diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/TableCatalog.java b/sql/catalyst/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/TableCatalog.java
index b818515adf9c0..92079d127b1e3 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/TableCatalog.java
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/TableCatalog.java
@@ -162,6 +162,29 @@ Table alterTable(
    */
   boolean dropTable(Identifier ident);
 
+  /**
+   * Drop a table in the catalog with an option to purge.
+   * <p>
+   * If the catalog supports views and contains a view for the identifier and not a table, this
+   * must not drop the view and must return false.
+   * <p>
+   * If the catalog supports the option to purge a table, this method must be overridden.
+   * The default implementation falls back to {@link #dropTable(Identifier)} dropTable} if the
+   * purge option is set to false. Otherwise, it throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+   *
+   * @param ident a table identifier
+   * @param purge whether a table should be purged
+   * @return true if a table was deleted, false if no table exists for the identifier
+   *
+   * @since 3.1.0
+   */
+  default boolean dropTable(Identifier ident, boolean purge) {
+    if (purge) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Purge option is not supported.");
+    }
+    return dropTable(ident);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Renames a table in the catalog.
    * <p>
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DataSourceV2Strategy.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DataSourceV2Strategy.scala
index 4bb58142b3d19..648929eaa33ce 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DataSourceV2Strategy.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DataSourceV2Strategy.scala
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ class DataSourceV2Strategy(session: SparkSession) extends Strategy with Predicat
     case DescribeColumn(_: ResolvedTable, _, _) =>
       throw new AnalysisException("Describing columns is not supported for v2 tables.")
 
-    case DropTable(r: ResolvedTable, ifExists, _) =>
-      DropTableExec(r.catalog, r.identifier, ifExists) :: Nil
+    case DropTable(r: ResolvedTable, ifExists, purge) =>
+      DropTableExec(r.catalog, r.identifier, ifExists, purge) :: Nil
 
     case _: NoopDropTable =>
       LocalTableScanExec(Nil, Nil) :: Nil
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DropTableExec.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DropTableExec.scala
index 967613f77577c..1fd0cd177478b 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DropTableExec.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/DropTableExec.scala
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.{Identifier, TableCatalog}
 /**
  * Physical plan node for dropping a table.
  */
-case class DropTableExec(catalog: TableCatalog, ident: Identifier, ifExists: Boolean)
-  extends V2CommandExec {
+case class DropTableExec(
+    catalog: TableCatalog,
+    ident: Identifier,
+    ifExists: Boolean,
+    purge: Boolean) extends V2CommandExec {
 
   override def run(): Seq[InternalRow] = {
     if (catalog.tableExists(ident)) {
-      catalog.dropTable(ident)
+      catalog.dropTable(ident, purge)
     } else if (!ifExists) {
       throw new NoSuchTableException(ident)
     }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala
index 893ee5f130cda..444daf8233c67 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/DataSourceV2SQLSuite.scala
@@ -751,6 +751,17 @@ class DataSourceV2SQLSuite
     sql("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS testcat.db.notbl")
   }
 
+  test("DropTable: purge option") {
+    withTable("testcat.ns.t") {
+      sql("CREATE TABLE testcat.ns.t (id bigint) USING foo")
+      val ex = intercept[UnsupportedOperationException] {
+        sql ("DROP TABLE testcat.ns.t PURGE")
+      }
+      // The default TableCatalog.dropTable implementation doesn't support the purge option.
+      assert(ex.getMessage.contains("Purge option is not supported"))
+    }
+  }
+
   test("SPARK-33174: DROP TABLE should resolve to a temporary view first") {
     withTable("testcat.ns.t") {
       withTempView("t") {