diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/hive.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/hive.py
index 5a9387577b..0fd6b9d79e 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/hive.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/hive.py
@@ -211,11 +211,18 @@ def _construct_hive_storage_descriptor(
 DEFAULT_PROPERTIES = {TableProperties.PARQUET_COMPRESSION: TableProperties.PARQUET_COMPRESSION_DEFAULT}
 
 
-def _construct_parameters(metadata_location: str, previous_metadata_location: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def _construct_parameters(
+    metadata_location: str, previous_metadata_location: Optional[str] = None, metadata_properties: Optional[Properties] = None
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     properties = {PROP_EXTERNAL: "TRUE", PROP_TABLE_TYPE: "ICEBERG", PROP_METADATA_LOCATION: metadata_location}
     if previous_metadata_location:
         properties[PROP_PREVIOUS_METADATA_LOCATION] = previous_metadata_location
 
+    if metadata_properties:
+        for key, value in metadata_properties.items():
+            if key not in properties:
+                properties[key] = str(value)
+
     return properties
 
 
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@ def _convert_iceberg_into_hive(self, table: Table) -> HiveTable:
                 property_as_bool(self.properties, HIVE2_COMPATIBLE, HIVE2_COMPATIBLE_DEFAULT),
             ),
             tableType=EXTERNAL_TABLE,
-            parameters=_construct_parameters(table.metadata_location),
+            parameters=_construct_parameters(metadata_location=table.metadata_location, metadata_properties=table.properties),
         )
 
     def _create_hive_table(self, open_client: Client, hive_table: HiveTable) -> None:
@@ -541,6 +548,7 @@ def commit_table(
                     hive_table.parameters = _construct_parameters(
                         metadata_location=updated_staged_table.metadata_location,
                         previous_metadata_location=current_table.metadata_location,
+                        metadata_properties=updated_staged_table.properties,
                     )
                     open_client.alter_table_with_environment_context(
                         dbname=database_name,
diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_hive.py b/tests/catalog/test_hive.py
index 497ff99924..fef0d6acc6 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_hive.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_hive.py
@@ -342,7 +342,13 @@ def test_create_table(
                 storedAsSubDirectories=None,
             ),
             partitionKeys=None,
-            parameters={"EXTERNAL": "TRUE", "table_type": "ICEBERG", "metadata_location": metadata_location},
+            parameters={
+                "EXTERNAL": "TRUE",
+                "table_type": "ICEBERG",
+                "metadata_location": metadata_location,
+                "write.parquet.compression-codec": "zstd",
+                "owner": "javaberg",
+            },
             viewOriginalText=None,
             viewExpandedText=None,
             tableType="EXTERNAL_TABLE",
@@ -517,7 +523,13 @@ def test_create_table_with_given_location_removes_trailing_slash(
                 storedAsSubDirectories=None,
             ),
             partitionKeys=None,
-            parameters={"EXTERNAL": "TRUE", "table_type": "ICEBERG", "metadata_location": metadata_location},
+            parameters={
+                "EXTERNAL": "TRUE",
+                "table_type": "ICEBERG",
+                "metadata_location": metadata_location,
+                "write.parquet.compression-codec": "zstd",
+                "owner": "javaberg",
+            },
             viewOriginalText=None,
             viewExpandedText=None,
             tableType="EXTERNAL_TABLE",
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_reads.py b/tests/integration/test_reads.py
index 5ac5162f8e..b417a43616 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_reads.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_reads.py
@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ def test_table_properties(catalog: Catalog) -> None:
     assert "None type is not a supported value in properties: property_name" in str(exc_info.value)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.integration
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("catalog", [pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive")])
+def test_hive_properties(catalog: Catalog) -> None:
+    table = create_table(catalog)
+    table.transaction().set_properties({"abc": "def", "p1": "123"}).commit_transaction()
+
+    hive_client: _HiveClient = _HiveClient(catalog.properties["uri"])
+
+    with hive_client as open_client:
+        hive_table = open_client.get_table(*TABLE_NAME)
+        assert hive_table.parameters.get("abc") == "def"
+        assert hive_table.parameters.get("p1") == "123"
+        assert hive_table.parameters.get("not_exist_parameter") is None
+
+    table.transaction().remove_properties("abc").commit_transaction()
+
+    with hive_client as open_client:
+        hive_table = open_client.get_table(*TABLE_NAME)
+        assert hive_table.parameters.get("abc") is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("catalog", [pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog")])
 def test_table_properties_dict(catalog: Catalog) -> None: