diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/simple.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/simple.rs
index 95563836d69..b9fedd8528b 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/simple.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/simple.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use parquet2::{
     types::int96_to_i64_ns,
 };
 
+use crate::types::i256;
 use crate::{
     array::{Array, DictionaryKey, MutablePrimitiveArray, PrimitiveArray},
     datatypes::{DataType, IntervalUnit, TimeUnit},
@@ -228,6 +229,37 @@ pub fn page_iter_to_arrays<'a, I: Pages + 'a>(
 
             Box::new(arrays) as _
         }
+        (PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(n), Decimal256(_, _)) if *n > 16 => {
+            return Err(Error::NotYetImplemented(format!(
+                "Can't decode Decimal256 type from Fixed Size Byte Array of len {n:?}"
+            )))
+        }
+        (PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(n), Decimal256(_, _)) => {
+            let n = *n;
+
+            let pages = fixed_size_binary::Iter::new(
+                pages,
+                DataType::FixedSizeBinary(16),
+                num_rows,
+                chunk_size,
+            );
+
+            let pages = pages.map(move |maybe_array| {
+                let array = maybe_array?;
+                let values = array
+                    .values()
+                    .chunks_exact(16)
+                    .map(|value: &[u8]| super::super::convert_i256(value, n))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                let validity = array.validity().cloned();
+
+                PrimitiveArray::<i256>::try_new(data_type.clone(), values.into(), validity)
+            });
+
+            let arrays = pages.map(|x| x.map(|x| x.boxed()));
+
+            Box::new(arrays) as _
+        }
         (PhysicalType::Int32, Date64) => dyn_iter(iden(primitive::IntegerIter::new(
             pages,
             data_type,
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs
index c41d60e4c1e..c9f84612757 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub use parquet2::{
 
 use crate::{array::Array, error::Result};
 
+use crate::types::{i256, NativeType};
 pub use deserialize::{
     column_iter_to_arrays, create_list, get_page_iterator, init_nested, n_columns, InitNested,
     NestedArrayIter, NestedState, StructIterator,
@@ -81,3 +82,10 @@ fn convert_i128(value: &[u8], n: usize) -> i128 {
     bytes[..n].copy_from_slice(value);
     i128::from_be_bytes(bytes) >> (8 * (16 - n))
 }
+
+fn convert_i256(value: &[u8], n: usize) -> i256 {
+    let mut bytes = [0u8; 32];
+    bytes[..n].copy_from_slice(value);
+
+    i256::from_be_bytes(bytes)
+}
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs
index a87dfd54975..05aa7d2bb89 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/mod.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use crate::array::*;
 use crate::datatypes::*;
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::types::days_ms;
+use crate::types::i256;
 use crate::types::NativeType;
 
 pub use nested::write_rep_and_def;
@@ -463,6 +464,34 @@ pub fn array_to_page_simple(
 
             fixed_len_bytes::array_to_page(array, options, type_, statistics)
         }
+        DataType::Decimal256(precision, _) => {
+            let type_ = type_;
+            let precision = *precision;
+            let size = 16;
+            println!("the array is {:?}", array.clone());
+            let array = array
+                .as_any()
+                .downcast_ref::<PrimitiveArray<i256>>()
+                .unwrap();
+            let mut values = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(size * array.len());
+            array.values().iter().for_each(|x| {
+                let bytes = &x.to_be_bytes()[16 - size..];
+                values.extend_from_slice(bytes)
+            });
+            let array = FixedSizeBinaryArray::new(
+                DataType::FixedSizeBinary(size),
+                values.into(),
+                array.validity().cloned(),
+            );
+            let statistics = if options.write_statistics {
+                let stats = fixed_len_bytes::build_statistics(&array, type_.clone());
+                Some(stats)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+
+            fixed_len_bytes::array_to_page(&array, options, type_, statistics)
+        }
         DataType::Decimal(precision, _) => {
             let type_ = type_;
             let precision = *precision;
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
index ee60e98ac13..4465bf74000 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ pub fn to_parquet_type(field: &Field) -> Result<ParquetType> {
                 None,
             )?)
         }
+        DataType::Decimal256(_, _) => Ok(ParquetType::try_from_primitive(
+            name,
+            PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(16),
+            repetition,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+        )?),
         DataType::Interval(_) => Ok(ParquetType::try_from_primitive(
             name,
             PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(12),