diff --git a/docs/sql-migration-guide.md b/docs/sql-migration-guide.md
index dc9a49e69aa5a..72fc74e87a48d 100644
--- a/docs/sql-migration-guide.md
+++ b/docs/sql-migration-guide.md
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ license: |
 * Table of contents
 {:toc}
 
+## Upgrading from Spark SQL 3.2 to 3.3
+
+  - In Spark 3.3, spark will fail when parsing a JSON/CSV string with `PERMISSIVE` mode and schema contains non-nullable fields. You can set mode to `FAILFAST/DROPMALFORMED` if you want to read JSON/CSV with a schema that contains nullable fields.
+
 ## Upgrading from Spark SQL 3.1 to 3.2
 
   - Since Spark 3.2, ADD FILE/JAR/ARCHIVE commands require each path to be enclosed by `"` or `'` if the path contains whitespaces.
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParser.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParser.scala
index 8a1191c5b7ee2..8b6c211e759fe 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParser.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParser.scala
@@ -405,10 +405,18 @@ class JacksonParser(
       schema.getFieldIndex(parser.getCurrentName) match {
         case Some(index) =>
           try {
-            row.update(index, fieldConverters(index).apply(parser))
+            val fieldValue = fieldConverters(index).apply(parser)
+            val isIllegal =
+              options.parseMode != PermissiveMode && !schema(index).nullable && fieldValue == null
+            if (isIllegal) {
+              throw new IllegalSchemaArgumentException(
+                s"field ${schema(index).name} is not nullable but the parsed value is null.")
+            }
+            row.update(index, fieldValue)
             skipRow = structFilters.skipRow(row, index)
           } catch {
             case e: SparkUpgradeException => throw e
+            case e: IllegalSchemaArgumentException => throw e
             case NonFatal(e) if isRoot =>
               badRecordException = badRecordException.orElse(Some(e))
               parser.skipChildren()
@@ -418,6 +426,9 @@ class JacksonParser(
       }
     }
 
+    // When the input schema is setting to `nullable = false`, make sure the field is not null.
+    checkNotNullableInRow(row, schema, skipRow, badRecordException)
+
     if (skipRow) {
       None
     } else if (badRecordException.isEmpty) {
@@ -427,6 +438,28 @@ class JacksonParser(
     }
   }
 
+  // As PERMISSIVE mode only works with nullable fields, we can skip this not nullable check when
+  // the mode is PERMISSIVE. (see FailureSafeParser.checkNullabilityForPermissiveMode)
+  private lazy val checkNotNullableInRow = if (options.parseMode != PermissiveMode) {
+    (row: GenericInternalRow,
+        schema: StructType,
+        skipRow: Boolean,
+        runtimeExceptionOption: Option[Throwable]) => {
+      if (runtimeExceptionOption.isEmpty && !skipRow) {
+        var index = 0
+        while (index < schema.length) {
+          if (!schema(index).nullable && row.isNullAt(index)) {
+            throw new IllegalSchemaArgumentException(
+              s"field ${schema(index).name} is not nullable but it's missing in one record.")
+          }
+          index += 1
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    (_: GenericInternalRow, _: StructType, _: Boolean, _: Option[Throwable]) => {}
+  }
+
   /**
    * Parse an object as a Map, preserving all fields.
    */
@@ -483,6 +516,7 @@ class JacksonParser(
       }
     } catch {
       case e: SparkUpgradeException => throw e
+      case e: IllegalSchemaArgumentException => throw e
       case e @ (_: RuntimeException | _: JsonProcessingException | _: MalformedInputException) =>
         // JSON parser currently doesn't support partial results for corrupted records.
         // For such records, all fields other than the field configured by
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/BadRecordException.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/BadRecordException.scala
index d719a33929fcc..0a07a6c9c4862 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/BadRecordException.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/BadRecordException.scala
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ case class BadRecordException(
     record: () => UTF8String,
     partialResult: () => Option[InternalRow],
     cause: Throwable) extends Exception(cause)
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when the actual value is null but the schema is setting to non-nullable.
+ */
+case class IllegalSchemaArgumentException(message: String) extends Exception(message)
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/FailureSafeParser.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/FailureSafeParser.scala
index ab7c9310bf844..008ace454da1a 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/FailureSafeParser.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/FailureSafeParser.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.GenericInternalRow
 import org.apache.spark.sql.errors.QueryExecutionErrors
-import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StructType
+import org.apache.spark.sql.types.{StructField, StructType}
 import org.apache.spark.unsafe.types.UTF8String
 
 class FailureSafeParser[IN](
@@ -29,11 +29,30 @@ class FailureSafeParser[IN](
     schema: StructType,
     columnNameOfCorruptRecord: String) {
 
+  checkNullabilityForPermissiveMode()
   private val corruptFieldIndex = schema.getFieldIndex(columnNameOfCorruptRecord)
   private val actualSchema = StructType(schema.filterNot(_.name == columnNameOfCorruptRecord))
   private val resultRow = new GenericInternalRow(schema.length)
   private val nullResult = new GenericInternalRow(schema.length)
 
+  // As PERMISSIVE mode should not fail at runtime, so fail if the mode is PERMISSIVE and schema
+  // contains non-nullable fields.
+  private def checkNullabilityForPermissiveMode(): Unit = {
+    def checkNotNullableRecursively(schema: StructType): Unit = {
+      schema.fields.foreach {
+        case _ @ StructField(name, _, nullable, _) if (!nullable) =>
+          throw new IllegalSchemaArgumentException(s"Field ${name} is not nullable but " +
+            "PERMISSIVE mode only works with nullable fields.")
+        case _ @ StructField(_, dt: StructType, _, _) => checkNotNullableRecursively(dt)
+        case _ =>
+      }
+    }
+    mode match {
+      case PermissiveMode => checkNotNullableRecursively(schema)
+      case _ =>
+    }
+  }
+
   // This function takes 2 parameters: an optional partial result, and the bad record. If the given
   // schema doesn't contain a field for corrupted record, we just return the partial result or a
   // row with all fields null. If the given schema contains a field for corrupted record, we will
@@ -67,6 +86,8 @@ class FailureSafeParser[IN](
         case FailFastMode =>
           throw QueryExecutionErrors.malformedRecordsDetectedInRecordParsingError(e)
       }
+      case _: IllegalSchemaArgumentException if mode == DropMalformedMode =>
+        Iterator.empty
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParserSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParserSuite.scala
index 587e22e787b87..e32a03038af6c 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParserSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/json/JacksonParserSuite.scala
@@ -19,24 +19,27 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.json
 
 import org.apache.spark.SparkFunSuite
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util.IllegalSchemaArgumentException
 import org.apache.spark.sql.sources.{EqualTo, Filter, StringStartsWith}
-import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StructType
+import org.apache.spark.sql.types._
 import org.apache.spark.unsafe.types.UTF8String
 
 class JacksonParserSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
-  test("skipping rows using pushdown filters") {
-    def check(
+
+  private def check(
       input: String = """{"i":1, "s": "a"}""",
       schema: StructType = StructType.fromDDL("i INTEGER"),
       filters: Seq[Filter],
+      config: Map[String, String] = Map.empty,
       expected: Seq[InternalRow]): Unit = {
-      val options = new JSONOptions(Map.empty[String, String], "GMT", "")
-      val parser = new JacksonParser(schema, options, false, filters)
-      val createParser = CreateJacksonParser.string _
-      val actual = parser.parse(input, createParser, UTF8String.fromString)
-      assert(actual === expected)
-    }
+    val options = new JSONOptions(config, "GMT", "")
+    val parser = new JacksonParser(schema, options, false, filters)
+    val createParser = CreateJacksonParser.string _
+    val actual = parser.parse(input, createParser, UTF8String.fromString)
+    assert(actual === expected)
+  }
 
+  test("skipping rows using pushdown filters") {
     check(filters = Seq(), expected = Seq(InternalRow(1)))
     check(filters = Seq(EqualTo("i", 1)), expected = Seq(InternalRow(1)))
     check(filters = Seq(EqualTo("i", 2)), expected = Seq.empty)
@@ -54,4 +57,42 @@ class JacksonParserSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
       filters = Seq(EqualTo("d", 3.14)),
       expected = Seq(InternalRow(1, 3.14)))
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-35912: nullability with different schema nullable setting") {
+    val missingFieldInput = """{"c1":1}"""
+    val nullValueInput = """{"c1": 1, "c2": null}"""
+
+    def assertAction(nullable: Boolean, input: String)(action: => Unit): Unit = {
+      if (nullable) {
+        action
+      } else {
+        val msg = intercept[IllegalSchemaArgumentException] {
+          action
+        }.message
+        val expected = if (input == missingFieldInput) {
+          "field c2 is not nullable but it's missing in one record."
+        } else {
+          "field c2 is not nullable but the parsed value is null."
+        }
+        assert(msg.contains(expected))
+      }
+    }
+
+    Seq("FAILFAST", "DROPMALFORMED").foreach { mode =>
+      val config = Map("mode" -> mode)
+      Seq(true, false).foreach { nullable =>
+        val schema = StructType(Seq(
+          StructField("c1", IntegerType),
+          StructField("c2", IntegerType, nullable = nullable)
+        ))
+        val expected = Seq(InternalRow(1, null))
+        Seq(missingFieldInput, nullValueInput).foreach { input =>
+          assertAction(nullable, input) {
+            check(input = input, schema = schema, filters = Seq.empty, config = config,
+              expected = expected)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DeprecatedAPISuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DeprecatedAPISuite.scala
index 25b8849d61248..9555317f46bbe 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DeprecatedAPISuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DeprecatedAPISuite.scala
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ class DeprecatedAPISuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession {
       jsonDF = sqlContext.jsonRDD(jsonRDD.toJavaRDD())
       checkAnswer(jsonDF, Row(18, "Marry") :: Row(20, "Jack") :: Nil)
 
-      schema = StructType(StructField("name", StringType, false) ::
-        StructField("age", IntegerType, false) :: Nil)
+      schema = StructType(StructField("name", StringType, true) ::
+        StructField("age", IntegerType, true) :: Nil)
       jsonDF = sqlContext.jsonRDD(jsonRDD, schema)
       checkAnswer(jsonDF, Row("Jack", 20) :: Row("Marry", 18) :: Nil)
       jsonDF = sqlContext.jsonRDD(jsonRDD.toJavaRDD(), schema)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UserDefinedTypeSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UserDefinedTypeSuite.scala
index cc52b6d8a14a7..4b779ef6d52f5 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UserDefinedTypeSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/UserDefinedTypeSuite.scala
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ class UserDefinedTypeSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession with Parque
       "{\"id\":2,\"vec\":[2.25,4.5,8.75]}"
     )
     val schema = StructType(Seq(
-      StructField("id", IntegerType, false),
-      StructField("vec", new TestUDT.MyDenseVectorUDT, false)
+      StructField("id", IntegerType, true),
+      StructField("vec", new TestUDT.MyDenseVectorUDT, true)
     ))
 
     val jsonRDD = spark.read.schema(schema).json(data.toDS())
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class UserDefinedTypeSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession with Parque
     )
 
     val schema = StructType(Seq(
-      StructField("id", IntegerType, false),
-      StructField("vec", new TestUDT.MyDenseVectorUDT, false)
+      StructField("id", IntegerType, true),
+      StructField("vec", new TestUDT.MyDenseVectorUDT, true)
     ))
 
     val jsonDataset = spark.read.schema(schema).json(data.toDS())
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/json/JsonSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/json/JsonSuite.scala
index dab1255eeab32..d16dfc7a7bdc1 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/json/JsonSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/json/JsonSuite.scala
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ abstract class JsonSuite
   test("Applying schemas with MapType") {
     withTempView("jsonWithSimpleMap", "jsonWithComplexMap") {
       val schemaWithSimpleMap = StructType(
-        StructField("map", MapType(StringType, IntegerType, true), false) :: Nil)
+        StructField("map", MapType(StringType, IntegerType, true), true) :: Nil)
       val jsonWithSimpleMap = spark.read.schema(schemaWithSimpleMap).json(mapType1)
 
       jsonWithSimpleMap.createOrReplaceTempView("jsonWithSimpleMap")
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ abstract class JsonSuite
         StructField("field1", ArrayType(IntegerType, true), true) ::
         StructField("field2", IntegerType, true) :: Nil)
       val schemaWithComplexMap = StructType(
-        StructField("map", MapType(StringType, innerStruct, true), false) :: Nil)
+        StructField("map", MapType(StringType, innerStruct, true), true) :: Nil)
 
       val jsonWithComplexMap = spark.read.schema(schemaWithComplexMap).json(mapType2)
 
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ abstract class JsonSuite
     withSQLConf(SQLConf.COLUMN_NAME_OF_CORRUPT_RECORD.key -> "_unparsed") {
       withTempDir { dir =>
         val schemaWithSimpleMap = StructType(
-          StructField("map", MapType(StringType, IntegerType, true), false) :: Nil)
+          StructField("map", MapType(StringType, IntegerType, true), true) :: Nil)
         val df = spark.read.schema(schemaWithSimpleMap).json(mapType1)
 
         val path = dir.getAbsolutePath
@@ -2919,6 +2919,55 @@ abstract class JsonSuite
       }
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-35912: nullability with different parse mode -- struct") {
+    // JSON field is missing.
+    val missingFieldInput = """{"c1": 1}"""
+    // JSON filed is null.
+    val nullValueInput = """{"c1": 1, "c2": null}"""
+
+    val load = (mode: String, schema: StructType, inputJson: String) => {
+      val json = spark.createDataset(
+        spark.sparkContext.parallelize(inputJson :: Nil))(Encoders.STRING)
+      spark.read
+        .option("mode", mode)
+        .schema(schema)
+        .json(json)
+    }
+
+    Seq(true, false).foreach { nullable =>
+      val schema = StructType(Seq(
+        StructField("c1", IntegerType, nullable = true),
+        StructField("c2", IntegerType, nullable = nullable)))
+
+      Seq(missingFieldInput, nullValueInput).foreach { jsonString =>
+        if (nullable) {
+          checkAnswer(load("DROPMALFORMED", schema, jsonString), Row(1, null) :: Nil)
+          checkAnswer(load("FAILFAST", schema, jsonString), Row(1, null) :: Nil)
+          checkAnswer(load("PERMISSIVE", schema, jsonString), Row(1, null) :: Nil)
+        } else {
+          checkAnswer(load("DROPMALFORMED", schema, jsonString), Seq.empty)
+
+          val exceptionMsg1 = intercept[SparkException] {
+            load("FAILFAST", schema, jsonString).collect
+          }.getMessage
+          val expectedMsg1 = if (jsonString == missingFieldInput) {
+            "field c2 is not nullable but it's missing in one record."
+          } else {
+            s"field c2 is not nullable but the parsed value is null."
+          }
+          assert(exceptionMsg1.contains(expectedMsg1))
+
+          val exceptionMsg2 = intercept[SparkException] {
+            load("PERMISSIVE", schema, jsonString).collect
+          }
+          val expectedMsg2 =
+            "Field c2 is not nullable but PERMISSIVE mode only works with nullable fields."
+          assert(exceptionMsg2.getMessage.contains(expectedMsg2))
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class JsonV1Suite extends JsonSuite {