diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20221229-200956.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20221229-200956.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1add9bf72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20221229-200956.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Support server side parameters in thrift connection
+time: 2022-12-29T20:09:56.457776+02:00
+custom:
+  Author: ' hanna-liashchuk'
+  Issue: "387"
+  PR: "577"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
index 5756aba3c..a939ae753 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
@@ -439,7 +439,10 @@ def open(cls, connection: Connection) -> Connection:
                             kerberos_service_name=creds.kerberos_service_name,
                             password=creds.password,
                         )
-                        conn = hive.connect(thrift_transport=transport)
+                        conn = hive.connect(
+                            thrift_transport=transport,
+                            configuration=creds.server_side_parameters,
+                        )
                     else:
                         conn = hive.connect(
                             host=creds.host,
@@ -448,6 +451,7 @@ def open(cls, connection: Connection) -> Connection:
                             auth=creds.auth,
                             kerberos_service_name=creds.kerberos_service_name,
                             password=creds.password,
+                            configuration=creds.server_side_parameters,
                         )  # noqa
                     handle = PyhiveConnectionWrapper(conn)
                 elif creds.method == SparkConnectionMethod.ODBC:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_adapter.py b/tests/unit/test_adapter.py
index 1eb818241..a7da63301 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_adapter.py
@@ -173,13 +173,16 @@ def test_thrift_connection(self):
         config = self._get_target_thrift(self.project_cfg)
         adapter = SparkAdapter(config)
 
-        def hive_thrift_connect(host, port, username, auth, kerberos_service_name, password):
+        def hive_thrift_connect(
+            host, port, username, auth, kerberos_service_name, password, configuration
+        ):
             self.assertEqual(host, "myorg.sparkhost.com")
             self.assertEqual(port, 10001)
             self.assertEqual(username, "dbt")
             self.assertIsNone(auth)
             self.assertIsNone(kerberos_service_name)
             self.assertIsNone(password)
+            self.assertDictEqual(configuration, {})
 
         with mock.patch.object(hive, "connect", new=hive_thrift_connect):
             connection = adapter.acquire_connection("dummy")
@@ -194,11 +197,12 @@ def test_thrift_ssl_connection(self):
         config = self._get_target_use_ssl_thrift(self.project_cfg)
         adapter = SparkAdapter(config)
 
-        def hive_thrift_connect(thrift_transport):
+        def hive_thrift_connect(thrift_transport, configuration):
             self.assertIsNotNone(thrift_transport)
             transport = thrift_transport._trans
             self.assertEqual(transport.host, "myorg.sparkhost.com")
             self.assertEqual(transport.port, 10001)
+            self.assertDictEqual(configuration, {})
 
         with mock.patch.object(hive, "connect", new=hive_thrift_connect):
             connection = adapter.acquire_connection("dummy")
@@ -213,13 +217,16 @@ def test_thrift_connection_kerberos(self):
         config = self._get_target_thrift_kerberos(self.project_cfg)
         adapter = SparkAdapter(config)
 
-        def hive_thrift_connect(host, port, username, auth, kerberos_service_name, password):
+        def hive_thrift_connect(
+            host, port, username, auth, kerberos_service_name, password, configuration
+        ):
             self.assertEqual(host, "myorg.sparkhost.com")
             self.assertEqual(port, 10001)
             self.assertEqual(username, "dbt")
             self.assertEqual(auth, "KERBEROS")
             self.assertEqual(kerberos_service_name, "hive")
             self.assertIsNone(password)
+            self.assertDictEqual(configuration, {})
 
         with mock.patch.object(hive, "connect", new=hive_thrift_connect):
             connection = adapter.acquire_connection("dummy")
@@ -710,6 +717,7 @@ def test_parse_columns_from_information_with_table_type_and_parquet_provider(sel
         config = self._get_target_http(self.project_cfg)
         columns = SparkAdapter(config).parse_columns_from_information(relation)
         self.assertEqual(len(columns), 4)
+
         self.assertEqual(
             columns[2].to_column_dict(omit_none=False),
             {