diff --git a/java/memory/memory-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/memory/ArrowBuf.java b/java/memory/memory-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/memory/ArrowBuf.java
index 446b1e9fb938..5b322b4ff566 100644
--- a/java/memory/memory-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/memory/ArrowBuf.java
+++ b/java/memory/memory-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/memory/ArrowBuf.java
@@ -1183,7 +1183,9 @@ public ArrowBuf setZero(long index, long length) {
    *              this ArrowBuf has access to)
    * @param length length of bytes to set.
    * @return this ArrowBuf
+   * @deprecated use {@link ArrowBuf#setOne(long, long)} instead.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public ArrowBuf setOne(int index, int length) {
     if (length != 0) {
       this.checkIndex(index, length);
@@ -1192,6 +1194,21 @@ public ArrowBuf setOne(int index, int length) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets all bits to one in the specified range.
+   * @param index index index (0 based relative to the portion of memory
+   *              this ArrowBuf has access to)
+   * @param length length of bytes to set.
+   * @return this ArrowBuf
+   */
+  public ArrowBuf setOne(long index, long length) {
+    if (length != 0) {
+      this.checkIndex(index, length);
+      MemoryUtil.UNSAFE.setMemory(this.addr + index, length, (byte) 0xff);
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns <code>this</code> if size is less then {@link #capacity()}, otherwise
    * delegates to {@link BufferManager#replace(ArrowBuf, long)} to get a new buffer.