diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/streaming/listener.py b/python/pyspark/sql/streaming/listener.py
index c1c9dce047319..2aa63cdb91ab6 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/streaming/listener.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/streaming/listener.py
@@ -64,16 +64,19 @@ class StreamingQueryListener(ABC):
     """
 
     def _set_spark_session(
-        self, spark: "SparkSession"  # type: ignore[name-defined] # noqa: F821
+        self, session: "SparkSession"  # type: ignore[name-defined] # noqa: F821
     ) -> None:
-        self._sparkSession = spark
+        if self.spark is None:
+            self.spark = session
 
     @property
     def spark(self) -> Optional["SparkSession"]:  # type: ignore[name-defined] # noqa: F821
-        if hasattr(self, "_sparkSession"):
-            return self._sparkSession
-        else:
-            return None
+        return getattr(self, "_sparkSession", None)
+
+    @spark.setter
+    def spark(self, session: "SparkSession") -> None:  # type: ignore[name-defined] # noqa: F821
+        # For backward compatibility
+        self._sparkSession = session
 
     def _init_listener_id(self) -> None:
         self._id = str(uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/streaming/test_streaming_listener.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/streaming/test_streaming_listener.py
index 15f5575d36479..762fc335b56ad 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/streaming/test_streaming_listener.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/streaming/test_streaming_listener.py
@@ -592,6 +592,23 @@ def test_streaming_query_progress_fromJson(self):
         self.assertEqual(sink.numOutputRows, -1)
         self.assertEqual(sink.metrics, {})
 
+    def test_spark_property_in_listener(self):
+        # SPARK-48560: Make StreamingQueryListener.spark settable
+        class TestListener(StreamingQueryListener):
+            def __init__(self, session):
+                self.spark = session
+
+            def onQueryStarted(self, event):
+                pass
+
+            def onQueryProgress(self, event):
+                pass
+
+            def onQueryTerminated(self, event):
+                pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(TestListener(self.spark).spark, self.spark)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import unittest