diff --git a/arrow-array/src/record_batch.rs b/arrow-array/src/record_batch.rs
index 230bdc2f3ad3..9c6e2004dfe3 100644
--- a/arrow-array/src/record_batch.rs
+++ b/arrow-array/src/record_batch.rs
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ impl RecordBatch {
                 }
             } else {
                 let updated_field = Field::new(name.concat(), data_type.clone(), nullable);
+                columns.push(c.clone());
                 fields.push(Arc::new(updated_field));
             }
         }