diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ColumnResolutionHelper.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ColumnResolutionHelper.scala
index 3224ccafafec3..912f5211a2d95 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ColumnResolutionHelper.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/ColumnResolutionHelper.scala
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ trait ColumnResolutionHelper extends Logging with DataTypeErrorsBase {
             u.copy(child = newChild)
           }
 
+        case d @ DefaultValueExpression(c: Expression, _, _) =>
+          d.copy(child = resolveLiteralColumns(c))
+
         case _ => e.mapChildren(innerResolve(_, isTopLevel = false))
       }
       resolved.copyTagsFrom(e)
@@ -195,6 +198,13 @@ trait ColumnResolutionHelper extends Logging with DataTypeErrorsBase {
     }
   }
 
+  private def resolveLiteralColumns(e: Expression) = {
+    e.transformWithPruning(_.containsPattern(UNRESOLVED_ATTRIBUTE)) {
+      case u @ UnresolvedAttribute(nameParts) =>
+        LiteralFunctionResolution.resolve(nameParts).getOrElse(u)
+    }
+  }
+
   // Resolves `UnresolvedAttribute` to `OuterReference`.
   protected def resolveOuterRef(e: Expression): Expression = {
     val outerPlan = AnalysisContext.get.outerPlan
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala
index ea65a580821af..9c1cd1cbb1056 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/AlterTableTests.scala
@@ -1590,4 +1590,79 @@ trait AlterTableTests extends SharedSparkSession with QueryErrorsBase {
           Row(1, Map(Row(20, null) -> Row("d", null)), "sales")))
     }
   }
+
+  private def checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(table: String): Unit = {
+    val result = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $table").collect()
+    assert(result.length == 1)
+    assert(!result(0).getBoolean(0))
+    assert(result(0).get(1) != null)
+  }
+
+  test("Add column with special column name default value conflicting with column name") {
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.DEFAULT_COLUMN_ALLOWED_PROVIDERS.key -> s"$v2Format, ") {
+      val t = fullTableName("table_name")
+      // There is a default value that is a special column name 'current_timestamp'.
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (i boolean) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ADD COLUMN s timestamp DEFAULT current_timestamp")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(i) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+      // There is a default value with special column name 'current_user' but in uppercase.
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (i boolean) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ADD COLUMN s string DEFAULT CURRENT_USER")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(i) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+      // There is a default value with special column name same as current column name
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (b boolean) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ADD COLUMN current_timestamp timestamp DEFAULT current_timestamp")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(b) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+      // There is a default value with special column name same as another column name
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (current_date boolean) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ADD COLUMN s date DEFAULT current_date")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(current_date) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("Set default value for existing column conflicting with special column names") {
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.DEFAULT_COLUMN_ALLOWED_PROVIDERS.key -> s"$v2Format, ") {
+      val t = fullTableName("table_name")
+      // There is a default value that is a special column name 'current_timestamp'.
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (i boolean, s timestamp) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN s SET DEFAULT current_timestamp")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(i) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+      // There is a default value with special column name 'current_user' but in uppercase.
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (i boolean, s string) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN s SET DEFAULT CURRENT_USER")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(i) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+      // There is a default value with special column name same as current column name
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (b boolean, current_timestamp timestamp) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN current_timestamp SET DEFAULT current_timestamp")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(b) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+      // There is a default value with special column name same as another column name
+      withTable(t) {
+        sql(s"CREATE TABLE $t (current_date boolean, s date) USING $v2Format")
+        sql(s"ALTER TABLE $t ALTER COLUMN s SET DEFAULT current_date")
+        sql(s"INSERT INTO $t(current_date) VALUES(false)")
+        checkConflictSpecialColNameResult(t)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
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 9171e44571e88..d649e81ca6c78 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
@@ -3870,6 +3870,60 @@ class DataSourceV2SQLSuiteV1Filter
     }
   }
 
+  test("test default value special column name conflicting with real column name") {
+    val t = "testcat.ns.t"
+    withTable("t") {
+      sql(s"""CREATE table $t (
+         c1 STRING,
+         current_date DATE DEFAULT CURRENT_DATE,
+         current_timestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+         current_time time DEFAULT CURRENT_TIME,
+         current_user STRING DEFAULT CURRENT_USER,
+         session_user STRING DEFAULT SESSION_USER,
+         user STRING DEFAULT USER,
+         current_database STRING DEFAULT CURRENT_DATABASE(),
+         current_catalog STRING DEFAULT CURRENT_CATALOG())""")
+      sql(s"INSERT INTO $t (c1) VALUES ('a')")
+      val result = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $t").collect()
+      assert(result.length == 1)
+      assert(result(0).getString(0) == "a")
+      Seq(1 to 8: _*).foreach(i => assert(result(0).get(i) != null))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("test default value special column name nested in function") {
+    val t = "testcat.ns.t"
+    withTable("t") {
+      sql(s"""CREATE table $t (
+         c1 STRING,
+         current_date DATE DEFAULT DATE_ADD(current_date, 7))""")
+      sql(s"INSERT INTO $t (c1) VALUES ('a')")
+      val result = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $t").collect()
+      assert(result.length == 1)
+      assert(result(0).getString(0) == "a")
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("test default value should not refer to real column") {
+    val t = "testcat.ns.t"
+    withTable("t") {
+      checkError(
+        exception = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+          sql(s"""CREATE table $t (
+           c1 timestamp,
+           current_timestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT c1)""")
+        },
+        condition = "INVALID_DEFAULT_VALUE.UNRESOLVED_EXPRESSION",
+        parameters = Map(
+          "statement" -> "CREATE TABLE",
+          "colName" -> "`current_timestamp`",
+          "defaultValue" -> "c1"
+        ),
+        sqlState = Some("42623")
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   private def testNotSupportedV2Command(
       sqlCommand: String,
       sqlParams: String,
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateTableSuiteBase.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateTableSuiteBase.scala
index a167e9299a2b2..ac0bf3bdba9ce 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateTableSuiteBase.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateTableSuiteBase.scala
@@ -660,6 +660,33 @@ abstract class UpdateTableSuiteBase extends RowLevelOperationSuiteBase {
       Row(1, 42, "hr") :: Row(2, 2, "software") :: Row(3, 42, "hr") :: Nil)
   }
 
+  test("update with current_timestamp default value using DEFAULT keyword") {
+    sql(s"""CREATE TABLE $tableNameAsString
+      | (pk INT NOT NULL, current_timestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)""".stripMargin)
+    append("pk INT NOT NULL, current_timestamp TIMESTAMP",
+      """{ "pk": 1, "i": false, "current_timestamp": "2023-01-01 10:00:00" }
+        |{ "pk": 2, "i": true, "current_timestamp": "2023-01-01 11:00:00" }
+        |""".stripMargin)
+
+    val initialResult = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $tableNameAsString").collect()
+    assert(initialResult.length == 2)
+    val initialTimestamp1 = initialResult(0).getTimestamp(1)
+    val initialTimestamp2 = initialResult(1).getTimestamp(1)
+
+    sql(s"UPDATE $tableNameAsString SET current_timestamp = DEFAULT WHERE pk = 1")
+
+    val updatedResult = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $tableNameAsString").collect()
+    assert(updatedResult.length == 2)
+
+    val updatedRow = updatedResult.find(_.getInt(0) == 1).get
+    val unchangedRow = updatedResult.find(_.getInt(0) == 2).get
+
+    // The timestamp should be different (newer) after the update for pk=1
+    assert(updatedRow.getTimestamp(1).getTime > initialTimestamp1.getTime)
+    // The timestamp should remain unchanged for pk=2
+    assert(unchangedRow.getTimestamp(1).getTime == initialTimestamp2.getTime)
+  }
+
   test("update char/varchar columns") {
     createTable("pk INT NOT NULL, s STRUCT<n_c: CHAR(3), n_vc: VARCHAR(5)>, dep STRING")
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/InsertSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/InsertSuite.scala
index 6678f9535fe0d..0e779f9532d63 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/InsertSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/InsertSuite.scala
@@ -1097,6 +1097,44 @@ class InsertSuite extends DataSourceTest with SharedSparkSession {
       sql("insert into t select false, default")
       checkAnswer(spark.table("t"), Row(false, 42L))
     }
+    // There is a default value that is a special column name 'current_timestamp'.
+    withTable("t") {
+      sql("create table t(i boolean, s timestamp default current_timestamp) using parquet")
+      sql("insert into t(i) values(false)")
+      val result = spark.table("t").collect()
+      assert(result.length == 1)
+      assert(!result(0).getBoolean(0))
+      assert(result(0).getTimestamp(1) != null)
+    }
+    // There is a default value with special column name 'current_user' but in uppercase.
+    withTable("t") {
+      sql("create table t(i boolean, s string default CURRENT_USER) using parquet")
+      sql("insert into t(i) values(false)")
+      val result = spark.table("t").collect()
+      assert(result.length == 1)
+      assert(!result(0).getBoolean(0))
+      assert(result(0).getString(1) != null)
+    }
+    // There is a default value with special column name same as current column name
+    withTable("t") {
+      sql("create table t(current_timestamp timestamp default current_timestamp, b boolean) " +
+        "using parquet")
+      sql("insert into t(b) values(false)")
+      val result = spark.table("t").collect()
+      assert(result.length == 1)
+      assert(result(0).getTimestamp(0) != null)
+      assert(!result(0).getBoolean(1))
+    }
+    // There is a default value with special column name same as another column name
+    withTable("t") {
+      sql("create table t(current_date boolean, s date default current_date) " +
+        "using parquet")
+      sql("insert into t(current_date) values(false)")
+      val result = spark.table("t").collect()
+      assert(result.length == 1)
+      assert(!result(0).getBoolean(0))
+      assert(result(0).getDate(1) != null)
+    }
     // There is a complex query plan in the SELECT query in the INSERT INTO statement.
     withTable("t") {
       sql("create table t(i boolean default false, s bigint default 42) using parquet")