diff --git a/go/arrow/array/union.go b/go/arrow/array/union.go
index f5bd4396c39..a1ac4f7e7a5 100644
--- a/go/arrow/array/union.go
+++ b/go/arrow/array/union.go
@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@ func (b *unionBuilder) Child(idx int) Builder {
 	return b.children[idx]
 }
 
+// Len returns the current number of elements in the builder.
+func (b *unionBuilder) Len() int { return b.typesBuilder.Len() }
+
 func (b *unionBuilder) Mode() arrow.UnionMode { return b.mode }
 
 func (b *unionBuilder) reserve(elements int, resize func(int)) {
diff --git a/go/arrow/array/union_test.go b/go/arrow/array/union_test.go
index 56cec197751..fff73b35c54 100644
--- a/go/arrow/array/union_test.go
+++ b/go/arrow/array/union_test.go
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ func (s *UnionBuilderSuite) appendBasics() {
 	s.appendInt(-10)
 	s.appendDbl(0.5)
 
+	s.Equal(9, s.unionBldr.Len())
+
 	s.actual = s.unionBldr.NewArray().(array.Union)
 	s.NoError(s.actual.ValidateFull())
 	s.createExpectedTypesArr()
@@ -640,6 +642,8 @@ func (s *UnionBuilderSuite) appendNullsAndEmptyValues() {
 	s.unionBldr.AppendEmptyValues(2)
 	s.expectedTypes = append(s.expectedTypes, s.I8, s.I8, s.I8)
 
+	s.Equal(8, s.unionBldr.Len())
+
 	s.actual = s.unionBldr.NewArray().(array.Union)
 	s.NoError(s.actual.ValidateFull())
 	s.createExpectedTypesArr()
@@ -664,6 +668,8 @@ func (s *UnionBuilderSuite) appendInferred() {
 	s.appendDbl(-1.0)
 	s.appendDbl(0.5)
 
+	s.Equal(9, s.unionBldr.Len())
+
 	s.actual = s.unionBldr.NewArray().(array.Union)
 	s.NoError(s.actual.ValidateFull())
 	s.createExpectedTypesArr()
@@ -695,6 +701,8 @@ func (s *UnionBuilderSuite) appendListOfInferred(utyp arrow.UnionType) *array.Li
 	s.EqualValues(2, s.DBL)
 	s.appendDbl(0.5)
 
+	s.Equal(4, s.unionBldr.Len())
+
 	s.createExpectedTypesArr()
 	return listBldr.NewListArray()
 }