diff --git a/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_writer/mod.rs b/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_writer/mod.rs
index 1e1054c9a063..67987baebc61 100644
--- a/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_writer/mod.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_writer/mod.rs
@@ -2471,25 +2471,21 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[should_panic(expected = "Converting Duration to parquet not supported")]
     fn duration_second_single_column() {
         required_and_optional::<DurationSecondArray, _>(0..SMALL_SIZE as i64);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[should_panic(expected = "Converting Duration to parquet not supported")]
     fn duration_millisecond_single_column() {
         required_and_optional::<DurationMillisecondArray, _>(0..SMALL_SIZE as i64);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[should_panic(expected = "Converting Duration to parquet not supported")]
     fn duration_microsecond_single_column() {
         required_and_optional::<DurationMicrosecondArray, _>(0..SMALL_SIZE as i64);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[should_panic(expected = "Converting Duration to parquet not supported")]
     fn duration_nanosecond_single_column() {
         required_and_optional::<DurationNanosecondArray, _>(0..SMALL_SIZE as i64);
     }
diff --git a/parquet/src/arrow/schema/mod.rs b/parquet/src/arrow/schema/mod.rs
index 89c42f5eaf92..d264e0cce897 100644
--- a/parquet/src/arrow/schema/mod.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/arrow/schema/mod.rs
@@ -586,7 +586,10 @@ fn arrow_to_parquet_type(field: &Field, coerce_types: bool) -> Result<Type> {
             .with_repetition(repetition)
             .with_id(id)
             .build(),
-        DataType::Duration(_) => Err(arrow_err!("Converting Duration to parquet not supported",)),
+        DataType::Duration(_) => Type::primitive_type_builder(name, PhysicalType::INT64)
+            .with_repetition(repetition)
+            .with_id(id)
+            .build(),
         DataType::Interval(_) => {
             Type::primitive_type_builder(name, PhysicalType::FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY)
                 .with_converted_type(ConvertedType::INTERVAL)
diff --git a/parquet/src/arrow/schema/primitive.rs b/parquet/src/arrow/schema/primitive.rs
index f1fed8f2a557..cc276eb611b0 100644
--- a/parquet/src/arrow/schema/primitive.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/arrow/schema/primitive.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fn apply_hint(parquet: DataType, hint: DataType) -> DataType {
         (DataType::Int32 | DataType::Int64, DataType::Timestamp(_, _)) => hint,
         (DataType::Int32, DataType::Time32(_)) => hint,
         (DataType::Int64, DataType::Time64(_)) => hint,
+        (DataType::Int64, DataType::Duration(_)) => hint,
 
         // Date64 doesn't have a corresponding LogicalType / ConvertedType
         (DataType::Int64, DataType::Date64) => hint,