diff --git a/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hudi/command/AlterHoodieTableDropPartitionCommand.scala b/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hudi/command/AlterHoodieTableDropPartitionCommand.scala
index f12f43d38..84e5961c4 100644
--- a/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hudi/command/AlterHoodieTableDropPartitionCommand.scala
+++ b/hudi-spark-datasource/hudi-spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hudi/command/AlterHoodieTableDropPartitionCommand.scala
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extends RunnableCommand {
       parameters,
       sparkSession.emptyDataFrame)
 
+    sparkSession.catalog.refreshTable(tableIdentifier.unquotedString)
     Seq.empty[Row]
   }