diff --git a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_batch.rs b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_batch.rs
index bcd648a2b952..7d447a178106 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_batch.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_batch.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ impl ChunkBatch {
         data_arrays: Vec<ArrowArrayRef>,
     ) -> Result<Self, SorbetError> {
         Self::try_from(SorbetBatch::try_new(
+            crate::BatchType::Chunk,
             schema.into(),
             Some(row_ids),
             index_arrays,
@@ -131,7 +132,10 @@ impl TryFrom<&ArrowRecordBatch> for ChunkBatch {
     fn try_from(batch: &ArrowRecordBatch) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         re_tracing::profile_function!();
 
-        Self::try_from(SorbetBatch::try_from(batch)?)
+        Self::try_from(SorbetBatch::try_from_record_batch(
+            batch,
+            crate::BatchType::Chunk,
+        )?)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_schema.rs b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_schema.rs
index eaba85a8b1cd..9779a7912212 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_schema.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/chunk_schema.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl ChunkSchema {
     }
 
     pub fn arrow_fields(&self) -> Vec<ArrowField> {
-        self.sorbet.columns.arrow_fields()
+        self.sorbet.columns.arrow_fields(crate::BatchType::Chunk)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_batch.rs b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_batch.rs
index 976a09ea6c6c..24a7ab5c0a73 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_batch.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_batch.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct SorbetBatch {
 
 impl SorbetBatch {
     pub fn try_new(
+        batch_type: crate::BatchType,
         schema: SorbetSchema,
         row_ids: Option<ArrowArrayRef>,
         index_arrays: Vec<ArrowArrayRef>,
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ impl SorbetBatch {
         let arrow_columns = itertools::chain!(row_ids, index_arrays, data_arrays).collect();
 
         let batch = ArrowRecordBatch::try_new(
-            std::sync::Arc::new(ArrowSchema::from(&schema)),
+            std::sync::Arc::new(schema.to_arrow(batch_type)),
             arrow_columns,
         )?;
 
@@ -143,20 +144,22 @@ impl From<&SorbetBatch> for ArrowRecordBatch {
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<&ArrowRecordBatch> for SorbetBatch {
-    type Error = SorbetError;
-
+impl SorbetBatch {
     /// Will automatically wrap data columns in `ListArrays` if they are not already.
-    fn try_from(batch: &ArrowRecordBatch) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    pub fn try_from_record_batch(
+        batch: &ArrowRecordBatch,
+        batch_type: crate::BatchType,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SorbetError> {
         re_tracing::profile_function!();
 
         let batch = make_all_data_columns_list_arrays(batch);
 
         let sorbet_schema = SorbetSchema::try_from(batch.schema_ref().as_ref())?;
 
-        for (field, column) in
-            itertools::izip!(sorbet_schema.columns.arrow_fields(), batch.columns())
-        {
+        for (field, column) in itertools::izip!(
+            sorbet_schema.columns.arrow_fields(batch_type),
+            batch.columns()
+        ) {
             debug_assert_eq!(field.data_type(), column.data_type());
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_columns.rs b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_columns.rs
index 062656d585bd..3f50d8c5d2a9 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_columns.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_columns.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl SorbetColumnDescriptors {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn arrow_fields(&self) -> Vec<ArrowField> {
+    pub fn arrow_fields(&self, batch_type: crate::BatchType) -> Vec<ArrowField> {
         let Self {
             row_id,
             indices,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl SorbetColumnDescriptors {
         fields.extend(
             components
                 .iter()
-                .map(|column| column.to_arrow_field(crate::BatchType::Chunk)),
+                .map(|column| column.to_arrow_field(batch_type)),
         );
         fields
     }
diff --git a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_schema.rs b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_schema.rs
index 099960e2819e..4bd0514f36e9 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_schema.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_sorbet/src/sorbet_schema.rs
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ impl From<SorbetSchema> for SorbetColumnDescriptors {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<&SorbetSchema> for ArrowSchema {
-    fn from(sorbet_schema: &SorbetSchema) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            metadata: sorbet_schema.arrow_batch_metadata(),
-            fields: sorbet_schema.columns.arrow_fields().into(),
+impl SorbetSchema {
+    pub fn to_arrow(&self, batch_type: crate::BatchType) -> ArrowSchema {
+        ArrowSchema {
+            metadata: self.arrow_batch_metadata(),
+            fields: self.columns.arrow_fields(batch_type).into(),
         }
     }
 }