diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/tables/DeltaMergeBuilder.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/tables/DeltaMergeBuilder.scala
index ada8b7ec1f0..ea4dadc6788 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/tables/DeltaMergeBuilder.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/tables/DeltaMergeBuilder.scala
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class DeltaMergeBuilder private(
       // Resolve UpCast expressions that `PreprocessTableMerge` may have introduced.
       mergeIntoCommand = PostHocResolveUpCast(sparkSession).apply(mergeIntoCommand)
       sparkSession.sessionState.analyzer.checkAnalysis(mergeIntoCommand)
-      mergeIntoCommand.asInstanceOf[MergeIntoCommand].run(sparkSession)
+      toDataset(sparkSession, mergeIntoCommand)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSuiteBase.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSuiteBase.scala
index 973f2117003..0600bc61851 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSuiteBase.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/MergeIntoSuiteBase.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Locale
 import scala.language.implicitConversions
 
 import com.databricks.spark.util.{Log4jUsageLogger, MetricDefinitions, UsageRecord}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.commands.MergeIntoCommand
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.commands.merge.MergeStats
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.sources.DeltaSQLConf
 import org.apache.spark.sql.delta.test.DeltaSQLTestUtils
@@ -3362,6 +3363,25 @@ abstract class MergeIntoSuiteBase
     "delta.dml.merge.findTouchedFiles",
     "delta.dml.merge.writeInsertsOnlyWhenNoMatches",
     "delta.dml.merge")
+
+  test("merge execution is recorded with QueryExecutionListener") {
+    withKeyValueData(
+      source = (0, 0) :: (1, 10) :: Nil,
+      target = (1, 1) :: (2, 2) :: Nil) { case (sourceName, targetName) =>
+      val plans = withLogicalPlansCaptured(spark, optimizedPlan = false) {
+        executeMerge(
+          tgt = s"$targetName t",
+          src = s"$sourceName s",
+          cond = "s.key = t.key",
+          update(set = "*"))
+      }
+      val mergeCommands = plans.collect {
+        case m: MergeIntoCommand => m
+      }
+      assert(mergeCommands.size === 1,
+        "Merge command wasn't properly recorded by QueryExecutionListener")
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/SchemaValidationSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/SchemaValidationSuite.scala
index 10997cc1139..0e9e1c47515 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/SchemaValidationSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/SchemaValidationSuite.scala
@@ -26,21 +26,15 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.rules.Rule
 import org.apache.spark.sql.functions._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.test.SharedSparkSession
 
-trait SchemaValidationSuiteBase extends QueryTest with SharedSparkSession with DeltaSQLCommandTest {
-
-  def checkMergeException(e: Exception, col: String): Unit = {
-    assert(e.isInstanceOf[MetadataChangedException])
-    assert(e.getMessage.contains(
-      "The metadata of the Delta table has been changed by a concurrent update"))
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * This Suite tests the behavior of Delta commands when a schema altering commit is run after the
  * command completes analysis but before the command starts the transaction. We want to make sure
  * That we do not corrupt tables.
  */
-class SchemaValidationSuite extends SchemaValidationSuiteBase {
+class SchemaValidationSuite
+  extends QueryTest
+  with SharedSparkSession
+  with DeltaSQLCommandTest {
 
   class BlockingRule(
       blockActionLatch: CountDownLatch,
@@ -331,7 +325,7 @@ class SchemaValidationSuite extends SchemaValidationSuiteBase {
 
   /**
    * Concurrently drop column in merge condition. Merge command detects the schema change while
-   * resolving the target and throws an AnalysisException
+   * resolving the target and throws a DeltaAnalysisException
    */
   testConcurrentChange("merge - remove a column in merge condition concurrently")(
     createTable = (spark: SparkSession, tblPath: String) => {
@@ -343,7 +337,7 @@ class SchemaValidationSuite extends SchemaValidationSuiteBase {
     actionToTest = (spark: SparkSession, tblPath: String) => {
       val deltaTable = io.delta.tables.DeltaTable.forPath(spark, tblPath)
       val sourceDf = spark.range(10).withColumn("col2", lit(2))
-      val e = intercept[Exception] {
+      val e = intercept[DeltaAnalysisException] {
         deltaTable.as("t1")
           .merge(sourceDf.as("t2"), "t1.id == t2.id")
           .whenNotMatched()
@@ -352,14 +346,22 @@ class SchemaValidationSuite extends SchemaValidationSuiteBase {
           .updateAll()
           .execute()
       }
-      checkMergeException(e, "id")
+
+      checkErrorMatchPVals(
+        exception = e,
+        errorClass = "DELTA_SCHEMA_CHANGE_SINCE_ANALYSIS",
+        parameters = Map(
+          "schemaDiff" -> ".*id.*",
+          "legacyFlagMessage" -> ""
+        )
+      )
     },
     concurrentChange = dropColFromSampleTable("id")
   )
 
   /**
    * Concurrently drop column not in merge condition but in target. Merge command detects the schema
-   * change while resolving the target and throws an AnalysisException
+   * change while resolving the target and throws a DeltaAnalysisException
    */
   testConcurrentChange("merge - remove a column not in merge condition concurrently")(
     createTable = (spark: SparkSession, tblPath: String) => {
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ class SchemaValidationSuite extends SchemaValidationSuiteBase {
     actionToTest = (spark: SparkSession, tblPath: String) => {
       val deltaTable = io.delta.tables.DeltaTable.forPath(spark, tblPath)
       val sourceDf = spark.range(10).withColumn("col2", lit(2))
-      val e = intercept[Exception] {
+      val e = intercept[DeltaAnalysisException] {
         deltaTable.as("t1")
           .merge(sourceDf.as("t2"), "t1.id == t2.id")
           .whenNotMatched()
@@ -380,7 +382,14 @@ class SchemaValidationSuite extends SchemaValidationSuiteBase {
           .updateAll()
           .execute()
       }
-      checkMergeException(e, "col2")
+      checkErrorMatchPVals(
+        exception = e,
+        errorClass = "DELTA_SCHEMA_CHANGE_SINCE_ANALYSIS",
+        parameters = Map(
+          "schemaDiff" -> ".*col2.*",
+          "legacyFlagMessage" -> ""
+        )
+      )
     },
     concurrentChange = dropColFromSampleTable("col2")
   )