diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/connector/hive.rst b/docs/src/main/sphinx/connector/hive.rst
index 1761af044bb6..0bb8e61848f2 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/connector/hive.rst
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/connector/hive.rst
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ Property Name                                      Description
 ``hive.query-partition-filter-required``           Set to ``true`` to force a query to use a partition filter.   ``false``
                                                    You can use the ``query_partition_filter_required`` catalog
                                                    session property for temporary, catalog specific use.
+
+``hive.statistics_enabled``                        Enables :doc:`/optimizer/statistics`. The equivalent          ``true``
+                                                   :doc:`catalog session property </sql/set-session>` 
+                                                   is ``statistics_enabled`` for session specific use. 
+                                                   Set to ``false`` to disable statistics. Disabling statistics
+                                                   means that :doc:`/optimizer/cost-based-optimizations` can 
+                                                   not make smart decisions about the query plan.
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 ORC format configuration properties