diff --git a/arrow/src/compute/kernels/window.rs b/arrow/src/compute/kernels/window.rs
index a6b342961ac8..a537cbc76e47 100644
--- a/arrow/src/compute/kernels/window.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/compute/kernels/window.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //! Defines windowing functions, like `shift`ing
 
 use crate::array::{Array, ArrayRef};
-use crate::{array::PrimitiveArray, datatypes::ArrowPrimitiveType, error::Result};
+use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::{
     array::{make_array, new_null_array},
     compute::concat,
@@ -56,23 +56,20 @@ use num::{abs, clamp};
 /// let expected: Int32Array = vec![None, None, None].into();
 /// assert_eq!(res.as_ref(), &expected);
 /// ```
-pub fn shift<T>(values: &PrimitiveArray<T>, offset: i64) -> Result<ArrayRef>
-where
-    T: ArrowPrimitiveType,
-{
-    let value_len = values.len() as i64;
+pub fn shift(array: &Array, offset: i64) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    let value_len = array.len() as i64;
     if offset == 0 {
-        Ok(make_array(values.data_ref().clone()))
+        Ok(make_array(array.data_ref().clone()))
     } else if offset == i64::MIN || abs(offset) >= value_len {
-        Ok(new_null_array(&T::DATA_TYPE, values.len()))
+        Ok(new_null_array(array.data_type(), array.len()))
     } else {
         let slice_offset = clamp(-offset, 0, value_len) as usize;
-        let length = values.len() - abs(offset) as usize;
-        let slice = values.slice(slice_offset, length);
+        let length = array.len() - abs(offset) as usize;
+        let slice = array.slice(slice_offset, length);
 
         // Generate array with remaining `null` items
         let nulls = abs(offset) as usize;
-        let null_arr = new_null_array(&T::DATA_TYPE, nulls);
+        let null_arr = new_null_array(array.data_type(), nulls);
 
         // Concatenate both arrays, add nulls after if shift > 0 else before
         if offset > 0 {
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::array::Int32Array;
+    use crate::array::{Float64Array, Int32Array, Int32DictionaryArray};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_shift_neg() {
@@ -104,6 +101,50 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(res.as_ref(), &expected);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shift_neg_float64() {
+        let a: Float64Array = vec![Some(1.), None, Some(4.)].into();
+        let res = shift(&a, -1).unwrap();
+        let expected: Float64Array = vec![None, Some(4.), None].into();
+        assert_eq!(res.as_ref(), &expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shift_pos_float64() {
+        let a: Float64Array = vec![Some(1.), None, Some(4.)].into();
+        let res = shift(&a, 1).unwrap();
+        let expected: Float64Array = vec![None, Some(1.), None].into();
+        assert_eq!(res.as_ref(), &expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shift_neg_int32_dict() {
+        let a: Int32DictionaryArray = [Some("alpha"), None, Some("beta"), Some("alpha")]
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .collect();
+        let res = shift(&a, -1).unwrap();
+        let expected: Int32DictionaryArray = [None, Some("beta"), Some("alpha"), None]
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(res.as_ref(), &expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shift_pos_int32_dict() {
+        let a: Int32DictionaryArray = [Some("alpha"), None, Some("beta"), Some("alpha")]
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .collect();
+        let res = shift(&a, 1).unwrap();
+        let expected: Int32DictionaryArray = [None, Some("alpha"), None, Some("beta")]
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(res.as_ref(), &expected);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_shift_nil() {
         let a: Int32Array = vec![Some(1), None, Some(4)].into();