diff --git a/plugin/append_from_string.go b/plugin/append_from_string.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ed150c612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/append_from_string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/arrow"
+	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/arrow/array"
+	"github.com/goccy/go-json"
+)
+
+// appendFromString appends a value from its string representation. Nested types are
+// JSON-encoded, so they are decoded with UseNumber to keep int64/uint64 values that
+// exceed float64 precision intact.
+func appendFromString(b array.Builder, s string) error {
+	switch b.Type().ID() {
+	case arrow.LIST, arrow.LARGE_LIST, arrow.LIST_VIEW, arrow.LARGE_LIST_VIEW, arrow.FIXED_SIZE_LIST, arrow.MAP, arrow.STRUCT:
+		dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(s))
+		dec.UseNumber()
+		return b.UnmarshalOne(dec)
+	default:
+		return b.AppendValueFromString(s)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugin/append_from_string_test.go b/plugin/append_from_string_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4774356f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/append_from_string_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/arrow"
+	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/arrow/array"
+	"github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18/arrow/memory"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestAppendFromStringPreservesInt64Precision(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name string
+		dt   arrow.DataType
+		str  string
+	}{
+		{name: "int64", dt: arrow.PrimitiveTypes.Int64, str: "-8717895732742165505"},
+		{name: "list_of_int64", dt: arrow.ListOf(arrow.PrimitiveTypes.Int64), str: "[-8717895732742165505]"},
+		{name: "large_list_of_int64", dt: arrow.LargeListOf(arrow.PrimitiveTypes.Int64), str: "[-8717895732742165505]"},
+		{name: "struct_with_int64", dt: arrow.StructOf(arrow.Field{Name: "v", Type: arrow.PrimitiveTypes.Int64, Nullable: true}), str: `{"v":-8717895732742165505}`},
+		{name: "uint64", dt: arrow.PrimitiveTypes.Uint64, str: "18428615660272232523"},
+		{name: "list_of_uint64", dt: arrow.ListOf(arrow.PrimitiveTypes.Uint64), str: "[18428615660272232523]"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bldr := array.NewBuilder(memory.DefaultAllocator, tc.dt)
+			defer bldr.Release()
+
+			require.NoError(t, appendFromString(bldr, tc.str))
+
+			arr := bldr.NewArray()
+			defer arr.Release()
+
+			require.Equal(t, tc.str, arr.ValueStr(0))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugin/nulls.go b/plugin/nulls.go
index 961a971037..7666b1a9e5 100644
--- a/plugin/nulls.go
+++ b/plugin/nulls.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func stripNullsFromLists(list array.ListLike) array.ListLike {
 			if slc.IsNull(k) {
 				continue
 			}
-			err := vBldr.AppendValueFromString(slc.ValueStr(k))
+			err := appendFromString(vBldr, slc.ValueStr(k))
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *WriterTestSuite) replaceNullsByEmpty(arr arrow.Array) arrow.Array {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if err := builder.AppendValueFromString(arr.ValueStr(j)); err != nil {
+			if err := appendFromString(builder, arr.ValueStr(j)); err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugin/testing_write_upsert.go b/plugin/testing_write_upsert.go
index f5013aca82..2997a6190e 100644
--- a/plugin/testing_write_upsert.go
+++ b/plugin/testing_write_upsert.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func extractLastRowFromRecord(table *schema.Table, existingRecord arrow.RecordBa
 	for i, c := range table.Columns {
 		col := existingRecord.Column(i)
 		lastRow := int(existingRecord.NumRows()) - 1
-		err := bldr.Field(i).AppendValueFromString(col.ValueStr(lastRow))
+		err := appendFromString(bldr.Field(i), col.ValueStr(lastRow))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal json `%v` for column %v: %v", col.ValueStr(lastRow), c.Name, err)
 		}