diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs
index 875c58ae447e9..4aadf066ea20c 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ use crate::datasource::physical_plan::{ParquetExec, SchemaAdapter};
 use crate::datasource::{create_max_min_accs, get_col_stats};
 use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::execution::context::SessionState;
+use crate::merge_and_sort_schema;
 use crate::physical_plan::expressions::{MaxAccumulator, MinAccumulator};
 use crate::physical_plan::{Accumulator, ExecutionPlan, Statistics};
 
@@ -163,11 +164,10 @@ impl FileFormat for ParquetFormat {
             .await?;
 
         let schema = if self.skip_metadata(state.config_options()) {
-            Schema::try_merge(clear_metadata(schemas))
+            merge_and_sort_schema(clear_metadata(schemas))?
         } else {
-            Schema::try_merge(schemas)
-        }?;
-
+            merge_and_sort_schema(schemas.into_iter())?
+        };
         Ok(Arc::new(schema))
     }
 
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/lib.rs b/datafusion/core/src/lib.rs
index 3e58923c3aad4..005d262bc0469 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ pub mod variable;
 
 // re-export dependencies from arrow-rs to minimise version maintenance for crate users
 pub use arrow;
+use arrow::error::Result;
+use arrow_schema::{Schema, SchemaBuilder};
 pub use parquet;
 
 // re-export DataFusion crates
@@ -449,3 +451,16 @@ doc_comment::doctest!(
     "../../../docs/source/user-guide/example-usage.md",
     user_guid_example_tests
 );
+
+pub(crate) fn merge_and_sort_schema(
+    schemas: impl Iterator<Item = Schema>,
+) -> Result<Schema> {
+    let s = Schema::try_merge(schemas)?;
+
+    let mut fields = s.all_fields();
+    fields.sort_by(|a, b| a.name().cmp(b.name()));
+
+    let mut b = SchemaBuilder::new();
+    b.extend(fields.into_iter().map(|a| a.clone()));
+    Ok(b.finish().with_metadata(s.metadata))
+}