diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake
index a9e23be538614..cef4eb0b1617d 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake
@@ -683,6 +683,9 @@ elseif("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "PROFILE_GEN")
 elseif("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "PROFILE_BUILD")
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${C_FLAGS_PROFILE_BUILD}")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CXX_FLAGS_PROFILE_BUILD}")
+elseif("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "MINSIZEREL")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL}")
 else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 endif()
diff --git a/dev/tasks/r/github.macos-linux.local.yml b/dev/tasks/r/github.macos-linux.local.yml
index 27c67657ba4d4..aaefafdce16d6 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/r/github.macos-linux.local.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/r/github.macos-linux.local.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ jobs:
   autobrew:
     name: "install from local source"
     runs-on: {{ "${{ matrix.os }}" }}
+  {% if env is defined %}
+    env:
+    {% for key, value in env.items() %}
+      {{ key }}: "{{ value }}"
+    {% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/dev/tasks/tasks.yml b/dev/tasks/tasks.yml
index 1fe42168a4914..2cad64296bebc 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/tasks.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/tasks.yml
@@ -1314,6 +1314,13 @@ tasks:
     ci: github
     template: r/github.macos-linux.local.yml
 
+  test-r-install-local-minsizerel:
+    ci: github
+    template: r/github.macos-linux.local.yml
+    params:
+      env:
+        CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: MinSizeRel
+
   test-r-devdocs:
     ci: github
     template: r/github.devdocs.yml
@@ -1355,7 +1362,6 @@ tasks:
     ci: github
     template: r/github.linux.offline.build.yml
 
-
   test-r-rhub-debian-gcc-release-custom-ccache:
     ci: azure
     template: r/azure.linux.yml