diff --git a/arrow/src/compute/kernels/comparison.rs b/arrow/src/compute/kernels/comparison.rs
index 3b65f339b804..f98e15d549af 100644
--- a/arrow/src/compute/kernels/comparison.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/compute/kernels/comparison.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ use crate::buffer::{bitwise_bin_op_helper, buffer_unary_not, Buffer, MutableBuff
 use crate::compute::binary_boolean_kernel;
 use crate::compute::util::combine_option_bitmap;
 use crate::datatypes::{
-    ArrowNumericType, DataType, Float32Type, Float64Type, Int16Type, Int32Type,
-    Int64Type, Int8Type, UInt16Type, UInt32Type, UInt64Type, UInt8Type,
+    ArrowNativeType, ArrowNumericType, ArrowPrimitiveType, DataType, Float32Type,
+    Float64Type, Int16Type, Int32Type, Int64Type, Int8Type, UInt16Type, UInt32Type,
+    UInt64Type, UInt8Type,
 };
 use crate::error::{ArrowError, Result};
 use crate::util::bit_util;
@@ -200,6 +201,66 @@ macro_rules! compare_op_scalar_primitive {
     }};
 }
 
+macro_rules! compare_dict_op_scalar {
+    ($left:expr, $T:ident, $right:expr, $op:expr) => {{
+        let null_bit_buffer = $left
+            .data()
+            .null_buffer()
+            .map(|b| b.bit_slice($left.offset(), $left.len()));
+
+        let values = $left
+            .values()
+            .as_any()
+            .downcast_ref::<PrimitiveArray<$T>>()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Safety:
+        // `i < $left.len()`
+        // let comparison: Vec<bool> = (0..array.len())
+        //     .map(|i| unsafe { $op(array.value_unchecked(i), $right) })
+        //     .collect();
+
+        let dict_comparison = eq_scalar(values, $right).unwrap();
+
+        let result: Vec<bool> = (0..$left.keys().len())
+            .map(|key| {
+                let index = $left.keys().value(key);
+                dict_comparison.value(
+                    index
+                        .to_usize()
+                        .expect(format!("Failed at idx {:?}", index).as_str()),
+                )
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        // let result: Vec<bool> = (0..$left.keys().len())
+        //     .map(|key| {
+        //         let index = $left.keys().value(key);
+        //         comparison[index
+        //             .to_usize()
+        //             .expect(format!("Failed at idx {:?}", index).as_str())]
+        //     })
+        //     .collect();
+
+        // same as $left.len()
+        let buffer =
+            unsafe { MutableBuffer::from_trusted_len_iter_bool(result.into_iter()) };
+
+        let data = unsafe {
+            ArrayData::new_unchecked(
+                DataType::Boolean,
+                $left.len(),
+                None,
+                null_bit_buffer,
+                0,
+                vec![Buffer::from(buffer)],
+                vec![],
+            )
+        };
+        Ok(BooleanArray::from(data))
+    }};
+}
+
 /// Evaluate `op(left, right)` for [`PrimitiveArray`]s using a specified
 /// comparison function.
 pub fn no_simd_compare_op<T, F>(
@@ -1200,7 +1261,40 @@ where
     return compare_op_scalar!(left, right, |a, b| a == b);
 }
 
-/// Perform `left != right` operation on two [`PrimitiveArray`]s.
+/// Perform `left == right` operation on a [`PrimitiveArray`] and a numeric scalar value.
+pub fn eq_dict_scalar<T, K>(
+    left: &DictionaryArray<K>,
+    right: T::Native,
+) -> Result<BooleanArray>
+where
+    T: ArrowNumericType,
+    K: ArrowNumericType,
+{
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simd"))]
+    println!("{}", std::any::type_name::<T>());
+    let dict_comparison = match left.values().data_type() {
+        DataType::Int8 => eq_scalar(as_primitive_array::<T>(left.values()), right),
+        _ => Err(ArrowError::ComputeError(
+            "Dictionary did not store values of type T".to_string(),
+        )),
+    }?;
+
+    assert_eq!(dict_comparison.len(), left.values().len());
+
+    let result: BooleanArray = left
+        .keys()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|key| {
+            key.map(|key| unsafe {
+                let key = key.to_usize().expect("Dictionary index not usize");
+                dict_comparison.value_unchecked(key)
+            })
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
 pub fn neq<T>(left: &PrimitiveArray<T>, right: &PrimitiveArray<T>) -> Result<BooleanArray>
 where
     T: ArrowNumericType,
@@ -2032,6 +2126,44 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dict_eq_scalar() {
+        let key_builder = PrimitiveBuilder::<UInt8Type>::new(3);
+        let value_builder = PrimitiveBuilder::<UInt8Type>::new(2);
+        let mut builder = PrimitiveDictionaryBuilder::new(key_builder, value_builder);
+        builder.append(123).unwrap();
+        builder.append_null().unwrap();
+        builder.append(223).unwrap();
+        let array = builder.finish();
+        let a_eq = eq_dict_scalar(&array, 123).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            a_eq,
+            BooleanArray::from(vec![Some(true), None, Some(false)])
+        );
+    }
+
+    // #[test]
+    // fn test_dict_eq_utf8_scalar() {
+    //     let a: DictionaryArray<Int8Type> = vec!["a", "b", "c"].into_iter().collect();
+    //     let a_eq = eq_dict_utf8_scalar(&a, "b").unwrap();
+    //     assert_eq!(a_eq, BooleanArray::from(vec![false, true, false]));
+    // }
+    // #[test]
+    // fn test_dict_neq_scalar() {
+    //     let a: DictionaryArray<Int8Type> =
+    //         vec!["hi","hello", "world"].into_iter().collect();
+    //     let a_eq = neq_dict_scalar(&a, "hello").unwrap();
+    //     assert_eq!(a_eq, BooleanArray::from(vec![true, false, true]));
+    // }
+
+    // #[test]
+    // fn test_dict_lt_scalar() {
+    //     let a: DictionaryArray<Int8Type> =
+    //         vec!["hi","hello", "world"].into_iter().collect();
+    //     let a_eq = lt_dict_scalar(&a, "hi").unwrap();
+    //     assert_eq!(a_eq, BooleanArray::from(vec![false, true, false]));
+    // }
+
     macro_rules! test_utf8_scalar {
         ($test_name:ident, $left:expr, $right:expr, $op:expr, $expected:expr) => {
             #[test]