diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
index ebeaa19b54..5292c5182c 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
@@ -415,6 +415,31 @@ def _(update: UpgradeFormatVersionUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context:
     return TableMetadataUtil.parse_obj(updated_metadata_data)
 
 
+@_apply_table_update.register(SetPropertiesUpdate)
+def _(update: SetPropertiesUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _TableMetadataUpdateContext) -> TableMetadata:
+    if len(update.updates) == 0:
+        return base_metadata
+
+    properties = dict(base_metadata.properties)
+    properties.update(update.updates)
+
+    context.add_update(update)
+    return base_metadata.model_copy(update={"properties": properties})
+
+
+@_apply_table_update.register(RemovePropertiesUpdate)
+def _(update: RemovePropertiesUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _TableMetadataUpdateContext) -> TableMetadata:
+    if len(update.removals) == 0:
+        return base_metadata
+
+    properties = dict(base_metadata.properties)
+    for key in update.removals:
+        properties.pop(key)
+
+    context.add_update(update)
+    return base_metadata.model_copy(update={"properties": properties})
+
+
 @_apply_table_update.register(AddSchemaUpdate)
 def _(update: AddSchemaUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _TableMetadataUpdateContext) -> TableMetadata:
     if update.last_column_id < base_metadata.last_column_id:
diff --git a/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py b/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py
index 99f0adac40..24401cae39 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py
@@ -294,3 +294,20 @@ def test_commit_table_update_schema(
     assert new_schema
     assert new_schema == update._apply()
     assert new_schema.find_field("b").field_type == IntegerType()
+
+
+def test_commit_table_properties(test_catalog: Catalog, table_schema_nested: Schema, database_name: str, table_name: str) -> None:
+    identifier = (database_name, table_name)
+    test_catalog.create_namespace(namespace=database_name)
+    table = test_catalog.create_table(identifier=identifier, schema=table_schema_nested, properties={"test_a": "test_a"})
+
+    assert test_catalog._parse_metadata_version(table.metadata_location) == 0
+
+    transaction = table.transaction()
+    transaction.set_properties(test_a="test_aa", test_b="test_b", test_c="test_c")
+    transaction.remove_properties("test_b")
+    transaction.commit_transaction()
+
+    updated_table_metadata = table.metadata
+    assert test_catalog._parse_metadata_version(table.metadata_location) == 1
+    assert updated_table_metadata.properties == {"test_a": "test_aa", "test_c": "test_c"}
diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_glue.py b/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
index f84ed4ad20..bf6d11784f 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
@@ -553,3 +553,25 @@ def test_commit_table_update_schema(
     assert new_schema
     assert new_schema == update._apply()
     assert new_schema.find_field("b").field_type == IntegerType()
+
+
+@mock_glue
+def test_commit_table_properties(
+    _bucket_initialize: None, moto_endpoint_url: str, table_schema_nested: Schema, database_name: str, table_name: str
+) -> None:
+    catalog_name = "glue"
+    identifier = (database_name, table_name)
+    test_catalog = GlueCatalog(catalog_name, **{"s3.endpoint": moto_endpoint_url, "warehouse": f"s3://{BUCKET_NAME}"})
+    test_catalog.create_namespace(namespace=database_name)
+    table = test_catalog.create_table(identifier=identifier, schema=table_schema_nested, properties={"test_a": "test_a"})
+
+    assert test_catalog._parse_metadata_version(table.metadata_location) == 0
+
+    transaction = table.transaction()
+    transaction.set_properties(test_a="test_aa", test_b="test_b", test_c="test_c")
+    transaction.remove_properties("test_b")
+    transaction.commit_transaction()
+
+    updated_table_metadata = table.metadata
+    assert test_catalog._parse_metadata_version(table.metadata_location) == 1
+    assert updated_table_metadata.properties == {"test_a": "test_aa", "test_c": "test_c"}
diff --git a/tests/table/test_init.py b/tests/table/test_init.py
index 475814a051..d3bbe418c4 100644
--- a/tests/table/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/table/test_init.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     AssertLastAssignedPartitionId,
     AssertRefSnapshotId,
     AssertTableUUID,
+    RemovePropertiesUpdate,
     SetPropertiesUpdate,
     SetSnapshotRefUpdate,
     SnapshotRef,
@@ -529,6 +530,51 @@ def test_add_nested_list_type_column(table_v2: Table) -> None:
     assert new_schema.highest_field_id == 7
 
 
+def test_apply_set_properties_update(table_v2: Table) -> None:
+    base_metadata = table_v2.metadata
+
+    new_metadata_no_update = update_table_metadata(base_metadata, (SetPropertiesUpdate(updates={}),))
+    assert new_metadata_no_update == base_metadata
+
+    new_metadata = update_table_metadata(
+        base_metadata, (SetPropertiesUpdate(updates={"read.split.target.size": "123", "test_a": "test_a", "test_b": "test_b"}),)
+    )
+
+    assert base_metadata.properties == {"read.split.target.size": "134217728"}
+    assert new_metadata.properties == {"read.split.target.size": "123", "test_a": "test_a", "test_b": "test_b"}
+
+    new_metadata_add_only = update_table_metadata(new_metadata, (SetPropertiesUpdate(updates={"test_c": "test_c"}),))
+
+    assert new_metadata_add_only.properties == {
+        "read.split.target.size": "123",
+        "test_a": "test_a",
+        "test_b": "test_b",
+        "test_c": "test_c",
+    }
+
+
+def test_apply_remove_properties_update(table_v2: Table) -> None:
+    base_metadata = update_table_metadata(
+        table_v2.metadata,
+        (SetPropertiesUpdate(updates={"test_a": "test_a", "test_b": "test_b", "test_c": "test_c", "test_d": "test_d"}),),
+    )
+
+    new_metadata_no_removal = update_table_metadata(base_metadata, (RemovePropertiesUpdate(removals=[]),))
+
+    assert base_metadata == new_metadata_no_removal
+
+    new_metadata = update_table_metadata(base_metadata, (RemovePropertiesUpdate(removals=["test_a", "test_c"]),))
+
+    assert base_metadata.properties == {
+        "read.split.target.size": "134217728",
+        "test_a": "test_a",
+        "test_b": "test_b",
+        "test_c": "test_c",
+        "test_d": "test_d",
+    }
+    assert new_metadata.properties == {"read.split.target.size": "134217728", "test_b": "test_b", "test_d": "test_d"}
+
+
 def test_apply_add_schema_update(table_v2: Table) -> None:
     transaction = table_v2.transaction()
     update = transaction.update_schema()
@@ -625,6 +671,8 @@ def test_update_metadata_with_multiple_updates(table_v1: Table) -> None:
     schema_update_1.add_column(path="b", field_type=IntegerType())
     schema_update_1.commit()
 
+    transaction.set_properties(owner="test", test_a="test_a", test_b="test_b", test_c="test_c")
+
     test_updates = transaction._updates  # pylint: disable=W0212
 
     new_snapshot = Snapshot(
@@ -639,6 +687,7 @@ def test_update_metadata_with_multiple_updates(table_v1: Table) -> None:
 
     test_updates += (
         AddSnapshotUpdate(snapshot=new_snapshot),
+        SetPropertiesUpdate(updates={"test_a": "test_a1"}),
         SetSnapshotRefUpdate(
             ref_name="main",
             type="branch",
@@ -647,6 +696,7 @@ def test_update_metadata_with_multiple_updates(table_v1: Table) -> None:
             max_snapshot_age_ms=12312312312,
             min_snapshots_to_keep=1,
         ),
+        RemovePropertiesUpdate(removals=["test_c", "test_b"]),
     )
 
     new_metadata = update_table_metadata(base_metadata, test_updates)
@@ -681,6 +731,9 @@ def test_update_metadata_with_multiple_updates(table_v1: Table) -> None:
         max_ref_age_ms=123123123,
     )
 
+    # Set/RemovePropertiesUpdate
+    assert new_metadata.properties == {"owner": "test", "test_a": "test_a1"}
+
 
 def test_metadata_isolation_from_illegal_updates(table_v1: Table) -> None:
     base_metadata = table_v1.metadata