diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas.py
index eb2990d4222e..2a7576946833 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas.py
@@ -258,34 +258,38 @@ def schema_field(
       description=description)
 
 
-def _python_any_schema_pb2():
+def _python_any_schema_pb2(has_repr):
   # A portable schema matches FastPrimitivesCoder encoded values
+  if has_repr:
+    representation = schema_pb2.FieldType(
+        nullable=False,
+        row_type=schema_pb2.RowType(
+            schema=schema_pb2.Schema(
+                fields=[
+                    schema_pb2.Field(
+                        name=_PYTHON_ANY_FIELD_TYPE_BYTE,
+                        type=schema_pb2.FieldType(
+                            atomic_type=schema_pb2.BYTE, nullable=False)),
+                    schema_pb2.Field(
+                        name=_PYTHON_ANY_FIELD_PAYLOAD,
+                        type=schema_pb2.FieldType(
+                            atomic_type=schema_pb2.BYTES, nullable=False))
+                ],
+                options=[
+                    schema_pb2.Option(
+                        name=_SCHEMA_OPTION_STATIC_ENCODING,
+                        type=schema_pb2.FieldType(
+                            atomic_type=schema_pb2.BOOLEAN),
+                        value=schema_pb2.FieldValue(
+                            atomic_value=schema_pb2.AtomicTypeValue(
+                                boolean=True)))
+                ]))) if has_repr else None
+  else:
+    representation = None
+
   return schema_pb2.FieldType(
       logical_type=schema_pb2.LogicalType(
-          urn=PYTHON_ANY_URN,
-          representation=schema_pb2.FieldType(
-              nullable=False,
-              row_type=schema_pb2.RowType(
-                  schema=schema_pb2.Schema(
-                      fields=[
-                          schema_pb2.Field(
-                              name=_PYTHON_ANY_FIELD_TYPE_BYTE,
-                              type=schema_pb2.FieldType(
-                                  atomic_type=schema_pb2.BYTE, nullable=False)),
-                          schema_pb2.Field(
-                              name=_PYTHON_ANY_FIELD_PAYLOAD,
-                              type=schema_pb2.FieldType(
-                                  atomic_type=schema_pb2.BYTES, nullable=False))
-                      ],
-                      options=[
-                          schema_pb2.Option(
-                              name=_SCHEMA_OPTION_STATIC_ENCODING,
-                              type=schema_pb2.FieldType(
-                                  atomic_type=schema_pb2.BOOLEAN),
-                              value=schema_pb2.FieldValue(
-                                  atomic_value=schema_pb2.AtomicTypeValue(
-                                      boolean=True)))
-                      ])))),
+          urn=PYTHON_ANY_URN, representation=representation),
       nullable=True)
 
 
@@ -388,14 +392,18 @@ def typing_to_runner_api(self, type_: type) -> schema_pb2.FieldType:
         return schema_pb2.FieldType(
             array_type=schema_pb2.ArrayType(element_type=element_type))
 
+    elif type_ == Any:
+      return _python_any_schema_pb2(has_repr=False)
+
     try:
       if LogicalType.is_known_logical_type(type_):
         logical_type = type_
       else:
         logical_type = LogicalType.from_typing(type_)
     except ValueError:
-      # Unknown type, just treat it like Any
-      return _python_any_schema_pb2()
+      # Unknown type, use pythonsdk_any with a representation compatible with
+      # FastPrimitiveCoder encoded UNKNOWN type
+      return _python_any_schema_pb2(has_repr=True)
     else:
       argument_type = None
       argument = None
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas_test.py
index 8032e4701c25..3a6d81fab5b9 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/typehints/schemas_test.py
@@ -582,9 +582,26 @@ def test_proto_survives_typing_roundtrip(self, fieldtype_proto):
                 fieldtype_proto, schema_registry=SchemaTypeRegistry()),
             schema_registry=SchemaTypeRegistry()))
 
+  def test_any_maps_to_any(self):
+    # python_any for typing.Any logical type's representation is delibrately set
+    # absent to prevent the usage crossing language boundary, as its encoded
+    # form isn't predictable from foreign SDK.
+    self.assertEqual(
+        typing_to_runner_api(Any),
+        schemas._python_any_schema_pb2(has_repr=False))
+
   def test_unknown_primitive_maps_to_any(self):
     self.assertEqual(
-        typing_to_runner_api(np.uint32), schemas._python_any_schema_pb2())
+        typing_to_runner_api(np.uint32),
+        schemas._python_any_schema_pb2(has_repr=True))
+
+  def test_unknown_user_type_maps_to_any(self):
+    class MyUnknownType:
+      pass
+
+    self.assertEqual(
+        typing_to_runner_api(MyUnknownType),
+        schemas._python_any_schema_pb2(has_repr=True))
 
   def test_unknown_atomic_raise_valueerror(self):
     self.assertRaises(