diff --git a/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/MariaDbClient.java b/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/MariaDbClient.java
index efb2f44982bc..f395bffe1b06 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/MariaDbClient.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/MariaDbClient.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 import io.trino.spi.TrinoException;
 import io.trino.spi.connector.AggregateFunction;
 import io.trino.spi.connector.ColumnHandle;
+import io.trino.spi.connector.ColumnMetadata;
+import io.trino.spi.connector.ColumnPosition;
 import io.trino.spi.connector.ConnectorSession;
 import io.trino.spi.connector.ConnectorTableMetadata;
 import io.trino.spi.connector.JoinCondition;
@@ -518,6 +520,43 @@ else if (varcharType.getBoundedLength() <= 16777215) {
         throw new TrinoException(NOT_SUPPORTED, "Unsupported column type: " + type.getDisplayName());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void addColumn(ConnectorSession session, JdbcTableHandle handle, ColumnMetadata column, ColumnPosition position)
+    {
+        verify(handle.getAuthorization().isEmpty(), "Unexpected authorization is required for table: %s".formatted(handle));
+
+        RemoteTableName table = handle.asPlainTable().getRemoteTableName();
+
+        switch (position) {
+            case ColumnPosition.First _ -> addColumn(session, table, column, "FIRST");
+            case ColumnPosition.After after -> addColumn(session, table, column, "AFTER " + quoted(after.columnName()));
+            case ColumnPosition.Last _ -> addColumn(session, table, column, "");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addColumn(ConnectorSession session, RemoteTableName table, ColumnMetadata column, String position)
+    {
+        if (column.getComment() != null) {
+            throw new TrinoException(NOT_SUPPORTED, "This connector does not support adding columns with comments");
+        }
+
+        try (Connection connection = connectionFactory.openConnection(session)) {
+            verify(connection.getAutoCommit());
+            String columnName = column.getName();
+            verifyColumnName(connection.getMetaData(), columnName);
+            String remoteColumnName = getIdentifierMapping().toRemoteColumnName(getRemoteIdentifiers(connection), columnName);
+            String sql = format(
+                    "ALTER TABLE %s ADD %s %s",
+                    quoted(table),
+                    getColumnDefinitionSql(session, column, remoteColumnName),
+                    position);
+            execute(session, connection, sql);
+        }
+        catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new TrinoException(JDBC_ERROR, e);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void renameColumn(ConnectorSession session, Connection connection, RemoteTableName remoteTableName, String remoteColumnName, String newRemoteColumnName)
             throws SQLException
diff --git a/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/BaseMariaDbConnectorTest.java b/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/BaseMariaDbConnectorTest.java
index c299e9c9a510..607ccb667b71 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/BaseMariaDbConnectorTest.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-mariadb/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/mariadb/BaseMariaDbConnectorTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ public abstract class BaseMariaDbConnectorTest
     protected boolean hasBehavior(TestingConnectorBehavior connectorBehavior)
     {
         return switch (connectorBehavior) {
-            case SUPPORTS_JOIN_PUSHDOWN -> true;
+            case SUPPORTS_ADD_COLUMN_WITH_POSITION,
+                 SUPPORTS_JOIN_PUSHDOWN -> true;
             case SUPPORTS_ADD_COLUMN_WITH_COMMENT,
                  SUPPORTS_AGGREGATION_PUSHDOWN_CORRELATION,
                  SUPPORTS_AGGREGATION_PUSHDOWN_COUNT_DISTINCT,