cmake_modules/arrow.diff

diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc
index ec3890a41f..943f69bb6c 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static Status GetTimestampMetadata(const ::arrow::TimestampType& type,

   // The user is explicitly asking for Impala int96 encoding, there is no
   // logical type.
-  if (arrow_properties.support_deprecated_int96_timestamps()) {
+  if (arrow_properties.support_deprecated_int96_timestamps() && target_unit == ::arrow::TimeUnit::NANO) {
     *physical_type = ParquetType::INT96;
     return Status::OK();
   }

diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
index 285e2a5973..aa6f92f077 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
@@ -1013,25 +1013,32 @@ Status FileReaderImpl::GetRecordBatchReader(const std::vector<int>& row_groups,
     return Status::OK();
   }

-  int64_t num_rows = 0;
+  std::vector<int64_t> num_rows;
   for (int row_group : row_groups) {
-    num_rows += parquet_reader()->metadata()->RowGroup(row_group)->num_rows();
+    num_rows.push_back(parquet_reader()->metadata()->RowGroup(row_group)->num_rows());
   }

   using ::arrow::RecordBatchIterator;
+  int row_group_idx = 0;

   // NB: This lambda will be invoked outside the scope of this call to
   // `GetRecordBatchReader()`, so it must capture `readers` and `batch_schema` by value.
   // `this` is a non-owning pointer so we are relying on the parent FileReader outliving
   // this RecordBatchReader.
   ::arrow::Iterator<RecordBatchIterator> batches = ::arrow::MakeFunctionIterator(
-      [readers, batch_schema, num_rows,
+      [readers, batch_schema, num_rows, row_group_idx,
        this]() mutable -> ::arrow::Result<RecordBatchIterator> {
         ::arrow::ChunkedArrayVector columns(readers.size());

-        // don't reserve more rows than necessary
-        int64_t batch_size = std::min(properties().batch_size(), num_rows);
-        num_rows -= batch_size;
+        int64_t batch_size = 0;
+        if (!num_rows.empty()) {
+          // don't reserve more rows than necessary
+          batch_size = std::min(properties().batch_size(), num_rows[row_group_idx]);
+          num_rows[row_group_idx] -= batch_size;
+          if (num_rows[row_group_idx] == 0 && (num_rows.size() - 1) != row_group_idx) {
+            row_group_idx++;
+          }
+        }

         RETURN_NOT_OK(::arrow::internal::OptionalParallelFor(
             reader_properties_.use_threads(), static_cast<int>(readers.size()),
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc
index 4fd7ef1b47..87326a54f1 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc
@@ -314,6 +314,14 @@ class FileWriterImpl : public FileWriter {
     return Status::OK();
   }

+  int64_t GetBufferedSize() override {
+    if (row_group_writer_ == nullptr) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    return row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes() +
+      row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes_written();
+  }
+
   Status Close() override {
     if (!closed_) {
       // Make idempotent
@@ -418,10 +426,13 @@ class FileWriterImpl : public FileWriter {

     // Max number of rows allowed in a row group.
     const int64_t max_row_group_length = this->properties().max_row_group_length();
+    const int64_t max_row_group_size = this->properties().max_row_group_size();

     // Initialize a new buffered row group writer if necessary.
     if (row_group_writer_ == nullptr || !row_group_writer_->buffered() ||
-        row_group_writer_->num_rows() >= max_row_group_length) {
+        row_group_writer_->num_rows() >= max_row_group_length ||
+        (row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes_written() +
+         row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes() >= max_row_group_size)) {
       RETURN_NOT_OK(NewBufferedRowGroup());
     }

diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h
index 4a1a033a7b..0f13d05e44 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT FileWriter {
   /// option in this case.
   virtual ::arrow::Status WriteRecordBatch(const ::arrow::RecordBatch& batch) = 0;

+  /// \brief Return the buffered size in bytes.
+  virtual int64_t GetBufferedSize() = 0;
+
   /// \brief Write the footer and close the file.
   virtual ::arrow::Status Close() = 0;
   virtual ~FileWriter();
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h b/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h
index 4d3acb491e..3906ff3c59 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static constexpr bool DEFAULT_IS_DICTIONARY_ENABLED = true;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_DICTIONARY_PAGE_SIZE_LIMIT = kDefaultDataPageSize;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_WRITE_BATCH_SIZE = 1024;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_LENGTH = 1024 * 1024;
+static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_SIZE = 128 * 1024 * 1024;
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_ARE_STATISTICS_ENABLED = true;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_STATISTICS_SIZE = 4096;
 static constexpr Encoding::type DEFAULT_ENCODING = Encoding::UNKNOWN;
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
           dictionary_pagesize_limit_(DEFAULT_DICTIONARY_PAGE_SIZE_LIMIT),
           write_batch_size_(DEFAULT_WRITE_BATCH_SIZE),
           max_row_group_length_(DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_LENGTH),
+          max_row_group_size_(DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_SIZE),
           pagesize_(kDefaultDataPageSize),
           version_(ParquetVersion::PARQUET_2_6),
           data_page_version_(ParquetDataPageVersion::V1),
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
           dictionary_pagesize_limit_(properties.dictionary_pagesize_limit()),
           write_batch_size_(properties.write_batch_size()),
           max_row_group_length_(properties.max_row_group_length()),
+          max_row_group_size_(properties.max_row_group_size()),
           pagesize_(properties.data_pagesize()),
           version_(properties.version()),
           data_page_version_(properties.data_page_version()),
@@ -321,6 +324,13 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
       return this;
     }

+    /// Specify the max bytes size to put in a single row group.
+    /// Default 128 M.
+    Builder* max_row_group_size(int64_t max_row_group_size) {
+      max_row_group_size_ = max_row_group_size;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /// Specify the data page size.
     /// Default 1MB.
     Builder* data_pagesize(int64_t pg_size) {
@@ -664,7 +674,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {

       return std::shared_ptr<WriterProperties>(new WriterProperties(
           pool_, dictionary_pagesize_limit_, write_batch_size_, max_row_group_length_,
-          pagesize_, version_, created_by_, page_checksum_enabled_,
+          max_row_group_size_, pagesize_, version_, created_by_, page_checksum_enabled_,
           std::move(file_encryption_properties_), default_column_properties_,
           column_properties, data_page_version_, store_decimal_as_integer_,
           std::move(sorting_columns_)));
@@ -675,6 +685,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
     int64_t dictionary_pagesize_limit_;
     int64_t write_batch_size_;
     int64_t max_row_group_length_;
+    int64_t max_row_group_size_;
     int64_t pagesize_;
     ParquetVersion::type version_;
     ParquetDataPageVersion data_page_version_;
@@ -705,6 +716,8 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {

   inline int64_t max_row_group_length() const { return max_row_group_length_; }

+  inline int64_t max_row_group_size() const { return max_row_group_size_; }
+
   inline int64_t data_pagesize() const { return pagesize_; }

   inline ParquetDataPageVersion data_page_version() const {
@@ -810,7 +823,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
  private:
   explicit WriterProperties(
       MemoryPool* pool, int64_t dictionary_pagesize_limit, int64_t write_batch_size,
-      int64_t max_row_group_length, int64_t pagesize, ParquetVersion::type version,
+      int64_t max_row_group_length, int64_t max_row_group_size, int64_t pagesize, ParquetVersion::type version,
       const std::string& created_by, bool page_write_checksum_enabled,
       std::shared_ptr<FileEncryptionProperties> file_encryption_properties,
       const ColumnProperties& default_column_properties,
@@ -821,6 +834,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
         dictionary_pagesize_limit_(dictionary_pagesize_limit),
         write_batch_size_(write_batch_size),
         max_row_group_length_(max_row_group_length),
+        max_row_group_size_(max_row_group_size),
         pagesize_(pagesize),
         parquet_data_page_version_(data_page_version),
         parquet_version_(version),
@@ -836,6 +850,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
   int64_t dictionary_pagesize_limit_;
   int64_t write_batch_size_;
   int64_t max_row_group_length_;
+  int64_t max_row_group_size_;
   int64_t pagesize_;
   ParquetDataPageVersion parquet_data_page_version_;
   ParquetVersion::type parquet_version_;

--- a/cpp/src/parquet/file_reader.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/file_reader.h
@@ -210,6 +210,17 @@
   ::arrow::Future<> WhenBuffered(const std::vector<int>& row_groups,
                                  const std::vector<int>& column_indices) const;

+  /// Pre-buffer arbitrary byte ranges (e.g., page-level ranges from OffsetIndex).
+  /// Unlike PreBuffer(), this does NOT set the column bitmap, so
+  /// GetColumnPageReader will use CachedInputStream (page-level cache path).
+  void PreBufferRanges(const std::vector<::arrow::io::ReadRange>& ranges,
+                       const ::arrow::io::IOContext& ctx,
+                       const ::arrow::io::CacheOptions& options);
+
+  /// Wait for arbitrary byte ranges to be pre-buffered.
+  ::arrow::Future<> WhenBufferedRanges(
+      const std::vector<::arrow::io::ReadRange>& ranges) const;
+
  private:
   // Holds a pointer to an instance of Contents implementation
   std::unique_ptr<Contents> contents_;

--- a/cpp/src/parquet/file_reader.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/file_reader.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,117 @@
   return {col_start, col_length};
 }

+// CachedInputStream: InputStream adapter that reads through ReadRangeCache with
+// zero-cost skip for non-cached pages. Used for page-level caching where only
+// specific pages are pre-buffered.
+//
+// Key behavior:
+// - Read(): On cache hit, returns cached data. On cache miss, returns zero-filled
+//   buffer (zero I/O). This makes InputStream::Advance() (which calls Read() and
+//   discards) effectively free for skipped pages.
+// - Peek(): Always falls back to source on cache miss, because PageReader uses
+//   Peek() to read Thrift page headers (~30 bytes) which must have real data.
+class CachedInputStream : public ::arrow::io::InputStream {
+ public:
+  CachedInputStream(
+      std::shared_ptr<::arrow::io::internal::ReadRangeCache> cache,
+      std::shared_ptr<ArrowInputFile> source,
+      int64_t offset, int64_t length)
+      : cache_(std::move(cache)),
+        source_(std::move(source)),
+        base_offset_(offset),
+        length_(length) {}
+
+  ::arrow::Status Close() override {
+    closed_ = true;
+    return ::arrow::Status::OK();
+  }
+
+  bool closed() const override { return closed_; }
+
+  ::arrow::Result<int64_t> Tell() const override { return position_; }
+
+  ::arrow::Result<std::string_view> Peek(int64_t nbytes) override {
+    int64_t to_read = std::min(nbytes, length_ - position_);
+    if (to_read <= 0) {
+      return std::string_view();
+    }
+    ::arrow::io::ReadRange range{base_offset_ + position_, to_read};
+    auto result = cache_->Read(range);
+    if (result.ok()) {
+      peek_buffer_ = *result;
+    } else {
+      // Peek is used for Thrift page headers (~30 bytes) — must read real data
+      ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(peek_buffer_,
+                            source_->ReadAt(range.offset, range.length));
+    }
+    return std::string_view(
+        reinterpret_cast<const char*>(peek_buffer_->data()),
+        static_cast<size_t>(peek_buffer_->size()));
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Result<int64_t> Read(int64_t nbytes, void* out) override {
+    int64_t to_read = std::min(nbytes, length_ - position_);
+    if (to_read <= 0) return 0;
+    ::arrow::io::ReadRange range{base_offset_ + position_, to_read};
+    auto result = cache_->Read(range);
+    if (result.ok()) {
+      auto& buf = *result;
+      memcpy(out, buf->data(), static_cast<size_t>(buf->size()));
+      position_ += buf->size();
+      return buf->size();
+    }
+    // Cache miss: fall back to real I/O from source
+    ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto buf, source_->ReadAt(range.offset, range.length));
+    memcpy(out, buf->data(), static_cast<size_t>(buf->size()));
+    position_ += buf->size();
+    return buf->size();
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Result<std::shared_ptr<::arrow::Buffer>> Read(int64_t nbytes) override {
+    int64_t to_read = std::min(nbytes, length_ - position_);
+    if (to_read <= 0) {
+      return std::make_shared<::arrow::Buffer>(nullptr, 0);
+    }
+    ::arrow::io::ReadRange range{base_offset_ + position_, to_read};
+    auto result = cache_->Read(range);
+    if (result.ok()) {
+      position_ += (*result)->size();
+      return *result;
+    }
+    // Cache miss: fall back to real I/O from source
+    ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto buf, source_->ReadAt(range.offset, range.length));
+    position_ += buf->size();
+    return std::shared_ptr<::arrow::Buffer>(std::move(buf));
+  }
+
+  // Override Advance to avoid real I/O for skipped pages.
+  // The default InputStream::Advance() calls Read() and discards the result,
+  // which would trigger source_->ReadAt() on cache miss — defeating page-level
+  // I/O skipping via data_page_filter. Since Advance() is only used to skip
+  // over data that will not be consumed, we can safely just move the position.
+  ::arrow::Status Advance(int64_t nbytes) override {
+    if (nbytes <= 0) {
+      return ::arrow::Status::OK();
+    }
+    int64_t remaining = length_ - position_;
+    if (remaining <= 0) {
+      return ::arrow::Status::OK();
+    }
+    position_ += std::min(nbytes, remaining);
+    return ::arrow::Status::OK();
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::shared_ptr<::arrow::io::internal::ReadRangeCache> cache_;
+  std::shared_ptr<ArrowInputFile> source_;
+  int64_t base_offset_;
+  int64_t length_;
+  int64_t position_ = 0;
+  bool closed_ = false;
+  std::shared_ptr<::arrow::Buffer> peek_buffer_;
+};
+
 // RowGroupReader::Contents implementation for the Parquet file specification
 class SerializedRowGroup : public RowGroupReader::Contents {
  public:
@@ -242,6 +343,11 @@
       // segments.
       PARQUET_ASSIGN_OR_THROW(auto buffer, cached_source_->Read(col_range));
       stream = std::make_shared<::arrow::io::BufferReader>(buffer);
+    } else if (cached_source_) {
+      // Page-level caching: read through cache with fallback to source.
+      // Advance() is zero-cost for skipped pages via data_page_filter.
+      stream = std::make_shared<CachedInputStream>(
+          cached_source_, source_, col_range.offset, col_range.length);
     } else {
       stream = properties_.GetStream(source_, col_range.offset, col_range.length);
     }
@@ -417,6 +523,26 @@
     return cached_source_->WaitFor(ranges);
   }

+  void PreBufferRanges(const std::vector<::arrow::io::ReadRange>& ranges,
+                       const ::arrow::io::IOContext& ctx,
+                       const ::arrow::io::CacheOptions& options) {
+    cached_source_ =
+        std::make_shared<::arrow::io::internal::ReadRangeCache>(source_, ctx, options);
+    // Do NOT set prebuffered_column_chunks_ bitmap — GetColumnPageReader will
+    // use CachedInputStream path instead of full-chunk BufferReader path.
+    prebuffered_column_chunks_.clear();
+    PARQUET_THROW_NOT_OK(cached_source_->Cache(ranges));
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Future<> WhenBufferedRanges(
+      const std::vector<::arrow::io::ReadRange>& ranges) const {
+    if (!cached_source_) {
+      return ::arrow::Status::Invalid(
+          "Must call PreBufferRanges before WhenBufferedRanges");
+    }
+    return cached_source_->WaitFor(ranges);
+  }
+
   // Metadata/footer parsing. Divided up to separate sync/async paths, and to use
   // exceptions for error handling (with the async path converting to Future/Status).

@@ -911,6 +1037,22 @@
   return file->WhenBuffered(row_groups, column_indices);
 }

+void ParquetFileReader::PreBufferRanges(
+    const std::vector<::arrow::io::ReadRange>& ranges,
+    const ::arrow::io::IOContext& ctx,
+    const ::arrow::io::CacheOptions& options) {
+  SerializedFile* file =
+      ::arrow::internal::checked_cast<SerializedFile*>(contents_.get());
+  file->PreBufferRanges(ranges, ctx, options);
+}
+
+::arrow::Future<> ParquetFileReader::WhenBufferedRanges(
+    const std::vector<::arrow::io::ReadRange>& ranges) const {
+  SerializedFile* file =
+      ::arrow::internal::checked_cast<SerializedFile*>(contents_.get());
+  return file->WhenBufferedRanges(ranges);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // File metadata helpers

diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -981,6 +981,11 @@ if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
   list(APPEND EP_COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE})
 endif()

+# Compatibility with bundled dependencies that require old CMake versions.
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.30")
+  list(APPEND EP_COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5)
+endif()
+
 # and crosscompiling emulator (for try_run() )
 if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR)
   string(REPLACE ";" ${EP_LIST_SEPARATOR} EP_CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR
@@ -1720,6 +1725,7 @@ macro(build_thrift)
       -DWITH_JAVASCRIPT=OFF
       -DWITH_LIBEVENT=OFF
       -DWITH_NODEJS=OFF
+      -DWITH_OPENSSL=OFF
       -DWITH_PYTHON=OFF
       -DWITH_QT5=OFF
       -DWITH_ZLIB=OFF)
diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function(arrow_create_merged_static_lib output_target)
     execute_process(COMMAND ${LIBTOOL_MACOS} -V
                     OUTPUT_VARIABLE LIBTOOL_V_OUTPUT
                     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    if(NOT "${LIBTOOL_V_OUTPUT}" MATCHES ".*cctools-([0-9.]+).*")
+    if(NOT "${LIBTOOL_V_OUTPUT}" MATCHES ".*cctools(_ld)?-([0-9.]+).*")
       message(FATAL_ERROR "libtool found appears to be the incompatible GNU libtool: ${LIBTOOL_MACOS}"
       )
     endif()

diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/io/interfaces.h b/cpp/src/arrow/io/interfaces.h
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/io/interfaces.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/io/interfaces.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
   /// \brief Advance or skip stream indicated number of bytes
   /// \param[in] nbytes the number to move forward
   /// \return Status
-  Status Advance(int64_t nbytes);
+  virtual Status Advance(int64_t nbytes);

   /// \brief Return zero-copy string_view to upcoming bytes.
   ///
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@
     return GetColumn(i, AllRowGroupsFactory(), out);
   }

+  ::arrow::Status GetColumn(
+      int i, const std::vector<int>& column_indices,
+      FileColumnIteratorFactory iterator_factory,
+      std::unique_ptr<ColumnReader>* out) override;
+
   Status GetSchema(std::shared_ptr<::arrow::Schema>* out) override {
     return FromParquetSchema(reader_->metadata()->schema(), reader_properties_,
                              reader_->metadata()->key_value_metadata(), out);
@@ -493,10 +498,40 @@

   ::arrow::Status BuildArray(int64_t length_upper_bound,
                              std::shared_ptr<::arrow::ChunkedArray>* out) final {
+    if (!out_) {
+      BEGIN_PARQUET_CATCH_EXCEPTIONS
+      RETURN_NOT_OK(
+          TransferColumnData(record_reader_.get(), field_, descr_, ctx_->pool, &out_));
+      END_PARQUET_CATCH_EXCEPTIONS
+    }
     *out = out_;
     return Status::OK();
   }

+  std::vector<int> LeafColumnIndices() const final {
+    return {input_->column_index()};
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Status ResetLeaf(int col_idx, int64_t reserve) final {
+    if (col_idx != input_->column_index()) return Status::OK();
+    BEGIN_PARQUET_CATCH_EXCEPTIONS
+    out_ = nullptr;
+    record_reader_->Reset();
+    record_reader_->Reserve(reserve);
+    return Status::OK();
+    END_PARQUET_CATCH_EXCEPTIONS
+  }
+
+  int64_t SkipRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) final {
+    if (col_idx != input_->column_index() || num_records <= 0) return 0;
+    return record_reader_->SkipRecords(num_records);
+  }
+
+  int64_t ReadRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) final {
+    if (col_idx != input_->column_index() || num_records <= 0) return 0;
+    return record_reader_->ReadRecords(num_records);
+  }
+
   const std::shared_ptr<Field> field() override { return field_; }

  private:
@@ -532,6 +567,22 @@
     return storage_reader_->LoadBatch(number_of_records);
   }

+  std::vector<int> LeafColumnIndices() const final {
+    return storage_reader_->LeafColumnIndices();
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Status ResetLeaf(int col_idx, int64_t reserve) final {
+    return storage_reader_->ResetLeaf(col_idx, reserve);
+  }
+
+  int64_t SkipRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) final {
+    return storage_reader_->SkipRecords(col_idx, num_records);
+  }
+
+  int64_t ReadRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) final {
+    return storage_reader_->ReadRecords(col_idx, num_records);
+  }
+
   Status BuildArray(int64_t length_upper_bound,
                     std::shared_ptr<ChunkedArray>* out) override {
     std::shared_ptr<ChunkedArray> storage;
@@ -576,6 +627,22 @@
     return item_reader_->LoadBatch(number_of_records);
   }

+  std::vector<int> LeafColumnIndices() const final {
+    return item_reader_->LeafColumnIndices();
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Status ResetLeaf(int col_idx, int64_t reserve) final {
+    return item_reader_->ResetLeaf(col_idx, reserve);
+  }
+
+  int64_t SkipRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) final {
+    return item_reader_->SkipRecords(col_idx, num_records);
+  }
+
+  int64_t ReadRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) final {
+    return item_reader_->ReadRecords(col_idx, num_records);
+  }
+
   virtual ::arrow::Result<std::shared_ptr<ChunkedArray>> AssembleArray(
       std::shared_ptr<ArrayData> data) {
     if (field_->type()->id() == ::arrow::Type::MAP) {
@@ -709,6 +776,39 @@
     }
     return Status::OK();
   }
+
+  std::vector<int> LeafColumnIndices() const override {
+    std::vector<int> indices;
+    for (const std::unique_ptr<ColumnReaderImpl>& reader : children_) {
+      std::vector<int> child_indices = reader->LeafColumnIndices();
+      indices.insert(indices.end(), child_indices.begin(), child_indices.end());
+    }
+    return indices;
+  }
+
+  ::arrow::Status ResetLeaf(int col_idx, int64_t reserve) override {
+    for (const std::unique_ptr<ColumnReaderImpl>& reader : children_) {
+      RETURN_NOT_OK(reader->ResetLeaf(col_idx, reserve));
+    }
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
+  int64_t SkipRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) override {
+    int64_t skipped = 0;
+    for (const std::unique_ptr<ColumnReaderImpl>& reader : children_) {
+      skipped += reader->SkipRecords(col_idx, num_records);
+    }
+    return skipped;
+  }
+
+  int64_t ReadRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) override {
+    int64_t read = 0;
+    for (const std::unique_ptr<ColumnReaderImpl>& reader : children_) {
+      read += reader->ReadRecords(col_idx, num_records);
+    }
+    return read;
+  }
+
   Status BuildArray(int64_t length_upper_bound,
                     std::shared_ptr<ChunkedArray>* out) override;
   Status GetDefLevels(const int16_t** data, int64_t* length) override;
@@ -1228,6 +1328,23 @@
   std::unique_ptr<ColumnReaderImpl> result;
   RETURN_NOT_OK(GetReader(manifest_.schema_fields[i], ctx, &result));
   *out = std::move(result);
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
+::arrow::Status FileReaderImpl::GetColumn(
+    int i, const std::vector<int>& column_indices,
+    FileColumnIteratorFactory iterator_factory,
+    std::unique_ptr<ColumnReader>* out) {
+  RETURN_NOT_OK(BoundsCheckColumn(i));
+  auto ctx = std::make_shared<ReaderContext>();
+  ctx->reader = reader_.get();
+  ctx->pool = pool_;
+  ctx->iterator_factory = iterator_factory;
+  ctx->filter_leaves = true;
+  ctx->included_leaves = VectorToSharedSet(column_indices);
+  std::unique_ptr<ColumnReaderImpl> result;
+  RETURN_NOT_OK(GetReader(manifest_.schema_fields[i], ctx, &result));
+  *out = std::move(result);
   return Status::OK();
 }

--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // N.B. we don't include async_generator.h as it's relatively heavy
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>

 #include "parquet/file_reader.h"
@@ -48,9 +49,13 @@

 class ColumnChunkReader;
 class ColumnReader;
+class FileColumnIterator;
 struct SchemaManifest;
 class RowGroupReader;

+using FileColumnIteratorFactory =
+    std::function<FileColumnIterator*(int, ParquetFileReader*)>;
+
 /// \brief Arrow read adapter class for deserializing Parquet files as Arrow row batches.
 ///
 /// This interfaces caters for different use cases and thus provides different
@@ -136,6 +141,27 @@
   // The indicated column index is relative to the schema
   virtual ::arrow::Status GetColumn(int i, std::unique_ptr<ColumnReader>* out) = 0;

+  /// \brief Return a ColumnReader with a custom FileColumnIteratorFactory
+  /// and leaf column filtering.
+  ///
+  /// This allows callers to customize page reading behavior (e.g., setting
+  /// data_page_filter for page-level skipping) and to select only specific
+  /// leaf columns within a nested field. The factory is called once per leaf
+  /// column included in column_indices.
+  ///
+  /// \param i top-level field index (same as GetColumn(int i, ...))
+  /// \param column_indices leaf column indices to include (enables sub-column
+  ///        projection within nested types)
+  /// \param iterator_factory factory to create FileColumnIterator per leaf
+  /// \param[out] out the ColumnReader (may be nullptr if all leaves are pruned)
+  virtual ::arrow::Status GetColumn(
+      int i, const std::vector<int>& column_indices,
+      FileColumnIteratorFactory iterator_factory,
+      std::unique_ptr<ColumnReader>* out) {
+    return ::arrow::Status::NotImplemented(
+        "GetColumn with factory not implemented");
+  }
+
   /// \brief Return arrow schema for all the columns.
   virtual ::arrow::Status GetSchema(std::shared_ptr<::arrow::Schema>* out) = 0;

@@ -316,6 +342,43 @@
   // the data available in the file.
   virtual ::arrow::Status NextBatch(int64_t batch_size,
                                     std::shared_ptr<::arrow::ChunkedArray>* out) = 0;
+
+  /// \brief Leaf column indices covered by this (sub)tree, in leaf order.
+  ///
+  /// Used to drive per-leaf row filtering: after page-level skipping each leaf
+  /// lives in its own compressed coordinate space, so callers must reset and
+  /// skip/read each leaf independently rather than in lockstep.
+  virtual std::vector<int> LeafColumnIndices() const { return {}; }
+
+  /// \brief Reset the leaf identified by col_idx and reserve space for
+  /// `reserve` records (in that leaf's post-page-filter compressed space).
+  /// Must be called before SkipRecords()/ReadRecords() for that leaf, and
+  /// followed by BuildArray() to get the result.
+  virtual ::arrow::Status ResetLeaf(int col_idx, int64_t reserve) {
+    return ::arrow::Status::NotImplemented("ResetLeaf not implemented");
+  }
+
+  /// \brief Skip num_records on the leaf identified by col_idx and return the
+  /// number of records actually skipped. Returns 0 when num_records <= 0 or
+  /// col_idx does not belong to this (sub)tree. May throw ParquetException on a
+  /// decode error; callers convert it to Status at the public boundary.
+  virtual int64_t SkipRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) { return 0; }
+
+  /// \brief Read num_records on the leaf identified by col_idx and return the
+  /// number of records actually read. Values accumulate across successive calls
+  /// until BuildArray() is called. Returns 0 when num_records <= 0 or col_idx
+  /// does not belong to this (sub)tree. May throw ParquetException on a decode
+  /// error; callers convert it to Status at the public boundary.
+  virtual int64_t ReadRecords(int col_idx, int64_t num_records) { return 0; }
+
+  /// \brief Build the Arrow array from previously loaded data.
+  /// For leaf readers, calls TransferColumnData if not already done.
+  /// For nested readers, assembles the nested array from child arrays.
+  virtual ::arrow::Status BuildArray(
+      int64_t length_upper_bound,
+      std::shared_ptr<::arrow::ChunkedArray>* out) {
+    return ::arrow::Status::NotImplemented("BuildArray not implemented");
+  }
 };

 /// \brief Experimental helper class for bindings (like Python) that struggle
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader_internal.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader_internal.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>

+#include "parquet/arrow/reader.h"
 #include "parquet/arrow/schema.h"
 #include "parquet/column_reader.h"
 #include "parquet/file_reader.h"
@@ -70,7 +71,10 @@

   virtual ~FileColumnIterator() {}

-  std::unique_ptr<::parquet::PageReader> NextChunk() {
+  /// \brief Fetch the PageReader for the next row group in this iterator's
+  /// range. Virtual so subclasses can decorate the returned PageReader, e.g.
+  /// to install a data_page_filter for I/O-level page skipping.
+  virtual std::unique_ptr<::parquet::PageReader> NextChunk() {
     if (row_groups_.empty()) {
       return nullptr;
     }
@@ -95,9 +99,6 @@
   std::deque<int> row_groups_;
 };

-using FileColumnIteratorFactory =
-    std::function<FileColumnIterator*(int, ParquetFileReader*)>;
-
 Status TransferColumnData(::parquet::internal::RecordReader* reader,
                           const std::shared_ptr<::arrow::Field>& value_field,
                           const ColumnDescriptor* descr, ::arrow::MemoryPool* pool,
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.h b/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.h
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.h
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ struct PARQUET_EXPORT DataPageStats {
   std::optional<int32_t> num_rows;
 };

+/// \brief Identifies a data page that PageReader should read directly.
+///
+/// The offset is relative to the beginning of the column chunk stream passed to
+/// PageReader::Open. The compressed size includes both the serialized page header
+/// and the compressed page body. The ordinal is the original data page ordinal in
+/// the column chunk and does not include the dictionary page.
+struct PARQUET_EXPORT DataPageReadPlanEntry {
+  int32_t page_ordinal;
+  int64_t offset;
+  int32_t compressed_page_size;
+};
+
 class PARQUET_EXPORT LevelDecoder {
  public:
   LevelDecoder();
@@ -147,9 +159,21 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT PageReader {
   // ApplicationVersion::HasCorrectStatistics().
   // \note API EXPERIMENTAL
   void set_data_page_filter(DataPageFilter data_page_filter) {
+    if (data_page_read_plan_enabled_) {
+      throw ParquetException(
+          "data_page_filter and data_page_read_plan cannot be enabled together");
+    }
     data_page_filter_ = std::move(data_page_filter);
   }

+  /// Configure PageReader to jump directly to selected data pages before reading
+  /// their headers. `first_data_page_offset` and each entry offset are relative to
+  /// the beginning of the column chunk stream. Dictionary pages before
+  /// `first_data_page_offset` are still read normally.
+  // \note API EXPERIMENTAL
+  void set_data_page_read_plan(int64_t first_data_page_offset,
+                               std::vector<DataPageReadPlanEntry> data_pages);
+
   // @returns: shared_ptr<Page>(nullptr) on EOS, std::shared_ptr<Page>
   // containing new Page otherwise
   //
@@ -162,6 +186,11 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT PageReader {
  protected:
   // Callback that decides if we should skip a page or not.
   DataPageFilter data_page_filter_;
+
+  bool data_page_read_plan_enabled_ = false;
+  int64_t first_data_page_offset_ = 0;
+  std::vector<DataPageReadPlanEntry> data_page_read_plan_;
+  size_t next_data_page_ = 0;
 };

 class PARQUET_EXPORT ColumnReader {
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.cc
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/column_reader.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,39 @@ ReaderProperties default_reader_properties() {
   return default_reader_properties;
 }

+void PageReader::set_data_page_read_plan(
+    int64_t first_data_page_offset,
+    std::vector<DataPageReadPlanEntry> data_pages) {
+  if (data_page_filter_) {
+    throw ParquetException(
+        "data_page_filter and data_page_read_plan cannot be enabled together");
+  }
+  if (first_data_page_offset < 0) {
+    throw ParquetException("Invalid negative first data page offset");
+  }
+
+  int64_t previous_end = first_data_page_offset;
+  int32_t previous_ordinal = -1;
+  for (const auto& page : data_pages) {
+    int64_t page_end;
+    if (page.page_ordinal < 0 || page.offset < first_data_page_offset ||
+        page.compressed_page_size <= 0 ||
+        AddWithOverflow(page.offset, page.compressed_page_size, &page_end)) {
+      throw ParquetException("Invalid data page read plan entry");
+    }
+    if (page.offset < previous_end || page.page_ordinal <= previous_ordinal) {
+      throw ParquetException("Data page read plan entries must be ordered");
+    }
+    previous_end = page_end;
+    previous_ordinal = page.page_ordinal;
+  }
+
+  data_page_read_plan_enabled_ = true;
+  first_data_page_offset_ = first_data_page_offset;
+  data_page_read_plan_ = std::move(data_pages);
+  next_data_page_ = 0;
+}
+
 namespace {

 // Extracts encoded statistics from V1 and V2 data page headers
@@ -430,9 +463,43 @@ std::shared_ptr<Page> SerializedPageReader::NextPage() {

   // Loop here because there may be unhandled page types that we skip until
   // finding a page that we do know what to do with
-  while (seen_num_values_ < total_num_values_) {
+  while (data_page_read_plan_enabled_ || seen_num_values_ < total_num_values_) {
+    const DataPageReadPlanEntry* planned_data_page = nullptr;
+    uint32_t page_header_limit = max_page_header_size_;
+
+    if (data_page_read_plan_enabled_) {
+      if (next_data_page_ >= data_page_read_plan_.size()) {
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+
+      PARQUET_ASSIGN_OR_THROW(int64_t current_position, stream_->Tell());
+      if (current_position < first_data_page_offset_) {
+        page_header_limit = static_cast<uint32_t>(std::min<int64_t>(
+            page_header_limit, first_data_page_offset_ - current_position));
+      } else {
+        planned_data_page = &data_page_read_plan_[next_data_page_];
+        if (current_position > planned_data_page->offset) {
+          throw ParquetException("Data page read plan points behind stream position");
+        }
+        PARQUET_THROW_NOT_OK(
+            stream_->Advance(planned_data_page->offset - current_position));
+        PARQUET_ASSIGN_OR_THROW(int64_t target_position, stream_->Tell());
+        if (target_position != planned_data_page->offset) {
+          throw ParquetException("Failed to seek to planned data page");
+        }
+        page_ordinal_ = planned_data_page->page_ordinal;
+        page_header_limit = static_cast<uint32_t>(std::min<int64_t>(
+            page_header_limit, planned_data_page->compressed_page_size));
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (page_header_limit == 0) {
+      throw ParquetException("No bytes available for page header");
+    }
+
     uint32_t header_size = 0;
-    uint32_t allowed_page_size = kDefaultPageHeaderSize;
+    uint32_t allowed_page_size =
+        std::min<uint32_t>(kDefaultPageHeaderSize, page_header_limit);

     // Page headers can be very large because of page statistics
     // We try to deserialize a larger buffer progressively
@@ -458,11 +525,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<Page> SerializedPageReader::NextPage() {
         // Failed to deserialize. Double the allowed page header size and try again
         std::stringstream ss;
         ss << e.what();
-        allowed_page_size *= 2;
-        if (allowed_page_size > max_page_header_size_) {
+        if (allowed_page_size >= page_header_limit) {
           ss << "Deserializing page header failed.\n";
           throw ParquetException(ss.str());
         }
+        allowed_page_size =
+            std::min<uint32_t>(allowed_page_size * 2, page_header_limit);
       }
     }
     // Advance the stream offset
@@ -474,6 +542,20 @@ std::shared_ptr<Page> SerializedPageReader::NextPage() {
       throw ParquetException("Invalid page header");
     }

+    const PageType::type page_type = LoadEnumSafe(&current_page_header_.type);
+    if (planned_data_page != nullptr) {
+      if (page_type != PageType::DATA_PAGE && page_type != PageType::DATA_PAGE_V2) {
+        throw ParquetException("Data page read plan points to a non-data page");
+      }
+      int64_t total_compressed_size;
+      if (AddWithOverflow(static_cast<int64_t>(header_size),
+                          static_cast<int64_t>(compressed_len),
+                          &total_compressed_size) ||
+          total_compressed_size != planned_data_page->compressed_page_size) {
+        throw ParquetException("Planned data page size does not match page header");
+      }
+    }
+
     EncodedStatistics data_page_statistics;
     if (ShouldSkipPage(&data_page_statistics)) {
       PARQUET_THROW_NOT_OK(stream_->Advance(compressed_len));
@@ -494,8 +576,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<Page> SerializedPageReader::NextPage() {
       ParquetException::EofException(ss.str());
     }

-    const PageType::type page_type = LoadEnumSafe(&current_page_header_.type);
-
     if (properties_.page_checksum_verification() && current_page_header_.__isset.crc &&
         PageCanUseChecksum(page_type)) {
       // verify crc
@@ -534,6 +614,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<Page> SerializedPageReader::NextPage() {
                                               LoadEnumSafe(&dict_header.encoding),
                                               is_sorted);
     } else if (page_type == PageType::DATA_PAGE) {
+      if (planned_data_page != nullptr) {
+        ++next_data_page_;
+      }
       ++page_ordinal_;
       const format::DataPageHeader& header = current_page_header_.data_page_header;
       page_buffer =
@@ -545,6 +628,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<Page> SerializedPageReader::NextPage() {
           LoadEnumSafe(&header.repetition_level_encoding), uncompressed_len,
           std::move(data_page_statistics));
     } else if (page_type == PageType::DATA_PAGE_V2) {
+      if (planned_data_page != nullptr) {
+        ++next_data_page_;
+      }
       ++page_ordinal_;
       const format::DataPageHeaderV2& header = current_page_header_.data_page_header_v2;