diff --git a/go/parquet/schema/reflection.go b/go/parquet/schema/reflection.go
index 03ca4cd1e4814..66009be0c7dc6 100644
--- a/go/parquet/schema/reflection.go
+++ b/go/parquet/schema/reflection.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v14/arrow/float16"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v14/parquet"
 	format "github.com/apache/arrow/go/v14/parquet/internal/gen-go/parquet"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
@@ -375,6 +376,9 @@ func typeToNode(name string, typ reflect.Type, repType parquet.Repetition, info
 		}
 		return Must(MapOf(name, key, value, repType, fieldID))
 	case reflect.Struct:
+		if typ == reflect.TypeOf(float16.Num{}) {
+			return MustPrimitive(NewPrimitiveNodeLogical(name, repType, Float16LogicalType{}, parquet.Types.FixedLenByteArray, 2, fieldID))
+		}
 		// structs are Group nodes
 		fields := make(FieldList, 0)
 		for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
diff --git a/go/parquet/schema/reflection_test.go b/go/parquet/schema/reflection_test.go
index 7627f009586cc..a4c95239a8862 100644
--- a/go/parquet/schema/reflection_test.go
+++ b/go/parquet/schema/reflection_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v14/arrow/float16"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v14/parquet"
 	"github.com/apache/arrow/go/v14/parquet/schema"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ func ExampleNewSchemaFromStruct_logicaltypes() {
 		UUID                  [16]byte `parquet:"logical=uuid"`
 		Float16               [2]byte  `parquet:"logical=float16"`
 		Float16Optional       *[2]byte `parquet:"logical=float16"`
+		Float16Num            float16.Num
 	}
 
 	sc, err := schema.NewSchemaFromStruct(LogicalTypes{})
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ func ExampleNewSchemaFromStruct_logicaltypes() {
 	//   required fixed_len_byte_array field_id=-1 UUID (UUID);
 	//   required fixed_len_byte_array field_id=-1 Float16 (Float16);
 	//   optional fixed_len_byte_array field_id=-1 Float16Optional (Float16);
+	//   required fixed_len_byte_array field_id=-1 Float16Num (Float16);
 	// }
 }