diff --git a/arrow-array/Cargo.toml b/arrow-array/Cargo.toml
index 8ab0bb290e96..e70da909323b 100644
--- a/arrow-array/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arrow-array/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ all-features = true
 [features]
 ffi = ["arrow-schema/ffi", "arrow-data/ffi"]
 force_validate = []
+# Enable memory tracking support
+pool = ["arrow-buffer/pool", "arrow-data/pool"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.9", default-features = false, features = ["std", "std_rng", "thread_rng"] }
diff --git a/arrow-array/src/array/mod.rs b/arrow-array/src/array/mod.rs
index 5ece2457c649..835b8499ea10 100644
--- a/arrow-array/src/array/mod.rs
+++ b/arrow-array/src/array/mod.rs
@@ -336,6 +336,75 @@ pub trait Array: std::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     /// This value will always be greater than returned by `get_buffer_memory_size()` and
     /// includes the overhead of the data structures that contain the pointers to the various buffers.
     fn get_array_memory_size(&self) -> usize;
+
+    /// Claim memory used by this array in the provided memory pool.
+    ///
+    /// This recursively claims memory for:
+    /// - All data buffers in this array
+    /// - All child arrays (for nested types like List, Struct, etc.)
+    /// - The null bitmap buffer if present
+    ///
+    /// This method guarantees that the memory pool will only compute occupied memory
+    /// exactly once. For example, if this array is derived from operations like `slice`,
+    /// calling `claim` on it would not change the memory pool's usage if the underlying buffers
+    /// are already counted before.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```
+    /// # use arrow_array::{Int32Array, Array};
+    /// # use arrow_buffer::TrackingMemoryPool;
+    /// # use arrow_buffer::MemoryPool;
+    ///
+    /// let pool = TrackingMemoryPool::default();
+    ///
+    /// let small_array = Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+    /// let small_array_size = small_array.get_buffer_memory_size();
+    ///
+    /// // Claim the array's memory in the pool
+    /// small_array.claim(&pool);
+    ///
+    /// // Create and claim slices of `small_array`; should not increase memory usage
+    /// let slice1 = small_array.slice(0, 2);
+    /// let slice2 = small_array.slice(2, 2);
+    /// slice1.claim(&pool);
+    /// slice2.claim(&pool);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(pool.used(), small_array_size);
+    ///
+    /// // Create a `large_array` which does not derive from the original `small_array`
+    ///
+    /// let large_array = Int32Array::from((0..1000).collect::<Vec<i32>>());
+    /// let large_array_size = large_array.get_buffer_memory_size();
+    ///
+    /// large_array.claim(&pool);
+    ///
+    /// // Trying to claim more than once is a no-op
+    /// large_array.claim(&pool);
+    /// large_array.claim(&pool);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(pool.used(), small_array_size + large_array_size);
+    ///
+    /// let sum_of_all_sizes = small_array_size + large_array_size + slice1.get_buffer_memory_size() + slice2.get_buffer_memory_size();
+    ///
+    /// // `get_buffer_memory_size` works independently of the memory pool, so a sum of all the
+    /// // arrays in scope will always be >= the memory used reported by the memory pool.
+    /// assert_ne!(pool.used(), sum_of_all_sizes);
+    ///
+    /// // Until the final claim is dropped the buffer size remains accounted for
+    /// drop(small_array);
+    /// drop(slice1);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(pool.used(), small_array_size + large_array_size);
+    ///
+    /// // Dropping this finally releases the buffer that was backing `small_array`
+    /// drop(slice2);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(pool.used(), large_array_size);
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(feature = "pool")]
+    fn claim(&self, pool: &dyn arrow_buffer::MemoryPool) {
+        self.to_data().claim(pool)
+    }
 }
 
 /// A reference-counted reference to a generic `Array`
diff --git a/arrow-buffer/Cargo.toml b/arrow-buffer/Cargo.toml
index 02ea49c37c46..1400c1986361 100644
--- a/arrow-buffer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arrow-buffer/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ bench = false
 all-features = true
 
 [features]
+# Enable memory tracking support
 pool = []
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/arrow-buffer/src/buffer/null.rs b/arrow-buffer/src/buffer/null.rs
index e5e3a610ead2..ce5f4bfdbca3 100644
--- a/arrow-buffer/src/buffer/null.rs
+++ b/arrow-buffer/src/buffer/null.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ impl NullBuffer {
     pub fn buffer(&self) -> &Buffer {
         self.buffer.inner()
     }
+
+    /// Claim memory used by this null buffer in the provided memory pool.
+    #[cfg(feature = "pool")]
+    pub fn claim(&self, pool: &dyn crate::MemoryPool) {
+        // NullBuffer wraps a BooleanBuffer which wraps a Buffer
+        self.buffer.inner().claim(pool);
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a NullBuffer {
diff --git a/arrow-data/Cargo.toml b/arrow-data/Cargo.toml
index 9c7a5206b2f4..9f1b50ed14d9 100644
--- a/arrow-data/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arrow-data/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ bench = false
 force_validate = []
 # Enable ffi support
 ffi = ["arrow-schema/ffi"]
+# Enable memory tracking support
+pool = ["arrow-buffer/pool"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/arrow-data/src/data.rs b/arrow-data/src/data.rs
index 329c12bbf425..df2c85db3678 100644
--- a/arrow-data/src/data.rs
+++ b/arrow-data/src/data.rs
@@ -1600,6 +1600,30 @@ impl ArrayData {
     pub fn into_builder(self) -> ArrayDataBuilder {
         self.into()
     }
+
+    /// Claim memory used by this ArrayData in the provided memory pool.
+    ///
+    /// This claims memory for:
+    /// - All buffers in self.buffers
+    /// - All child ArrayData recursively
+    /// - The null buffer if present
+    #[cfg(feature = "pool")]
+    pub fn claim(&self, pool: &dyn arrow_buffer::MemoryPool) {
+        // Claim all data buffers
+        for buffer in &self.buffers {
+            buffer.claim(pool);
+        }
+
+        // Claim null buffer if present
+        if let Some(nulls) = &self.nulls {
+            nulls.claim(pool);
+        }
+
+        // Recursively claim child data
+        for child in &self.child_data {
+            child.claim(pool);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Return the expected [`DataTypeLayout`] Arrays of this data
diff --git a/arrow/Cargo.toml b/arrow/Cargo.toml
index 4200cd7a6c78..fa125a068ef9 100644
--- a/arrow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arrow/Cargo.toml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ force_validate = ["arrow-array/force_validate", "arrow-data/force_validate"]
 ffi = ["arrow-schema/ffi", "arrow-data/ffi", "arrow-array/ffi"]
 chrono-tz = ["arrow-array/chrono-tz"]
 canonical_extension_types = ["arrow-schema/canonical_extension_types"]
+# Enable memory tracking support
+pool = ["arrow-array/pool"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 chrono = { workspace = true }