diff --git a/python/pyarrow/array.pxi b/python/pyarrow/array.pxi
index b93cf10a096..cd6c190d48a 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/array.pxi
+++ b/python/pyarrow/array.pxi
@@ -1050,7 +1050,9 @@ cdef class ListArray(Array):
         with nogil:
             check_status(CListArray.FromArrays(_offsets.ap[0], _values.ap[0],
                                                cpool, &out))
-        return pyarrow_wrap_array(out)
+        cdef Array result = pyarrow_wrap_array(out)
+        result.validate()
+        return result
 
     @property
     def values(self):
@@ -1102,7 +1104,9 @@ cdef class LargeListArray(Array):
             check_status(CLargeListArray.FromArrays(_offsets.ap[0],
                                                     _values.ap[0],
                                                     cpool, &out))
-        return pyarrow_wrap_array(out)
+        cdef Array result = pyarrow_wrap_array(out)
+        result.validate()
+        return result
 
     def flatten(self):
         """
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_array.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_array.py
index 03db7e94655..350922fa158 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_array.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_array.py
@@ -520,6 +520,12 @@ def test_list_from_arrays(list_array_type, list_type_factory):
                         type=list_type_factory(pa.binary()))
     assert result.equals(expected)
 
+    # raise on invalid array
+    offsets = [1, 3, 10]
+    values = np.arange(5)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        list_array_type.from_arrays(offsets, values)
+
 
 def test_union_from_dense():
     binary = pa.array([b'a', b'b', b'c', b'd'], type='binary')