diff --git a/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/ConfigUtils.java b/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/ConfigUtils.java
index 640b7d3abf75..a8a8950cb2d8 100644
--- a/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/ConfigUtils.java
+++ b/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/ConfigUtils.java
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ public static String tezAmComponentKey(String llapName) {
 
   public static final String HIVE_LLAP_TASK_SCHEDULER_LOCALITY_DELAY_KEY = "hive.llap.task.scheduler.locality.delay";
 
+  /** Prefixes of the hive.* keys the Tez AM's LLAP plugins read from tez-site. */
+  private static final String[] TEZ_AM_PLUGIN_KEY_PREFIXES = {
+      "hive.llap.task.", "hive.llap.client.", "hive.llap.daemon.communicator."
+  };
+
+  public static boolean isTezAmPluginKey(String key) {
+    for (String prefix : TEZ_AM_PLUGIN_KEY_PREFIXES) {
+      if (key.startsWith(prefix)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public static final String METASTORE_SERVER_TRANSPORT_MODE_KEY = "metastore.server.thrift.transport.mode";
   public static final String METASTORE_SERVER_TRANSPORT_MODE_DEFAULT = "http";
 
diff --git a/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/HiveConfigBuilder.java b/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/HiveConfigBuilder.java
index b4957a24d86e..a7a751d8d156 100644
--- a/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/HiveConfigBuilder.java
+++ b/packaging/src/kubernetes/src/java/org/apache/hive/kubernetes/operator/util/HiveConfigBuilder.java
@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@ public static Map<String, String> getTezSite(HiveClusterSpec spec, LlapSpec llap
     tezProps.put(ConfigUtils.HIVE_LLAP_DAEMON_UMBILICAL_PORT_KEY,
         ConfigUtils.HIVE_LLAP_DAEMON_UMBILICAL_PORT_DEFAULT);
 
+    // A standalone AM's LLAP plugins -- task scheduler, task communicator, split location
+    // provider -- read tez-site, not hive-site. Users set these hive.llap keys in the
+    // HiveServer2 overrides, so copy them across; an explicit tezAm override below wins.
+    if (spec.hiveServer2().configOverrides() != null) {
+      spec.hiveServer2().configOverrides().forEach((key, value) -> {
+        if (ConfigUtils.isTezAmPluginKey(key)) {
+          tezProps.put(key, value);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     if (spec.tezAm().configOverrides() != null) {
       tezProps.putAll(spec.tezAm().configOverrides());
     }