diff --git a/rust/arrow/src/util/pretty.rs b/rust/arrow/src/util/pretty.rs
index dc564ddb4aa..3c23e28f7ed 100644
--- a/rust/arrow/src/util/pretty.rs
+++ b/rust/arrow/src/util/pretty.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 
 use crate::array;
 use crate::array::{Array, PrimitiveArrayOps};
-use crate::datatypes::{DataType, TimeUnit};
+use crate::datatypes::{
+    ArrowNativeType, ArrowPrimitiveType, DataType, Int16Type, Int32Type, Int64Type,
+    Int8Type, TimeUnit, UInt16Type, UInt32Type, UInt64Type, UInt8Type,
+};
 use crate::record_batch::RecordBatch;
 
+use array::DictionaryArray;
 use prettytable::format;
 use prettytable::{Cell, Row, Table};
 
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ fn create_table(results: &[RecordBatch]) -> Result<Table> {
             let mut cells = Vec::new();
             for col in 0..batch.num_columns() {
                 let column = batch.column(col);
-                cells.push(Cell::new(&array_value_to_string(column.clone(), row)?));
+                cells.push(Cell::new(&array_value_to_string(&column, row)?));
             }
             table.add_row(Row::new(cells));
         }
@@ -83,8 +87,8 @@ macro_rules! make_string {
     }};
 }
 
-/// Get the value at the given row in an array as a string
-fn array_value_to_string(column: array::ArrayRef, row: usize) -> Result<String> {
+/// Get the value at the given row in an array as a String
+pub fn array_value_to_string(column: &array::ArrayRef, row: usize) -> Result<String> {
     match column.data_type() {
         DataType::Utf8 => make_string!(array::StringArray, column, row),
         DataType::Boolean => make_string!(array::BooleanArray, column, row),
@@ -124,15 +128,55 @@ fn array_value_to_string(column: array::ArrayRef, row: usize) -> Result<String>
         DataType::Time64(unit) if *unit == TimeUnit::Nanosecond => {
             make_string!(array::Time64NanosecondArray, column, row)
         }
+        DataType::Dictionary(index_type, _value_type) => match **index_type {
+            DataType::Int8 => dict_array_value_to_string::<Int8Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::Int16 => dict_array_value_to_string::<Int16Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::Int32 => dict_array_value_to_string::<Int32Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::Int64 => dict_array_value_to_string::<Int64Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::UInt8 => dict_array_value_to_string::<UInt8Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::UInt16 => dict_array_value_to_string::<UInt16Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::UInt32 => dict_array_value_to_string::<UInt32Type>(column, row),
+            DataType::UInt64 => dict_array_value_to_string::<UInt64Type>(column, row),
+            _ => Err(ArrowError::InvalidArgumentError(format!(
+                "Pretty printing not supported for {:?} due to index type",
+                column.data_type()
+            ))),
+        },
         _ => Err(ArrowError::InvalidArgumentError(format!(
-            "Unsupported {:?} type for repl.",
+            "Pretty printing not implemented for {:?} type",
             column.data_type()
         ))),
     }
 }
 
+/// Converts the value of the dictionary array at `row` to a String
+fn dict_array_value_to_string<K: ArrowPrimitiveType>(
+    colum: &array::ArrayRef,
+    row: usize,
+) -> Result<String> {
+    let dict_array = colum.as_any().downcast_ref::<DictionaryArray<K>>().unwrap();
+
+    let keys_array = dict_array.keys_array();
+
+    if keys_array.is_null(row) {
+        return Ok(String::from(""));
+    }
+
+    let dict_index = keys_array.value(row).to_usize().ok_or_else(|| {
+        ArrowError::InvalidArgumentError(format!(
+            "Can not convert value {:?} at index {:?} to usize for repl.",
+            keys_array.value(row),
+            row
+        ))
+    })?;
+
+    array_value_to_string(&dict_array.values(), dict_index)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use array::{PrimitiveBuilder, StringBuilder, StringDictionaryBuilder};
+
     use super::*;
     use crate::datatypes::{Field, Schema};
     use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -183,4 +227,41 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pretty_format_dictionary() -> Result<()> {
+        // define a schema.
+        let field_type =
+            DataType::Dictionary(Box::new(DataType::Int32), Box::new(DataType::Utf8));
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![Field::new("d1", field_type, true)]));
+
+        let keys_builder = PrimitiveBuilder::<Int32Type>::new(10);
+        let values_builder = StringBuilder::new(10);
+        let mut builder = StringDictionaryBuilder::new(keys_builder, values_builder);
+
+        builder.append("one")?;
+        builder.append_null()?;
+        builder.append("three")?;
+        let array = Arc::new(builder.finish());
+
+        let batch = RecordBatch::try_new(schema.clone(), vec![array])?;
+
+        let table = pretty_format_batches(&[batch])?;
+
+        let expected = vec![
+            "+-------+",
+            "| d1    |",
+            "+-------+",
+            "| one   |",
+            "|       |",
+            "| three |",
+            "+-------+",
+        ];
+
+        let actual: Vec<&str> = table.lines().collect();
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual, "Actual result:\n{}", table);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }