diff --git a/csharp.test/TestMaps.cs b/csharp.test/TestMaps.cs
index fd693e5b..18ef84f4 100644
--- a/csharp.test/TestMaps.cs
+++ b/csharp.test/TestMaps.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public static void CanRoundtripOptionalMaps()
             var keys = new[] {new[] {"k1", "k2"}, new[] {"k3", "k4"}, null, Array.Empty<string>()};
             var values = new[] {new[] {"v1", "v2"}, new[] {"v3", "v4"}, null, Array.Empty<string>()};
 
-            DoRoundtripTest(true, keys!, values!);
+            using var schemaNode = CreateMapSchema(true);
+            DoRoundtripTest(keys!, values!, schemaNode);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -46,7 +47,18 @@ public static void CanRoundtripRequiredMaps()
             var keys = new[] {new[] {"k1", "k2"}, new[] {"k3", "k4"}, Array.Empty<string>()};
             var values = new[] {new[] {"v1", "v2"}, new[] {"v3", "v4"}, Array.Empty<string>()};
 
-            DoRoundtripTest(false, keys, values);
+            using var schemaNode = CreateMapSchema(false);
+            DoRoundtripTest(keys, values, schemaNode);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public static void CanRoundtripNonStandardMapAnnotation()
+        {
+            var keys = new[] {new[] {"k1", "k2"}, new[] {"k3", "k4"}, Array.Empty<string>()};
+            var values = new[] {new[] {"v1", "v2"}, new[] {"v3", "v4"}, Array.Empty<string>()};
+
+            using var schemaNode = CreateMapSchema(false, true);
+            DoRoundtripTest(keys, values, schemaNode);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -179,7 +191,7 @@ public static void NullsInRequiredMapGiveException()
             Assert.AreEqual(0, pool.BytesAllocated);
         }
 
-        private static void DoRoundtripTest(bool optional, string[][] keys, string[][] values)
+        private static void DoRoundtripTest(string[][] keys, string[][] values, GroupNode schemaNode)
         {
             var pool = MemoryPool.GetDefaultMemoryPool();
             Assert.AreEqual(0, pool.BytesAllocated);
@@ -190,7 +202,6 @@ private static void DoRoundtripTest(bool optional, string[][] keys, string[][] v
                 {
                     using var propertiesBuilder = new WriterPropertiesBuilder();
                     using var writerProperties = propertiesBuilder.Build();
-                    using var schemaNode = CreateMapSchema(optional);
                     using var fileWriter = new ParquetFileWriter(outStream, schemaNode, writerProperties);
                     using var rowGroupWriter = fileWriter.AppendRowGroup();
 
@@ -220,7 +231,7 @@ private static void DoRoundtripTest(bool optional, string[][] keys, string[][] v
             Assert.AreEqual(0, pool.BytesAllocated);
         }
 
-        private static GroupNode CreateMapSchema(bool optional)
+        private static GroupNode CreateMapSchema(bool optional, bool extraLogicalMapType = false)
         {
             using var stringType = LogicalType.String();
             using var mapType = LogicalType.Map();
@@ -228,7 +239,7 @@ private static GroupNode CreateMapSchema(bool optional)
             using var keyNode = new PrimitiveNode("key", Repetition.Required, stringType, PhysicalType.ByteArray);
             using var valueNode = new PrimitiveNode("value", Repetition.Optional, stringType, PhysicalType.ByteArray);
             using var keyValueNode = new GroupNode(
-                "key_value", Repetition.Repeated, new Node[] {keyNode, valueNode});
+                "key_value", Repetition.Repeated, new Node[] {keyNode, valueNode}, extraLogicalMapType ? mapType : null);
             var repetition = optional ? Repetition.Optional : Repetition.Required;
             using var colNode = new GroupNode(
                 "col1", repetition, new Node[] {keyValueNode}, mapType);
diff --git a/csharp/Schema/SchemaUtils.cs b/csharp/Schema/SchemaUtils.cs
index fe9281a4..629e16ba 100644
--- a/csharp/Schema/SchemaUtils.cs
+++ b/csharp/Schema/SchemaUtils.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public static bool IsListOrMap(Node[] schemaNodes)
             //    a value field for map values."
             // - "The key field encodes the map's key type. This field must have repetition required and must always be present.
             //   The value field encodes the map's value type and repetition. This field can be required, optional, or omitted."
+
+            // Note: We want to allow maps as children nodes, as Parquet files generated by 3rd-party tools may not enforce the
+            // official spec. 
             var rootNode = schemaNodes[0];
             var childNode = schemaNodes[1];
             using var rootLogicalType = rootNode.LogicalType;
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ public static bool IsListOrMap(Node[] schemaNodes)
                    rootLogicalType is ListLogicalType or MapLogicalType &&
                    rootNode.Repetition is Repetition.Optional or Repetition.Required &&
                    childNode is GroupNode &&
-                   childLogicalType is NoneLogicalType &&
+                   childLogicalType is NoneLogicalType or MapLogicalType &&
                    childNode.Repetition is Repetition.Repeated;
         }
     }