diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
index 0ec661fc16c88..d4f09abcd8048 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
@@ -1979,6 +1979,15 @@ object SQLConf {
       .doc("When true, the ArrayExists will follow the three-valued boolean logic.")
       .booleanConf
       .createWithDefault(true)
+
+  val ADDITIONAL_REMOTE_REPOSITORIES =
+    buildConf("spark.sql.additionalRemoteRepositories")
+      .doc("A comma-delimited string config of the optional additional remote Maven mirror " +
+        "repositories. This is only used for downloading Hive jars in IsolatedClientLoader " +
+        "if the default Maven Central repo is unreachable.")
+      .stringConf
+      .createWithDefault(
+        "https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/repos/central/data/")
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/IsolatedClientLoader.scala b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/IsolatedClientLoader.scala
index 1720af3b2b367..be50cb0ded5b5 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/IsolatedClientLoader.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/IsolatedClientLoader.scala
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util.quietly
 import org.apache.spark.sql.hive.HiveUtils
 import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.NonClosableMutableURLClassLoader
+import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.SQLConf
 import org.apache.spark.util.{MutableURLClassLoader, Utils}
 
 /** Factory for `IsolatedClientLoader` with specific versions of hive. */
@@ -60,9 +61,10 @@ private[hive] object IsolatedClientLoader extends Logging {
     val files = if (resolvedVersions.contains((resolvedVersion, hadoopVersion))) {
       resolvedVersions((resolvedVersion, hadoopVersion))
     } else {
+      val remoteRepos = sparkConf.get(SQLConf.ADDITIONAL_REMOTE_REPOSITORIES)
       val (downloadedFiles, actualHadoopVersion) =
         try {
-          (downloadVersion(resolvedVersion, hadoopVersion, ivyPath), hadoopVersion)
+          (downloadVersion(resolvedVersion, hadoopVersion, ivyPath, remoteRepos), hadoopVersion)
         } catch {
           case e: RuntimeException if e.getMessage.contains("hadoop") =>
             // If the error message contains hadoop, it is probably because the hadoop
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ private[hive] object IsolatedClientLoader extends Logging {
               "It is recommended to set jars used by Hive metastore client through " +
               "spark.sql.hive.metastore.jars in the production environment.")
             _sharesHadoopClasses = false
-            (downloadVersion(resolvedVersion, fallbackVersion, ivyPath), fallbackVersion)
+            (downloadVersion(
+              resolvedVersion, fallbackVersion, ivyPath, remoteRepos), fallbackVersion)
         }
       resolvedVersions.put((resolvedVersion, actualHadoopVersion), downloadedFiles)
       resolvedVersions((resolvedVersion, actualHadoopVersion))
@@ -112,7 +115,8 @@ private[hive] object IsolatedClientLoader extends Logging {
   private def downloadVersion(
       version: HiveVersion,
       hadoopVersion: String,
-      ivyPath: Option[String]): Seq[URL] = {
+      ivyPath: Option[String],
+      remoteRepos: String): Seq[URL] = {
     val hiveArtifacts = version.extraDeps ++
       Seq("hive-metastore", "hive-exec", "hive-common", "hive-serde")
         .map(a => s"org.apache.hive:$a:${version.fullVersion}") ++
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ private[hive] object IsolatedClientLoader extends Logging {
       SparkSubmitUtils.resolveMavenCoordinates(
         hiveArtifacts.mkString(","),
         SparkSubmitUtils.buildIvySettings(
-          Some("https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/repos/central/data/"),
+          Some(remoteRepos),
           ivyPath),
         exclusions = version.exclusions)
     }