diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_dataset.py b/python/python/tests/test_dataset.py
index 4fd711320a..d32a01ca9e 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_dataset.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_dataset.py
@@ -71,6 +71,24 @@ def test_input_data(tmp_path: Path, schema, data):
     assert dataset.to_table() == input_data[0][1]
 
 
+def test_roundtrip_types(tmp_path: Path):
+    table = pa.table({
+        "dict": pa.array(["a", "b", "a"], pa.dictionary(pa.int8(), pa.string())),
+        # PyArrow doesn't support creating large_string dictionaries easily.
+        "large_dict": pa.DictionaryArray.from_arrays(
+            pa.array([0, 1, 1], pa.int8()), pa.array(["foo", "bar"], pa.large_string())
+        ),
+        "list": pa.array([["a", "b"], ["c", "d"], ["e", "f"]], pa.list_(pa.string())),
+        "large_list": pa.array(
+            [["a", "b"], ["c", "d"], ["e", "f"]], pa.large_list(pa.string())
+        ),
+    })
+
+    dataset = lance.write_dataset(table, tmp_path)
+    assert dataset.schema == table.schema
+    assert dataset.to_table() == table
+
+
 def test_dataset_overwrite(tmp_path: Path):
     table1 = pa.Table.from_pylist([{"a": 1, "b": 2}, {"a": 10, "b": 20}])
     base_dir = tmp_path / "test"
diff --git a/rust/lance-file/src/datatypes.rs b/rust/lance-file/src/datatypes.rs
index 8522516ee4..c54b3cb64a 100644
--- a/rust/lance-file/src/datatypes.rs
+++ b/rust/lance-file/src/datatypes.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use arrow_schema::DataType;
 use async_recursion::async_recursion;
 use lance_arrow::bfloat16::ARROW_EXT_NAME_KEY;
+use lance_arrow::DataTypeExt;
 use lance_core::datatypes::{Dictionary, Encoding, Field, LogicalType, Schema};
 use lance_core::{Error, Result};
 use lance_io::traits::Reader;
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ async fn load_field_dictionary<'a>(field: &mut Field, reader: &dyn Reader) -> Re
         if let Some(dict_info) = field.dictionary.as_mut() {
             use DataType::*;
             match value_type.as_ref() {
-                Utf8 | Binary => {
+                _ if value_type.is_binary_like() => {
                     dict_info.values = Some(
                         read_binary_array(
                             reader,