diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/ddl.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/ddl.rs
index a433871ef20d9..13fc919446e74 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/ddl.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/ddl.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use datafusion_common::{
 };
 use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 
-/// Various types of DDL  (CREATE / DROP) catalog manipulation
+/// Various types of DDL  (CREATE / DROP / ALTER) catalog manipulation
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Hash)]
 pub enum DdlStatement {
     /// Creates an external table.
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ pub enum DdlStatement {
     CreateFunction(CreateFunction),
     /// Drop function statement
     DropFunction(DropFunction),
+    /// Alter a table.
+    AlterTable(AlterTable),
 }
 
 impl DdlStatement {
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ impl DdlStatement {
             DdlStatement::DropCatalogSchema(DropCatalogSchema { schema, .. }) => schema,
             DdlStatement::CreateFunction(CreateFunction { schema, .. }) => schema,
             DdlStatement::DropFunction(DropFunction { schema, .. }) => schema,
+            DdlStatement::AlterTable(AlterTable { schema, .. }) => schema,
         }
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ impl DdlStatement {
             DdlStatement::DropCatalogSchema(_) => "DropCatalogSchema",
             DdlStatement::CreateFunction(_) => "CreateFunction",
             DdlStatement::DropFunction(_) => "DropFunction",
+            DdlStatement::AlterTable(_) => "AlterTable",
         }
     }
 
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ impl DdlStatement {
             DdlStatement::DropCatalogSchema(_) => vec![],
             DdlStatement::CreateFunction(_) => vec![],
             DdlStatement::DropFunction(_) => vec![],
+            DdlStatement::AlterTable(_) => vec![],
         }
     }
 
@@ -183,6 +188,11 @@ impl DdlStatement {
                     DdlStatement::DropFunction(DropFunction { name, .. }) => {
                         write!(f, "CreateFunction: name {name:?}")
                     }
+                    DdlStatement::AlterTable(AlterTable {
+                        name, if_exists, ..
+                    }) => {
+                        write!(f, "AlterTable: {name:?} if not exist:={if_exists}")
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -604,6 +614,25 @@ impl PartialOrd for CreateIndex {
     }
 }
 
+/// Alter a table.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub struct AlterTable {
+    pub name: TableReference,
+    pub if_exists: bool,
+    pub columns: Vec<Expr>,
+    pub schema: DFSchemaRef,
+}
+
+// Manual implementation needed because of `schema` field. Comparison excludes this field.
+impl PartialOrd for AlterTable {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        match self.name.partial_cmp(&other.name) {
+            Some(Ordering::Equal) => self.if_exists.partial_cmp(&other.if_exists),
+            cmp => cmp,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crate::{CreateCatalog, DdlStatement, DropView};
diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/mod.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/mod.rs
index 4049413786636..8a34e7a7de4d2 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub use builder::{
     LogicalPlanBuilder, LogicalTableSource, UNNAMED_TABLE,
 };
 pub use ddl::{
-    CreateCatalog, CreateCatalogSchema, CreateExternalTable, CreateFunction,
+    AlterTable, CreateCatalog, CreateCatalogSchema, CreateExternalTable, CreateFunction,
     CreateFunctionBody, CreateIndex, CreateMemoryTable, CreateView, DdlStatement,
     DropCatalogSchema, DropFunction, DropTable, DropView, OperateFunctionArg,
 };
diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/tree_node.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/tree_node.rs
index 9a6103afd4b41..6e2f15ef017aa 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/tree_node.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/logical_plan/tree_node.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ impl TreeNode for LogicalPlan {
                     | DdlStatement::DropView(_)
                     | DdlStatement::DropCatalogSchema(_)
                     | DdlStatement::CreateFunction(_)
-                    | DdlStatement::DropFunction(_) => Transformed::no(ddl),
+                    | DdlStatement::DropFunction(_)
+                    | DdlStatement::AlterTable(_) => Transformed::no(ddl),
                 }
                 .update_data(LogicalPlan::Ddl)
             }