diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/__init__.py
index 2104fcab7a..f5050d26b4 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/__init__.py
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
     re.X,
 )
 
+DEPRECATED_BOTOCORE_SESSION = "botocore_session"
+
 
 class CatalogType(Enum):
     REST = "rest"
diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/dynamodb.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/dynamodb.py
index b999df218a..6dfb243a42 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/dynamodb.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/dynamodb.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import boto3
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog import (
+    DEPRECATED_BOTOCORE_SESSION,
     ICEBERG,
     METADATA_LOCATION,
     PREVIOUS_METADATA_LOCATION,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, **properties: str):
         session = boto3.Session(
             profile_name=properties.get(DYNAMODB_PROFILE_NAME),
             region_name=get_first_property_value(properties, DYNAMODB_REGION, AWS_REGION),
+            botocore_session=properties.get(DEPRECATED_BOTOCORE_SESSION),
             aws_access_key_id=get_first_property_value(properties, DYNAMODB_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID),
             aws_secret_access_key=get_first_property_value(properties, DYNAMODB_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY),
             aws_session_token=get_first_property_value(properties, DYNAMODB_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SESSION_TOKEN),
diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py
index 385873c45b..5742173fa6 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 )
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog import (
+    DEPRECATED_BOTOCORE_SESSION,
     EXTERNAL_TABLE,
     ICEBERG,
     LOCATION,
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, **properties: Any):
         session = boto3.Session(
             profile_name=properties.get(GLUE_PROFILE_NAME),
             region_name=get_first_property_value(properties, GLUE_REGION, AWS_REGION),
+            botocore_session=properties.get(DEPRECATED_BOTOCORE_SESSION),
             aws_access_key_id=get_first_property_value(properties, GLUE_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID),
             aws_secret_access_key=get_first_property_value(properties, GLUE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY),
             aws_session_token=get_first_property_value(properties, GLUE_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SESSION_TOKEN),
diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_dynamodb.py b/tests/catalog/test_dynamodb.py
index 194caf46b7..0f89d12642 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_dynamodb.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_dynamodb.py
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ def test_passing_glue_session_properties() -> None:
             aws_session_token="dynamodb.session-token",
             region_name="dynamodb.region",
             profile_name="dynamodb.profile-name",
+            botocore_session=None,
         )
         assert test_catalog.dynamodb is mock_session().client()
 
@@ -608,6 +609,7 @@ def test_passing_unified_session_properties_to_dynamodb() -> None:
             aws_session_token="client.session-token",
             region_name="client.region",
             profile_name="dynamodb.profile-name",
+            botocore_session=None,
         )
         assert test_catalog.dynamodb is mock_session().client()
 
diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_glue.py b/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
index 41b196facf..26c80bc968 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ def test_passing_glue_session_properties() -> None:
         aws_session_token="glue.session-token",
         region_name="glue.region",
         profile_name="glue.profile-name",
+        botocore_session=None,
     )
     assert test_catalog.glue is mock_session().client()
 
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ def test_passing_unified_session_properties_to_glue() -> None:
         aws_session_token="client.session-token",
         region_name="client.region",
         profile_name="glue.profile-name",
+        botocore_session=None,
     )
     assert test_catalog.glue is mock_session().client()