diff --git a/arrow-row/src/lib.rs b/arrow-row/src/lib.rs
index 96e92676051d..f60688dc3337 100644
--- a/arrow-row/src/lib.rs
+++ b/arrow-row/src/lib.rs
@@ -518,12 +518,37 @@ impl Codec {
             }
             Codec::List(converter) => {
                 let values = match array.data_type() {
-                    DataType::List(_) => as_list_array(array).values(),
-                    DataType::LargeList(_) => as_large_list_array(array).values(),
-                    DataType::FixedSizeList(_, _) => as_fixed_size_list_array(array).values(),
+                    DataType::List(_) => {
+                        let list_array = as_list_array(array);
+                        let first_offset = list_array.offsets()[0] as usize;
+                        let last_offset =
+                            list_array.offsets()[list_array.offsets().len() - 1] as usize;
+
+                        // values can include more data than referenced in the ListArray, only encode
+                        // the referenced values.
+                        list_array
+                            .values()
+                            .slice(first_offset, last_offset - first_offset)
+                    }
+                    DataType::LargeList(_) => {
+                        let list_array = as_large_list_array(array);
+
+                        let first_offset = list_array.offsets()[0] as usize;
+                        let last_offset =
+                            list_array.offsets()[list_array.offsets().len() - 1] as usize;
+
+                        // values can include more data than referenced in the LargeListArray, only encode
+                        // the referenced values.
+                        list_array
+                            .values()
+                            .slice(first_offset, last_offset - first_offset)
+                    }
+                    DataType::FixedSizeList(_, _) => {
+                        as_fixed_size_list_array(array).values().clone()
+                    }
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 };
-                let rows = converter.convert_columns(&[values.clone()])?;
+                let rows = converter.convert_columns(&[values])?;
                 Ok(Encoder::List(rows))
             }
             Codec::RunEndEncoded(converter) => {
diff --git a/arrow-row/src/list.rs b/arrow-row/src/list.rs
index e9dc38e0fbe3..91c788fc8f41 100644
--- a/arrow-row/src/list.rs
+++ b/arrow-row/src/list.rs
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ pub fn compute_lengths<O: OffsetSizeTrait>(
     rows: &Rows,
     array: &GenericListArray<O>,
 ) {
+    let shift = array.value_offsets()[0].as_usize();
+
     let offsets = array.value_offsets().windows(2);
     lengths
         .iter_mut()
         .zip(offsets)
         .enumerate()
         .for_each(|(idx, (length, offsets))| {
-            let start = offsets[0].as_usize();
-            let end = offsets[1].as_usize();
+            let start = offsets[0].as_usize() - shift;
+            let end = offsets[1].as_usize() - shift;
             let range = array.is_valid(idx).then_some(start..end);
             *length += encoded_len(rows, range);
         });
@@ -61,14 +63,16 @@ pub fn encode<O: OffsetSizeTrait>(
     opts: SortOptions,
     array: &GenericListArray<O>,
 ) {
+    let shift = array.value_offsets()[0].as_usize();
+
     offsets
         .iter_mut()
         .skip(1)
         .zip(array.value_offsets().windows(2))
         .enumerate()
         .for_each(|(idx, (offset, offsets))| {
-            let start = offsets[0].as_usize();
-            let end = offsets[1].as_usize();
+            let start = offsets[0].as_usize() - shift;
+            let end = offsets[1].as_usize() - shift;
             let range = array.is_valid(idx).then_some(start..end);
             let out = &mut data[*offset..];
             *offset += encode_one(out, rows, range, opts)