diff --git a/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/encryption.rs b/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/encryption.rs
index 9744f0f7a6b..4c926d0687c 100644
--- a/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/encryption.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/encryption.rs
@@ -144,10 +144,18 @@ fn row_group_from_encrypted_thrift(
                 }
                 Some(ColumnCryptoMetaData::ENCRYPTION_WITH_COLUMN_KEY(crypto_metadata)) => {
                     let column_name = crypto_metadata.path_in_schema.join(".");
-                    decryptor.get_column_metadata_decryptor(
+                    // Try to get the decryptor - if it fails, we don't have the key
+                    match decryptor.get_column_metadata_decryptor(
                         column_name.as_str(),
                         crypto_metadata.key_metadata.as_deref(),
-                    )?
+                    ) {
+                        Ok(dec) => dec,
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            // We don't have the key for this column, so we can't decrypt its metadata.
+                            columns.push(c);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 Some(ColumnCryptoMetaData::ENCRYPTION_WITH_FOOTER_KEY) => {
                     decryptor.get_footer_decryptor()?
diff --git a/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/mod.rs b/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/mod.rs
index 14774910961..a469ec680b1 100644
--- a/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/mod.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/file/metadata/thrift/mod.rs
@@ -1197,13 +1197,30 @@ pub(super) fn serialize_column_meta_data<W: Write>(
     if let Some(dictionary_page_offset) = column_chunk.dictionary_page_offset {
         last_field_id = dictionary_page_offset.write_thrift_field(w, 11, last_field_id)?;
     }
-    // PageStatistics is the same as thrift Statistics, but writable
-    let stats = page_stats_to_thrift(column_chunk.statistics());
-    if let Some(stats) = stats {
-        last_field_id = stats.write_thrift_field(w, 12, last_field_id)?;
+
+    // Only write statistics to plaintext footer if column is not encrypted
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
+    if column_chunk.crypto_metadata().is_none() {
+        // PageStatistics is the same as thrift Statistics, but writable
+        let stats = page_stats_to_thrift(column_chunk.statistics());
+        if let Some(stats) = stats {
+            last_field_id = stats.write_thrift_field(w, 12, last_field_id)?;
+        }
+        if let Some(page_encoding_stats) = column_chunk.page_encoding_stats() {
+            last_field_id = page_encoding_stats.write_thrift_field(w, 13, last_field_id)?;
+        }
     }
-    if let Some(page_encoding_stats) = column_chunk.page_encoding_stats() {
-        last_field_id = page_encoding_stats.write_thrift_field(w, 13, last_field_id)?;
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "encryption"))]
+    {
+        // PageStatistics is the same as thrift Statistics, but writable
+        let stats = page_stats_to_thrift(column_chunk.statistics());
+        if let Some(stats) = stats {
+            last_field_id = stats.write_thrift_field(w, 12, last_field_id)?;
+        }
+        if let Some(page_encoding_stats) = column_chunk.page_encoding_stats() {
+            last_field_id = page_encoding_stats.write_thrift_field(w, 13, last_field_id)?;
+        }
     }
     if let Some(bloom_filter_offset) = column_chunk.bloom_filter_offset {
         last_field_id = bloom_filter_offset.write_thrift_field(w, 14, last_field_id)?;
@@ -1459,12 +1476,11 @@ impl WriteThrift for ColumnChunkMetaData {
 
         #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
         {
-            // only write the ColumnMetaData if we haven't already encrypted it
-            if self.encrypted_column_metadata.is_none() {
-                writer.write_field_begin(FieldType::Struct, 3, last_field_id)?;
-                serialize_column_meta_data(self, writer)?;
-                last_field_id = 3;
-            }
+            // Always write the ColumnMetaData struct
+            // Statistics are conditionally excluded based on crypto_metadata in serialize_column_meta_data
+            writer.write_field_begin(FieldType::Struct, 3, last_field_id)?;
+            serialize_column_meta_data(self, writer)?;
+            last_field_id = 3;
         }
         #[cfg(not(feature = "encryption"))]
         {
diff --git a/parquet/src/file/metadata/writer.rs b/parquet/src/file/metadata/writer.rs
index 124bc11bddc..4d32df556bb 100644
--- a/parquet/src/file/metadata/writer.rs
+++ b/parquet/src/file/metadata/writer.rs
@@ -758,13 +758,42 @@ impl MetadataObjectWriter {
         match column_chunk.column_crypto_metadata.as_deref() {
             None => {}
             Some(ColumnCryptoMetaData::ENCRYPTION_WITH_FOOTER_KEY) => {
+                use crate::file::metadata::thrift::serialize_column_meta_data;
                 // When uniform encryption is used the footer is already encrypted,
                 // so the column chunk does not need additional encryption.
+                // Except if we're in plaintext footer mode, then we need to encrypt
+                // the column metadata here.
+                let is_footer_encrypted = file_encryptor.properties().encrypt_footer();
+
+                if !is_footer_encrypted {
+                    // Temporarily clear crypto_metadata so statistics get included in encrypted blob
+                    let crypto_metadata = column_chunk.column_crypto_metadata.take();
+                    let mut encryptor = file_encryptor.get_footer_encryptor()?;
+                    let aad = create_module_aad(
+                        file_encryptor.file_aad(),
+                        ModuleType::ColumnMetaData,
+                        row_group_index,
+                        column_index,
+                        None,
+                    )?;
+                    // create temp ColumnMetaData that we can encrypt
+                    let mut buffer: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+                    {
+                        let mut prot = ThriftCompactOutputProtocol::new(&mut buffer);
+                        serialize_column_meta_data(&column_chunk, &mut prot)?;
+                    }
+                    let ciphertext = encryptor.encrypt(&buffer, &aad)?;
+
+                    column_chunk.column_crypto_metadata = crypto_metadata;
+                    column_chunk.encrypted_column_metadata = Some(ciphertext);
+                }
             }
             Some(ColumnCryptoMetaData::ENCRYPTION_WITH_COLUMN_KEY(col_key)) => {
                 use crate::file::metadata::thrift::serialize_column_meta_data;
 
                 let column_path = col_key.path_in_schema.join(".");
+                // Temporarily clear crypto_metadata so statistics get included in encrypted blob
+                let crypto_metadata = column_chunk.column_crypto_metadata.take();
                 let mut column_encryptor = file_encryptor.get_column_encryptor(&column_path)?;
                 let aad = create_module_aad(
                     file_encryptor.file_aad(),
@@ -781,6 +810,7 @@ impl MetadataObjectWriter {
                 }
                 let ciphertext = column_encryptor.encrypt(&buffer, &aad)?;
 
+                column_chunk.column_crypto_metadata = crypto_metadata;
                 column_chunk.encrypted_column_metadata = Some(ciphertext);
             }
         }
diff --git a/parquet/tests/encryption/encryption.rs b/parquet/tests/encryption/encryption.rs
index f999abab95d..6679dc3b9b2 100644
--- a/parquet/tests/encryption/encryption.rs
+++ b/parquet/tests/encryption/encryption.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use parquet::data_type::{ByteArray, ByteArrayType};
 use parquet::encryption::decrypt::FileDecryptionProperties;
 use parquet::encryption::encrypt::FileEncryptionProperties;
 use parquet::errors::ParquetError;
-use parquet::file::metadata::ParquetMetaData;
+use parquet::file::metadata::{ColumnChunkMetaData, ParquetMetaData};
 use parquet::file::properties::WriterProperties;
 use parquet::file::writer::SerializedFileWriter;
 use parquet::schema::parser::parse_message_type;
@@ -719,6 +719,132 @@ fn test_write_uniform_encryption_plaintext_footer() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+pub fn test_non_uniform_plaintext_encryption_behaviour() {
+    let footer_key = b"0123456789012345".to_vec(); // 128bit/16
+    let column_key = b"1234567890123450".to_vec();
+
+    let encryption_properties = FileEncryptionProperties::builder(footer_key.clone())
+        .with_plaintext_footer(true)
+        .with_column_key("x", column_key.clone())
+        .with_column_key("y", column_key.clone())
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let encryption_properties_footer_key = FileEncryptionProperties::builder(footer_key.clone())
+        .with_plaintext_footer(true)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let decryption_properties = FileDecryptionProperties::builder(footer_key.clone())
+        .with_column_key("x", column_key.clone())
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let decryption_properties_footer_key = FileDecryptionProperties::builder(footer_key.clone())
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let props = WriterProperties::builder()
+        .with_file_encryption_properties(encryption_properties)
+        .build();
+
+    // Write partly encrypted data with plaintext footer
+    let values = Int32Array::from(vec![8, 3, 4, 19, 5]);
+    let values = Arc::new(values);
+    let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![
+        Field::new("x", values.data_type().clone(), true),
+        Field::new("y", values.data_type().clone(), true),
+        Field::new("z", values.data_type().clone(), true),
+    ]));
+    let record_batches = vec![
+        RecordBatch::try_new(
+            schema.clone(),
+            vec![values.clone(), values.clone(), values.clone()],
+        )
+        .unwrap(),
+    ];
+
+    let temp_file = tempfile::tempfile().unwrap();
+    let mut writer = ArrowWriter::try_new(&temp_file, schema.clone(), Some(props)).unwrap();
+    for batch in record_batches.clone() {
+        writer.write(&batch).unwrap();
+    }
+    let metadata = writer.close().unwrap();
+
+    let expected_min = 3i32.to_le_bytes();
+    let expected_max = 19i32.to_le_bytes();
+
+    let check_column_stats = |column: &ColumnChunkMetaData, has_stats: bool| {
+        if has_stats {
+            assert!(column.page_encoding_stats().is_some());
+            assert!(column.statistics().is_some());
+            let column_stats = column.statistics().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(column_stats.min_bytes_opt(), Some(expected_min.as_slice()));
+            assert_eq!(column_stats.max_bytes_opt(), Some(expected_max.as_slice()));
+        } else {
+            assert!(column.statistics().is_none());
+            assert!(column.page_encoding_stats().is_none());
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Check column statistics produced at write time are available in full
+    let row_group = metadata.row_group(0);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(0), true);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(1), true);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(2), true);
+
+    // Check column statistics are read given plaintext footer and available decryption properties
+    let options =
+        ArrowReaderOptions::default().with_file_decryption_properties(decryption_properties);
+    let reader_metadata = ArrowReaderMetadata::load(&temp_file, options).unwrap();
+    let metadata = reader_metadata.metadata();
+    let row_group = metadata.row_group(0);
+    // Reader can read plaintext from the unencrypted column
+    // and column x for which the key is provided, but not column y
+    // for which no key is provided.
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(0), true);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(1), false);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(2), true);
+
+    let options = ArrowReaderOptions::default();
+    let reader_metadata = ArrowReaderMetadata::load(&temp_file, options).unwrap();
+    let metadata = reader_metadata.metadata();
+    let row_group = metadata.row_group(0);
+    // Reader can only read plaintext from the unencrypted column if no key is provided
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(0), false);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(1), false);
+    check_column_stats(row_group.column(2), true);
+
+    // Check for the uniform encryption case
+    let props = WriterProperties::builder()
+        .with_file_encryption_properties(encryption_properties_footer_key)
+        .build();
+
+    let temp_file = tempfile::tempfile().unwrap();
+    let mut writer = ArrowWriter::try_new(&temp_file, schema, Some(props)).unwrap();
+    for batch in record_batches.clone() {
+        writer.write(&batch).unwrap();
+    }
+    let metadata = writer.close().unwrap();
+
+    // Check column statistics produced at write time are available in full
+    check_column_stats(metadata.row_group(0).column(0), true);
+
+    let options = ArrowReaderOptions::default()
+        .with_file_decryption_properties(decryption_properties_footer_key);
+    let reader_metadata = ArrowReaderMetadata::load(&temp_file, options).unwrap();
+    let metadata = reader_metadata.metadata();
+    // Reader can read stats from plaintext footer metadata if a footer key is provided
+    check_column_stats(metadata.row_group(0).column(0), true);
+
+    let options = ArrowReaderOptions::default();
+    let reader_metadata = ArrowReaderMetadata::load(&temp_file, options).unwrap();
+    let metadata = reader_metadata.metadata();
+    // Reader can not read stats from plaintext footer metadata if no key is provided
+    check_column_stats(metadata.row_group(0).column(0), false);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_write_uniform_encryption() {
     let testdata = arrow::util::test_util::parquet_test_data();