spark.sql.codegen.comments"), "false")
+            self.assertEqual(session2.conf.get("spark.sql.codegen.comments"), "false")
             self.assertEqual(session1.sparkContext, session2.sparkContext)
 
             self.assertEqual(session1.sparkContext.getConf().get("key1"), "value1")
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
index df110aa269e7b..cd101e502f8a7 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
       // Get the session from current thread's active session.
       var session = activeThreadSession.get()
       if ((session ne null) && !session.sparkContext.isStopped) {
-        applyModifiableSettings(session)
+        applyModifiableSettings(session, new java.util.HashMap[String, String](options.asJava))
         return session
       }
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
         // If the current thread does not have an active session, get it from the global session.
         session = defaultSession.get()
         if ((session ne null) && !session.sparkContext.isStopped) {
-          applyModifiableSettings(session)
+          applyModifiableSettings(session, new java.util.HashMap[String, String](options.asJava))
           return session
         }
 
@@ -967,22 +967,6 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
 
       return session
     }
-
-    private def applyModifiableSettings(session: SparkSession): Unit = {
-      val (staticConfs, otherConfs) =
-        options.partition(kv => SQLConf.isStaticConfigKey(kv._1))
-
-      otherConfs.foreach { case (k, v) => session.sessionState.conf.setConfString(k, v) }
-
-      if (staticConfs.nonEmpty) {
-        logWarning("Using an existing SparkSession; the static sql configurations will not take" +
-          " effect.")
-      }
-      if (otherConfs.nonEmpty) {
-        logWarning("Using an existing SparkSession; some spark core configurations may not take" +
-          " effect.")
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1074,6 +1058,28 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
       throw new IllegalStateException("No active or default Spark session found")))
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Apply modifiable settings to an existing [[SparkSession]]. This method are used
+   * both in Scala and Python, so put this under [[SparkSession]] object.
+   */
+  private[sql] def applyModifiableSettings(
+      session: SparkSession,
+      options: java.util.HashMap[String, String]): Unit = {
+    val (staticConfs, otherConfs) =
+      options.asScala.partition(kv => SQLConf.isStaticConfigKey(kv._1))
+
+    otherConfs.foreach { case (k, v) => session.sessionState.conf.setConfString(k, v) }
+
+    if (staticConfs.nonEmpty) {
+      logWarning("Using an existing SparkSession; the static sql configurations will not take" +
+        " effect.")
+    }
+    if (otherConfs.nonEmpty) {
+      logWarning("Using an existing SparkSession; some spark core configurations may not take" +
+        " effect.")
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a cloned SparkSession with all specified configurations disabled, or
    * the original SparkSession if all configurations are already disabled.