diff --git a/src/array/equal/mod.rs b/src/array/equal/mod.rs
index 3d3433bb860..be2b1c1976c 100644
--- a/src/array/equal/mod.rs
+++ b/src/array/equal/mod.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     types::{days_ms, NativeType},
 };
 
-use super::{
-    primitive::PrimitiveArray, Array, BinaryArray, BooleanArray, DictionaryArray, DictionaryKey,
-    FixedSizeBinaryArray, FixedSizeListArray, ListArray, NullArray, Offset, StructArray, Utf8Array,
-};
+use super::*;
 
 mod binary;
 mod boolean;
@@ -146,6 +143,18 @@ impl<K: DictionaryKey> PartialEq<&dyn Array> for DictionaryArray<K> {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialEq<UnionArray> for UnionArray {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        equal(self, other)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<&dyn Array> for UnionArray {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&dyn Array) -> bool {
+        equal(self, *other)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Logically compares two [`Array`]s.
 /// Two arrays are logically equal if and only if:
 /// * their data types are equal