diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/reattach.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/reattach.py
index f1d06320866e0..49ffe1fd2e1da 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/reattach.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/client/reattach.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def __init__(
         # Initial iterator comes from ExecutePlan request.
         # Note: This is not retried, because no error would ever be thrown here, and GRPC will only
         # throw error on first self._has_next().
-        self._metadata = metadata
+        self._metadata = list(metadata)
         with disable_gc():
             self._iterator: Optional[Iterator[pb2.ExecutePlanResponse]] = iter(
                 self._stub.ExecutePlan(
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_reattach.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_reattach.py
index 7e08c4697d903..c35bbf067255e 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_reattach.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/client/test_reattach.py
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@
 from pyspark.testing.utils import eventually
 
 
+class ReattachMetadataTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_metadata_generator_is_stored_as_list(self):
+        from pyspark.sql.connect.client.reattach import ExecutePlanResponseReattachableIterator
+
+        # Simulate what the iterator __init__ does: list(metadata)
+        def gen():
+            yield ("authorization", "Bearer token123")
+            yield ("x-custom", "value")
+
+        metadata = list(gen())
+        self.assertIsInstance(metadata, list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(metadata), 2)
+        # Re-iterable: iterating twice gives the same result
+        self.assertEqual(list(metadata), list(metadata))
+
+
 @unittest.skipIf(is_remote_only(), "Requires JVM access")
 class SparkConnectReattachTestCase(ReusedMixedTestCase, PandasOnSparkTestUtils):
     def test_release_sessions(self):