diff --git a/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs b/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
index ee60e98ac13..cdadc74725c 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/write/schema.rs
@@ -295,6 +295,20 @@ pub fn to_parquet_type(field: &Field) -> Result<ParquetType> {
                 None,
             )?)
         }
+        DataType::Decimal256(precision, scale) => {
+            let precision = *precision;
+            let scale = *scale;
+            let logical_type = Some(PrimitiveLogicalType::Decimal(precision, scale));
+
+            Ok(ParquetType::try_from_primitive(
+                name,
+                PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(16),
+                repetition,
+                None,
+                logical_type,
+                None,
+            )?)
+        }
         DataType::Interval(_) => Ok(ParquetType::try_from_primitive(
             name,
             PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(12),