The invention relates to a gas catalytic flameless near-infrared heating annealing furnace, and relates to an annealing furnace. The gas catalytic flameless near-infrared heating annealing furnace comprises a furnace shell, a furnace liner, a heating system, a cooling system and a transport system, wherein a fire-resisting material layer is arranged between the furnace shell and the furnace liner, the heating system is embedded in the fire-resisting material layer and is a gas catalytic flameless near-infrared heating porous medium burner, the heating system comprises a burner body, a heat preservation layer and a refractory brick layer, a pre-mixed gas dispersing chamber, a perforated plate, a pre-mixed gas homogenizing chamber, a flame-preventing screen plate and a foam ceramic plate are arranged in the refractory brick layer, the bottom of the pre-mixed gas dispersing chamber is communicated with a pre-mixed gas supply pipe, and heat-preserving cotton is arranged between the periphery of the pre-mixed dispersing chamber and the refractory brick layer; the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the burner body are connected together by virtue of an upper pressing plate, a lower pressing plate and a connecting piece. The gas catalytic flameless near-infrared heating annealing furnace is high in heat efficiency, complete in burning, low in pollutant emission and applicable to the annealing process needing the protection of atmosphere in the furnace, has characteristics of high temperature, low energy consumption, high yield, low repair cost and the like and is likely to popularize and use.