diff --git a/arrow/src/ipc/reader.rs b/arrow/src/ipc/reader.rs
index 969c8c43f026..a784f54e20ca 100644
--- a/arrow/src/ipc/reader.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/ipc/reader.rs
@@ -578,10 +578,7 @@ pub fn read_record_batch(
     let mut node_index = 0;
     let mut arrays = vec![];
 
-    let options = RecordBatchOptions {
-        row_count: Some(batch.length() as usize),
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    let options = RecordBatchOptions::new().with_row_count(Some(batch.length() as usize));
 
     if let Some(projection) = projection {
         // project fields
@@ -1692,10 +1689,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_no_columns_batch() {
         let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![]));
-        let options = RecordBatchOptions {
-            match_field_names: true,
-            row_count: Some(10),
-        };
+        let options = RecordBatchOptions::new()
+            .with_match_field_names(true)
+            .with_row_count(Some(10));
         let input_batch =
             RecordBatch::try_new_with_options(schema, vec![], &options).unwrap();
         let output_batch = roundtrip_ipc_stream(&input_batch);
diff --git a/arrow/src/record_batch.rs b/arrow/src/record_batch.rs
index 4b0d36a43e5b..f71c67fe7746 100644
--- a/arrow/src/record_batch.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/record_batch.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl RecordBatch {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn try_new(schema: SchemaRef, columns: Vec<ArrayRef>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let options = RecordBatchOptions::default();
+        let options = RecordBatchOptions::new();
         Self::try_new_impl(schema, columns, &options)
     }
 
@@ -413,15 +413,29 @@ pub struct RecordBatchOptions {
     pub row_count: Option<usize>,
 }
 
-impl Default for RecordBatchOptions {
-    fn default() -> Self {
+impl RecordBatchOptions {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             match_field_names: true,
             row_count: None,
         }
     }
+    /// Sets the row_count of RecordBatchOptions and returns self
+    pub fn with_row_count(mut self, row_count: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+        self.row_count = row_count;
+        self
+    }
+    /// Sets the match_field_names of RecordBatchOptions and returns self
+    pub fn with_match_field_names(mut self, match_field_names: bool) -> Self {
+        self.match_field_names = match_field_names;
+        self
+    }
+}
+impl Default for RecordBatchOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
 }
-
 impl From<&StructArray> for RecordBatch {
     /// Create a record batch from struct array, where each field of
     /// the `StructArray` becomes a `Field` in the schema.
@@ -901,10 +915,7 @@ mod tests {
             .to_string()
             .contains("must either specify a row count or at least one column"));
 
-        let options = RecordBatchOptions {
-            row_count: Some(10),
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
+        let options = RecordBatchOptions::new().with_row_count(Some(10));
 
         let ok =
             RecordBatch::try_new_with_options(schema.clone(), vec![], &options).unwrap();
@@ -929,4 +940,12 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!("Invalid argument error: Column 'a' is declared as non-nullable but contains null values", format!("{}", maybe_batch.err().unwrap()));
     }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_record_batch_options() {
+        let options = RecordBatchOptions::new()
+            .with_match_field_names(false)
+            .with_row_count(Some(20));
+        assert!(!options.match_field_names);
+        assert_eq!(options.row_count.unwrap(), 20)
+    }
 }