diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionListWriter.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionListWriter.java
index d6e2f9fd38d..9fe41d0d963 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionListWriter.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionListWriter.java
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ public void end() {
     writer.setPosition(writer.idx()+1);
   }
 
+  public void write(${name}Holder holder) {
+    writer.write${name}(<#list fields as field>holder.${field.name}<#if field_has_next>, </#if></#list>);
+    writer.setPosition(writer.idx()+1);
+  }
+
       </#if>
     </#list>
   </#list>
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java
index ede8d65f075..5a9c80dc124 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.BaseWriter.ComplexWriter;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.BaseWriter.ListWriter;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.BaseWriter.MapWriter;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.IntHolder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.NullableTimeStampNanoTZHolder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType.ArrowTypeID;
@@ -216,7 +217,13 @@ public void listScalarType() {
     for (int i = 0; i < COUNT; i++) {
       listWriter.startList();
       for (int j = 0; j < i % 7; j++) {
-        listWriter.writeInt(j);
+        if (j%2 == 0) {
+          listWriter.writeInt(j);
+        } else {
+          IntHolder holder = new IntHolder();
+          holder.value = j;
+          listWriter.write(holder);
+        }
       }
       listWriter.endList();
     }