diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/dataframe.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/dataframe.py
index 6429645f0e027..12e424b5ef137 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/dataframe.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/dataframe.py
@@ -1584,8 +1584,16 @@ def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> "Column":
                 error_class="NOT_IMPLEMENTED",
                 message_parameters={"feature": f"{name}()"},
             )
+
+        if name not in self.columns:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                "'%s' object has no attribute '%s'" % (self.__class__.__name__, name)
+            )
+
         return self[name]
 
+    __getattr__.__doc__ = PySparkDataFrame.__getattr__.__doc__
+
     @overload
     def __getitem__(self, item: Union[int, str]) -> Column:
         ...
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_connect_basic.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_connect_basic.py
index 5259ea6b5f520..065f1585a9f06 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_connect_basic.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_connect_basic.py
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ def spark_connect_clean_up_test_data(cls):
 
 
 class SparkConnectBasicTests(SparkConnectSQLTestCase):
+    def test_df_getattr_behavior(self):
+        cdf = self.connect.range(10)
+        sdf = self.spark.range(10)
+
+        sdf._simple_extension = 10
+        cdf._simple_extension = 10
+
+        self.assertEqual(sdf._simple_extension, cdf._simple_extension)
+        self.assertEqual(type(sdf._simple_extension), type(cdf._simple_extension))
+
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(cdf, "_simple_extension"))
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(cdf, "_simple_extension_does_not_exsit"))
+
     def test_df_get_item(self):
         # SPARK-41779: test __getitem__
 
@@ -1296,8 +1309,8 @@ def test_drop(self):
             sdf.drop("a", "x").toPandas(),
         )
         self.assert_eq(
-            cdf.drop(cdf.a, cdf.x).toPandas(),
-            sdf.drop("a", "x").toPandas(),
+            cdf.drop(cdf.a, "x").toPandas(),
+            sdf.drop(sdf.a, "x").toPandas(),
         )
 
     def test_subquery_alias(self) -> None:
diff --git a/python/pyspark/testing/connectutils.py b/python/pyspark/testing/connectutils.py
index 1b3ac10fce874..b6145d0a00618 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/testing/connectutils.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/testing/connectutils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import types
 import typing
 import os
 import functools
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
 
 if should_test_connect:
     from pyspark.sql.connect.dataframe import DataFrame
-    from pyspark.sql.connect.plan import Read, Range, SQL
+    from pyspark.sql.connect.plan import Read, Range, SQL, LogicalPlan
     from pyspark.sql.connect.session import SparkSession
 
 
@@ -88,16 +89,33 @@ def __getattr__(self, item):
         return functools.partial(self.hooks[item])
 
 
+class MockDF(DataFrame):
+    """Helper class that must only be used for the mock plan tests."""
+
+    def __init__(self, session: SparkSession, plan: LogicalPlan):
+        super().__init__(session)
+        self._plan = plan
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        """All attributes are resolved to columns, because none really exist in the
+        mocked DataFrame."""
+        return self[name]
+
+
 @unittest.skipIf(not should_test_connect, connect_requirement_message)
 class PlanOnlyTestFixture(unittest.TestCase, PySparkErrorTestUtils):
     @classmethod
     def _read_table(cls, table_name):
-        return DataFrame.withPlan(Read(table_name), cls.connect)
+        return cls._df_mock(Read(table_name))
 
     @classmethod
     def _udf_mock(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         return "internal_name"
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _df_mock(cls, plan: LogicalPlan) -> MockDF:
+        return MockDF(cls.connect, plan)
+
     @classmethod
     def _session_range(
         cls,
@@ -106,17 +124,17 @@ def _session_range(
         step=1,
         num_partitions=None,
     ):
-        return DataFrame.withPlan(Range(start, end, step, num_partitions), cls.connect)
+        return cls._df_mock(Range(start, end, step, num_partitions))
 
     @classmethod
     def _session_sql(cls, query):
-        return DataFrame.withPlan(SQL(query), cls.connect)
+        return cls._df_mock(SQL(query))
 
     if have_pandas:
 
         @classmethod
         def _with_plan(cls, plan):
-            return DataFrame.withPlan(plan, cls.connect)
+            return cls._df_mock(plan)
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):