diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSQLSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSQLSuite.scala
index bc47aa9ed1b..2213bfd04d0 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSQLSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSQLSuite.scala
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class MergeIntoSQLSuite extends MergeIntoSuiteBase
 
   import testImplicits._
 
+  override def excluded: Seq[String] = super.excluded ++ Seq(
+    // Schema evolution SQL syntax is not yet supported
+    "schema evolution enabled for the current command"
+  )
+
   test("CTE as a source in MERGE") {
     withTable("source") {
       Seq((1, 1), (0, 3)).toDF("key1", "value").write.saveAsTable("source")
@@ -386,10 +391,8 @@ class MergeIntoSQLSuite extends MergeIntoSuiteBase
 
 trait MergeIntoSQLColumnMappingSuiteBase extends DeltaColumnMappingSelectedTestMixin {
   override protected def runOnlyTests: Seq[String] =
-    Seq(
-      "schema evolution - new nested column with update non-* and insert * - " +
-        "array of struct - longer target - on via DeltaSQLConf"
-    )
+    Seq("schema evolution - new nested column with update non-* and insert * - " +
+      "array of struct - longer target")
 }
 
 class MergeIntoSQLIdColumnMappingSuite extends MergeIntoSQLSuite
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala
index 07ab309ad8c..f582b0a4088 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionSuite.scala
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ trait MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionMixin {
       }
     }
 
-    test(s"schema evolution - $name - on via DeltaSQLConf") {
+    test(s"schema evolution - $name") {
       withSQLConf((confs :+ (DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key, "true")): _*) {
         executeMergeAndAssert(expected, expectErrorContains)
       }
@@ -1003,6 +1003,39 @@ trait MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionBaseTests {
       .toDF("key", "value"),
     expectErrorWithoutEvolutionContains = "cannot resolve s.value in UPDATE clause")
 
+  test("schema evolution enabled for the current command") {
+    withSQLConf(DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_SCHEMA_AUTO_MIGRATE.key -> "false") {
+      withTable("target", "source") {
+        Seq((0, 0), (1, 10), (3, 30)).toDF("key", "value")
+          .write.format("delta").saveAsTable("target")
+        Seq((1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2)).toDF("key", "value", "extra")
+          .write.format("delta").saveAsTable("source")
+
+        // Should fail without schema evolution
+        val e = intercept[org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException] {
+          executeMerge(
+            "target",
+            "source",
+            "target.key = source.key",
+            update("extra = -1"), insert("*"))
+        }
+        assert(e.getErrorClass === "DELTA_MERGE_UNRESOLVED_EXPRESSION")
+        assert(e.getMessage.contains("resolve extra in UPDATE clause"))
+
+        // Should succeed with schema evolution
+        executeMergeWithSchemaEvolution(
+          "target",
+          "source",
+          "target.key = source.key",
+          update("extra = -1"), insert("*"))
+        checkAnswer(
+          spark.table("target"),
+          Seq[(Integer, Integer, Integer)]((0, 0, null), (1, 10, -1), (2, 2, 2), (3, 30, null))
+            .toDF("key", "value", "extra"))
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   testNestedStructsEvolution("nested field assignment qualified with source alias")(
     target = Seq("""{ "a": 1, "t": { "a": 2 } }"""),
     source = Seq("""{ "a": 3, "t": { "a": 5 } }"""),
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoTestUtils.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoTestUtils.scala
index b3465029ad5..6f2839d7dc9 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoTestUtils.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoTestUtils.scala
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ trait MergeIntoTestUtils extends DeltaDMLTestUtils with MergeHelpers {
       cond: String,
       clauses: MergeClause*): Unit
 
+  protected def executeMergeWithSchemaEvolution(
+      tgt: String,
+      src: String,
+      cond: String,
+      clauses: MergeClause*): Unit
+
   protected def withCrossJoinEnabled(body: => Unit): Unit = {
     withSQLConf(SQLConf.CROSS_JOINS_ENABLED.key -> "true") { body }
   }
@@ -104,6 +110,15 @@ trait MergeIntoSQLTestUtils extends DeltaSQLTestUtils with MergeIntoTestUtils {
     val clausesStr = clauses.map(_.sql).mkString("\n")
     sql(s"MERGE INTO $tgt USING $src ON $cond\n" + clausesStr)
   }
+
+  override protected def executeMergeWithSchemaEvolution(
+      tgt: String,
+      src: String,
+      cond: String,
+      clauses: MergeClause*): Unit = {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+      "The SQL syntax [WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION] is not yet supported.")
+  }
 }
 
 trait MergeIntoScalaTestUtils extends MergeIntoTestUtils {
@@ -130,6 +145,13 @@ trait MergeIntoScalaTestUtils extends MergeIntoTestUtils {
       clauses: MergeClause*): Unit =
     getMergeBuilder(tgt, src, cond, clauses: _*).execute()
 
+  override protected def executeMergeWithSchemaEvolution(
+      tgt: String,
+      src: String,
+      cond: String,
+      clauses: MergeClause*): Unit =
+    getMergeBuilder(tgt, src, cond, clauses: _*).withSchemaEvolution().execute()
+
   private def getMergeBuilder(
       tgt: String,
       src: String,