diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
index c7511737b2b3f..7c6ad0ea641ae 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
@@ -4136,6 +4136,26 @@ class Dataset[T] private[sql](
     new MergeIntoWriter[T](table, this, condition)
   }
 
+  def update(set: Map[String, Column], where: Column): Unit = {
+    if (isStreaming) {
+      logicalPlan.failAnalysis(
+        errorClass = "CALL_ON_STREAMING_DATASET_UNSUPPORTED",
+        messageParameters = Map("methodName" -> toSQLId("update")))
+    }
+
+    new UpdateWriter(this, set, Some(where.expr)).update()
+  }
+
+  def update(set: Map[String, Column]): Unit = {
+    if (isStreaming) {
+      logicalPlan.failAnalysis(
+        errorClass = "CALL_ON_STREAMING_DATASET_UNSUPPORTED",
+        messageParameters = Map("methodName" -> toSQLId("update")))
+    }
+
+    new UpdateWriter(this, set, None).update()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Interface for saving the content of the streaming Dataset out into external storage.
    *
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UpdateWriter.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UpdateWriter.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eef951c782c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UpdateWriter.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.spark.sql
+
+import org.apache.spark.annotation.Experimental
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Expression
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.{Assignment, UpdateTable}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.functions.expr
+
+/**
+ * `UpdateWriter` provides methods to define and execute an update action based
+ * on the specified conditions.
+ *
+ * @tparam T the type of data in the Dataset.
+ * @param ds the Dataset to update.
+ * @param set A Map of column names to Column expressions representing the updates to be applied.
+ * @param where the update condition.
+ *
+ * @since 4.0.0
+ */
+@Experimental
+class UpdateWriter[T] private[sql](
+  ds: Dataset[T],
+  set: Map[String, Column],
+  where: Option[Expression]) {
+
+  private val df: DataFrame = ds.toDF()
+
+  private val sparkSession = ds.sparkSession
+
+  private val logicalPlan = df.queryExecution.logical
+
+  /**
+   * Executes the update operation.
+   */
+  def update(): Unit = {
+    val merge = UpdateTable(
+      logicalPlan,
+      set.map(x => Assignment(expr(x._1).expr, x._2.expr)).toSeq,
+      where)
+    val qe = sparkSession.sessionState.executePlan(merge)
+    qe.assertCommandExecuted()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateDataFrameSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateDataFrameSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6484190bc4d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/UpdateDataFrameSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.spark.sql.connector
+
+import org.apache.spark.sql.Row
+import org.apache.spark.sql.functions._
+
+class UpdateDataFrameSuite extends RowLevelOperationSuiteBase {
+
+  import testImplicits._
+
+  test("basic update") {
+    createAndInitTable("pk INT, salary INT, dep STRING",
+      """{ "pk": 1, "salary": 300, "dep": 'hr' }
+        |{ "pk": 2, "salary": 150, "dep": 'software' }
+        |{ "pk": 3, "salary": 120, "dep": 'hr' }
+        |""".stripMargin)
+
+    spark.table(tableNameAsString)
+      .update(Map("salary" -> lit(-1)), $"pk" >= 2)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      sql(s"SELECT * FROM $tableNameAsString"),
+      Seq(
+        Row(1, 300, "hr"),
+        Row(2, -1, "software"),
+        Row(3, -1, "hr")))
+  }
+
+  test("update without where clause") {
+    createAndInitTable("pk INT, salary INT, dep STRING",
+      """{ "pk": 1, "salary": 300, "dep": 'hr' }
+        |{ "pk": 2, "salary": 150, "dep": 'software' }
+        |{ "pk": 3, "salary": 120, "dep": 'hr' }
+        |""".stripMargin)
+
+    spark.table(tableNameAsString)
+      .update(Map("dep" -> lit("software")))
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      sql(s"SELECT * FROM $tableNameAsString"),
+      Seq(
+        Row(1, 300, "software"),
+        Row(2, 150, "software"),
+        Row(3, 120, "software")))
+  }
+}