diff --git a/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/block/ArrayBlockBuilder.java b/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/block/ArrayBlockBuilder.java
index 1748121fa8fa..fc67f31ac585 100644
--- a/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/block/ArrayBlockBuilder.java
+++ b/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/block/ArrayBlockBuilder.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 import static io.airlift.slice.SizeOf.sizeOf;
 import static io.trino.spi.block.ArrayBlock.createArrayBlockInternal;
+import static io.trino.spi.block.BlockUtil.checkArrayRange;
+import static io.trino.spi.block.BlockUtil.checkValidRegion;
 import static java.lang.Math.max;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public class ArrayBlockBuilder
     private int[] offsets = new int[1];
     private boolean[] valueIsNull = new boolean[0];
     private boolean hasNullValue;
+    private boolean hasNonNullRow;
 
     private final BlockBuilder values;
     private boolean currentEntryOpened;
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ private void entryAdded(boolean isNull)
         offsets[positionCount + 1] = values.getPositionCount();
         valueIsNull[positionCount] = isNull;
         hasNullValue |= isNull;
+        hasNonNullRow |= !isNull;
         positionCount++;
 
         if (blockBuilderStatus != null) {
@@ -218,11 +222,14 @@ private void updateDataSize()
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ArrayBlock build()
+    public Block build()
     {
         if (currentEntryOpened) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Current entry must be closed before the block can be built");
         }
+        if (!hasNonNullRow) {
+            return nullRle(positionCount);
+        }
         return createArrayBlockInternal(0, positionCount, hasNullValue ? valueIsNull : null, offsets, values.build());
     }
 
@@ -240,4 +247,45 @@ public String toString()
         sb.append('}');
         return sb.toString();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Block copyPositions(int[] positions, int offset, int length)
+    {
+        checkArrayRange(positions, offset, length);
+
+        if (!hasNonNullRow) {
+            return nullRle(length);
+        }
+        return super.copyPositions(positions, offset, length);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Block getRegion(int position, int length)
+    {
+        int positionCount = getPositionCount();
+        checkValidRegion(positionCount, position, length);
+
+        if (!hasNonNullRow) {
+            return nullRle(length);
+        }
+        return super.getRegion(position, length);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Block copyRegion(int position, int length)
+    {
+        int positionCount = getPositionCount();
+        checkValidRegion(positionCount, position, length);
+
+        if (!hasNonNullRow) {
+            return nullRle(length);
+        }
+        return super.copyRegion(position, length);
+    }
+
+    private RunLengthEncodedBlock nullRle(int positionCount)
+    {
+        ArrayBlock nullValueBlock = createArrayBlockInternal(0, 1, new boolean[] {true}, new int[] {0, 0}, values.newBlockBuilderLike(null).build());
+        return new RunLengthEncodedBlock(nullValueBlock, positionCount);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/trino-spi/src/test/java/io/trino/spi/block/TestArrayBlockBuilder.java b/core/trino-spi/src/test/java/io/trino/spi/block/TestArrayBlockBuilder.java
index 5d669ac76f4c..9b69753502b2 100644
--- a/core/trino-spi/src/test/java/io/trino/spi/block/TestArrayBlockBuilder.java
+++ b/core/trino-spi/src/test/java/io/trino/spi/block/TestArrayBlockBuilder.java
@@ -73,4 +73,36 @@ public void testConcurrentWriting()
                 .isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class)
                 .hasMessage("Expected current entry to be closed but was opened");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBuilderProducesNullRleForNullRows()
+    {
+        // empty block
+        assertIsNullRle(blockBuilder().build(), 0);
+
+        // single null
+        assertIsNullRle(blockBuilder().appendNull().build(), 1);
+
+        // multiple nulls
+        assertIsNullRle(blockBuilder().appendNull().appendNull().build(), 2);
+
+        BlockBuilder blockBuilder = blockBuilder().appendNull().appendNull();
+        assertIsNullRle(blockBuilder.copyPositions(new int[] {0}, 0, 1), 1);
+        assertIsNullRle(blockBuilder.getRegion(0, 1), 1);
+        assertIsNullRle(blockBuilder.copyRegion(0, 1), 1);
+    }
+
+    private static BlockBuilder blockBuilder()
+    {
+        return new ArrayBlockBuilder(BIGINT, null, 10);
+    }
+
+    private void assertIsNullRle(Block block, int expectedPositionCount)
+    {
+        assertEquals(block.getPositionCount(), expectedPositionCount);
+        assertEquals(block.getClass(), RunLengthEncodedBlock.class);
+        if (expectedPositionCount > 0) {
+            assertTrue(block.isNull(0));
+        }
+    }
 }