diff --git a/.nextchanges/bundles/pipeline-ansi-default.md b/.nextchanges/bundles/pipeline-ansi-default.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a23cd472db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextchanges/bundles/pipeline-ansi-default.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Ignore the backend-provided `spark.sql.ansi.enabled: "true"` pipeline configuration default when detecting direct-engine drift. ([#6816](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/6816))
diff --git a/bundle/direct/dresources/configs/pipelines.yml b/bundle/direct/dresources/configs/pipelines.yml
index 73f48b006cb..59b92f268d6 100644
--- a/bundle/direct/dresources/configs/pipelines.yml
+++ b/bundle/direct/dresources/configs/pipelines.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ ignore_local_changes:
     reason: "!drop"
 
 backend_defaults:
+  # Pipelines adds ANSI mode to the configuration map when it is omitted.
+  - field: configuration['spark.sql.ansi.enabled']
+    values: ["true"]
+
   # https://github.com/databricks/terraform-provider-databricks/blob/4eba541abe1a9f50993ea7b9dd83874207e224a1/pipelines/resource_pipeline.go#L218
   # s.SchemaPath("cluster", "node_type_id").SetComputed()
   - field: clusters[*].node_type_id