diff --git a/arrow/array/dictionary.go b/arrow/array/dictionary.go
index 109d2a97..c4b8aae2 100644
--- a/arrow/array/dictionary.go
+++ b/arrow/array/dictionary.go
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ func arrayApproxEqualDict(l, r *Dictionary, opt equalOption) bool {
 type IndexBuilder struct {
 	Builder
 	Append func(int)
+	UnsafeAppend func(int)
 }
 
 func createIndexBuilder(mem memory.Allocator, dt arrow.FixedWidthDataType) (ret IndexBuilder, err error) {
@@ -324,34 +325,58 @@ func createIndexBuilder(mem memory.Allocator, dt arrow.FixedWidthDataType) (ret
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Int8Builder).Append(int8(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Int8Builder).UnsafeAppend(int8(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.UINT8:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Uint8Builder).Append(uint8(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Uint8Builder).UnsafeAppend(uint8(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.INT16:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Int16Builder).Append(int16(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Int16Builder).UnsafeAppend(int16(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.UINT16:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Uint16Builder).Append(uint16(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Uint16Builder).UnsafeAppend(uint16(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.INT32:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Int32Builder).Append(int32(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Int32Builder).UnsafeAppend(int32(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.UINT32:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Uint32Builder).Append(uint32(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Uint32Builder).UnsafeAppend(uint32(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.INT64:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Int64Builder).Append(int64(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Int64Builder).UnsafeAppend(int64(idx))
+		}
 	case arrow.UINT64:
 		ret.Append = func(idx int) {
 			ret.Builder.(*Uint64Builder).Append(uint64(idx))
 		}
+		ret.UnsafeAppend = func(idx int) {
+			ret.Builder.(*Uint64Builder).UnsafeAppend(uint64(idx))
+		}
 	default:
 		debug.Assert(false, "dictionary index type must be integral")
 		err = fmt.Errorf("dictionary index type must be integral, not %s", dt)
@@ -646,6 +671,14 @@ func (b *dictionaryBuilder) AppendEmptyValues(n int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (b *dictionaryBuilder) UnsafeAppendBoolToBitmap(v bool) {
+	if !v {
+		b.nulls += 1
+	}
+	b.length += 1
+	b.idxBuilder.UnsafeAppendBoolToBitmap(v)
+}
+
 func (b *dictionaryBuilder) Reserve(n int) {
 	b.idxBuilder.Reserve(n)
 }
@@ -781,6 +814,13 @@ func (b *dictionaryBuilder) insertDictBytes(val []byte) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (b *dictionaryBuilder) unsafeAppendValue(val interface{}) error {
+	idx, _, err := b.memoTable.GetOrInsert(val)
+	b.idxBuilder.UnsafeAppend(idx)
+	b.length += 1
+	return err
+}
+
 func (b *dictionaryBuilder) appendValue(val interface{}) error {
 	idx, _, err := b.memoTable.GetOrInsert(val)
 	b.idxBuilder.Append(idx)
@@ -990,6 +1030,27 @@ type dictBuilder[T arrow.ValueType] struct {
 	dictionaryBuilder
 }
 
+
+func (b *dictBuilder[T]) UnsafeAppend(v T) error {
+	switch val := any(v).(type) {
+	case arrow.Duration:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int64(val))
+	case arrow.Timestamp:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int64(val))
+	case arrow.Time32:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int32(val))
+	case arrow.Time64:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int64(val))
+	case arrow.Date32:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int32(val))
+	case arrow.Date64:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int64(val))
+	case arrow.MonthInterval:
+		return b.unsafeAppendValue(int32(val))
+	}
+	return b.unsafeAppendValue(v)
+}
+
 func (b *dictBuilder[T]) Append(v T) error {
 	switch val := any(v).(type) {
 	case arrow.Duration:
diff --git a/arrow/array/dictionary_test.go b/arrow/array/dictionary_test.go
index 9b9d3b1f..24aab674 100644
--- a/arrow/array/dictionary_test.go
+++ b/arrow/array/dictionary_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,47 @@ func (p *PrimitiveDictionaryTestSuite) TestDictionaryBuilderInit() {
 	p.True(array.Equal(expected, arr))
 }
 
+func (p *PrimitiveDictionaryTestSuite) TestDictionaryBuilderReserveAndAppend() {
+	expectedType := &arrow.DictionaryType{IndexType: &arrow.Int8Type{}, ValueType: p.typ}
+	bldr := array.NewDictionaryBuilder(p.mem, expectedType)
+	defer bldr.Release()
+
+	builder := reflect.ValueOf(bldr)
+	appendFn := builder.MethodByName("UnsafeAppend")
+	validFn := builder.MethodByName("UnsafeAppendBoolToBitmap")
+
+	bldr.Reserve(7)
+	validFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(true)})
+	validFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(false)})
+	appendFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(0).Convert(p.reftyp)})
+	appendFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(1).Convert(p.reftyp)})
+	validFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(false)})
+	appendFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(1).Convert(p.reftyp)})
+	appendFn.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(2).Convert(p.reftyp)})
+
+	p.EqualValues(7, bldr.Len())
+	p.EqualValues(2, bldr.NullN())
+
+	p.EqualValues(3, bldr.DictionarySize())
+
+	arr := bldr.NewArray().(*array.Dictionary)
+	defer arr.Release()
+
+	p.True(arrow.TypeEqual(expectedType, arr.DataType()))
+	expectedDict, _, err := array.FromJSON(p.mem, expectedType.ValueType, strings.NewReader("[0, 1, 2]"))
+	p.NoError(err)
+	defer expectedDict.Release()
+
+	expectedIndices, _, err := array.FromJSON(p.mem, expectedType.IndexType, strings.NewReader("[0, null, 0, 1, null, 1, 2]"))
+	p.NoError(err)
+	defer expectedIndices.Release()
+
+	expected := array.NewDictionaryArray(expectedType, expectedIndices, expectedDict)
+	defer expected.Release()
+
+	p.True(array.Equal(expected, arr))
+}
+
 func (p *PrimitiveDictionaryTestSuite) TestDictionaryNewBuilder() {
 	valueType := p.typ
 	dictArr, _, err := array.FromJSON(p.mem, valueType, strings.NewReader("[1, 2]"))
diff --git a/arrow/array/encoded.go b/arrow/array/encoded.go
index 08800d4b..85432a13 100644
--- a/arrow/array/encoded.go
+++ b/arrow/array/encoded.go
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ func (b *RunEndEncodedBuilder) AppendNulls(n int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (b *RunEndEncodedBuilder) UnsafeAppendBoolToBitmap(v bool) {
+	panic("Calling UnsafeAppendBoolToBitmap on a run-end encoded array is semantically undefined.")
+}
+
 func (b *RunEndEncodedBuilder) NullN() int {
 	return UnknownNullCount
 }