diff --git a/docs/source/format/CanonicalExtensions.rst b/docs/source/format/CanonicalExtensions.rst
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@@ -546,6 +546,96 @@ Primitive Type Mappings
 | UUID extension type  | UUID                   |
 +----------------------+------------------------+
 
+.. _parquet_file_extension:
+
+Parquet File
+============
+
+File represents a reference to a range of bytes stored inline or in an external
+file. It is intended for use cases such as file inventories, manifests, and
+references to unstructured data such as images or audio files in object
+storage.
+
+Field semantics, byte resolution rules, and value validation are defined by the
+`Parquet FILE logical type specification <https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/LogicalTypes.md#file>`__.
+These requirements apply to this extension type.
+
+* Extension name: ``arrow.parquet.file``.
+
+* The storage type of this extension is a ``Struct`` containing at least one of
+  the following nullable fields:
+
+  .. list-table::
+     :header-rows: 1
+
+     * - Field
+       - Type
+     * - ``uri``
+       - ``String``, ``LargeString``, or ``StringView``
+     * - ``offset``
+       - ``Int64``
+     * - ``size``
+       - ``Int64``
+     * - ``content_type``
+       - ``String``, ``LargeString``, or ``StringView``
+     * - ``checksum``
+       - ``String``, ``LargeString``, or ``StringView``
+     * - ``inline``
+       - ``Binary``, ``LargeBinary``, or ``BinaryView``
+
+  The fields may be in any order and must be accessed by case-sensitive name,
+  not by position. Each field may occur at most once and may be omitted from
+  the ``Struct`` when it is not used. The ``Struct`` must not contain fields
+  other than those listed above.
+
+* Extension type parameters:
+
+  This type does not have any parameters.
+
+* Description of the serialization:
+
+  Extension metadata is an empty string.
+
+Relative URI resolution
+-----------------------
+
+Unlike in Parquet, an ``offset`` paired with a relative ``uri`` is meaningless
+in this extension type.
+
+Parquet readers can attempt to resolve relative URIs by checking for the
+referenced file relative to the source Parquet file's location. If successful,
+they should record the absolute URI in the Arrow array's ``uri`` field.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+A storage type containing all defined fields is::
+
+  Struct<
+    uri: String,
+    offset: Int64,
+    size: Int64,
+    content_type: String,
+    checksum: String,
+    inline: Binary
+  >
+
+All six child fields in this example are nullable. An inline-only storage type
+may contain only the fields it uses::
+
+  Struct<
+    inline: Binary,
+    content_type: String
+  >
+
+Similarly, a whole-file external reference may use::
+
+  Struct<
+    uri: String,
+    content_type: String,
+    checksum: String
+  >
+
 .. _timestamp_with_offset_extension:
 
 Timestamp With Offset