diff --git a/dask/dataframe/_compat.py b/dask/dataframe/_compat.py
index acf625efd9a..ec307e746bd 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/_compat.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/_compat.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 PANDAS_GT_150 = PANDAS_VERSION >= Version("1.5.0")
 PANDAS_GT_200 = PANDAS_VERSION.major >= 2
 PANDAS_GT_201 = PANDAS_VERSION.release >= (2, 0, 1)
+PANDAS_GT_202 = PANDAS_VERSION.release >= (2, 0, 2)
 PANDAS_GT_210 = PANDAS_VERSION.release >= (2, 1, 0)
 
 import pandas.testing as tm
diff --git a/dask/dataframe/io/parquet/arrow.py b/dask/dataframe/io/parquet/arrow.py
index 3bfd89b2409..f50289b59f4 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/io/parquet/arrow.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/io/parquet/arrow.py
@@ -1256,7 +1256,9 @@ def _create_dd_meta(cls, dataset_info):
             # Make sure all categories are set to "unknown".
             # Cannot include index names in the `cols` argument.
             meta = clear_known_categories(
-                meta, cols=[c for c in categories if c not in meta.index.names]
+                meta,
+                cols=[c for c in categories if c not in meta.index.names],
+                dtype_backend=dtype_backend,
             )
 
         if partition_obj:
diff --git a/dask/dataframe/io/tests/test_parquet.py b/dask/dataframe/io/tests/test_parquet.py
index 3e7586e2301..b70a93a9ccb 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/io/tests/test_parquet.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/io/tests/test_parquet.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import dask.multiprocessing
 from dask.array.numpy_compat import _numpy_124
 from dask.blockwise import Blockwise, optimize_blockwise
-from dask.dataframe._compat import PANDAS_GT_150, PANDAS_GT_200
+from dask.dataframe._compat import PANDAS_GT_150, PANDAS_GT_200, PANDAS_GT_202
 from dask.dataframe.io.parquet.core import get_engine
 from dask.dataframe.io.parquet.utils import _parse_pandas_metadata
 from dask.dataframe.optimize import optimize_dataframe_getitem
@@ -4904,3 +4904,15 @@ def test_read_parquet_preserve_categorical_column_dtype(tmp_path):
         index=[0, 0],
     )
     assert_eq(ddf, expected)
+
+
+@PYARROW_MARK
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not PANDAS_GT_200, reason="Requires pd.ArrowDtype")
+def test_dtype_backend_categoricals(tmp_path):
+    df = pd.DataFrame({"a": pd.Series(["x", "y"], dtype="category"), "b": [1, 2]})
+    outdir = tmp_path / "out.parquet"
+    df.to_parquet(outdir, engine="pyarrow")
+    ddf = dd.read_parquet(outdir, engine="pyarrow", dtype_backend="pyarrow")
+    pdf = pd.read_parquet(outdir, engine="pyarrow", dtype_backend="pyarrow")
+    # Set sort_results=False because of pandas bug up to 2.0.1
+    assert_eq(ddf, pdf, sort_results=PANDAS_GT_202)
diff --git a/dask/dataframe/utils.py b/dask/dataframe/utils.py
index 3e5348bfe2d..2d96e112b09 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/utils.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/utils.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def strip_unknown_categories(x, just_drop_unknown=False):
     return x
 
 
-def clear_known_categories(x, cols=None, index=True):
+def clear_known_categories(x, cols=None, index=True, dtype_backend=None):
     """Set categories to be unknown.
 
     Parameters
@@ -273,7 +273,15 @@ def clear_known_categories(x, cols=None, index=True):
     index : bool, optional
         If True and x is a Series or DataFrame, set the clear known categories
         in the index as well.
+    dtype_backend : string, optional
+        If set to PyArrow, the categorical dtype is implemented as a PyArrow
+        dictionary
     """
+    if dtype_backend == "pyarrow":
+        # Right now Categorical with PyArrow is implemented as dictionary and
+        # categorical accessor is not yet available
+        return x
+
     if isinstance(x, (pd.Series, pd.DataFrame)):
         x = x.copy()
         if isinstance(x, pd.DataFrame):