diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_functions.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_functions.py
index 30ec676b96c46..f8b8834fd2df7 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -1033,6 +1033,29 @@ def test_np_scalar_input(self):
             res = df.select(array_position(df.data, dtype(1)).alias("c")).collect()
             self.assertEqual([Row(c=1), Row(c=0)], res)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(not have_numpy, "NumPy not installed")
+    def test_ndarray_input(self):
+        import numpy as np
+
+        arr_dtype_to_spark_dtypes = [
+            ("int8", [("b", "array<smallint>")]),
+            ("int16", [("b", "array<smallint>")]),
+            ("int32", [("b", "array<int>")]),
+            ("int64", [("b", "array<bigint>")]),
+            ("float32", [("b", "array<float>")]),
+            ("float64", [("b", "array<double>")]),
+        ]
+        for t, expected_spark_dtypes in arr_dtype_to_spark_dtypes:
+            arr = np.array([1, 2]).astype(t)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                expected_spark_dtypes, self.spark.range(1).select(lit(arr).alias("b")).dtypes
+            )
+        arr = np.array([1, 2]).astype(np.uint)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            TypeError, "The type of array scalar '%s' is not supported" % arr.dtype
+        ):
+            self.spark.range(1).select(lit(arr).alias("b"))
+
     def test_binary_math_function(self):
         funcs, expected = zip(*[(atan2, 0.13664), (hypot, 8.07527), (pow, 2.14359), (pmod, 1.1)])
         df = self.spark.range(1).select(*(func(1.1, 8) for func in funcs))
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/types.py b/python/pyspark/sql/types.py
index c1e6a738bc6aa..365c903487ce9 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/types.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/types.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 )
 
 from py4j.protocol import register_input_converter
-from py4j.java_gateway import GatewayClient, JavaClass, JavaObject
+from py4j.java_gateway import GatewayClient, JavaClass, JavaGateway, JavaObject
 
 from pyspark.serializers import CloudPickleSerializer
 from pyspark.sql.utils import has_numpy
@@ -2268,12 +2268,59 @@ def convert(self, obj: "np.generic", gateway_client: GatewayClient) -> Any:
         return obj.item()
 
 
+class NumpyArrayConverter:
+    def _from_numpy_type_to_java_type(
+        self, nt: "np.dtype", gateway: JavaGateway
+    ) -> Optional[JavaClass]:
+        """Convert NumPy type to Py4J Java type."""
+        if nt in [np.dtype("int8"), np.dtype("int16")]:
+            # Mapping int8 to gateway.jvm.byte causes
+            #   TypeError: 'bytes' object does not support item assignment
+            return gateway.jvm.short
+        elif nt == np.dtype("int32"):
+            return gateway.jvm.int
+        elif nt == np.dtype("int64"):
+            return gateway.jvm.long
+        elif nt == np.dtype("float32"):
+            return gateway.jvm.float
+        elif nt == np.dtype("float64"):
+            return gateway.jvm.double
+        elif nt == np.dtype("bool"):
+            return gateway.jvm.boolean
+
+        return None
+
+    def can_convert(self, obj: Any) -> bool:
+        return has_numpy and isinstance(obj, np.ndarray) and obj.ndim == 1
+
+    def convert(self, obj: "np.ndarray", gateway_client: GatewayClient) -> JavaObject:
+        from pyspark import SparkContext
+
+        gateway = SparkContext._gateway
+        assert gateway is not None
+        plist = obj.tolist()
+
+        if len(obj) > 0 and isinstance(plist[0], str):
+            jtpe = gateway.jvm.String
+        else:
+            jtpe = self._from_numpy_type_to_java_type(obj.dtype, gateway)
+            if jtpe is None:
+                raise TypeError("The type of array scalar '%s' is not supported" % (obj.dtype))
+        jarr = gateway.new_array(jtpe, len(obj))
+        for i in range(len(plist)):
+            jarr[i] = plist[i]
+        return jarr
+
+
 # datetime is a subclass of date, we should register DatetimeConverter first
 register_input_converter(DatetimeNTZConverter())
 register_input_converter(DatetimeConverter())
 register_input_converter(DateConverter())
 register_input_converter(DayTimeIntervalTypeConverter())
 register_input_converter(NumpyScalarConverter())
+# NumPy array satisfies py4j.java_collections.ListConverter,
+# so prepend NumpyArrayConverter
+register_input_converter(NumpyArrayConverter(), prepend=True)
 
 
 def _test() -> None: