diff --git a/python/pyarrow/scalar.pxi b/python/pyarrow/scalar.pxi
index f438c8847bb..3d971db7d14 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/scalar.pxi
+++ b/python/pyarrow/scalar.pxi
@@ -522,6 +522,23 @@ cdef class TimestampScalar(Scalar):
 
         return _datetime_from_int(sp.value, unit=dtype.unit(), tzinfo=tzinfo)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """
+        Return the representation of TimestampScalar using `strftime` to avoid
+        original repr datetime values being out of range.
+        """
+        cdef:
+            CTimestampScalar* sp = <CTimestampScalar*> self.wrapped.get()
+            CTimestampType* dtype = <CTimestampType*> sp.type.get()
+
+        if not dtype.timezone().empty():
+            type_format = str(_pc().strftime(self, format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z"))
+        else:
+            type_format = str(_pc().strftime(self))
+        return '<pyarrow.{}: {!r}>'.format(
+            self.__class__.__name__, type_format
+        )
+
 
 cdef class DurationScalar(Scalar):
     """
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_convert_builtin.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_convert_builtin.py
index af4c91a8945..cf2535a3c62 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_convert_builtin.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_convert_builtin.py
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ def test_sequence_timestamp_from_int_with_unit():
     assert len(arr_s) == 1
     assert arr_s.type == s
     assert repr(arr_s[0]) == (
-        "<pyarrow.TimestampScalar: datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1)>"
+        "<pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '1970-01-01T00:00:01'>"
     )
     assert str(arr_s[0]) == "1970-01-01 00:00:01"
 
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_scalars.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_scalars.py
index b7180e5250f..e08a71e3a26 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_scalars.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_scalars.py
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ def test_hashing_struct_scalar():
     assert hash1 == hash2
 
 
+def test_timestamp_scalar():
+    a = repr(pa.scalar("0000-01-01").cast(pa.timestamp("s")))
+    assert a == "<pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '0000-01-01T00:00:00'>"
+    b = repr(pa.scalar(datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1), type=pa.timestamp('s', tz='UTC')))
+    assert b == "<pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '2015-01-01T00:00:00+0000'>"
+    c = repr(pa.scalar(datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1), type=pa.timestamp('us')))
+    assert c == "<pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000000'>"
+    d = repr(pc.assume_timezone(
+        pa.scalar("2000-01-01").cast(pa.timestamp("s")), "America/New_York"))
+    assert d == "<pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '2000-01-01T00:00:00-0500'>"
+
+
 def test_bool():
     false = pa.scalar(False)
     true = pa.scalar(True)
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/types.pxi b/python/pyarrow/types.pxi
index fbd4f8a94b6..12ad2fc4b6f 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/types.pxi
+++ b/python/pyarrow/types.pxi
@@ -3605,9 +3605,9 @@ def timestamp(unit, tz=None):
 
     >>> from datetime import datetime
     >>> pa.scalar(datetime(2012, 1, 1), type=pa.timestamp('s', tz='UTC'))
-    <pyarrow.TimestampScalar: datetime.datetime(2012, 1, 1, 0, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>)>
+    <pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '2012-01-01T00:00:00+0000'>
     >>> pa.scalar(datetime(2012, 1, 1), type=pa.timestamp('us'))
-    <pyarrow.TimestampScalar: datetime.datetime(2012, 1, 1, 0, 0)>
+    <pyarrow.TimestampScalar: '2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000'>
 
     Returns
     -------