diff --git a/docs/sql-migration-guide-upgrade.md b/docs/sql-migration-guide-upgrade.md
index 115fc6516fb4c..1bd3b5ad0e1aa 100644
--- a/docs/sql-migration-guide-upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/sql-migration-guide-upgrade.md
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ displayTitle: Spark SQL Upgrading Guide
 
   - In Spark version 2.4 and earlier, the `SET` command works without any warnings even if the specified key is for `SparkConf` entries and it has no effect because the command does not update `SparkConf`, but the behavior might confuse users. Since 3.0, the command fails if a `SparkConf` key is used. You can disable such a check by setting `spark.sql.legacy.setCommandRejectsSparkCoreConfs` to `false`.
 
-  - Spark applications which are built with Spark version 2.4 and prior, and call methods of `UserDefinedFunction`, need to be re-compiled with Spark 3.0, as they are not binary compatible with Spark 3.0.
-
   - Since Spark 3.0, CSV/JSON datasources use java.time API for parsing and generating CSV/JSON content. In Spark version 2.4 and earlier, java.text.SimpleDateFormat is used for the same purpuse with fallbacks to the parsing mechanisms of Spark 2.0 and 1.x. For example, `2018-12-08 10:39:21.123` with the pattern `yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS` cannot be parsed since Spark 3.0 because the timestamp does not match to the pattern but it can be parsed by earlier Spark versions due to a fallback to `Timestamp.valueOf`. To parse the same timestamp since Spark 3.0, the pattern should be `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS`. To switch back to the implementation used in Spark 2.4 and earlier, set `spark.sql.legacy.timeParser.enabled` to `true`.
 
   - In Spark version 2.4 and earlier, CSV datasource converts a malformed CSV string to a row with all `null`s in the PERMISSIVE mode. Since Spark 3.0, the returned row can contain non-`null` fields if some of CSV column values were parsed and converted to desired types successfully.
diff --git a/project/MimaExcludes.scala b/project/MimaExcludes.scala
index 7bb70a29195d6..89fc53ce3972f 100644
--- a/project/MimaExcludes.scala
+++ b/project/MimaExcludes.scala
@@ -241,7 +241,33 @@ object MimaExcludes {
 
     // [SPARK-26216][SQL] Do not use case class as public API (UserDefinedFunction)
     ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction$"),
-    ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleTemplateDefProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction")
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[AbstractClassProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.inputTypes"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.nullableTypes_="),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.dataType"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.f"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.this"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.asNonNullable"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.asNonNullable"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.nullable"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.nullable"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.asNondeterministic"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.asNondeterministic"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.deterministic"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.deterministic"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.apply"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.apply"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.withName"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedAbstractMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.withName"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.productElement"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.productArity"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.copy$default$2"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.canEqual"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.copy"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.copy$default$1"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.productIterator"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.productPrefix"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.UserDefinedFunction.copy$default$3")
   )
 
   // Exclude rules for 2.4.x
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/expressions/UserDefinedFunction.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/expressions/UserDefinedFunction.scala
index f88e0e0f299de..901472d8e0360 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/expressions/UserDefinedFunction.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/expressions/UserDefinedFunction.scala
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType
  * @since 1.3.0
  */
 @Stable
-sealed trait UserDefinedFunction {
+sealed abstract class UserDefinedFunction {
 
   /**
    * Returns true when the UDF can return a nullable value.