diff --git a/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs b/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs
index 2ef4f236f278..ee4db50a6eda 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ use datafusion_physical_plan::{DisplayAs, DisplayFormatType, ExecutionPlan};
 use datafusion_session::Session;
 
 use crate::can_expr_be_pushed_down_with_schemas;
-use crate::source::ParquetSource;
+use crate::source::{parse_coerce_int96_string, ParquetSource};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use datafusion_datasource::source::DataSourceExec;
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ async fn fetch_schema_with_location(
     store: &dyn ObjectStore,
     file: &ObjectMeta,
     metadata_size_hint: Option<usize>,
+    coerce_int96: Option<TimeUnit>,
 ) -> Result<(Path, Schema)> {
     let loc_path = file.location.clone();
-    let schema = fetch_schema(store, file, metadata_size_hint).await?;
+    let schema = fetch_schema(store, file, metadata_size_hint, coerce_int96).await?;
     Ok((loc_path, schema))
 }
 
@@ -337,12 +338,17 @@ impl FileFormat for ParquetFormat {
         store: &Arc<dyn ObjectStore>,
         objects: &[ObjectMeta],
     ) -> Result<SchemaRef> {
+        let coerce_int96 = match self.coerce_int96() {
+            Some(time_unit) => Some(parse_coerce_int96_string(time_unit.as_str())?),
+            None => None,
+        };
         let mut schemas: Vec<_> = futures::stream::iter(objects)
             .map(|object| {
                 fetch_schema_with_location(
                     store.as_ref(),
                     object,
                     self.metadata_size_hint(),
+                    coerce_int96,
                 )
             })
             .boxed() // Workaround https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/64552
@@ -825,6 +831,7 @@ async fn fetch_schema(
     store: &dyn ObjectStore,
     file: &ObjectMeta,
     metadata_size_hint: Option<usize>,
+    coerce_int96: Option<TimeUnit>,
 ) -> Result<Schema> {
     let metadata = fetch_parquet_metadata(store, file, metadata_size_hint).await?;
     let file_metadata = metadata.file_metadata();
@@ -832,6 +839,11 @@ async fn fetch_schema(
         file_metadata.schema_descr(),
         file_metadata.key_value_metadata(),
     )?;
+    let schema = coerce_int96
+        .and_then(|time_unit| {
+            coerce_int96_to_resolution(file_metadata.schema_descr(), &schema, &time_unit)
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(schema);
     Ok(schema)
 }
 
diff --git a/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/source.rs b/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/source.rs
index 6236525fcb9f..e15f5243cd27 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/source.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/source.rs
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ impl ParquetSource {
 }
 
 /// Parses datafusion.common.config.ParquetOptions.coerce_int96 String to a arrow_schema.datatype.TimeUnit
-fn parse_coerce_int96_string(str_setting: &str) -> datafusion_common::Result<TimeUnit> {
+pub(crate) fn parse_coerce_int96_string(
+    str_setting: &str,
+) -> datafusion_common::Result<TimeUnit> {
     let str_setting_lower: &str = &str_setting.to_lowercase();
 
     match str_setting_lower {
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt
index 2970b2effb3e..0823a9218268 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/parquet.slt
@@ -629,3 +629,21 @@ physical_plan
 
 statement ok
 drop table foo
+
+
+statement ok
+set datafusion.execution.parquet.coerce_int96 = ms;
+
+statement ok
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE int96_from_spark
+STORED AS PARQUET
+LOCATION '../../parquet-testing/data/int96_from_spark.parquet';
+
+# Print schema
+query TTT
+describe int96_from_spark;
+----
+a Timestamp(Millisecond, None) YES
+
+statement ok
+set datafusion.execution.parquet.coerce_int96 = ns;