diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/udf.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/udf.py
index 2128c908081a0..9afc6e0e626a5 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/udf.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/udf.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def __init__(
             )
 
         self.func = func
-        self._returnType: DataType = (
+        self.returnType: DataType = (
             UnparsedDataType(returnType) if isinstance(returnType, str) else returnType
         )
         self._name = name or (
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def _build_common_inline_user_defined_function(
         arg_exprs = [col._expr for col in arg_cols]
 
         py_udf = PythonUDF(
-            output_type=self._returnType,
+            output_type=self.returnType,
             eval_type=self.evalType,
             func=self.func,
             python_ver="%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2],
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: "ColumnOrName") -> Column:
         )
 
         wrapper.func = self.func  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-        wrapper.returnType = self._returnType  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        wrapper.returnType = self.returnType  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
         wrapper.evalType = self.evalType  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
         wrapper.deterministic = self.deterministic  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
         wrapper.asNondeterministic = functools.wraps(  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_pandas_udf.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_pandas_udf.py
index 841ade40f5e5a..571ee74287e96 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_pandas_udf.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_pandas_udf.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 import unittest
 
+from pyspark.sql.connect.types import UnparsedDataType
+from pyspark.sql.functions import pandas_udf, PandasUDFType
 from pyspark.sql.tests.pandas.test_pandas_udf import PandasUDFTestsMixin
 from pyspark.testing.connectutils import ReusedConnectTestCase
 
@@ -32,15 +34,37 @@ def test_udf_wrong_arg(self):
     def test_pandas_udf_timestamp_ntz(self):
         super().test_pandas_udf_timestamp_ntz()
 
-    # TODO(SPARK-42247): standardize `returnType` attribute of UDF
-    @unittest.skip("Fails in Spark Connect, should enable.")
-    def test_pandas_udf_decorator(self):
-        super().test_pandas_udf_decorator()
+    def test_pandas_udf_decorator_with_return_type_string(self):
+        @pandas_udf("v double", PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        def foo(x):
+            return x
 
-    # TODO(SPARK-42247): standardize `returnType` attribute of UDF
-    @unittest.skip("Fails in Spark Connect, should enable.")
-    def test_pandas_udf_basic(self):
-        super().test_pandas_udf_basic()
+        self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, UnparsedDataType("v double"))
+        self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+
+        @pandas_udf(returnType="double", functionType=PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
+        def foo(x):
+            return x
+
+        self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, UnparsedDataType("double"))
+        self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
+
+    def test_pandas_udf_basic_with_return_type_string(self):
+        udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, "double", PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
+        self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, UnparsedDataType("double"))
+        self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
+
+        udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, "v double", PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, UnparsedDataType("v double"))
+        self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+
+        udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, "v double", functionType=PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, UnparsedDataType("v double"))
+        self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+
+        udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, returnType="v double", functionType=PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, UnparsedDataType("v double"))
+        self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
 
     # TODO(SPARK-42340): implement GroupedData.applyInPandas
     @unittest.skip("Fails in Spark Connect, should enable.")
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_udf.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_udf.py
index 10d93b71ebf2f..1be7d69b8c329 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_udf.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/test_parity_udf.py
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ def test_worker_original_stdin_closed(self):
     def test_udf_on_sql_context(self):
         super().test_udf_on_sql_context()
 
-    # TODO(SPARK-42247): implement `UserDefinedFunction.returnType`
-    @unittest.skip("Fails in Spark Connect, should enable.")
-    def test_udf3(self):
-        super().test_udf3()
-
-    # TODO(SPARK-42247): implement `UserDefinedFunction.returnType`
-    @unittest.skip("Fails in Spark Connect, should enable.")
-    def test_udf_registration_return_type_none(self):
-        super().test_udf_registration_return_type_none()
-
     @unittest.skip("Spark Connect does not support SQLContext but the test depends on it.")
     def test_non_existed_udf_with_sql_context(self):
         super().test_non_existed_udf_with_sql_context()
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/pandas/test_pandas_udf.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/pandas/test_pandas_udf.py
index 0f92711313040..4e1eec38a0cb1 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/pandas/test_pandas_udf.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/pandas/test_pandas_udf.py
@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ def test_pandas_udf_basic(self):
         self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, DoubleType())
         self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_SCALAR_PANDAS_UDF)
 
-        udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, "double", PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
-        self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, DoubleType())
-        self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_SCALAR_PANDAS_UDF)
-
         udf = pandas_udf(
             lambda x: x, StructType([StructField("v", DoubleType())]), PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP
         )
         self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, StructType([StructField("v", DoubleType())]))
         self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
 
+    def test_pandas_udf_basic_with_return_type_string(self):
+        udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, "double", PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
+        self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, DoubleType())
+        self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_SCALAR_PANDAS_UDF)
+
         udf = pandas_udf(lambda x: x, "v double", PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
         self.assertEqual(udf.returnType, StructType([StructField("v", DoubleType())]))
         self.assertEqual(udf.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
@@ -93,33 +94,36 @@ def foo(x):
         self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, schema)
         self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
 
-        @pandas_udf("v double", PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        @pandas_udf(schema, functionType=PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
         def foo(x):
             return x
 
         self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, schema)
         self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
 
-        @pandas_udf(schema, functionType=PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        @pandas_udf(returnType=schema, functionType=PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
         def foo(x):
             return x
 
         self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, schema)
         self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
 
-        @pandas_udf(returnType="double", functionType=PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
+    def test_pandas_udf_decorator_with_return_type_string(self):
+        schema = StructType([StructField("v", DoubleType())])
+
+        @pandas_udf("v double", PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
         def foo(x):
             return x
 
-        self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, DoubleType())
-        self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_SCALAR_PANDAS_UDF)
+        self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, schema)
+        self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
 
-        @pandas_udf(returnType=schema, functionType=PandasUDFType.GROUPED_MAP)
+        @pandas_udf(returnType="double", functionType=PandasUDFType.SCALAR)
         def foo(x):
             return x
 
-        self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, schema)
-        self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_GROUPED_MAP_PANDAS_UDF)
+        self.assertEqual(foo.returnType, DoubleType())
+        self.assertEqual(foo.evalType, PythonEvalType.SQL_SCALAR_PANDAS_UDF)
 
     def test_udf_wrong_arg(self):
         with QuietTest(self.sc):