diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/compare.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/compare.cc
index 6bb915af6ee1d..6e48d5f5cccff 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/compare.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/compare.cc
@@ -751,7 +751,9 @@ class TypeEqualsVisitor {
   }
 
   Status Visit(const ListViewType& left) {
-    return Status::NotImplemented("list-view type comparison");
+    const auto& right = checked_cast<const ListViewType&>(right_);
+    result_ = left.value_type()->Equals(right.value_type());
+    return Status::OK();
   }
 
   Status Visit(const ExtensionType& left) {
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/type_test.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/type_test.cc
index 4fb9598f936dc..7e0f7158fd6ce 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/type_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/type_test.cc
@@ -2219,6 +2219,25 @@ TEST(TypesTest, TestRunEndEncodedType) {
             "run_end_encoded<run_ends: int64, values: list<item: int32>>");
 }
 
+TEST(TypesTest, TestListViewType) {
+  auto int32_expected = std::make_shared<ListViewType>(int32());
+  auto int32_list_view_type = list_view(int32());
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(*int32_expected, *int32_list_view_type);
+
+  auto int32_list_view_type_cast =
+      std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ListViewType>(int32_list_view_type);
+  ASSERT_EQ(*int32_list_view_type_cast->value_type(), *int32());
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(int32_list_view_type->field(0)->Equals(Field("values", int32(), true)));
+
+  auto int64_list_view_type = list_view(int64());
+  ASSERT_NE(*int32_list_view_type, *int64_list_view_type);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(int32_list_view_type->ToString(), "list_view<values: int32>");
+  ASSERT_EQ(int64_list_view_type->ToString(), "list_view<values: int64>");
+}
+
 #define TEST_PREDICATE(all_types, type_predicate)                 \
   for (auto type : all_types) {                                   \
     ASSERT_EQ(type_predicate(type->id()), type_predicate(*type)); \