diff --git a/kedro/framework/cli/catalog.py b/kedro/framework/cli/catalog.py
index 7f139248d4..9bedade8d4 100644
--- a/kedro/framework/cli/catalog.py
+++ b/kedro/framework/cli/catalog.py
@@ -209,9 +209,8 @@ def _add_missing_datasets_to_catalog(missing_ds: list[str], catalog_path: Path)
 def rank_catalog_factories(metadata: ProjectMetadata, env: str) -> None:
     """List all dataset factories in the catalog, ranked by priority by which they are matched."""
     session = _create_session(metadata.package_name, env=env)
-    context = session.load_context()
+    catalog_factories = session.list_catalog_patterns()
 
-    catalog_factories = context.catalog.config_resolver.list_patterns()
     if catalog_factories:
         click.echo(yaml.dump(catalog_factories))
     else:
diff --git a/kedro/framework/context/context.py b/kedro/framework/context/context.py
index 0b44056374..130733cb9e 100644
--- a/kedro/framework/context/context.py
+++ b/kedro/framework/context/context.py
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ class KedroContext:
     _extra_params: dict[str, Any] | None = field(
         init=True, default=None, converter=deepcopy
     )
+    _catalog: CatalogProtocol | None = None
 
     @property
-    def catalog(self) -> CatalogProtocol:
+    def catalog(self) -> CatalogProtocol | None:
         """Read-only property referring to Kedro's catalog` for this context.
 
         Returns:
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ def catalog(self) -> CatalogProtocol:
             KedroContextError: Incorrect catalog registered for the project.
 
         """
-        return self._get_catalog()
+        self._catalog = self._catalog or self._get_catalog()
+        return self._catalog
 
     @property
     def params(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -209,6 +211,14 @@ def params(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
         return OmegaConf.to_container(params) if OmegaConf.is_config(params) else params  # type: ignore[return-value]
 
+    def get_catalog(
+        self,
+        save_version: str | None = None,
+        load_versions: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> CatalogProtocol:
+        self._catalog = self._catalog or self._get_catalog(save_version, load_versions)
+        return self._catalog
+
     def _get_catalog(
         self,
         save_version: str | None = None,
diff --git a/kedro/framework/session/catalog.py b/kedro/framework/session/catalog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fe2075534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kedro/framework/session/catalog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from kedro.framework.context import KedroContext
+from kedro.framework.project import pipelines as _pipelines
+from kedro.io import KedroDataCatalog
+
+
+class CatalogCommandsMixin:
+    @property
+    def context(self) -> KedroContext: ...  # type: ignore[empty-body]
+
+    @property
+    def _logger(self) -> logging.Logger: ...  # type: ignore[empty-body]
+
+    def list_catalog_datasets(self, pipelines: list[str] | None = None) -> dict:
+        """Show datasets per type."""
+        catalog = self.context.catalog
+        # TODO: remove after moving to new catalog
+        if not isinstance(catalog, KedroDataCatalog):
+            self._logger.warning(
+                "This method is available for `KedroDataCatalog` only."
+            )
+            return {}
+
+        # TODO: revise setting default pattern logic based on https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro/issues/4475
+        runtime_pattern = {"{default}": {"type": "MemoryDataset"}}
+
+        not_mentioned = "Datasets not mentioned in pipeline"
+        mentioned = "Datasets mentioned in pipeline"
+        factories = "Datasets generated from factories"
+
+        target_pipelines = pipelines or _pipelines.keys()
+
+        result = {}
+        for pipe in target_pipelines:
+            pl_obj = _pipelines.get(pipe)
+            if pl_obj:
+                pipeline_ds = pl_obj.datasets()
+            else:
+                existing_pls = ", ".join(sorted(_pipelines.keys()))
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"'{pipe}' pipeline not found! Existing pipelines: {existing_pls}"
+                )
+
+            catalog_ds = set(catalog.keys())
+            unused_ds = catalog_ds - pipeline_ds
+            default_ds = pipeline_ds - catalog_ds
+            used_ds = catalog_ds - unused_ds
+
+            patterns_ds = set()
+
+            for ds_name in default_ds:
+                if catalog.config_resolver.match_pattern(ds_name):
+                    patterns_ds.add(ds_name)
+
+            default_ds -= patterns_ds
+            used_ds.update(default_ds)
+
+            catalog.config_resolver.add_runtime_patterns(runtime_pattern)
+
+            used_ds_by_type = _group_ds_by_type(used_ds, catalog)
+            patterns_ds_by_type = _group_ds_by_type(patterns_ds, catalog)
+            unused_ds_by_type = _group_ds_by_type(unused_ds, catalog)
+
+            catalog.config_resolver.remove_runtime_patterns(runtime_pattern)
+
+            data = (
+                (mentioned, used_ds_by_type),
+                (factories, patterns_ds_by_type),
+                (not_mentioned, unused_ds_by_type),
+            )
+            result[pipe] = {key: value for key, value in data if value}
+
+        return result
+
+    def list_catalog_patterns(self) -> list[str]:
+        """List all dataset factories in the catalog, ranked by priority
+        by which they are matched.
+        """
+        return self.context.catalog.config_resolver.list_patterns()
+
+    def resolve_catalog_patterns(self, include_default: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Resolve catalog factories against pipeline datasets."""
+        catalog = self.context.catalog
+
+        # TODO: remove after moving to new catalog
+        if not isinstance(catalog, KedroDataCatalog):
+            self._logger.warning(
+                "This method is available for `KedroDataCatalog` only."
+            )
+            return {}
+
+        # TODO: revise setting default pattern logic based on https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro/issues/4475
+        runtime_pattern = {"{default}": {"type": "MemoryDataset"}}
+        if include_default:
+            catalog.config_resolver.add_runtime_patterns(runtime_pattern)
+
+        pipeline_datasets = set()
+
+        for pipe in _pipelines.keys():
+            pl_obj = _pipelines.get(pipe)
+            if pl_obj:
+                pipeline_datasets.update(pl_obj.datasets())
+
+        # We need to include datasets defined in the catalog.yaml and datasets added manually to the catalog
+        explicit_datasets = {}
+        for ds_name, ds in catalog.items():
+            # TODO: when breaking change replace with is_parameter() from kedro/io/core.py
+            if ds_name.startswith("params:") or ds_name == "parameters":
+                continue
+
+            unresolved_config, _ = catalog.config_resolver.unresolve_credentials(
+                ds_name, ds.to_config()
+            )
+            explicit_datasets[ds_name] = unresolved_config
+
+        for ds_name in pipeline_datasets:
+            # TODO: when breaking change replace with is_parameter() from kedro/io/core.py
+            if (
+                ds_name in explicit_datasets
+                or ds_name.startswith("params:")
+                or ds_name == "parameters"
+            ):
+                continue
+
+            ds_config = catalog.config_resolver.resolve_pattern(ds_name)
+            if ds_config:
+                explicit_datasets[ds_name] = ds_config
+
+        if include_default:
+            catalog.config_resolver.remove_runtime_patterns(runtime_pattern)
+
+        return explicit_datasets
+
+
+def _group_ds_by_type(datasets: set[str], catalog: KedroDataCatalog) -> dict[str, dict]:
+    mapping = {}
+    for ds_name in datasets:
+        # TODO: when breaking change replace with is_parameter() from kedro/io/core.py
+        if ds_name.startswith("params:") or ds_name == "parameters":
+            continue
+
+        ds = catalog[ds_name]
+        unresolved_config, _ = catalog.config_resolver.unresolve_credentials(
+            ds_name, ds.to_config()
+        )
+        mapping[ds_name] = unresolved_config
+
+    return mapping
diff --git a/kedro/framework/session/session.py b/kedro/framework/session/session.py
index 6e39646185..5e0ff85d3e 100644
--- a/kedro/framework/session/session.py
+++ b/kedro/framework/session/session.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     settings,
     validate_settings,
 )
+from kedro.framework.session.catalog import CatalogCommandsMixin
 from kedro.io.core import generate_timestamp
 from kedro.runner import AbstractRunner, SequentialRunner
 from kedro.utils import _find_kedro_project
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class KedroSessionError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class KedroSession:
+class KedroSession(CatalogCommandsMixin):
     """``KedroSession`` is the object that is responsible for managing the lifecycle
     of a Kedro run. Use `KedroSession.create()` as
     a context manager to construct a new KedroSession with session data
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._package_name = package_name
         self._store = self._init_store()
         self._run_called = False
+        self._context = None
 
         hook_manager = _create_hook_manager()
         _register_hooks(hook_manager, settings.HOOKS)
@@ -128,6 +130,11 @@ def __init__(
             self._project_path / settings.CONF_SOURCE
         )
 
+    @property
+    def context(self) -> KedroContext:
+        self._context = self._context or self.load_context()
+        return self._context
+
     @classmethod
     def create(
         cls,
@@ -233,6 +240,8 @@ def store(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     def load_context(self) -> KedroContext:
         """An instance of the project context."""
+        if self._context:
+            return self._context
         env = self.store.get("env")
         extra_params = self.store.get("extra_params")
         config_loader = self._get_config_loader()
@@ -247,6 +256,8 @@ def load_context(self) -> KedroContext:
         )
         self._hook_manager.hook.after_context_created(context=context)
 
+        self._context = context
+
         return context  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
     def _get_config_loader(self) -> AbstractConfigLoader:
@@ -338,7 +349,6 @@ def run(  # noqa: PLR0913
         session_id = self.store["session_id"]
         save_version = session_id
         extra_params = self.store.get("extra_params") or {}
-        context = self.load_context()
 
         name = pipeline_name or "__default__"
 
@@ -364,7 +374,7 @@ def run(  # noqa: PLR0913
         record_data = {
             "session_id": session_id,
             "project_path": self._project_path.as_posix(),
-            "env": context.env,
+            "env": self.context.env,
             "kedro_version": kedro_version,
             "tags": tags,
             "from_nodes": from_nodes,
@@ -379,7 +389,7 @@ def run(  # noqa: PLR0913
             "runner": getattr(runner, "__name__", str(runner)),
         }
 
-        catalog = context._get_catalog(
+        catalog = self.context.get_catalog(
             save_version=save_version,
             load_versions=load_versions,
         )
diff --git a/kedro/io/core.py b/kedro/io/core.py
index 03e0d4d853..2eb9054814 100644
--- a/kedro/io/core.py
+++ b/kedro/io/core.py
@@ -252,16 +252,18 @@ def to_config(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 return_config[VERSIONED_FLAG_KEY] = cached_ds_return_config.pop(
                     VERSIONED_FLAG_KEY
                 )
-            # Pop metadata from configuration
+            # Pop metadata and data from configuration
             cached_ds_return_config.pop("metadata", None)
+            cached_ds_return_config.pop("data", None)
             return_config["dataset"] = cached_ds_return_config
 
         # Set `versioned` key if version present in the dataset
         if return_config.pop(VERSION_KEY, None):
             return_config[VERSIONED_FLAG_KEY] = True
 
-        # Pop metadata from configuration
+        # Pop metadata and data from configuration
         return_config.pop("metadata", None)
+        return_config.pop("data", None)
 
         return return_config