diff --git a/velox/docs/functions/spark/map.rst b/velox/docs/functions/spark/map.rst
index 2f74b87c886a2..d114fc223dc83 100644
--- a/velox/docs/functions/spark/map.rst
+++ b/velox/docs/functions/spark/map.rst
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ Map Functions
 
 .. spark:function:: map_from_entries(array(struct(K,V))) -> map(K,V)
 
-    Returns a map created from the given array of entries. Exceptions will be thrown for duplicated keys or key is null or contains null.
-    If null entry exists in the array, return null for this whole array. ::
+    Returns a map created from the given array of entries. Exception is thrown if the entries of structs contain duplicate key,
+    or one entry has a null key. Returns null if one entry is null. ::
 
         SELECT map_from_entries(array(struct(1, 'a'), struct(2, 'null'))); -- {1 -> 'a', 2 -> 'null'}
         SELECT map_from_entries(array(struct(1, 'a'), null)); -- {null}
+        SELECT map_from_entries(array(struct(null, 'a'))); -- "map key cannot be null"
+        SELECT map_from_entries(array(struct(1, 'a'), struct(1, 'b'))); -- "Duplicate map keys (1) are not allowed"
 
 .. spark:function:: map_keys(x(K,V)) -> array(K)
 
diff --git a/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.cpp b/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.cpp
index cf712cf4d5264..ec373d2610b0a 100644
--- a/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.cpp
+++ b/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,9 @@ static const char* kErrorMessageEntryNotNull = "map entry cannot be null";
 
 class MapFromEntriesFunction : public exec::VectorFunction {
  public:
-  // If throwOnNull is true, will return null if input array is null or has
-  // null entries (Spark's behavior), instead of throwing exceptions (Presto's
-  // behavior).
-  MapFromEntriesFunction(const bool throwOnNull) : throwOnNull_(throwOnNull) {}
+  // @param throwOnNull If true, throws exception when input array is null or
+  // contains null entry. Otherwise, returns null.
+  MapFromEntriesFunction(bool throwOnNull) : throwOnNull_(throwOnNull) {}
   void apply(
       const SelectivityVector& rows,
       std::vector<VectorPtr>& args,
@@ -98,6 +97,8 @@ class MapFromEntriesFunction : public exec::VectorFunction {
     exec::LocalDecodedVector decodedRowVector(context);
     decodedRowVector.get()->decode(*inputValueVector);
     if (inputValueVector->typeKind() == TypeKind::UNKNOWN) {
+      // For presto, if the input array(unknown) then all rows should have
+      // errors.
       if (throwOnNull_) {
         try {
           VELOX_USER_FAIL(kErrorMessageEntryNotNull);
@@ -145,16 +146,13 @@ class MapFromEntriesFunction : public exec::VectorFunction {
           // Check nulls in the top level row vector.
           const bool isMapEntryNull = decodedRowVector->isNullAt(offset + i);
           if (isMapEntryNull) {
+            // The map vector needs to be valid because its consumed by
+            // checkDuplicateKeys before try sets invalid rows to null.
+            resetSize(row);
             if (!throwOnNull_) {
               bits::setNull(mutableNulls, row);
-              resetSize(row);
               break;
             }
-            // Presto: Set the sizes to 0 so that the final map vector generated
-            // is valid in case we are inside a try. The map vector needs to be
-            // valid because its consumed by checkDuplicateKeys before try
-            // sets invalid rows to null.
-            resetSize(row);
             VELOX_USER_FAIL(kErrorMessageEntryNotNull);
           }
 
@@ -250,13 +248,11 @@ class MapFromEntriesFunction : public exec::VectorFunction {
     return mapVector;
   }
 
-  bool throwOnNull_;
+  const bool throwOnNull_;
 };
 } // namespace
 
-void registerMapFromEntriesFunction(
-    const std::string& name,
-    const bool throwOnNull) {
+void registerMapFromEntriesFunction(const std::string& name, bool throwOnNull) {
   exec::registerVectorFunction(
       name,
       MapFromEntriesFunction::signatures(),
diff --git a/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.h b/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.h
index f247b4cf450f3..98d8aa5f92585 100644
--- a/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.h
+++ b/velox/functions/lib/MapFromEntries.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 namespace facebook::velox::functions {
 
-void registerMapFromEntriesFunction(
-    const std::string& name,
-    const bool throwForNull);
+/// @param throwOnNull If true, throws exception when input array is null or
+/// contains null entry. Otherwise, returns null.
+void registerMapFromEntriesFunction(const std::string& name, bool throwForNull);
 
 } // namespace facebook::velox::functions
diff --git a/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/MapFromEntriesTest.cpp b/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/MapFromEntriesTest.cpp
index 9c8226f8e9025..80cc4c30f94c0 100644
--- a/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/MapFromEntriesTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/MapFromEntriesTest.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ class MapFromEntriesTest : public SparkFunctionBaseTest {
   }
 
   void verifyMapFromEntries(
-      const std::vector<VectorPtr>& input,
-      const VectorPtr& expected,
-      const std::string& funcArg = "c0") {
-    const std::string expr = fmt::format("map_from_entries({})", funcArg);
-    auto result = evaluate<MapVector>(expr, makeRowVector(input));
+      const VectorPtr& input,
+      const VectorPtr& expected) {
+    const std::string expr = fmt::format("map_from_entries({})", "c0");
+    auto result = evaluate(expr, makeRowVector({input}));
     assertEqualVectors(expected, result);
   }
 };
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ TEST_F(MapFromEntriesTest, nullMapEntries) {
     auto input = makeArrayOfRowVector(data, rowType);
     auto expected =
         makeNullableMapVector<int32_t, int32_t>({std::nullopt, O({{1, 11}})});
-    verifyMapFromEntries({input}, expected, "c0");
+    verifyMapFromEntries(input, expected);
   }
   {
     // Create array(row(a,b)) where a, b sizes are 0 because all row(a, b)
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ TEST_F(MapFromEntriesTest, nullMapEntries) {
 
     auto expected =
         makeNullableMapVector<int32_t, int32_t>({std::nullopt, std::nullopt});
-    verifyMapFromEntries({input}, expected, "c0");
+    verifyMapFromEntries(input, expected);
   }
 }