diff --git a/datafusion/core/tests/fuzz_cases/window_fuzz.rs b/datafusion/core/tests/fuzz_cases/window_fuzz.rs
index 2514324a9541..fe0c408dc114 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/tests/fuzz_cases/window_fuzz.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/tests/fuzz_cases/window_fuzz.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ use arrow::compute::{concat_batches, SortOptions};
 use arrow::datatypes::SchemaRef;
 use arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
 use arrow::util::pretty::pretty_format_batches;
-use arrow_schema::{Field, Schema};
 use datafusion::physical_plan::memory::MemoryExec;
 use datafusion::physical_plan::sorts::sort::SortExec;
 use datafusion::physical_plan::windows::{
-    create_window_expr, BoundedWindowAggExec, WindowAggExec,
+    create_window_expr, schema_add_window_field, BoundedWindowAggExec, WindowAggExec,
 };
 use datafusion::physical_plan::InputOrderMode::{Linear, PartiallySorted, Sorted};
 use datafusion::physical_plan::{collect, InputOrderMode};
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ use datafusion_expr::{
 };
 use datafusion_physical_expr::expressions::{cast, col, lit};
 use datafusion_physical_expr::{PhysicalExpr, PhysicalSortExpr};
-use itertools::Itertools;
 use test_utils::add_empty_batches;
 
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
@@ -276,7 +274,7 @@ async fn bounded_window_causal_non_causal() -> Result<()> {
                 };
 
                 let extended_schema =
-                    schema_add_window_fields(&args, &schema, &window_fn, fn_name)?;
+                    schema_add_window_field(&args, &schema, &window_fn, fn_name)?;
 
                 let window_expr = create_window_expr(
                     &window_fn,
@@ -683,7 +681,7 @@ async fn run_window_test(
         exec1 = Arc::new(SortExec::new(sort_keys, exec1)) as _;
     }
 
-    let extended_schema = schema_add_window_fields(&args, &schema, &window_fn, &fn_name)?;
+    let extended_schema = schema_add_window_field(&args, &schema, &window_fn, &fn_name)?;
 
     let usual_window_exec = Arc::new(WindowAggExec::try_new(
         vec![create_window_expr(
@@ -754,32 +752,6 @@ async fn run_window_test(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// The planner has fully updated schema before calling the `create_window_expr`
-// Replicate the same for this test
-fn schema_add_window_fields(
-    args: &[Arc<dyn PhysicalExpr>],
-    schema: &Arc<Schema>,
-    window_fn: &WindowFunctionDefinition,
-    fn_name: &str,
-) -> Result<Arc<Schema>> {
-    let data_types = args
-        .iter()
-        .map(|e| e.clone().as_ref().data_type(schema))
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
-    let window_expr_return_type = window_fn.return_type(&data_types)?;
-    let mut window_fields = schema
-        .fields()
-        .iter()
-        .map(|f| f.as_ref().clone())
-        .collect_vec();
-    window_fields.extend_from_slice(&[Field::new(
-        fn_name,
-        window_expr_return_type,
-        true,
-    )]);
-    Ok(Arc::new(Schema::new(window_fields)))
-}
-
 /// Return randomly sized record batches with:
 /// three sorted int32 columns 'a', 'b', 'c' ranged from 0..DISTINCT as columns
 /// one random int32 column x
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/windows/mod.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/windows/mod.rs
index ff60329ce179..ee17a28108a2 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/windows/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use datafusion_physical_expr::{
     window::{BuiltInWindowFunctionExpr, SlidingAggregateWindowExpr},
     AggregateExpr, EquivalenceProperties, LexOrdering, PhysicalSortRequirement,
 };
+use itertools::Itertools;
 
 mod bounded_window_agg_exec;
 mod window_agg_exec;
@@ -52,6 +53,31 @@ pub use datafusion_physical_expr::window::{
 };
 pub use window_agg_exec::WindowAggExec;
 
+/// Build field from window function and add it into schema
+pub fn schema_add_window_field(
+    args: &[Arc<dyn PhysicalExpr>],
+    schema: &Schema,
+    window_fn: &WindowFunctionDefinition,
+    fn_name: &str,
+) -> Result<Arc<Schema>> {
+    let data_types = args
+        .iter()
+        .map(|e| e.clone().as_ref().data_type(schema))
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+    let window_expr_return_type = window_fn.return_type(&data_types)?;
+    let mut window_fields = schema
+        .fields()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|f| f.as_ref().clone())
+        .collect_vec();
+    window_fields.extend_from_slice(&[Field::new(
+        fn_name,
+        window_expr_return_type,
+        false,
+    )]);
+    Ok(Arc::new(Schema::new(window_fields)))
+}
+
 /// Create a physical expression for window function
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn create_window_expr(
diff --git a/datafusion/proto/src/physical_plan/from_proto.rs b/datafusion/proto/src/physical_plan/from_proto.rs
index c907e991fb86..a290f30586ce 100644
--- a/datafusion/proto/src/physical_plan/from_proto.rs
+++ b/datafusion/proto/src/physical_plan/from_proto.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use datafusion::physical_plan::expressions::{
     in_list, BinaryExpr, CaseExpr, CastExpr, Column, IsNotNullExpr, IsNullExpr, LikeExpr,
     Literal, NegativeExpr, NotExpr, TryCastExpr,
 };
-use datafusion::physical_plan::windows::create_window_expr;
+use datafusion::physical_plan::windows::{create_window_expr, schema_add_window_field};
 use datafusion::physical_plan::{
     ColumnStatistics, Partitioning, PhysicalExpr, Statistics, WindowExpr,
 };
@@ -155,14 +155,18 @@ pub fn parse_physical_window_expr(
             )
         })?;
 
+    let fun: WindowFunctionDefinition = convert_required!(proto.window_function)?;
+    let name = proto.name.clone();
+    let extended_schema =
+        schema_add_window_field(&window_node_expr, input_schema, &fun, &name)?;
     create_window_expr(
-        &convert_required!(proto.window_function)?,
-        proto.name.clone(),
+        &fun,
+        name,
         &window_node_expr,
         &partition_by,
         &order_by,
         Arc::new(window_frame),
-        input_schema,
+        &extended_schema,
         false,
     )
 }
diff --git a/datafusion/proto/tests/cases/roundtrip_physical_plan.rs b/datafusion/proto/tests/cases/roundtrip_physical_plan.rs
index c2018352c7cf..3b452db9e460 100644
--- a/datafusion/proto/tests/cases/roundtrip_physical_plan.rs
+++ b/datafusion/proto/tests/cases/roundtrip_physical_plan.rs
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ fn roundtrip_nested_loop_join() -> Result<()> {
 fn roundtrip_window() -> Result<()> {
     let field_a = Field::new("a", DataType::Int64, false);
     let field_b = Field::new("b", DataType::Int64, false);
-    let field_c = Field::new("FIRST_VALUE(a) PARTITION BY [b] ORDER BY [a ASC NULLS LAST] RANGE BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW", DataType::Int64, false);
-    let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![field_a, field_b, field_c]));
+    let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![field_a, field_b]));
 
     let window_frame = WindowFrame::new_bounds(
         datafusion_expr::WindowFrameUnits::Range,