diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96ef6c0..04fa3b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /target
 Cargo.lock
+.idea/
+
diff --git a/convergence-arrow/src/table.rs b/convergence-arrow/src/table.rs
index fb23e98..34f9740 100644
--- a/convergence-arrow/src/table.rs
+++ b/convergence-arrow/src/table.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use convergence::protocol::{DataTypeOid, ErrorResponse, FieldDescription, SqlSta
 use convergence::protocol_ext::DataRowBatch;
 use datafusion::arrow::array::{
 	BooleanArray, Date32Array, Date64Array, Float16Array, Float32Array, Float64Array, Int16Array, Int32Array,
-	Int64Array, Int8Array, StringArray, TimestampMicrosecondArray, TimestampMillisecondArray, TimestampNanosecondArray,
+	Int64Array, Int8Array, StringArray, StringViewArray, TimestampMicrosecondArray, TimestampMillisecondArray, TimestampNanosecondArray,
 	TimestampSecondArray, UInt16Array, UInt32Array, UInt64Array, UInt8Array,
 };
 use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Schema, TimeUnit};
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub fn record_batch_to_rows(arrow_batch: &RecordBatch, pg_batch: &mut DataRowBat
 					DataType::Float32 => row.write_float4(array_val!(Float32Array, col, row_idx)),
 					DataType::Float64 => row.write_float8(array_val!(Float64Array, col, row_idx)),
 					DataType::Utf8 => row.write_string(array_val!(StringArray, col, row_idx)),
+					DataType::Utf8View => row.write_string(array_val!(StringViewArray, col, row_idx)),
 					DataType::Date32 => {
 						row.write_date(array_val!(Date32Array, col, row_idx, value_as_date).ok_or_else(|| {
 							ErrorResponse::error(SqlState::InvalidDatetimeFormat, "unsupported date type")
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn data_type_to_oid(ty: &DataType) -> Result<DataTypeOid, ErrorResponse> {
 		DataType::UInt64 => DataTypeOid::Int8,
 		DataType::Float16 | DataType::Float32 => DataTypeOid::Float4,
 		DataType::Float64 => DataTypeOid::Float8,
-		DataType::Utf8 => DataTypeOid::Text,
+		DataType::Utf8 | DataType::Utf8View => DataTypeOid::Text,
 		DataType::Date32 | DataType::Date64 => DataTypeOid::Date,
 		DataType::Timestamp(_, None) => DataTypeOid::Timestamp,
 		other => {
diff --git a/convergence-arrow/tests/test_arrow.rs b/convergence-arrow/tests/test_arrow.rs
index f1dc31e..3a9e8e8 100644
--- a/convergence-arrow/tests/test_arrow.rs
+++ b/convergence-arrow/tests/test_arrow.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use convergence::protocol_ext::DataRowBatch;
 use convergence::server::{self, BindOptions};
 use convergence::sqlparser::ast::Statement;
 use convergence_arrow::table::{record_batch_to_rows, schema_to_field_desc};
-use datafusion::arrow::array::{ArrayRef, Date32Array, Float32Array, Int32Array, StringArray, TimestampSecondArray};
+use datafusion::arrow::array::{ArrayRef, Date32Array, Float32Array, Int32Array, StringArray, StringViewArray, TimestampSecondArray};
 use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Field, Schema, TimeUnit};
 use datafusion::arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ impl ArrowEngine {
 		let int_col = Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3])) as ArrayRef;
 		let float_col = Arc::new(Float32Array::from(vec![1.5, 2.5, 3.5])) as ArrayRef;
 		let string_col = Arc::new(StringArray::from(vec!["a", "b", "c"])) as ArrayRef;
+		let string_view_col = Arc::new(StringViewArray::from(vec!["aa", "bb", "cc"])) as ArrayRef;
 		let ts_col = Arc::new(TimestampSecondArray::from(vec![1577836800, 1580515200, 1583020800])) as ArrayRef;
 		let date_col = Arc::new(Date32Array::from(vec![0, 1, 2])) as ArrayRef;
 
@@ -39,12 +40,13 @@ impl ArrowEngine {
 			Field::new("int_col", DataType::Int32, true),
 			Field::new("float_col", DataType::Float32, true),
 			Field::new("string_col", DataType::Utf8, true),
+			Field::new("string_view_col", DataType::Utf8View, true),
 			Field::new("ts_col", DataType::Timestamp(TimeUnit::Second, None), true),
 			Field::new("date_col", DataType::Date32, true),
 		]);
 
 		Self {
-			batch: RecordBatch::try_new(Arc::new(schema), vec![int_col, float_col, string_col, ts_col, date_col])
+			batch: RecordBatch::try_new(Arc::new(schema), vec![int_col, float_col, string_col, string_view_col, ts_col, date_col])
 				.expect("failed to create batch"),
 		}
 	}
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ async fn basic_data_types() {
 	let rows = client.query("select 1", &[]).await.unwrap();
 	let get_row = |idx: usize| {
 		let row = &rows[idx];
-		let cols: (i32, f32, &str, NaiveDateTime, NaiveDate) =
-			(row.get(0), row.get(1), row.get(2), row.get(3), row.get(4));
+		let cols: (i32, f32, &str, &str, NaiveDateTime, NaiveDate) =
+			(row.get(0), row.get(1), row.get(2), row.get(3), row.get(4), row.get(5));
 		cols
 	};
 
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ async fn basic_data_types() {
 			1,
 			1.5,
 			"a",
+			"aa",
 			NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2020, 1, 1)
 				.unwrap()
 				.and_hms_opt(0, 0, 0)
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ async fn basic_data_types() {
 			2,
 			2.5,
 			"b",
+			"bb",
 			NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2020, 2, 1)
 				.unwrap()
 				.and_hms_opt(0, 0, 0)
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ async fn basic_data_types() {
 			3,
 			3.5,
 			"c",
+			"cc",
 			NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2020, 3, 1)
 				.unwrap()
 				.and_hms_opt(0, 0, 0)