diff --git a/parquet/src/arrow/async_writer/mod.rs b/parquet/src/arrow/async_writer/mod.rs
index dc000f248c9b..abfb1c54ed44 100644
--- a/parquet/src/arrow/async_writer/mod.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/arrow/async_writer/mod.rs
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@
 //! # }
 //! ```
 
-use std::{
-    io::Write,
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
-};
+use std::{io::Write, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::{
     arrow::ArrowWriter,
@@ -80,22 +77,24 @@ pub struct AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
 
     /// The inner buffer shared by the `sync_writer` and the `async_writer`
     shared_buffer: SharedBuffer,
-
-    /// The threshold triggering buffer flush
-    buffer_flush_threshold: usize,
 }
 
 impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
     /// Try to create a new Async Arrow Writer.
     ///
-    /// `buffer_flush_threshold` will be used to trigger flush of the inner buffer.
+    /// `buffer_size` determines the initial size of the intermediate buffer.
+    ///
+    /// The intermediate buffer will automatically be resized if necessary
+    ///
+    /// [`Self::write`] will flush this intermediate buffer if it is at least
+    /// half full
     pub fn try_new(
         writer: W,
         arrow_schema: SchemaRef,
-        buffer_flush_threshold: usize,
+        buffer_size: usize,
         props: Option<WriterProperties>,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let shared_buffer = SharedBuffer::default();
+        let shared_buffer = SharedBuffer::new(buffer_size);
         let sync_writer =
             ArrowWriter::try_new(shared_buffer.clone(), arrow_schema, props)?;
 
@@ -103,22 +102,16 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
             sync_writer,
             async_writer: writer,
             shared_buffer,
-            buffer_flush_threshold,
         })
     }
 
     /// Enqueues the provided `RecordBatch` to be written
     ///
     /// After every sync write by the inner [ArrowWriter], the inner buffer will be
-    /// checked and flush if threshold is reached.
+    /// checked and flush if at least half full
     pub async fn write(&mut self, batch: &RecordBatch) -> Result<()> {
         self.sync_writer.write(batch)?;
-        Self::try_flush(
-            &self.shared_buffer,
-            &mut self.async_writer,
-            self.buffer_flush_threshold,
-        )
-        .await
+        Self::try_flush(&mut self.shared_buffer, &mut self.async_writer, false).await
     }
 
     /// Append [`KeyValue`] metadata in addition to those in [`WriterProperties`]
@@ -135,7 +128,7 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
         let metadata = self.sync_writer.close()?;
 
         // Force to flush the remaining data.
-        Self::try_flush(&self.shared_buffer, &mut self.async_writer, 0).await?;
+        Self::try_flush(&mut self.shared_buffer, &mut self.async_writer, true).await?;
 
         Ok(metadata)
     }
@@ -143,24 +136,21 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
     /// Flush the data in the [`SharedBuffer`] into the `async_writer` if its size
     /// exceeds the threshold.
     async fn try_flush(
-        shared_buffer: &SharedBuffer,
+        shared_buffer: &mut SharedBuffer,
         async_writer: &mut W,
-        threshold: usize,
+        force: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut buffer = {
-            let mut buffer = shared_buffer.buffer.lock().unwrap();
-
-            if buffer.is_empty() || buffer.len() < threshold {
-                // no need to flush
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-            std::mem::take(&mut *buffer)
-        };
+        let mut buffer = shared_buffer.buffer.try_lock().unwrap();
+        if !force && buffer.len() < buffer.capacity() / 2 {
+            // no need to flush
+            return Ok(());
+        }
 
         async_writer
-            .write(&buffer)
+            .write(buffer.as_slice())
             .await
             .map_err(|e| ParquetError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+
         async_writer
             .flush()
             .await
@@ -168,7 +158,6 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
 
         // reuse the buffer.
         buffer.clear();
-        *shared_buffer.buffer.lock().unwrap() = buffer;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -176,23 +165,31 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncArrowWriter<W> {
 
 /// A buffer with interior mutability shared by the [`ArrowWriter`] and
 /// [`AsyncArrowWriter`].
-#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 struct SharedBuffer {
     /// The inner buffer for reading and writing
     ///
     /// The lock is used to obtain internal mutability, so no worry about the
     /// lock contention.
-    buffer: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
+    buffer: Arc<futures::lock::Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
+}
+
+impl SharedBuffer {
+    pub fn new(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buffer: Arc::new(futures::lock::Mutex::new(Vec::with_capacity(capacity))),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Write for SharedBuffer {
     fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
-        let mut buffer = self.buffer.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut buffer = self.buffer.try_lock().unwrap();
         Write::write(&mut *buffer, buf)
     }
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        let mut buffer = self.buffer.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut buffer = self.buffer.try_lock().unwrap();
         Write::flush(&mut *buffer)
     }
 }
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
 
         let test_buffer_flush_thresholds =
-            vec![0, 1024, 40 * 1024, 50 * 1024, 100 * 1024, usize::MAX];
+            vec![0, 1024, 40 * 1024, 50 * 1024, 100 * 1024];
 
         for buffer_flush_threshold in test_buffer_flush_thresholds {
             let reader = get_test_reader();
@@ -354,7 +351,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut async_writer = AsyncArrowWriter::try_new(
                 &mut test_async_sink,
                 reader.schema(),
-                buffer_flush_threshold,
+                buffer_flush_threshold * 2,
                 Some(write_props.clone()),
             )
             .unwrap();