diff --git a/ibis/formats/pyarrow.py b/ibis/formats/pyarrow.py
index 93c41b7169aa7..fcc8d708f4b05 100644
--- a/ibis/formats/pyarrow.py
+++ b/ibis/formats/pyarrow.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import contextlib
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@
     pa.binary(): dt.Binary,
 }
 
+with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
+    _from_pyarrow_types[pa.string_view()] = dt.String
+
 
 _to_pyarrow_types = {
     dt.Null: pa.null(),