diff --git a/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/LogicalTypeAnnotation.java b/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/LogicalTypeAnnotation.java
index 05629dd388..a4188578c2 100644
--- a/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/LogicalTypeAnnotation.java
+++ b/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/LogicalTypeAnnotation.java
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ protected LogicalTypeAnnotation fromString(List<String> params) {
         return listType();
       }
     },
+    VARIANT {
+      @Override
+      protected LogicalTypeAnnotation fromString(List<String> params) {
+        return variantType();
+      }
+    },
     STRING {
       @Override
       protected LogicalTypeAnnotation fromString(List<String> params) {
@@ -263,6 +269,10 @@ public static ListLogicalTypeAnnotation listType() {
     return ListLogicalTypeAnnotation.INSTANCE;
   }
 
+  public static VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation variantType() {
+    return VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation.INSTANCE;
+  }
+
   public static EnumLogicalTypeAnnotation enumType() {
     return EnumLogicalTypeAnnotation.INSTANCE;
   }
@@ -1091,6 +1101,28 @@ public int hashCode() {
     }
   }
 
+  public static class VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation extends LogicalTypeAnnotation {
+    private static final VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation INSTANCE = new VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation();
+
+    private VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public OriginalType toOriginalType() {
+      // No OriginalType for Variant
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> Optional<T> accept(LogicalTypeAnnotationVisitor<T> logicalTypeAnnotationVisitor) {
+      return logicalTypeAnnotationVisitor.visit(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    LogicalTypeToken getType() {
+      return LogicalTypeToken.VARIANT;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Implement this interface to visit a logical type annotation in the schema.
    * The default implementation for each logical type specific visitor method is empty.
@@ -1115,6 +1147,10 @@ default Optional<T> visit(ListLogicalTypeAnnotation listLogicalType) {
       return empty();
     }
 
+    default Optional<T> visit(VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation variantLogicalType) {
+      return empty();
+    }
+
     default Optional<T> visit(EnumLogicalTypeAnnotation enumLogicalType) {
       return empty();
     }
diff --git a/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuilders.java b/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuilders.java
index 579077897f..551f0a4859 100644
--- a/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuilders.java
+++ b/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuilders.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import static org.apache.parquet.schema.Type.Repetition.OPTIONAL;
 import static org.apache.parquet.schema.Type.Repetition.REPEATED;
 import static org.apache.parquet.schema.Type.Repetition.REQUIRED;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -1414,6 +1415,26 @@ public void testTimestampLogicalTypeWithUTCParameter() {
     Assert.assertEquals(nonUtcMicrosExpected, nonUtcMicrosActual);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testVariantLogicalType() {
+    String name = "variant_field";
+    GroupType variantExpected = new GroupType(
+        REQUIRED,
+        name,
+        LogicalTypeAnnotation.variantType(),
+        new PrimitiveType(REQUIRED, BINARY, "metadata"),
+        new PrimitiveType(REQUIRED, BINARY, "value"));
+
+    GroupType variantActual = Types.buildGroup(REQUIRED)
+        .addFields(
+            Types.required(BINARY).named("metadata"),
+            Types.required(BINARY).named("value"))
+        .as(LogicalTypeAnnotation.variantType())
+        .named(name);
+
+    assertEquals(variantExpected, variantActual);
+  }
+
   @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
   public void testDecimalLogicalTypeWithDeprecatedScaleMismatch() {
     Types.required(BINARY)
diff --git a/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuildersWithLogicalTypes.java b/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuildersWithLogicalTypes.java
index 54853e8138..d2b12740f3 100644
--- a/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuildersWithLogicalTypes.java
+++ b/parquet-column/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/schema/TestTypeBuildersWithLogicalTypes.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 import static org.apache.parquet.schema.PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.INT96;
 import static org.apache.parquet.schema.Type.Repetition.REQUIRED;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import org.apache.parquet.schema.PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName;
@@ -473,6 +475,29 @@ public void testFloat16LogicalType() {
         .toString());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testVariantLogicalType() {
+    String name = "variant_field";
+    GroupType variant = new GroupType(
+        REQUIRED,
+        name,
+        LogicalTypeAnnotation.variantType(),
+        Types.required(BINARY).named("metadata"),
+        Types.required(BINARY).named("value"));
+
+    assertEquals(
+        "required group variant_field (VARIANT) {\n"
+            + "  required binary metadata;\n"
+            + "  required binary value;\n"
+            + "}",
+        variant.toString());
+
+    LogicalTypeAnnotation annotation = variant.getLogicalTypeAnnotation();
+    assertEquals(LogicalTypeAnnotation.LogicalTypeToken.VARIANT, annotation.getType());
+    assertNull(annotation.toOriginalType());
+    assertTrue(annotation instanceof LogicalTypeAnnotation.VariantLogicalTypeAnnotation);
+  }
+
   /**
    * A convenience method to avoid a large number of @Test(expected=...) tests
    *