diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/athena.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/athena.py
index e0de3122b0ecf..95340d6f8aaae 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/athena.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/athena.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class AthenaOperator(BaseOperator):
 
     :param query: Presto to be run on athena. (templated)
     :param database: Database to select. (templated)
+    :param catalog: Catalog to select. (templated)
     :param output_location: s3 path to write the query results into. (templated)
     :param aws_conn_id: aws connection to use
     :param client_request_token: Unique token created by user to avoid multiple executions of same query
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class AthenaOperator(BaseOperator):
     """
 
     ui_color = "#44b5e2"
-    template_fields: Sequence[str] = ("query", "database", "output_location", "workgroup")
+    template_fields: Sequence[str] = ("query", "database", "output_location", "workgroup", "catalog")
     template_ext: Sequence[str] = (".sql",)
     template_fields_renderers = {"query": "sql"}
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ def __init__(
         max_polling_attempts: int | None = None,
         log_query: bool = True,
         deferrable: bool = conf.getboolean("operators", "default_deferrable", fallback=False),
+        catalog: str = "AwsDataCatalog",
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.query_execution_id: str | None = None
         self.log_query: bool = log_query
         self.deferrable = deferrable
+        self.catalog: str = catalog
 
     @cached_property
     def hook(self) -> AthenaHook:
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ def hook(self) -> AthenaHook:
     def execute(self, context: Context) -> str | None:
         """Run Presto Query on Athena."""
         self.query_execution_context["Database"] = self.database
+        self.query_execution_context["Catalog"] = self.catalog
         self.result_configuration["OutputLocation"] = self.output_location
         self.query_execution_id = self.hook.run_query(
             self.query,
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_athena.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_athena.py
index 3eb6349850799..5208c7c6832d6 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_athena.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_athena.py
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@
     "task_id": "test_athena_operator",
     "query": "SELECT * FROM TEST_TABLE",
     "database": "TEST_DATABASE",
+    "catalog": "AwsDataCatalog",
     "outputLocation": "s3://test_s3_bucket/",
     "client_request_token": "eac427d0-1c6d-4dfb-96aa-2835d3ac6595",
     "workgroup": "primary",
 }
 
-query_context = {"Database": MOCK_DATA["database"]}
+query_context = {"Database": MOCK_DATA["database"], "Catalog": MOCK_DATA["catalog"]}
 result_configuration = {"OutputLocation": MOCK_DATA["outputLocation"]}
 
 
@@ -69,10 +70,27 @@ def test_init(self):
         assert self.athena.task_id == MOCK_DATA["task_id"]
         assert self.athena.query == MOCK_DATA["query"]
         assert self.athena.database == MOCK_DATA["database"]
+        assert self.athena.catalog == MOCK_DATA["catalog"]
         assert self.athena.aws_conn_id == "aws_default"
         assert self.athena.client_request_token == MOCK_DATA["client_request_token"]
         assert self.athena.sleep_time == 0
 
+    @mock.patch.object(AthenaHook, "check_query_status", side_effect=("SUCCEEDED",))
+    @mock.patch.object(AthenaHook, "run_query", return_value=ATHENA_QUERY_ID)
+    @mock.patch.object(AthenaHook, "get_conn")
+    def test_hook_run_override_catalog(self, mock_conn, mock_run_query, mock_check_query_status):
+        query_context_catalog = {"Database": MOCK_DATA["database"], "Catalog": "MyCatalog"}
+        self.athena.catalog = "MyCatalog"
+        self.athena.execute({})
+        mock_run_query.assert_called_once_with(
+            MOCK_DATA["query"],
+            query_context_catalog,
+            result_configuration,
+            MOCK_DATA["client_request_token"],
+            MOCK_DATA["workgroup"],
+        )
+        assert mock_check_query_status.call_count == 1
+
     @mock.patch.object(AthenaHook, "check_query_status", side_effect=("SUCCEEDED",))
     @mock.patch.object(AthenaHook, "run_query", return_value=ATHENA_QUERY_ID)
     @mock.patch.object(AthenaHook, "get_conn")