diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_hive.py b/tests/catalog/test_hive.py
index 07cd79d4c7..afb327f69b 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_hive.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_hive.py
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 # pylint: disable=protected-access,redefined-outer-name
+import base64
 import copy
+import logging
+import struct
+import threading
 import uuid
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from copy import deepcopy
+from typing import Optional
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
 import pytest
+import thrift.transport.TSocket
 from hive_metastore.ttypes import (
     AlreadyExistsException,
     FieldSchema,
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@
     LOCK_CHECK_RETRIES,
     HiveCatalog,
     _construct_hive_storage_descriptor,
+    _HiveClient,
 )
 from pyiceberg.exceptions import (
     NamespaceAlreadyExistsError,
@@ -183,6 +191,61 @@ def hive_database(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> HiveDatabase:
     )
 
 
+class SaslServer(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, socket: thrift.transport.TSocket.TServerSocket, response: bytes) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.daemon = True
+        self._socket = socket
+        self._response = response
+        self._port = None
+        self._port_bound = threading.Event()
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        self._socket.listen()
+
+        try:
+            address = self._socket.handle.getsockname()
+            # AF_INET addresses are 2-tuples (host, port) and AF_INET6 are
+            # 4-tuples (host, port, ...), i.e. port is always at index 1.
+            _host, self._port, *_ = address
+        finally:
+            self._port_bound.set()
+
+        # Accept connections and respond to each connection with the same message.
+        # The responsibility for closing the connection is on the client
+        while True:
+            try:
+                client = self._socket.accept()
+                if client:
+                    client.write(self._response)
+                    client.flush()
+            except Exception:
+                logging.exception(
+                    "An error occurred while responding to client",
+                )
+
+    @property
+    def port(self) -> Optional[int]:
+        self._port_bound.wait()
+        return self._port
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self._socket.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def kerberized_hive_metastore_fake_url() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
+    server = SaslServer(
+        # Port 0 means pick any available port.
+        socket=thrift.transport.TSocket.TServerSocket(port=0),
+        # Always return a message with status 5 (COMPLETE).
+        response=struct.pack(">BI", 5, 0),
+    )
+    server.start()
+    yield f"thrift://localhost:{server.port}"
+    server.close()
+
+
 def test_no_uri_supplied() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(KeyError):
         HiveCatalog("production")
@@ -1239,3 +1302,45 @@ def test_create_hive_client_failure() -> None:
         with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Connection failed"):
             HiveCatalog._create_hive_client(properties)
         assert mock_hive_client.call_count == 2
+
+
+def test_create_hive_client_with_kerberos(
+    kerberized_hive_metastore_fake_url: str,
+) -> None:
+    properties = {
+        "uri": kerberized_hive_metastore_fake_url,
+        "ugi": "user",
+        "kerberos_auth": True,
+    }
+    client = HiveCatalog._create_hive_client(properties)
+    assert client is not None
+
+
+def test_create_hive_client_with_kerberos_using_context_manager(
+    kerberized_hive_metastore_fake_url: str,
+) -> None:
+    client = _HiveClient(
+        uri=kerberized_hive_metastore_fake_url,
+        kerberos_auth=True,
+    )
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "puresasl.mechanisms.kerberos.authGSSClientStep",
+            return_value=None,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "puresasl.mechanisms.kerberos.authGSSClientResponse",
+            return_value=base64.b64encode(b"Some Response"),
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "puresasl.mechanisms.GSSAPIMechanism.complete",
+            return_value=True,
+        ),
+    ):
+        with client as open_client:
+            assert open_client._iprot.trans.isOpen()
+
+        # Use the context manager a second time to see if
+        # closing and re-opening work as expected.
+        with client as open_client:
+            assert open_client._iprot.trans.isOpen()