diff --git a/rust/parquet/src/lib.rs b/rust/parquet/src/lib.rs
index 8d23e89c3d0..07c72adeccb 100644
--- a/rust/parquet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/parquet/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
+#![feature(bufreader_seek_relative)]
+#![feature(seek_convenience)]
 #![feature(specialization)]
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
diff --git a/rust/parquet/src/util/io.rs b/rust/parquet/src/util/io.rs
index b36a710722f..3da95e411d3 100644
--- a/rust/parquet/src/util/io.rs
+++ b/rust/parquet/src/util/io.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ pub struct FileSource<R: ParquetReader> {
 impl<R: ParquetReader> FileSource<R> {
     /// Creates new file reader with start and length from a file handle
     pub fn new(fd: &R, start: u64, length: usize) -> Self {
+        let reader = BufReader::new(fd.try_clone().unwrap());
+
         Self {
-            reader: Mutex::new(BufReader::new(fd.try_clone().unwrap())),
+            reader: Mutex::new(reader),
             start,
             end: start + length as u64,
         }
@@ -65,7 +67,14 @@ impl<R: ParquetReader> Read for FileSource<R> {
         let bytes_to_read = cmp::min(buf.len(), (self.end - self.start) as usize);
         let buf = &mut buf[0..bytes_to_read];
 
-        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(self.start as u64))?;
+        let pos = reader.stream_position()?;
+        let seek_offset = self.start as i64 - pos as i64;
+        if seek_offset != 0 {
+            // BufReader::seek will discard its internal buffer on every seek.
+            // Using seek_relative will retain the buffer if the seek position
+            // lands within the buffer bounds.
+            reader.seek_relative(seek_offset)?;
+        }
         let res = reader.read(buf);
         if let Ok(bytes_read) = res {
             self.start += bytes_read as u64;