diff --git a/src/statistics/fixed_len_binary.rs b/src/statistics/fixed_len_binary.rs
index 25f3bbccc..b1771d51a 100644
--- a/src/statistics/fixed_len_binary.rs
+++ b/src/statistics/fixed_len_binary.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use parquet_format_async_temp::Statistics as ParquetStatistics;
 
 use super::Statistics;
-use crate::{
-    error::{ParquetError, Result},
-    schema::types::PhysicalType,
-};
+use crate::{error::{ParquetError, Result}, metadata::ColumnDescriptor, schema::types::PhysicalType};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct FixedLenStatistics {
+    pub descriptor: ColumnDescriptor,
     pub null_count: Option<i64>,
     pub distinct_count: Option<i64>,
     pub max_value: Option<Vec<u8>>,
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ impl Statistics for FixedLenStatistics {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn read(v: &ParquetStatistics, size: i32) -> Result<Arc<dyn Statistics>> {
+pub fn read(v: &ParquetStatistics, size: i32, descriptor: ColumnDescriptor) -> Result<Arc<dyn Statistics>> {
     if let Some(ref v) = v.max_value {
         if v.len() != size as usize {
             return Err(ParquetError::OutOfSpec(
@@ -48,6 +46,7 @@ pub fn read(v: &ParquetStatistics, size: i32) -> Result<Arc<dyn Statistics>> {
     };
 
     Ok(Arc::new(FixedLenStatistics {
+        descriptor,
         null_count: v.null_count,
         distinct_count: v.distinct_count,
         max_value: v.max_value.clone().map(|mut x| {
diff --git a/src/statistics/mod.rs b/src/statistics/mod.rs
index c30a823b7..469e7e636 100644
--- a/src/statistics/mod.rs
+++ b/src/statistics/mod.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn deserialize_statistics(
         PhysicalType::Float => primitive::read::<f32>(statistics, descriptor),
         PhysicalType::Double => primitive::read::<f64>(statistics, descriptor),
         PhysicalType::ByteArray => binary::read(statistics, descriptor),
-        PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(size) => fixed_len_binary::read(statistics, *size),
+        PhysicalType::FixedLenByteArray(size) => fixed_len_binary::read(statistics, *size, descriptor),
     }
 }