diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/mod.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/mod.rs
index 6a1572a4a..cf0340db3 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::mem::take;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
@@ -96,6 +97,22 @@ pub trait Catalog: Debug + Sync + Send {
     async fn update_table(&self, commit: TableCommit) -> Result<Table>;
 }
 
+/// Common interface for all catalog builders.
+pub trait CatalogBuilder: Default + Debug + Send + Sync {
+    /// The catalog type that this builder creates.
+    type C: Catalog;
+    /// Configure name of the catalog.
+    fn name(self, name: impl Into<String>) -> Self;
+    /// Configure uri of the catalog.
+    fn uri(self, uri: impl Into<String>) -> Self;
+    /// Configure warehouse location of the catalog.
+    fn warehouse(self, warehouse: impl Into<String>) -> Self;
+    /// Configure properties of the catalog.
+    fn with_prop(self, key: impl Into<String>, value: impl Into<String>) -> Self;
+    /// Create the catalog
+    fn build(self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self::C>>;
+}
+
 /// NamespaceIdent represents the identifier of a namespace in the catalog.
 ///
 /// The namespace identifier is a list of strings, where each string is a
diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/lib.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/lib.rs
index 556ff3e02..f94b2b113 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ pub use error::{Error, ErrorKind, Result};
 
 mod catalog;
 
-pub use catalog::{
-    Catalog, Namespace, NamespaceIdent, TableCommit, TableCreation, TableIdent, TableRequirement,
-    TableUpdate, ViewCreation,
-};
+pub use catalog::*;
 
 pub mod table;