diff --git a/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowWriter.java b/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowWriter.java
index 98b7ed6e55..a935552c8d 100644
--- a/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowWriter.java
+++ b/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowWriter.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ArrowWriter implements AutoCloseable {
      * The initial capacity of the vectors which are used to store the rows. The capacity will be
      * expanded automatically if the rows exceed the initial capacity.
      */
-    private static final int INITIAL_CAPACITY = 1024;
+    public static final int INITIAL_CAPACITY = 1024;
 
     /**
      * The buffer usage ratio which is used to determine whether the writer is full. The writer is
diff --git a/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/writers/ArrowArrayWriter.java b/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/writers/ArrowArrayWriter.java
index 548c4e9562..3c9fbb54cb 100644
--- a/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/writers/ArrowArrayWriter.java
+++ b/fluss-common/src/main/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/writers/ArrowArrayWriter.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.fluss.row.DataGetters;
 import org.apache.fluss.row.InternalArray;
+import org.apache.fluss.row.arrow.ArrowWriter;
 import org.apache.fluss.shaded.arrow.org.apache.arrow.vector.FieldVector;
 import org.apache.fluss.shaded.arrow.org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.ListVector;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ public void doWrite(int rowIndex, DataGetters row, int ordinal, boolean handleSa
         listVector.startNewValue(rowIndex);
         for (int arrIndex = 0; arrIndex < array.size(); arrIndex++) {
             int fieldIndex = offset + arrIndex;
-            elementWriter.write(fieldIndex, array, arrIndex, handleSafe);
+            // Always use safe writes for array elements because the element index (offset +
+            // arrIndex) can exceed INITIAL_CAPACITY even when the row count doesn't. The parent's
+            // handleSafe is based on row count, but array element indices grow based on the total
+            // number of elements across all arrays, which can be much larger.
+            boolean elementHandleSafe = fieldIndex >= ArrowWriter.INITIAL_CAPACITY;
+            elementWriter.write(fieldIndex, array, arrIndex, elementHandleSafe);
         }
         offset += array.size();
         listVector.endValue(rowIndex, array.size());
diff --git a/fluss-common/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowReaderWriterTest.java b/fluss-common/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowReaderWriterTest.java
index fa8d14b3d2..001eb4e886 100644
--- a/fluss-common/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowReaderWriterTest.java
+++ b/fluss-common/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/row/arrow/ArrowReaderWriterTest.java
@@ -262,4 +262,70 @@ void testWriterExceedMaxSizeInBytes() {
                             "The arrow batch size is full and it shouldn't accept writing new rows, it's a bug.");
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that array columns work correctly when the total number of array elements exceeds
+     * INITIAL_CAPACITY (1024) while the row count stays below it. This reproduces a bug where
+     * ArrowArrayWriter used the parent's handleSafe flag (based on row count) for element writes,
+     * causing IndexOutOfBoundsException when element indices exceeded the vector's initial
+     * capacity.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void testArrayWriterWithManyElements() throws IOException {
+        // Schema with array column
+        RowType rowType =
+                DataTypes.ROW(
+                        DataTypes.FIELD("id", DataTypes.INT()),
+                        DataTypes.FIELD("arr", DataTypes.ARRAY(DataTypes.INT())));
+
+        try (BufferAllocator allocator = new RootAllocator(Long.MAX_VALUE);
+                VectorSchemaRoot root =
+                        VectorSchemaRoot.create(ArrowUtils.toArrowSchema(rowType), allocator);
+                ArrowWriterPool provider = new ArrowWriterPool(allocator);
+                ArrowWriter writer =
+                        provider.getOrCreateWriter(
+                                1L, 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE, rowType, NO_COMPRESSION)) {
+
+            // Write 200 rows, each with a 10-element array.
+            // Total elements = 2000, exceeding INITIAL_CAPACITY (1024).
+            // But row count (200) < 1024, so handleSafe would be false without the fix.
+            int numRows = 200;
+            int arraySize = 10;
+            for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
+                Integer[] elements = new Integer[arraySize];
+                for (int j = 0; j < arraySize; j++) {
+                    elements[j] = i * arraySize + j;
+                }
+                writer.writeRow(GenericRow.of(i, GenericArray.of(elements)));
+            }
+
+            // Verify serialization works without IndexOutOfBoundsException
+            AbstractPagedOutputView pagedOutputView =
+                    new ManagedPagedOutputView(new TestingMemorySegmentPool(64 * 1024));
+            int size =
+                    writer.serializeToOutputView(
+                            pagedOutputView, arrowChangeTypeOffset(CURRENT_LOG_MAGIC_VALUE));
+            assertThat(size).isGreaterThan(0);
+
+            // Verify the data can be read back correctly
+            int heapMemorySize = Math.max(size, writer.estimatedSizeInBytes());
+            MemorySegment segment = MemorySegment.allocateHeapMemory(heapMemorySize);
+            MemorySegment firstSegment = pagedOutputView.getCurrentSegment();
+            firstSegment.copyTo(arrowChangeTypeOffset(CURRENT_LOG_MAGIC_VALUE), segment, 0, size);
+
+            ArrowReader reader =
+                    ArrowUtils.createArrowReader(segment, 0, size, root, allocator, rowType);
+            assertThat(reader.getRowCount()).isEqualTo(numRows);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
+                ColumnarRow row = reader.read(i);
+                row.setRowId(i);
+                assertThat(row.getInt(0)).isEqualTo(i);
+                assertThat(row.getArray(1).size()).isEqualTo(arraySize);
+                for (int j = 0; j < arraySize; j++) {
+                    assertThat(row.getArray(1).getInt(j)).isEqualTo(i * arraySize + j);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }