diff --git a/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php b/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
index 7c9020805a5..da056dcb12a 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ public function setInheritanceType(int $type): void
     /**
      * Sets the association to override association mapping of property for an entity relationship.
      *
-     * @psalm-param array<string, mixed> $overrideMapping
+     * @psalm-param array{joinColumns?: array, inversedBy?: ?string, joinTable?: array, fetch?: ?string, cascade?: string[]} $overrideMapping
      *
      * @throws MappingException
      */
@@ -1723,6 +1723,10 @@ public function setAssociationOverride(string $fieldName, array $overrideMapping
             $mapping['fetch'] = $overrideMapping['fetch'];
         }
 
+        if (isset($overrideMapping['cascade'])) {
+            $mapping['cascade'] = $overrideMapping['cascade'];
+        }
+
         switch ($mapping['type']) {
             case self::ONE_TO_ONE:
             case self::MANY_TO_ONE:
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
index 38b2bde7ca9..f187371dfd0 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
@@ -872,13 +872,23 @@ public function testAssociationOverrideKeepsDeclaringClass(): void
     {
         $cm = new ClassMetadata(Directory::class);
         $cm->mapManyToOne(['fieldName' => 'parentDirectory', 'targetEntity' => Directory::class, 'cascade' => ['remove'], 'declared' => Directory::class]);
-        $cm->setAssociationOverride('parentDirectory', ['cascade' => '']);
+        $cm->setAssociationOverride('parentDirectory', ['cascade' => ['remove']]);
 
         $mapping = $cm->getAssociationMapping('parentDirectory');
 
         self::assertSame(Directory::class, $mapping->declared);
     }
 
+    public function testAssociationOverrideCanOverrideCascade(): void
+    {
+        $cm = new ClassMetadata(Directory::class);
+        $cm->mapManyToOne(['fieldName' => 'parentDirectory', 'targetEntity' => Directory::class, 'cascade' => ['remove'], 'declared' => Directory::class]);
+        $cm->setAssociationOverride('parentDirectory', ['cascade' => ['all']]);
+
+        $mapping = $cm->getAssociationMapping('parentDirectory');
+        self::assertSame(['remove', 'persist', 'refresh', 'detach'], $mapping['cascade']);
+    }
+
     #[TestGroup('DDC-1955')]
     public function testInvalidEntityListenerClassException(): void
     {