diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
index b93b7ed192104..d6a9d68092981 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ def test_empty_row(self):
         row = Row()
         self.assertEqual(len(row), 0)
 
+    def test_struct_field_type_name(self):
+        struct_field = StructField("a", IntegerType())
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, struct_field.typeName)
+
 
 class SQLTests(ReusedPySparkTestCase):
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/types.py b/python/pyspark/sql/types.py
index 26b54a7fb3709..d9206dd14ca2d 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/types.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/types.py
@@ -438,6 +438,11 @@ def toInternal(self, obj):
     def fromInternal(self, obj):
         return self.dataType.fromInternal(obj)
 
+    def typeName(self):
+        raise TypeError(
+            "StructField does not have typeName. "
+            "Use typeName on its type explicitly instead.")
+
 
 class StructType(DataType):
     """Struct type, consisting of a list of :class:`StructField`.