diff --git a/integration_tests/src/main/python/parquet_test.py b/integration_tests/src/main/python/parquet_test.py
index 0fc4bde51de..c939138e856 100644
--- a/integration_tests/src/main/python/parquet_test.py
+++ b/integration_tests/src/main/python/parquet_test.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     assert_gpu_fallback_collect, assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_sql, assert_gpu_and_cpu_error, assert_py4j_exception
 from data_gen import *
 from marks import *
+import pyarrow as pa
+import pyarrow.parquet as pa_pq
 from pyspark.sql.types import *
 from pyspark.sql.functions import *
 from spark_session import with_cpu_session, with_gpu_session, is_before_spark_320, is_before_spark_330, is_spark_321cdh
@@ -125,6 +127,34 @@ def test_parquet_fallback(spark_tmp_path, read_func, disable_conf):
             conf={disable_conf: 'false',
                 "spark.sql.sources.useV1SourceList": "parquet"})
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('read_func', [read_parquet_df, read_parquet_sql])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('reader_confs', reader_opt_confs)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('v1_enabled_list', ["", "parquet"])
+def test_parquet_read_round_trip_binary_as_string(spark_tmp_path, read_func, reader_confs, v1_enabled_list):
+    gen_list = [("a", string_gen), ("b", int_gen), ("c", string_gen)]
+    data_path = spark_tmp_path + '/binary_as_string.parquet'
+    # cast to binary to read back as a string
+    # NOTE: using pyarrow to write the parquet file because spark doesn't 
+    # produce a parquet file where the binary values are read back as strings,
+    # ultimately this simulates reading a parquet file produced outside of spark
+    def create_parquet_file(spark):
+        df = gen_df(spark, gen_list).select(
+                f.col('a').cast("BINARY").alias('a'),\
+                f.col('b'), f.col('c'))
+        pa_pq.write_table(pa.Table.from_pandas(df.toPandas()), data_path)
+
+    with_cpu_session(create_parquet_file, conf=rebase_write_corrected_conf)
+    all_confs = copy_and_update(reader_confs, {
+        'spark.sql.sources.useV1SourceList': v1_enabled_list,
+        'spark.sql.parquet.binaryAsString': 'true',
+        # set the int96 rebase mode values because its LEGACY in databricks which will preclude this op from running on GPU
+        'spark.sql.legacy.parquet.int96RebaseModeInRead' : 'CORRECTED',
+        'spark.sql.legacy.parquet.datetimeRebaseModeInRead': 'CORRECTED'})
+    # once https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/1126 is in we can remove spark.sql.legacy.parquet.datetimeRebaseModeInRead config which is a workaround
+    # for nested timestamp/date support
+    assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_collect(read_func(data_path),
+            conf=all_confs)
+
 parquet_compress_options = ['none', 'uncompressed', 'snappy', 'gzip']
 # The following need extra jars 'lzo', 'lz4', 'brotli', 'zstd'
 # https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/143
diff --git a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuParquetScan.scala b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuParquetScan.scala
index 4efefb915c6..a827e474370 100644
--- a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuParquetScan.scala
+++ b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuParquetScan.scala
@@ -193,16 +193,6 @@ object GpuParquetScan {
 
     FileFormatChecks.tag(meta, readSchema, ParquetFormatType, ReadFileOp)
 
-    val schemaHasStrings = readSchema.exists { field =>
-      TrampolineUtil.dataTypeExistsRecursively(field.dataType, _.isInstanceOf[StringType])
-    }
-
-    if (sqlConf.get(SQLConf.PARQUET_BINARY_AS_STRING.key,
-      SQLConf.PARQUET_BINARY_AS_STRING.defaultValueString).toBoolean && schemaHasStrings) {
-      meta.willNotWorkOnGpu(s"GpuParquetScan does not support" +
-          s" ${SQLConf.PARQUET_BINARY_AS_STRING.key}")
-    }
-
     val schemaHasTimestamps = readSchema.exists { field =>
       TrampolineUtil.dataTypeExistsRecursively(field.dataType, _.isInstanceOf[TimestampType])
     }