diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala
index 30317c9e9138..0fd2201213af 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ object Cast {
     case (TimestampType, DateType) => true
 
     case (StringType, CalendarIntervalType) => true
+    case (StringType, YearMonthIntervalType) => true
 
     case (StringType, _: NumericType) => true
     case (BooleanType, _: NumericType) => true
@@ -534,6 +535,11 @@ abstract class CastBase extends UnaryExpression with TimeZoneAwareExpression wit
       buildCast[UTF8String](_, s => IntervalUtils.safeStringToInterval(s))
   }
 
+  private[this] def castToYearMonthInterval(from: DataType): Any => Any = from match {
+    case StringType =>
+      buildCast[UTF8String](_, s => IntervalUtils.castStringToYMInterval(s))
+  }
+
   // LongConverter
   private[this] def castToLong(from: DataType): Any => Any = from match {
     case StringType if ansiEnabled =>
@@ -838,6 +844,7 @@ abstract class CastBase extends UnaryExpression with TimeZoneAwareExpression wit
         case decimal: DecimalType => castToDecimal(from, decimal)
         case TimestampType => castToTimestamp(from)
         case CalendarIntervalType => castToInterval(from)
+        case YearMonthIntervalType => castToYearMonthInterval(from)
         case BooleanType => castToBoolean(from)
         case ByteType => castToByte(from)
         case ShortType => castToShort(from)
@@ -896,6 +903,7 @@ abstract class CastBase extends UnaryExpression with TimeZoneAwareExpression wit
     case decimal: DecimalType => castToDecimalCode(from, decimal, ctx)
     case TimestampType => castToTimestampCode(from, ctx)
     case CalendarIntervalType => castToIntervalCode(from)
+    case YearMonthIntervalType => castToYearMonthIntervalCode(from)
     case BooleanType => castToBooleanCode(from)
     case ByteType => castToByteCode(from, ctx)
     case ShortType => castToShortCode(from, ctx)
@@ -1354,6 +1362,12 @@ abstract class CastBase extends UnaryExpression with TimeZoneAwareExpression wit
 
   }
 
+  private[this] def castToYearMonthIntervalCode(from: DataType): CastFunction = from match {
+    case StringType =>
+      val util = IntervalUtils.getClass.getCanonicalName.stripSuffix("$")
+      (c, evPrim, _) => code"$evPrim = $util.castStringToYMInterval($c);"
+  }
+
   private[this] def decimalToTimestampCode(d: ExprValue): Block = {
     val block = inline"new java.math.BigDecimal($MICROS_PER_SECOND)"
     code"($d.toBigDecimal().bigDecimal().multiply($block)).longValue()"
@@ -1915,6 +1929,7 @@ object AnsiCast {
     case (DateType, TimestampType) => true
 
     case (StringType, _: CalendarIntervalType) => true
+    case (StringType, YearMonthIntervalType) => true
 
     case (StringType, DateType) => true
     case (TimestampType, DateType) => true
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/IntervalUtils.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/IntervalUtils.scala
index 03b1835c7cd0..d7d18ff4fdd0 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/IntervalUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/util/IntervalUtils.scala
@@ -92,6 +92,25 @@ object IntervalUtils {
   }
 
   private val yearMonthPattern = "^([+|-])?(\\d+)-(\\d+)$".r
+  private val yearMonthStringPattern =
+    "(?i)^(INTERVAL\\s+)([+|-])?(')([+|-])?(\\d+)-(\\d+)(')(\\s+YEAR\\s+TO\\s+MONTH)$".r
+
+  def castStringToYMInterval(input: UTF8String): Int = {
+    input.trimAll().toString match {
+      case yearMonthPattern("-", year, month) => toYMInterval(year, month, -1)
+      case yearMonthPattern(_, year, month) => toYMInterval(year, month, 1)
+      case yearMonthStringPattern(_, firstSign, _, secondSign, year, month, _, _) =>
+        (firstSign, secondSign) match {
+          case ("-", "-") => toYMInterval(year, month, 1)
+          case ("-", _) => toYMInterval(year, month, -1)
+          case (_, "-") => toYMInterval(year, month, -1)
+          case (_, _) => toYMInterval(year, month, 1)
+        }
+      case _ => throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+        s"Interval string does not match year-month format of `[+|-]y-m` " +
+          s"or `INTERVAL [+|-]'[+|-]y-m' YEAR TO MONTH`: ${input.toString}")
+    }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Parse YearMonth string in form: [+|-]YYYY-MM
@@ -100,28 +119,29 @@ object IntervalUtils {
    */
   def fromYearMonthString(input: String): CalendarInterval = {
     require(input != null, "Interval year-month string must be not null")
-    def toInterval(yearStr: String, monthStr: String, sign: Int): CalendarInterval = {
-      try {
-        val years = toLongWithRange(YEAR, yearStr, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE / MONTHS_PER_YEAR)
-        val totalMonths = sign * (years * MONTHS_PER_YEAR + toLongWithRange(MONTH, monthStr, 0, 11))
-        new CalendarInterval(Math.toIntExact(totalMonths), 0, 0)
-      } catch {
-        case NonFatal(e) =>
-          throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-            s"Error parsing interval year-month string: ${e.getMessage}", e)
-      }
-    }
     input.trim match {
       case yearMonthPattern("-", yearStr, monthStr) =>
-        toInterval(yearStr, monthStr, -1)
+        new CalendarInterval(toYMInterval(yearStr, monthStr, -1), 0, 0)
       case yearMonthPattern(_, yearStr, monthStr) =>
-        toInterval(yearStr, monthStr, 1)
+        new CalendarInterval(toYMInterval(yearStr, monthStr, 1), 0, 0)
       case _ =>
         throw new IllegalArgumentException(
           s"Interval string does not match year-month format of 'y-m': $input")
     }
   }
 
+  def toYMInterval(yearStr: String, monthStr: String, sign: Int): Int = {
+    try {
+      val years = toLongWithRange(YEAR, yearStr, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE / MONTHS_PER_YEAR)
+      val totalMonths = sign * (years * MONTHS_PER_YEAR + toLongWithRange(MONTH, monthStr, 0, 11))
+      Math.toIntExact(totalMonths)
+    } catch {
+      case NonFatal(e) =>
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          s"Error parsing interval year-month string: ${e.getMessage}", e)
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Parse dayTime string in form: [-]d HH:mm:ss.nnnnnnnnn and [-]HH:mm:ss.nnnnnnnnn
    *
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CastSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CastSuite.scala
index 0554d073d1ab..e6874c618018 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CastSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CastSuite.scala
@@ -1774,6 +1774,48 @@ class CastSuite extends CastSuiteBase {
       assert(e3.contains("Casting 2147483648 to int causes overflow"))
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-35111: Cast string to year-month interval") {
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("INTERVAL '1-0' YEAR TO MONTH"),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), 12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("INTERVAL '-1-0' YEAR TO MONTH"),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), -12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("INTERVAL -'-1-0' YEAR TO MONTH"),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), 12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("INTERVAL +'-1-0' YEAR TO MONTH"),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), -12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("INTERVAL +'+1-0' YEAR TO MONTH"),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), 12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("INTERVAL +'1-0' YEAR TO MONTH"),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), 12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create(" interval +'1-0' YEAR  TO MONTH "),
+      YearMonthIntervalType), 12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create(" -1-0 "), YearMonthIntervalType), -12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create("-1-0"), YearMonthIntervalType), -12)
+    checkEvaluation(cast(Literal.create(null, StringType), YearMonthIntervalType), null)
+
+    Seq("0-0", "10-1", "-178956970-7", "178956970-7", "-178956970-8").foreach { interval =>
+      val ansiInterval = s"INTERVAL '$interval' YEAR TO MONTH"
+      checkEvaluation(
+        cast(cast(Literal.create(interval), YearMonthIntervalType), StringType), ansiInterval)
+      checkEvaluation(cast(cast(Literal.create(ansiInterval),
+        YearMonthIntervalType), StringType), ansiInterval)
+    }
+
+    Seq("INTERVAL '-178956970-9' YEAR TO MONTH", "INTERVAL '178956970-8' YEAR TO MONTH")
+      .foreach { interval =>
+        val e = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+          cast(Literal.create(interval), YearMonthIntervalType).eval()
+        }.getMessage
+        assert(e.contains("Error parsing interval year-month string: integer overflow"))
+      }
+
+    Seq(Byte.MaxValue, Short.MaxValue, Int.MaxValue, Int.MinValue + 1, Int.MinValue)
+      .foreach { period =>
+        val interval = Literal.create(Period.ofMonths(period), YearMonthIntervalType)
+        checkEvaluation(cast(cast(interval, StringType), YearMonthIntervalType), period)
+      }
+  }
 }
 
 /**