diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/writer/base_writer/equality_delete_writer.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/writer/base_writer/equality_delete_writer.rs
index 500075c21..fb9682573 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/writer/base_writer/equality_delete_writer.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/writer/base_writer/equality_delete_writer.rs
@@ -167,15 +167,17 @@ impl<B: FileWriterBuilder> IcebergWriter for EqualityDeleteFileWriter<B> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
     use arrow_array::types::Int32Type;
     use arrow_array::{ArrayRef, BooleanArray, Int32Array, Int64Array, RecordBatch, StructArray};
     use arrow_buffer::NullBuffer;
-    use arrow_schema::DataType;
+    use arrow_schema::{DataType, Field, Fields};
     use arrow_select::concat::concat_batches;
     use itertools::Itertools;
     use parquet::arrow::arrow_reader::ParquetRecordBatchReaderBuilder;
+    use parquet::arrow::PARQUET_FIELD_ID_META_KEY;
     use parquet::file::properties::WriterProperties;
     use tempfile::TempDir;
     use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ mod test {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_equality_delete_with_nullable_field() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         // prepare data
-        // Int, Struct(Int)
+        // Int, Struct(Int), Struct(Struct(Int))
         let schema = Schema::builder()
             .with_schema_id(1)
             .with_fields(vec![
@@ -673,28 +675,70 @@ mod test {
                     .into()])),
                 )
                 .into(),
+                NestedField::optional(
+                    3,
+                    "col2",
+                    Type::Struct(StructType::new(vec![NestedField::optional(
+                        4,
+                        "sub_struct_col",
+                        Type::Struct(StructType::new(vec![NestedField::optional(
+                            5,
+                            "sub_sub_col",
+                            Type::Primitive(PrimitiveType::Int),
+                        )
+                        .into()])),
+                    )
+                    .into()])),
+                )
+                .into(),
             ])
             .build()
             .unwrap();
         let arrow_schema = Arc::new(schema_to_arrow_schema(&schema).unwrap());
-        // null 1
-        // 2    null(struct)
-        // 3    null(field)
+        // null 1            null(struct)
+        // 2    null(struct) null(sub_struct_col)
+        // 3    null(field)  null(sub_sub_col)
         let col0 = Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![None, Some(2), Some(3)])) as ArrayRef;
-        let nulls = NullBuffer::from(vec![true, false, true]);
-        let col1 = Arc::new(StructArray::new(
-            if let DataType::Struct(fields) = arrow_schema.fields.get(1).unwrap().data_type() {
-                fields.clone()
-            } else {
-                unreachable!()
-            },
-            vec![Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![Some(1), Some(2), None]))],
-            Some(nulls),
-        ));
-        let columns = vec![col0, col1];
+        let col1 = {
+            let nulls = NullBuffer::from(vec![true, false, true]);
+            Arc::new(StructArray::new(
+                if let DataType::Struct(fields) = arrow_schema.fields.get(1).unwrap().data_type() {
+                    fields.clone()
+                } else {
+                    unreachable!()
+                },
+                vec![Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![Some(1), Some(2), None]))],
+                Some(nulls),
+            ))
+        };
+        let col2 = {
+            let inner_col = {
+                let nulls = NullBuffer::from(vec![true, false, true]);
+                Arc::new(StructArray::new(
+                    Fields::from(vec![Field::new("sub_sub_col", DataType::Int32, true)
+                        .with_metadata(HashMap::from([(
+                            PARQUET_FIELD_ID_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                            "5".to_string(),
+                        )]))]),
+                    vec![Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![Some(1), Some(2), None]))],
+                    Some(nulls),
+                ))
+            };
+            let nulls = NullBuffer::from(vec![false, true, true]);
+            Arc::new(StructArray::new(
+                if let DataType::Struct(fields) = arrow_schema.fields.get(2).unwrap().data_type() {
+                    fields.clone()
+                } else {
+                    unreachable!()
+                },
+                vec![inner_col],
+                Some(nulls),
+            ))
+        };
+        let columns = vec![col0, col1, col2];
 
         let to_write = RecordBatch::try_new(arrow_schema.clone(), columns).unwrap();
-        let equality_ids = vec![0_i32, 2];
+        let equality_ids = vec![0_i32, 2, 5];
         let equality_config =
             EqualityDeleteWriterConfig::new(equality_ids, Arc::new(schema), None).unwrap();
         let projector = equality_config.projector.clone();
@@ -705,6 +749,7 @@ mod test {
             RecordBatch::try_new(equality_config.projected_arrow_schema_ref().clone(), vec![
                 Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![None, Some(2), Some(3)])) as ArrayRef,
                 Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![Some(1), None, None])) as ArrayRef,
+                Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![None, None, None])) as ArrayRef,
             ])
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(to_write_projected, expect_batch);