diff --git a/arrow/src/compute/kernels/arithmetic.rs b/arrow/src/compute/kernels/arithmetic.rs
index 09d4b9fd6cd..46bd42faf4f 100644
--- a/arrow/src/compute/kernels/arithmetic.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/compute/kernels/arithmetic.rs
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ where
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "simd")]
-fn simd_float_unary_math_op<T, SIMD_OP, SCALAR_OP>(
+fn simd_unary_math_op<T, SIMD_OP, SCALAR_OP>(
     array: &PrimitiveArray<T>,
     simd_op: SIMD_OP,
     scalar_op: SCALAR_OP,
 ) -> Result<PrimitiveArray<T>>
 where
-    T: datatypes::ArrowFloatNumericType,
+    T: ArrowNumericType,
     SIMD_OP: Fn(T::Simd) -> T::Simd,
     SCALAR_OP: Fn(T::Native) -> T::Native,
 {
@@ -1010,6 +1010,31 @@ where
     return math_op(left, right, |a, b| a + b);
 }
 
+/// Add every value in an array by a scalar. If any value in the array is null then the
+/// result is also null.
+pub fn add_scalar<T>(
+    array: &PrimitiveArray<T>,
+    scalar: T::Native,
+) -> Result<PrimitiveArray<T>>
+where
+    T: datatypes::ArrowNumericType,
+    T::Native: Add<Output = T::Native>
+        + Sub<Output = T::Native>
+        + Mul<Output = T::Native>
+        + Div<Output = T::Native>
+        + Rem<Output = T::Native>
+        + Zero
+        + One,
+{
+    #[cfg(feature = "simd")]
+    {
+        let scalar_vector = T::init(scalar);
+        return simd_unary_math_op(array, |x| x + scalar_vector, |x| x + scalar);
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simd"))]
+    return Ok(unary(array, |value| value + scalar));
+}
+
 /// Perform `left - right` operation on two arrays. If either left or right value is null
 /// then the result is also null.
 pub fn subtract<T>(
@@ -1054,11 +1079,7 @@ where
     #[cfg(feature = "simd")]
     {
         let raise_vector = T::init(raise);
-        return simd_float_unary_math_op(
-            array,
-            |x| T::pow(x, raise_vector),
-            |x| x.pow(raise),
-        );
+        return simd_unary_math_op(array, |x| T::pow(x, raise_vector), |x| x.pow(raise));
     }
     #[cfg(not(feature = "simd"))]
     return Ok(unary(array, |x| x.pow(raise)));
@@ -1228,6 +1249,25 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_primitive_array_add_scalar() {
+        let a = Int32Array::from(vec![15, 14, 9, 8, 1]);
+        let b = 3;
+        let c = add_scalar(&a, b).unwrap();
+        let expected = Int32Array::from(vec![18, 17, 12, 11, 4]);
+        assert_eq!(c, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_primitive_array_add_scalar_sliced() {
+        let a = Int32Array::from(vec![Some(15), None, Some(9), Some(8), None]);
+        let a = a.slice(1, 4);
+        let a = as_primitive_array(&a);
+        let actual = add_scalar(a, 3).unwrap();
+        let expected = Int32Array::from(vec![None, Some(12), Some(11), None]);
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_primitive_array_subtract() {
         let a = Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);