diff --git a/tests/test_arrow_dataset.py b/tests/test_arrow_dataset.py
index 7184fe25255..5f3d0edec2f 100644
--- a/tests/test_arrow_dataset.py
+++ b/tests/test_arrow_dataset.py
@@ -3101,6 +3101,60 @@ def test_dataset_from_text_path_type(path_type, text_path, tmp_path):
     _check_text_dataset(dataset, expected_features)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def data_generator():
+    def _gen():
+        data = [
+            {"col_1": "0", "col_2": 0, "col_3": 0.0},
+            {"col_1": "1", "col_2": 1, "col_3": 1.0},
+            {"col_1": "2", "col_2": 2, "col_3": 2.0},
+            {"col_1": "3", "col_2": 3, "col_3": 3.0},
+        ]
+        for item in data:
+            yield item
+
+    return _gen
+
+
+def _check_generator_dataset(dataset, expected_features):
+    assert isinstance(dataset, Dataset)
+    assert dataset.num_rows == 4
+    assert dataset.num_columns == 3
+    assert dataset.column_names == ["col_1", "col_2", "col_3"]
+    for feature, expected_dtype in expected_features.items():
+        assert dataset.features[feature].dtype == expected_dtype
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("keep_in_memory", [False, True])
+def test_dataset_from_generator_keep_in_memory(keep_in_memory, data_generator, tmp_path):
+    cache_dir = tmp_path / "cache"
+    expected_features = {"col_1": "string", "col_2": "int64", "col_3": "float64"}
+    with assert_arrow_memory_increases() if keep_in_memory else assert_arrow_memory_doesnt_increase():
+        dataset = Dataset.from_generator(data_generator, cache_dir=cache_dir, keep_in_memory=keep_in_memory)
+    _check_generator_dataset(dataset, expected_features)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "features",
+    [
+        None,
+        {"col_1": "string", "col_2": "int64", "col_3": "float64"},
+        {"col_1": "string", "col_2": "string", "col_3": "string"},
+        {"col_1": "int32", "col_2": "int32", "col_3": "int32"},
+        {"col_1": "float32", "col_2": "float32", "col_3": "float32"},
+    ],
+)
+def test_dataset_from_generator_features(features, data_generator, tmp_path):
+    cache_dir = tmp_path / "cache"
+    default_expected_features = {"col_1": "string", "col_2": "int64", "col_3": "float64"}
+    expected_features = features.copy() if features else default_expected_features
+    features = (
+        Features({feature: Value(dtype) for feature, dtype in features.items()}) if features is not None else None
+    )
+    dataset = Dataset.from_generator(data_generator, features=features, cache_dir=cache_dir)
+    _check_generator_dataset(dataset, expected_features)
+
+
 def test_dataset_to_json(dataset, tmp_path):
     file_path = tmp_path / "test_path.jsonl"
     bytes_written = dataset.to_json(path_or_buf=file_path)