diff --git a/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseLexer.g4 b/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseLexer.g4
index e402067926f2a..fa0ad28651115 100644
--- a/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseLexer.g4
+++ b/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseLexer.g4
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ ZONE: 'ZONE';
 
 EQ  : '=' | '==';
 NSEQ: '<=>';
-NEQ : '<>';
+NEQ : '<>' {complex_type_level_counter == 0}?;
 NEQJ: '!=';
 LT  : '<';
 LTE : '<=' | '!>';
diff --git a/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseParser.g4 b/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseParser.g4
index 698afa4860027..4cfd60816f20a 100644
--- a/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseParser.g4
+++ b/sql/api/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBaseParser.g4
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ primitiveType
 dataType
     : complex=ARRAY (LT dataType GT)?                           #complexDataType
     | complex=MAP (LT dataType COMMA dataType GT)?              #complexDataType
-    | complex=STRUCT ((LT complexColTypeList? GT) | NEQ)?       #complexDataType
+    | complex=STRUCT (LT complexColTypeList? GT)?               #complexDataType
     | primitiveType                                             #primitiveDataType
     ;
 
diff --git a/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DataTypeAstBuilder.scala b/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DataTypeAstBuilder.scala
index beb7061a841a8..b2b1bced39cad 100644
--- a/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DataTypeAstBuilder.scala
+++ b/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/DataTypeAstBuilder.scala
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class DataTypeAstBuilder extends SqlBaseParserBaseVisitor[AnyRef] {
    * Create a complex DataType. Arrays, Maps and Structures are supported.
    */
   override def visitComplexDataType(ctx: ComplexDataTypeContext): DataType = withOrigin(ctx) {
-    if (ctx.LT() == null && ctx.NEQ() == null) {
+    if (ctx.LT() == null) {
       throw QueryParsingErrors.nestedTypeMissingElementTypeError(ctx.getText, ctx)
     }
     ctx.complex.getType match {
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParserSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParserSuite.scala
index 94e60db67ac75..e4019b0a723ba 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParserSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParserSuite.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.{SparkConf, SparkThrowable}
 import org.apache.spark.internal.config.ConfigEntry
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.{FunctionIdentifier, TableIdentifier}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis.{AnalysisTest, UnresolvedAlias, UnresolvedAttribute, UnresolvedFunction, UnresolvedGenerator, UnresolvedHaving, UnresolvedRelation, UnresolvedStar}
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.{Ascending, AttributeReference, Concat, GreaterThan, Literal, NullsFirst, SortOrder, UnresolvedWindowExpression, UnspecifiedFrame, WindowSpecDefinition, WindowSpecReference}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.{Ascending, AttributeReference, Cast, Concat, GreaterThan, Literal, NamedExpression, NullsFirst, ShiftRight, SortOrder, UnresolvedWindowExpression, UnspecifiedFrame, WindowSpecDefinition, WindowSpecReference}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.parser.{AbstractParser, ParseException}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.trees.TreePattern._
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.command._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.{CreateTempViewUsing, RefreshResource}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.{SQLConf, StaticSQLConf}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.test.SharedSparkSession
-import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StringType
+import org.apache.spark.sql.types.{DataType, IntegerType, NullType, StringType}
 import org.apache.spark.util.ArrayImplicits._
 
 /**
@@ -1164,4 +1164,75 @@ class SparkSqlParserSuite extends AnalysisTest with SharedSparkSession {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-52709: Parsing STRUCT (empty,nested,within complex types) followed by shiftRight") {
+
+    // Test valid complex data types, and their combinations.
+    val typeStringsToTest = Seq(
+      "STRUCT<>",                               // Empty struct
+      "STRUCT<a: STRUCT<b: INT>>",              // Nested struct
+      "STRUCT<c: ARRAY<INT>>",                  // Struct containing an array
+      "MAP<STRING, STRUCT<x: STRING, y: INT>>",  // Map containing a struct
+      "ARRAY<STRUCT<>>",                        // Array containing empty structs
+      "ARRAY<STRUCT<id: INT, name: STRING>>"    // Array containing non-empty structs
+    )
+
+    /**
+    * Helper function to generate a SQL CAST fragment and its corresponding
+    * expected expression for a given type string.
+    */
+    def createCastNullAsTypeExpression(typeString: String): (String, NamedExpression) = {
+      // Use the suite's 'parser' instance to parse the DataType
+      val dataType: DataType = parser.parseDataType(typeString)
+      val castExpr = Cast(Literal(null, NullType), dataType)
+      val expectedExpr = UnresolvedAlias(castExpr) // SparkSqlParserSuite expects UnresolvedAlias
+      val sqlFragment = s"CAST(null AS $typeString)"
+        (sqlFragment, expectedExpr)
+    }
+
+    // Generate the SQL fragments and their corresponding expected expressions for all CASTs
+    val castExpressionsData = typeStringsToTest.map(createCastNullAsTypeExpression)
+
+    // Extract just the SQL fragments for the SELECT statement
+    val selectClauses = castExpressionsData.map(_._1)
+
+    val sql =
+      s"""
+         |SELECT
+         |  ${selectClauses.mkString(",\n  ")},
+         |  4 >> 1
+      """.stripMargin
+
+    // Construct the list of ALL expected expressions for the Project node.
+    // This includes all the CAST expressions generated above, plus the ShiftRight expression.
+    val allExpectedExprs = castExpressionsData.map(_._2) :+
+      UnresolvedAlias(ShiftRight(Literal(4, IntegerType), Literal(1, IntegerType)))
+
+    // Define the expected logical plan
+    val expectedPlan = Project(
+      allExpectedExprs,
+      OneRowRelation()
+    )
+
+    assertEqual(sql, expectedPlan)
+  }
+
+  test("SPARK-52709-Invalid: Parsing should fail for empty ARRAY<> type") {
+    val sql = "SELECT CAST(null AS ARRAY<>)"
+    checkError(
+      exception = parseException(sql),
+      condition = "PARSE_SYNTAX_ERROR",
+      parameters = Map("error" -> "'<'", "hint" -> ": missing ')'")
+    )
+  }
+
+  test("SPARK-52709-Invalid: Parsing should fail for empty MAP<> type") {
+    val sql = "SELECT CAST(null AS MAP<>)"
+    checkError(
+      exception = parseException(sql),
+      condition = "PARSE_SYNTAX_ERROR",
+      parameters = Map("error" -> "'<'", "hint" -> ": missing ')'")
+    )
+  }
 }
+