diff --git a/parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/TypeToMessageType.java b/parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/TypeToMessageType.java
index 9f55670eda90..d1d60d2307a1 100644
--- a/parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/TypeToMessageType.java
+++ b/parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/TypeToMessageType.java
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ public Type primitive(PrimitiveType primitive, Type.Repetition repetition, int i
         }
 
       case UUID:
-        return Types.primitive(FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY, repetition).length(16).id(id).named(name);
+        return Types.primitive(FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY, repetition).length(16)
+                .as(LogicalTypeAnnotation.uuidType())
+                .id(id)
+                .named(name);
 
       default:
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported type for Parquet: " + primitive);