diff --git a/python/pyarrow/interchange/from_dataframe.py b/python/pyarrow/interchange/from_dataframe.py
index d653054e910..94371c33120 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/interchange/from_dataframe.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/interchange/from_dataframe.py
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ def _from_dataframe(df: DataFrameObject, allow_copy=True):
         batch = protocol_df_chunk_to_pyarrow(chunk, allow_copy)
         batches.append(batch)
 
+    if not batches:
+        batch = protocol_df_chunk_to_pyarrow(df)
+        batches.append(batch)
+
     return pa.Table.from_batches(batches)
 
 
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/interchange/test_conversion.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/interchange/test_conversion.py
index 225210d8c73..b1e0fa0d1c6 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/interchange/test_conversion.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/interchange/test_conversion.py
@@ -513,3 +513,10 @@ def test_allow_copy_false_bool_categorical():
     df = df.astype("category")
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
         pi.from_dataframe(df, allow_copy=False)
+
+
+def test_empty_dataframe():
+    schema = pa.schema([('col1', pa.int8())])
+    df = pa.table([[]], schema=schema)
+    dfi = df.__dataframe__()
+    assert pi.from_dataframe(dfi) == df