diff --git a/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py b/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
index 1eb1a630056a2..3b2a70c59aee6 100644
--- a/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
+++ b/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ def type(self):
         elif pa.types.is_null(pa_type):
             # TODO: None? pd.NA? pa.null?
             return type(pa_type)
-        elif isinstance(pa_type, pa.ExtensionType):
+        elif hasattr(pa_type, "extension_name"):
             return type(self)(pa_type.storage_type).type
         raise NotImplementedError(pa_type)
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py b/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py
index 4fccf02e08bd6..1814b9b3b3484 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/extension/test_arrow.py
@@ -3512,3 +3512,8 @@ def test_map_numeric_na_action():
     result = ser.map(lambda x: 42, na_action="ignore")
     expected = pd.Series([42.0, 42.0, np.nan], dtype="float64")
     tm.assert_series_equal(result, expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(condition=not hasattr(pa, "uuid"), reason="No pa extension type")
+def test_arrow_extension_type():
+    assert ArrowDtype(pa.uuid()).type is bytes