diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/OffHeapColumnVector.java b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/OffHeapColumnVector.java
index 35682756ed6c..e1d36858d4ee 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/OffHeapColumnVector.java
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/OffHeapColumnVector.java
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ public void loadBytes(ColumnVector.Array array) {
   // Split out the slow path.
   @Override
   protected void reserveInternal(int newCapacity) {
-    int oldCapacity = (this.data == 0L) ? 0 : capacity;
+    int oldCapacity = (nulls == 0L) ? 0 : capacity;
     if (this.resultArray != null) {
       this.lengthData =
           Platform.reallocateMemory(lengthData, oldCapacity * 4, newCapacity * 4);
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/ColumnVectorSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/ColumnVectorSuite.scala
index 998067a47033..f7b06c97f9db 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/ColumnVectorSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/vectorized/ColumnVectorSuite.scala
@@ -198,4 +198,30 @@ class ColumnVectorSuite extends SparkFunSuite with BeforeAndAfterEach {
     assert(array.get(1, schema).asInstanceOf[ColumnarBatch.Row].get(0, IntegerType) === 456)
     assert(array.get(1, schema).asInstanceOf[ColumnarBatch.Row].get(1, DoubleType) === 5.67)
   }
+
+  test("[SPARK-22092] off-heap column vector reallocation corrupts array data") {
+    val arrayType = ArrayType(IntegerType, true)
+    testVector = new OffHeapColumnVector(8, arrayType)
+
+    val data = testVector.arrayData()
+    (0 until 8).foreach(i => data.putInt(i, i))
+    (0 until 8).foreach(i => testVector.putArray(i, i, 1))
+
+    // Increase vector's capacity and reallocate the data to new bigger buffers.
+    testVector.reserve(16)
+
+    // Check that none of the values got lost/overwritten.
+    val array = new ColumnVector.Array(testVector)
+    (0 until 8).foreach { i =>
+      assert(array.get(i, arrayType).asInstanceOf[ArrayData].toIntArray() === Array(i))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("[SPARK-22092] off-heap column vector reallocation corrupts struct nullability") {
+    val structType = new StructType().add("int", IntegerType).add("double", DoubleType)
+    testVector = new OffHeapColumnVector(8, structType)
+    (0 until 8).foreach(i => if (i % 2 == 0) testVector.putNull(i) else testVector.putNotNull(i))
+    testVector.reserve(16)
+    (0 until 8).foreach(i => assert(testVector.isNullAt(i) == (i % 2 == 0)))
+  }
 }