diff --git a/arrow-parquet-integration-testing/src/main.rs b/arrow-parquet-integration-testing/src/main.rs
index d99c7888aa8..eef4acc9cb0 100644
--- a/arrow-parquet-integration-testing/src/main.rs
+++ b/arrow-parquet-integration-testing/src/main.rs
@@ -175,15 +175,15 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .fields
         .iter()
         .map(|x| match x.data_type() {
-            DataType::Dictionary(..) => Encoding::RleDictionary,
+            DataType::Dictionary(..) => vec![Encoding::RleDictionary],
             DataType::Utf8 | DataType::LargeUtf8 => {
-                if args.encoding_utf8 == EncodingScheme::Delta {
+                vec![if args.encoding_utf8 == EncodingScheme::Delta {
                     Encoding::DeltaLengthByteArray
                 } else {
                     Encoding::Plain
-                }
+                }]
             }
-            _ => Encoding::Plain,
+            _ => vec![Encoding::Plain],
         })
         .collect();
 
diff --git a/src/doc/lib.md b/src/doc/lib.md
index efc89876e51..e27e0ff2c37 100644
--- a/src/doc/lib.md
+++ b/src/doc/lib.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         vec![Ok(chunk)].into_iter(),
         &schema,
         options,
-        vec![Encoding::Plain, Encoding::Plain],
+        vec![vec![Encoding::Plain], vec![Encoding::Plain]],
     )?;
 
     // anything implementing `std::io::Write` works
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/binary/nested.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/binary/nested.rs
index 321b61241d5..198e1d2156c 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/binary/nested.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/binary/nested.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ where
     let is_optional = is_nullable(&type_.field_info);
 
     let mut buffer = vec![];
-    nested::write_rep_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let repetition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len();
-
-    nested::write_def_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let definition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len() - repetition_levels_byte_length;
+    let (repetition_levels_byte_length, definition_levels_byte_length) =
+        nested::write_rep_and_def(options.version, &nested, &mut buffer)?;
 
     encode_plain(array, is_optional, &mut buffer);
 
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/boolean/nested.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/boolean/nested.rs
index d8a156f6c8d..4bd741ab52a 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/boolean/nested.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/boolean/nested.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ pub fn array_to_page(
     let is_optional = is_nullable(&type_.field_info);
 
     let mut buffer = vec![];
-    nested::write_rep_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let repetition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len();
-
-    nested::write_def_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let definition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len() - repetition_levels_byte_length;
+    let (repetition_levels_byte_length, definition_levels_byte_length) =
+        nested::write_rep_and_def(options.version, &nested, &mut buffer)?;
 
     encode_plain(array, is_optional, &mut buffer)?;
 
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/nested/mod.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/nested/mod.rs
index 51e94a57fc5..39a3f4eddf5 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/nested/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/nested/mod.rs
@@ -28,19 +28,26 @@ fn write_levels_v1<F: FnOnce(&mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()>>(
 }
 
 /// writes the rep levels to a `Vec<u8>`.
-pub fn write_rep_levels(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, nested: &[Nested], version: Version) -> Result<()> {
-    let num_bits = get_bit_width(max_rep_level(nested) as i16) as u8;
+fn write_rep_levels(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, nested: &[Nested], version: Version) -> Result<()> {
+    let max_level = max_rep_level(nested) as i16;
+    if max_level == 0 {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let num_bits = get_bit_width(max_level) as u8;
+
+    let levels = rep::RepLevelsIter::new(nested);
+
+    let mut buffer1 = vec![];
+    encode_u32(&mut buffer1, rep::RepLevelsIter::new(nested), num_bits).unwrap();
 
     match version {
         Version::V1 => {
             write_levels_v1(buffer, |buffer: &mut Vec<u8>| {
-                let levels = rep::RepLevelsIter::new(nested);
                 encode_u32(buffer, levels, num_bits)?;
                 Ok(())
             })?;
         }
         Version::V2 => {
-            let levels = rep::RepLevelsIter::new(nested);
             encode_u32(buffer, levels, num_bits)?;
         }
     }
@@ -49,11 +56,18 @@ pub fn write_rep_levels(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, nested: &[Nested], version: Versio
 }
 
 /// writes the rep levels to a `Vec<u8>`.
-pub fn write_def_levels(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, nested: &[Nested], version: Version) -> Result<()> {
-    let num_bits = get_bit_width(max_def_level(nested) as i16) as u8;
+fn write_def_levels(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, nested: &[Nested], version: Version) -> Result<()> {
+    let max_level = max_def_level(nested) as i16;
+    if max_level == 0 {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let num_bits = get_bit_width(max_level) as u8;
 
     let levels = def::DefLevelsIter::new(nested);
 
+    let mut buffer1 = vec![];
+    encode_u32(&mut buffer1, def::DefLevelsIter::new(nested), num_bits).unwrap();
+
     match version {
         Version::V1 => write_levels_v1(buffer, move |buffer: &mut Vec<u8>| {
             encode_u32(buffer, levels, num_bits)?;
@@ -92,3 +106,17 @@ fn to_length<O: Offset>(
         .windows(2)
         .map(|w| w[1].to_usize() - w[0].to_usize())
 }
+
+pub fn write_rep_and_def(
+    page_version: Version,
+    nested: &[Nested],
+    buffer: &mut Vec<u8>,
+) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
+    write_rep_levels(buffer, nested, page_version)?;
+    let repetition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len();
+
+    write_def_levels(buffer, nested, page_version)?;
+    let definition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len() - repetition_levels_byte_length;
+
+    Ok((repetition_levels_byte_length, definition_levels_byte_length))
+}
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/nested/rep.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/nested/rep.rs
index c239fcd5f30..4281a6301e1 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/nested/rep.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/nested/rep.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn struct_required() {
+        let nested = vec![
+            Nested::Struct(None, false, 10),
+            Nested::Primitive(None, true, 10),
+        ];
+        let expected = vec![0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
+
+        test(nested, expected)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn struct_optional() {
         let nested = vec![
             Nested::Struct(None, true, 10),
             Nested::Primitive(None, true, 10),
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/primitive/nested.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/primitive/nested.rs
index 2742650a73a..9bd13184ca4 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/primitive/nested.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/primitive/nested.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ where
     let is_optional = is_nullable(&type_.field_info);
 
     let mut buffer = vec![];
-    nested::write_rep_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let repetition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len();
-
-    nested::write_def_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let definition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len() - repetition_levels_byte_length;
+    let (repetition_levels_byte_length, definition_levels_byte_length) =
+        nested::write_rep_and_def(options.version, &nested, &mut buffer)?;
 
     encode_plain(array, is_optional, &mut buffer);
 
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/sink.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/sink.rs
index d9cfe7b4166..de4fa11da26 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/sink.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/sink.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use super::{Encoding, SchemaDescriptor, WriteOptions};
 /// let schema = Schema::from(vec![
 ///     Field::new("values", DataType::Int32, true),
 /// ]);
-/// let encoding = vec![Encoding::Plain];
+/// let encoding = vec![vec![Encoding::Plain]];
 /// let options = WriteOptions {
 ///     write_statistics: true,
 ///     compression: CompressionOptions::Uncompressed,
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/utf8/nested.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/utf8/nested.rs
index bc96f07d2ed..7a6e0ee05be 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/utf8/nested.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/utf8/nested.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ where
     let is_optional = is_nullable(&type_.field_info);
 
     let mut buffer = vec![];
-    nested::write_rep_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let repetition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len();
-
-    nested::write_def_levels(&mut buffer, &nested, options.version)?;
-    let definition_levels_byte_length = buffer.len() - repetition_levels_byte_length;
+    let (repetition_levels_byte_length, definition_levels_byte_length) =
+        nested::write_rep_and_def(options.version, &nested, &mut buffer)?;
 
     encode_plain(array, is_optional, &mut buffer);
 
diff --git a/tests/it/io/parquet/read.rs b/tests/it/io/parquet/read.rs
index 5216ad0436b..57b6cbf155d 100644
--- a/tests/it/io/parquet/read.rs
+++ b/tests/it/io/parquet/read.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ fn test_pyarrow_integration(
 
     let mut file = File::open(path).unwrap();
     let (array, statistics) = read_column(&mut file, column)?;
-    println!("{:?}", array);
 
     let expected = match (type_, required) {
         ("basic", true) => pyarrow_required(column),
diff --git a/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs b/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs
index fe288779add..2c41aac5fa2 100644
--- a/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs
+++ b/tests/it/io/parquet/write.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ fn decimal_26_required_v2() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn struct_() -> Result<()> {
+fn struct_v1() -> Result<()> {
     round_trip(
         "struct",
         "struct",
@@ -518,3 +518,14 @@ fn struct_() -> Result<()> {
         vec![Encoding::Plain, Encoding::Plain],
     )
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn struct_v2() -> Result<()> {
+    round_trip(
+        "struct",
+        "struct",
+        Version::V2,
+        CompressionOptions::Uncompressed,
+        vec![Encoding::Plain, Encoding::Plain],
+    )
+}