diff --git a/docs/content/flink/sql-alter.md b/docs/content/flink/sql-alter.md
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@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ If you use object storage, such as S3 or OSS, please use this syntax carefully,
 
 The following SQL adds two columns `c1` and `c2` to table `my_table`.
 
+{{< hint info >}}
+To add a column in a row type, see [Changing Column Type](#changing-column-type).
+{{< /hint >}}
+
 ```sql
 ALTER TABLE my_table ADD (c1 INT, c2 STRING);
 ```
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ otherwise this operation may fail, throws an exception like `The following colum
 ALTER TABLE my_table DROP (c1, c2);
 ```
 
+{{< hint info >}}
+To drop a column in a row type, see [Changing Column Type](#changing-column-type).
+{{< /hint >}}
+
 ## Dropping Partitions
 
 The following SQL drops the partitions of the paimon table.
@@ -185,6 +193,14 @@ The following SQL changes type of column `col_a` to `DOUBLE`.
 ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY col_a DOUBLE;
 ```
 
+Paimon also supports changing columns of row type, array type, and map type.
+
+```sql
+-- col_a previously has type ARRAY<MAP<INT, ROW(f1 INT, f2 STRING)>>
+-- the following SQL changes f1 to BIGINT, drops f2, and adds f3
+ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY col_a ARRAY<MAP<INT, ROW(f1 BIGINT, f3 DOUBLE)>>;
+```
+
 ## Adding watermark
 
 The following SQL adds a computed column `ts` from existing column `log_ts`, and a watermark with strategy `ts - INTERVAL '1' HOUR` on column `ts` which is marked as event time attribute of table `my_table`.
diff --git a/docs/content/spark/sql-alter.md b/docs/content/spark/sql-alter.md
index 11af186e6213..3ad72048029b 100644
--- a/docs/content/spark/sql-alter.md
+++ b/docs/content/spark/sql-alter.md
@@ -95,6 +95,27 @@ ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMNS (
 );
 ```
 
+The following SQL adds a nested column `f3` to a struct type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>
+ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMN v.f3 STRING;
+```
+
+The following SQL adds a nested column `f3` to a struct type, which is the element type of an array type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type ARRAY<STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMN v.element.f3 STRING;
+```
+
+The following SQL adds a nested column `f3` to a struct type, which is the value type of a map type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type MAP<INT, STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMN v.value.f3 STRING;
+```
+
 ## Renaming Column Name
 
 The following SQL renames column `c0` in table `my_table` to `c1`.
@@ -103,6 +124,27 @@ The following SQL renames column `c0` in table `my_table` to `c1`.
 ALTER TABLE my_table RENAME COLUMN c0 TO c1;
 ```
 
+The following SQL renames a nested column `f1` to `f100` in a struct type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>
+ALTER TABLE my_table RENAME COLUMN v.f1 to f100;
+```
+
+The following SQL renames a nested column `f1` to `f100` in a struct type, which is the element type of an array type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type ARRAY<STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table RENAME COLUMN v.element.f1 to f100;
+```
+
+The following SQL renames a nested column `f1` to `f100` in a struct type, which is the value type of a map type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type MAP<INT, STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table RENAME COLUMN v.value.f1 to f100;
+```
+
 ## Dropping Columns
 
 The following SQL drops two columns `c1` and `c2` from table `my_table`.
@@ -111,6 +153,27 @@ The following SQL drops two columns `c1` and `c2` from table `my_table`.
 ALTER TABLE my_table DROP COLUMNS (c1, c2);
 ```
 
+The following SQL drops a nested column `f2` from a struct type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>
+ALTER TABLE my_table DROP COLUMN v.f2;
+```
+
+The following SQL drops a nested column `f2` from a struct type, which is the element type of an array type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type ARRAY<STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table DROP COLUMN v.element.f2;
+```
+
+The following SQL drops a nested column `f2` from a struct type, which is the value type of a map type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type MAP<INT, STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table DROP COLUMN v.value.f2;
+```
+
 ## Dropping Partitions
 
 The following SQL drops the partitions of the paimon table. For spark sql, you need to specify all the partition columns.
@@ -156,3 +219,24 @@ ALTER TABLE my_table ALTER COLUMN col_a AFTER col_b;
 ```sql
 ALTER TABLE my_table ALTER COLUMN col_a TYPE DOUBLE;
 ```
+
+The following SQL changes the type of a nested column `f2` to `BIGINT` in a struct type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>
+ALTER TABLE my_table ALTER COLUMN v.f2 TYPE BIGINT;
+```
+
+The following SQL changes the type of a nested column `f2` to `BIGINT` in a struct type, which is the element type of an array type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type ARRAY<STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table ALTER COLUMN v.element.f2 TYPE BIGINT;
+```
+
+The following SQL changes the type of a nested column `f2` to `BIGINT` in a struct type, which is the value type of a map type.
+
+```sql
+-- column v previously has type MAP<INT, STRUCT<f1: STRING, f2: INT>>
+ALTER TABLE my_table ALTER COLUMN v.value.f2 TYPE BIGINT;
+```