diff --git a/dvc/config_schema.py b/dvc/config_schema.py
index 41e9d4efb..eea026448 100644
--- a/dvc/config_schema.py
+++ b/dvc/config_schema.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ SCHEMA = {
                     "allow_agent": Bool,
                     **REMOTE_COMMON,
                 },
-                "hdfs": {"user": str, **REMOTE_COMMON},
+                "hdfs": {"user": str, "kerb_ticket": str, **REMOTE_COMMON},
                 "webhdfs": {
                     "hdfscli_config": str,
                     "webhdfs_token": str,
diff --git a/dvc/fs/hdfs.py b/dvc/fs/hdfs.py
index 1693697a0..28fec1509 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/hdfs.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/hdfs.py
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ class HDFSFileSystem(BaseFileSystem):
             path=parsed.path,
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def hdfs(path_info):
+        self.kerb_ticket = config.get("kerb_ticket")
+
+    def hdfs(self, path_info):
         import pyarrow.fs
 
         # NOTE: HadoopFileSystem is not meant to be closed by us and doesn't
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ class HDFSFileSystem(BaseFileSystem):
             path_info.host,
             path_info.port,
             user=path_info.user,
+            kerb_ticket=self.kerb_ticket,
         )
 
     @contextmanager