diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs/gsheets.py b/superset/db_engine_specs/gsheets.py
index fa5245f9c48cb..8e2db1224e827 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs/gsheets.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs/gsheets.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class GSheetsParametersType(TypedDict):
 
 class GSheetsPropertiesType(TypedDict):
     parameters: GSheetsParametersType
+    catalog: Dict[str, str]
 
 
 class GSheetsEngineSpec(SqliteEngineSpec):
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/db_engine_specs/test_gsheets.py b/tests/unit_tests/db_engine_specs/test_gsheets.py
index 487e1eff695f8..b456d0010e2e8 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/db_engine_specs/test_gsheets.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/db_engine_specs/test_gsheets.py
@@ -40,7 +40,29 @@ def test_validate_parameters_simple() -> None:
         "parameters": {
             "service_account_info": "",
             "catalog": {},
-        }
+        },
+        "catalog": {},
+    }
+    errors = GSheetsEngineSpec.validate_parameters(properties)
+    assert errors == [
+        SupersetError(
+            message="Sheet name is required",
+            error_type=SupersetErrorType.CONNECTION_MISSING_PARAMETERS_ERROR,
+            level=ErrorLevel.WARNING,
+            extra={"catalog": {"idx": 0, "name": True}},
+        ),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_validate_parameters_simple_with_in_root_catalog() -> None:
+    from superset.db_engine_specs.gsheets import (
+        GSheetsEngineSpec,
+        GSheetsPropertiesType,
+    )
+
+    properties: GSheetsPropertiesType = {
+        "properties": {},
+        "catalog": {},
     }
     errors = GSheetsEngineSpec.validate_parameters(properties)
     assert errors == [
@@ -76,12 +98,12 @@ def test_validate_parameters_catalog(
     properties: GSheetsPropertiesType = {
         "parameters": {
             "service_account_info": "",
-            "catalog": {
-                "private_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit",
-                "public_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit#gid=1",
-                "not_a_sheet": "https://www.google.com/",
-            },
-        }
+        },
+        "catalog": {
+            "private_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit",
+            "public_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit#gid=1",
+            "not_a_sheet": "https://www.google.com/",
+        },
     }
     errors = GSheetsEngineSpec.validate_parameters(properties)  # ignore: type
 
@@ -168,12 +190,12 @@ def test_validate_parameters_catalog_and_credentials(
     properties: GSheetsPropertiesType = {
         "parameters": {
             "service_account_info": "",
-            "catalog": {
-                "private_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit",
-                "public_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit#gid=1",
-                "not_a_sheet": "https://www.google.com/",
-            },
-        }
+        },
+        "catalog": {
+            "private_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit",
+            "public_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1/edit#gid=1",
+            "not_a_sheet": "https://www.google.com/",
+        },
     }
     errors = GSheetsEngineSpec.validate_parameters(properties)  # ignore: type
     assert errors == [