diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoColumnOrderSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoColumnOrderSuite.scala
index 4236c7d80d..08cf18088a 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoColumnOrderSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoColumnOrderSuite.scala
@@ -125,14 +125,17 @@ class DeltaInsertIntoColumnOrderSuite extends DeltaInsertIntoTest {
 
   for { (inserts: Set[Insert], expectedAnswer) <- Seq(
     // When there's a type mismatch and an implicit cast is required, then all inserts use position
-    // based resolution for struct fields, except for `INSERT OVERWRITE PARTITION (partition)` which
-    // uses name based resolution, and dataframe inserts by name which don't support implicit cast
-    // and fail - see negative test below.
+    // based resolution for struct fields, except for `INSERT OVERWRITE PARTITION (partition)` and
+    // streaming insert which use name based resolution, and dataframe inserts by name which don't
+    // support implicit cast and fail - see negative test below.
     insertsAppend - StreamingInsert ->
       TestData("a int, s struct <x int, y: int>",
         Seq("""{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 2, "y": 3 } }""", """{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 5, "y": 4 } }""")),
     insertsOverwrite - SQLInsertOverwritePartitionByPosition ->
       TestData("a int, s struct <x int, y: int>", Seq("""{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 5, "y": 4 } }""")),
+    Set(StreamingInsert) ->
+      TestData("a int, s struct <x int, y: int>",
+        Seq("""{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 2, "y": 3 } }""", """{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 4, "y": 5 } }""")),
     Set(SQLInsertOverwritePartitionByPosition) ->
       TestData("a int, s struct <x int, y: int>", Seq("""{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 4, "y": 5 } }"""))
     )
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoMissingColumnSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoMissingColumnSuite.scala
index a9dbc4f438..006f6dc533 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoMissingColumnSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoMissingColumnSuite.scala
@@ -137,6 +137,26 @@ class DeltaInsertIntoMissingColumnSuite extends DeltaInsertIntoTest {
       confs = Seq(DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key -> schemaEvolution.toString)
     )
 
+  testInserts(s"insert with implicit cast and missing nested field," +
+      s"schemaEvolution=$schemaEvolution")(
+      initialData =
+        TestData("a int, s struct<x: int, y: int>", Seq("""{ "a": 1, "s": { "x": 2, "y": 3 } }""")),
+      partitionBy = Seq("a"),
+      overwriteWhere = "a" -> 1,
+      insertData =
+        TestData("a int, s struct<y: long>", Seq("""{ "a": 1, "s": { "y": 5 } }""")),
+      // Missing nested fields are allowed when writing to a delta streaming sink when there's a
+      // type mismatch, same as when there's no type mismatch.
+      expectedResult = ExpectedResult.Success(
+        expected = new StructType()
+          .add("a", IntegerType)
+          .add("s", new StructType()
+            .add("x", IntegerType)
+            .add("y", IntegerType))),
+      includeInserts = Set(StreamingInsert),
+      confs = Seq(DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key -> schemaEvolution.toString)
+    )
+
     // Missing columns for all inserts by position and missing nested fields for all inserts by
     // position or SQL inserts are rejected. Whether the insert also includes a type mismatch
     // doesn't play a role.
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala
index 671ea442a9..77989cefef 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite extends DeltaInsertIntoTest {
             ))
         })
       },
-      includeInserts = insertsByPosition,
+      includeInserts = insertsByPosition + StreamingInsert,
       confs = Seq(DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key -> schemaEvolution.toString)
     )
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite extends DeltaInsertIntoTest {
             "updateField" -> "b"
           ))
       }),
-      includeInserts = insertsDataframe.intersect(insertsByName),
+      includeInserts = insertsDataframe.intersect(insertsByName) - StreamingInsert,
       confs = Seq(DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key -> schemaEvolution.toString)
     )
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite extends DeltaInsertIntoTest {
             ))
         })
       },
-      includeInserts = insertsSQL ++ insertsByPosition -- Seq(
+      includeInserts = insertsSQL ++ insertsByPosition + StreamingInsert -- Seq(
         // It's not possible to specify a column that doesn't exist in the target using SQL with an
         // explicit column list.
         SQLInsertColList(SaveMode.Append),
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class DeltaInsertIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite extends DeltaInsertIntoTest {
             "updateField" -> "s"
           ))
       }),
-      includeInserts = insertsDataframe.intersect(insertsByName),
+      includeInserts = insertsDataframe.intersect(insertsByName) - StreamingInsert,
       confs = Seq(DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key -> schemaEvolution.toString)
     )
   }