diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/AutoCompactSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/AutoCompactSuite.scala
index 01467883054..87f35ff0cc9 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/AutoCompactSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/AutoCompactSuite.scala
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.File
 
 // scalastyle:off import.ordering.noEmptyLine
 import com.databricks.spark.util.{Log4jUsageLogger, UsageRecord}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.DeltaExcludedBySparkVersionTestMixinShims
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.actions.AddFile
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.commands.optimize._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.hooks.{AutoCompact, AutoCompactType}
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.test.DeltaTestImplicits._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.util.JsonUtils
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path
 
-import org.apache.spark.sql.Column
+import org.apache.spark.sql.{Column, DataFrame}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.TableIdentifier
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Literal
 import org.apache.spark.sql.test.SharedSparkSession
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ class AutoCompactSuite extends
     CompactionTestHelperForAutoCompaction
   with DeltaSQLCommandTest
   with SharedSparkSession
-  with AutoCompactTestUtils {
+  with AutoCompactTestUtils
+  with DeltaExcludedBySparkVersionTestMixinShims {
 
   test("auto-compact-type: test table properties") {
     withTempDir { tempDir =>
@@ -184,15 +186,20 @@ class AutoCompactSuite extends
     }
   }
 
-  private def checkAutoCompactionWorks(dir: String): Unit = {
-    spark.range(10).write.format("delta").mode("append").save(dir)
+  /**
+   * Writes `df` twice to the same location and checks that
+   *   1. There is only one resultant file.
+   *   2. The result is equal to `df` unioned with itself.
+   */
+  private def checkAutoCompactionWorks(dir: String, df: DataFrame): Unit = {
+    df.write.format("delta").mode("append").save(dir)
     val deltaLog = DeltaLog.forTable(spark, dir)
     val newSnapshot = deltaLog.update()
     assert(newSnapshot.version === 1) // 0 is the first commit, 1 is optimize
     assert(deltaLog.update().numOfFiles === 1)
 
     val isLogged = checkAutoOptimizeLogging {
-      spark.range(10).write.format("delta").mode("append").save(dir)
+      df.write.format("delta").mode("append").save(dir)
     }
 
     assert(isLogged)
@@ -202,17 +209,40 @@ class AutoCompactSuite extends
 
     assert(deltaLog.update().numOfFiles === 1, "Files should be optimized into a single one")
     checkAnswer(
-      spark.range(10).union(spark.range(10)).toDF(),
+      df.union(df).toDF(),
       spark.read.format("delta").load(dir)
     )
   }
 
   testBothModesViaProperty("auto compact should kick in when enabled - table config") { dir =>
-    checkAutoCompactionWorks(dir)
+    checkAutoCompactionWorks(dir, spark.range(10).toDF("id"))
   }
 
   testBothModesViaConf("auto compact should kick in when enabled - session config") { dir =>
-    checkAutoCompactionWorks(dir)
+    checkAutoCompactionWorks(dir, spark.range(10).toDF("id"))
+  }
+
+  testSparkMasterOnly("variant auto compact kicks in when enabled - table config") {
+    withTempDir { dir =>
+      withSQLConf(
+          "spark.databricks.delta.properties.defaults.autoOptimize.autoCompact" -> "true",
+          DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_AUTO_COMPACT_MIN_NUM_FILES.key -> "0",
+          DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_AUTO_COMPACT_MODIFIED_PARTITIONS_ONLY_ENABLED.key -> "false") {
+        checkAutoCompactionWorks(
+          dir.getCanonicalPath, spark.range(10).selectExpr("parse_json(cast(id as string)) as v"))
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  testSparkMasterOnly("variant auto compact kicks in when enabled - session config") {
+    withTempDir { dir =>
+      withSQLConf(
+          DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_AUTO_COMPACT_ENABLED.key -> "true",
+          DeltaSQLConf.DELTA_AUTO_COMPACT_MIN_NUM_FILES.key -> "0") {
+        checkAutoCompactionWorks(
+          dir.getCanonicalPath, spark.range(10).selectExpr("parse_json(cast(id as string)) as v"))
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   testBothModesViaProperty("auto compact should not kick in when session config is off") { dir =>
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/deletionvectors/DeletionVectorsSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/deletionvectors/DeletionVectorsSuite.scala
index 4f31a1761d0..a500cd515a9 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/deletionvectors/DeletionVectorsSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/deletionvectors/DeletionVectorsSuite.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.delta.deletionvectors
 import java.io.{File, FileNotFoundException}
 import java.net.URISyntaxException
 
-import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.{DeletionVectorsTableFeature, DeletionVectorsTestUtils, DeltaChecksumException, DeltaConfigs, DeltaLog, DeltaMetricsUtils, DeltaTestUtilsForTempViews}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.{DeletionVectorsTableFeature, DeletionVectorsTestUtils, DeltaChecksumException, DeltaConfigs, DeltaExcludedBySparkVersionTestMixinShims, DeltaLog, DeltaMetricsUtils, DeltaTestUtilsForTempViews}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.DeltaTestUtils.createTestAddFile
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.actions.{AddFile, DeletionVectorDescriptor, RemoveFile}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.actions.DeletionVectorDescriptor.EMPTY
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class DeletionVectorsSuite extends QueryTest
   with DeltaSQLCommandTest
   with DeletionVectorsTestUtils
   with DeltaTestUtilsForTempViews
-  with DeltaExceptionTestUtils {
+  with DeltaExceptionTestUtils
+  with DeltaExcludedBySparkVersionTestMixinShims {
   import testImplicits._
 
   override def beforeAll(): Unit = {
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ class DeletionVectorsSuite extends QueryTest
     }
   }
 
-  Seq("name", "id").foreach(mode =>
+  Seq("name", "id").foreach { mode =>
     test(s"DELETE with DVs with column mapping mode=$mode") {
       withSQLConf("spark.databricks.delta.properties.defaults.columnMapping.mode" -> mode) {
         withTempDir { dirName =>
@@ -286,7 +287,26 @@ class DeletionVectorsSuite extends QueryTest
         }
       }
     }
-  )
+
+    testSparkMasterOnly(s"variant types DELETE with DVs with column mapping mode=$mode") {
+      withSQLConf("spark.databricks.delta.properties.defaults.columnMapping.mode" -> mode) {
+        withTempDir { dirName =>
+          val path = dirName.getAbsolutePath
+          val df = spark.range(0, 50).selectExpr(
+            "id % 10 as part",
+            "id",
+            "parse_json(cast(id as string)) as v"
+          )
+          df.write.format("delta").partitionBy("part").save(path)
+          val tableLog = DeltaLog.forTable(spark, path)
+          enableDeletionVectorsInTable(tableLog, true)
+          spark.sql(s"DELETE FROM delta.`$path` WHERE v::int = 2")
+          checkAnswer(spark.sql(s"select * from delta.`$path` WHERE v::int = 2"), Seq())
+          verifyDVsExist(tableLog, 1)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   test("DELETE with DVs - existing table already has DVs") {
     withSQLConf(DeltaSQLConf.DELETE_USE_PERSISTENT_DELETION_VECTORS.key -> "true") {