diff --git a/parquet-testing b/parquet-testing
index 3edb72ae3630..7175a4713397 160000
--- a/parquet-testing
+++ b/parquet-testing
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3edb72ae36305b24bf45dde4af41c92e54be85cf
+Subproject commit 7175a471339704c7645af0fe66c68305e2e6759c
diff --git a/parquet/src/arrow/array_reader.rs b/parquet/src/arrow/array_reader.rs
index 97dbd4bb9e88..a26e60c02cf4 100644
--- a/parquet/src/arrow/array_reader.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/arrow/array_reader.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ use std::vec::Vec;
 
 use arrow::array::{
     new_empty_array, Array, ArrayData, ArrayDataBuilder, ArrayRef, BinaryArray,
-    BinaryBuilder, BooleanArray, BooleanBufferBuilder, BooleanBuilder,
+    BinaryBuilder, BooleanArray, BooleanBufferBuilder, BooleanBuilder, DecimalArray,
     FixedSizeBinaryArray, FixedSizeBinaryBuilder, GenericListArray, Int16BufferBuilder,
-    Int32Array, Int64Array, MapArray, OffsetSizeTrait, PrimitiveArray, PrimitiveBuilder,
-    StringArray, StringBuilder, StructArray, DecimalArray,
+    Int32Array, Int64Array, MapArray, NullArray, OffsetSizeTrait, PrimitiveArray,
+    PrimitiveBuilder, StringArray, StringBuilder, StructArray,
 };
 use arrow::buffer::{Buffer, MutableBuffer};
 use arrow::datatypes::{
@@ -430,14 +430,16 @@ where
             }
             ArrowType::Decimal(p, s) => {
                 let array = match array.data_type() {
-                    ArrowType::Int32 => array.as_any()
+                    ArrowType::Int32 => array
+                        .as_any()
                         .downcast_ref::<Int32Array>()
                         .unwrap()
                         .iter()
                         .map(|v| v.map(|v| v.into()))
                         .collect::<DecimalArray>(),
 
-                    ArrowType::Int64 => array.as_any()
+                    ArrowType::Int64 => array
+                        .as_any()
                         .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
                         .unwrap()
                         .iter()
@@ -885,6 +887,7 @@ fn remove_indices(
                 Ok(Arc::new(StructArray::from((new_columns, valid.finish()))))
             }
         }
+        ArrowType::Null => Ok(Arc::new(NullArray::new(arr.len()))),
         _ => Err(ParquetError::General(format!(
             "ListArray of type List({:?}) is not supported by array_reader",
             item_type
@@ -924,7 +927,7 @@ impl<OffsetSize: OffsetSizeTrait> ArrayReader for ListArrayReader<OffsetSize> {
             && (rep_levels.len() == next_batch_array.len()))
         {
             return Err(ArrowError(
-                "Expected item_reader def_levels and rep_levels to be same length as batch".to_string(),
+                format!("Expected item_reader def_levels {} and rep_levels {} to be same length as batch {}", def_levels.len(), rep_levels.len(), next_batch_array.len()),
             ));
         }
 
@@ -964,6 +967,7 @@ impl<OffsetSize: OffsetSizeTrait> ArrayReader for ListArrayReader<OffsetSize> {
                 cur_offset += OffsetSize::one();
             }
         });
+
         offsets.push(cur_offset);
 
         let num_bytes = bit_util::ceil(offsets.len(), 8);
@@ -1767,15 +1771,13 @@ impl<'a> ArrayReaderBuilder {
             )),
             PhysicalType::INT96 => {
                 // get the optional timezone information from arrow type
-                let timezone = arrow_type
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(|data_type| {
-                        if let ArrowType::Timestamp(_, tz) = data_type {
-                            tz.clone()
-                        } else {
-                            None
-                        }
-                    });
+                let timezone = arrow_type.as_ref().and_then(|data_type| {
+                    if let ArrowType::Timestamp(_, tz) = data_type {
+                        tz.clone()
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                });
                 let converter = Int96Converter::new(Int96ArrayConverter { timezone });
                 Ok(Box::new(ComplexObjectArrayReader::<
                     Int96Type,
@@ -1983,13 +1985,15 @@ impl<'a> ArrayReaderBuilder {
                 if i == 1 {
                     field = self.arrow_schema.field_with_name(part).ok();
                 } else if let Some(f) = field {
-                    if let ArrowType::Struct(fields) = f.data_type() {
-                        field = fields.iter().find(|f| f.name() == part)
-                    } else {
-                        field = None
+                    match f.data_type() {
+                        ArrowType::Struct(fields) => {
+                            field = fields.iter().find(|f| f.name() == part)
+                        }
+                        ArrowType::List(list_field) => field = Some(list_field.as_ref()),
+                        _ => field = None,
                     }
                 } else {
-                    field = None
+                    field = None;
                 }
             }
             field
diff --git a/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_reader.rs b/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_reader.rs
index fd2055b32782..141e49c778bd 100644
--- a/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_reader.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/arrow/arrow_reader.rs
@@ -1210,4 +1210,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(get_dict(&batches[3]), get_dict(&batches[4]));
         assert_eq!(get_dict(&batches[4]), get_dict(&batches[5]));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_null_list() {
+        let testdata = arrow::util::test_util::parquet_test_data();
+        let path = format!("{}/null_list.parquet", testdata);
+        let parquet_file_reader =
+            SerializedFileReader::try_from(File::open(&path).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let mut arrow_reader = ParquetFileArrowReader::new(Arc::new(parquet_file_reader));
+        let mut record_batch_reader = arrow_reader
+            .get_record_reader(60)
+            .expect("Failed to read into array!");
+
+        let batch = record_batch_reader.next().unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(batch.num_columns(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(batch.column(0).len(), 1);
+
+        let list = batch
+            .column(0)
+            .as_any()
+            .downcast_ref::<ListArray>()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(list.len(), 1);
+        assert!(list.is_valid(0));
+
+        let val = list.value(0);
+        assert_eq!(val.len(), 0);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/testing b/testing
index b658b087767b..d315f7985207 160000
--- a/testing
+++ b/testing
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b658b087767b041b2081766814655b4dd5a9a439
+Subproject commit d315f7985207d2d67fc2c8e41053e9d97d573f4b