diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/transport/grpc/util_internal.h b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/transport/grpc/util_internal.h
index 6f3d86eb6535..6ff3dadb53cc 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/transport/grpc/util_internal.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/transport/grpc/util_internal.h
@@ -17,11 +17,23 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <grpcpp/version_info.h>
+
 #include "arrow/flight/transport/grpc/protocol_grpc_internal.h"
 #include "arrow/flight/types.h"
 #include "arrow/flight/visibility.h"
 #include "arrow/util/macros.h"
 
+#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_CHECK(major, minor, patch)                             \
+  ((GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR > (major) ||                                         \
+    (GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR > (minor)) ||  \
+    ((GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR == (minor) && \
+      GRPC_CPP_VERSION_PATCH >= (patch)))))
+
+#if GRPC_CPP_VERSION_CHECK(1, 80, 0)
+#  include <absl/status/status.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace grpc {
 
 class Status;
@@ -34,12 +46,6 @@ class Status;
 
 namespace flight {
 
-#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_CHECK(major, minor, patch)                             \
-  ((GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR > (major) ||                                         \
-    (GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR > (minor)) ||  \
-    ((GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR == (minor) && \
-      GRPC_CPP_VERSION_PATCH >= (patch)))))
-
 #define GRPC_RETURN_NOT_OK(expr)                                 \
   do {                                                           \
     ::arrow::Status _s = (expr);                                 \