diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs
index 28cbca8c99d..1f2dc7896dc 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> utils::Decoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder<O> {
                 // this is an upper bound - we may not consume the whole page.
                 // we do not know how many nulls are there, so we do not know how many
                 // valid items are there to discount over the sequence.
-                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, values.num_bytes()),
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, Some(values.num_bytes())),
                 MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
             ),
             State::Required(values) => (
                 // this is an upper bound - we may not consume the whole page.
-                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, values.values.num_bytes()),
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, Some(values.values.num_bytes())),
                 MutableBitmap::new(),
             ),
             State::FilteredRequiredDictionary(_)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> utils::Decoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder<O> {
             | State::RequiredDictionary(_)
             | State::Delta(_)
             | State::FilteredDelta(_) => (
-                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, 0),
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, None),
                 MutableBitmap::new(),
             ),
             State::FilteredOptionalDictionary(_, _)
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> utils::Decoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder<O> {
             | State::OptionalDictionary(_, _)
             | State::OptionalDelta(_, _)
             | State::FilteredOptionalDelta(_, _) => (
-                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, 0),
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, None),
                 MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
             ),
         }
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs
index 96344265899..95c783d67ac 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn read_dict<O: Offset>(data_type: DataType, dict: &DictPage) -> Box<dyn Array>
 
     let values = SizedBinaryIter::new(&dict.buffer, dict.num_values);
 
-    let mut data = Binary::<O>::with_capacity(dict.num_values, 0);
+    let mut data = Binary::<O>::with_capacity(dict.num_values, None);
     data.values = Vec::with_capacity(dict.buffer.len() - 4 * dict.num_values);
     for item in values {
         data.push(item)
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs
index 5da4120d85a..e3d3f84cb7d 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> NestedDecoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder<O> {
 
     fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
         (
-            Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, 0),
+            Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, None),
             MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs
index 37e6e695139..6648eb261e4 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ impl<O: Offset> Pushable<usize> for Offsets<O> {
 
 impl<O: Offset> Binary<O> {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize, values_capacity: usize) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize, values_capacity: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+        let values_capacity = values_capacity.unwrap_or(capacity.min(100) * 24);
         Self {
             offsets: Offsets::with_capacity(capacity),
             values: Vec::with_capacity(values_capacity),