diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile
index c9c68fdafc08a..b580e70553371 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 COPY jars /opt/spark/jars
+# Copy hive-jackson directory if exists
+COPY hive-jackso[n] /opt/spark/hive-jackson
 # Copy RELEASE file if exists
 COPY RELEAS[E] /opt/spark/RELEASE
 COPY bin /opt/spark/bin