diff --git a/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
index df0dcb5ee..95a8b776e 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def open(cls, connection):
                         SessionConnectionWrapper,
                     )
 
-                    handle = SessionConnectionWrapper(Connection())
+                    handle = SessionConnectionWrapper(Connection(creds.server_side_parameters))
                 else:
                     raise dbt.exceptions.DbtProfileError(
                         f"invalid credential method: {creds.method}"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/spark/session.py b/dbt/adapters/spark/session.py
index d275c73c5..2d87f19c4 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/spark/session.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/spark/session.py
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class Cursor:
     https://github.com/mkleehammer/pyodbc/wiki/Cursor
     """
 
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, server_side_parameters) -> None:
         self._df: Optional[DataFrame] = None
         self._rows: Optional[List[Row]] = None
+        self.server_side_parameters = server_side_parameters
 
     def __enter__(self) -> Cursor:
         return self
@@ -106,7 +107,12 @@ def execute(self, sql: str, *parameters: Any) -> None:
         """
         if len(parameters) > 0:
             sql = sql % parameters
-        spark_session = SparkSession.builder.enableHiveSupport().getOrCreate()
+        builder = SparkSession.builder.enableHiveSupport()
+
+        for k, v in self.server_side_parameters.items():
+            builder = builder.config(k, v)
+
+        spark_session = builder.getOrCreate()
         self._df = spark_session.sql(sql)
 
     def fetchall(self) -> Optional[List[Row]]:
@@ -159,6 +165,9 @@ class Connection:
     https://github.com/mkleehammer/pyodbc/wiki/Connection
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, server_side_parameters) -> None:
+        self.server_side_parameters = server_side_parameters
+
     def cursor(self) -> Cursor:
         """
         Get a cursor.
@@ -168,11 +177,11 @@ def cursor(self) -> Cursor:
         out : Cursor
             The cursor.
         """
-        return Cursor()
+        return Cursor(self.server_side_parameters)
 
 
 class SessionConnectionWrapper(object):
-    """Connection wrapper for the sessoin connection method."""
+    """Connection wrapper for the session connection method."""
 
     def __init__(self, handle):
         self.handle = handle