diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseValueVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseValueVector.java
index 8bca3c00537..932e6f13caf 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseValueVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseValueVector.java
@@ -17,23 +17,24 @@
  */
 package org.apache.arrow.vector;
 
-import io.netty.buffer.ArrowBuf;
-
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import com.google.common.collect.Iterators;
-
 import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.MaterializedField;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterators;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ArrowBuf;
+
 public abstract class BaseValueVector implements ValueVector {
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BaseValueVector.class);
 
-  public static final int MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+  public static final String MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE_PROPERTY = "arrow.vector.max_allocation_bytes";
+  public static final int MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE = Integer.getInteger(MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE_PROPERTY, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
   public static final int INITIAL_VALUE_ALLOCATION = 4096;
 
   protected final BufferAllocator allocator;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ protected BaseMutator() { }
     public void generateTestData(int values) {}
 
     //TODO: consider making mutator stateless(if possible) on another issue.
+    @Override
     public void reset() {}
   }
 
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java
index ac3eebe98ea..b5c4509c8b5 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@
 
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
 import org.apache.arrow.memory.RootAllocator;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.ListVector;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.MapVector;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.RepeatedListVector;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.RepeatedMapVector;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.MaterializedField;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.BasicTypeHelper;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.OversizedAllocationException;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.BitHolder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.IntHolder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.NullableFloat4Holder;
@@ -44,10 +40,16 @@
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.RepeatedVarBinaryHolder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.UInt4Holder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.VarCharHolder;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.MaterializedField;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.BasicTypeHelper;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.OversizedAllocationException;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExternalResource;
 
 
 public class TestValueVector {
@@ -57,6 +59,28 @@ public class TestValueVector {
 
   private BufferAllocator allocator;
 
+  // Rule to adjust MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE and restore it back after the tests
+  @Rule
+  public final ExternalResource rule = new ExternalResource() {
+    private final String systemValue = System.getProperty(BaseValueVector.MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE_PROPERTY);
+    private final String testValue = Long.toString(32*1024*1024);
+
+    @Override
+    protected void before() throws Throwable {
+      System.setProperty(BaseValueVector.MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE_PROPERTY, testValue);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void after() {
+      if (systemValue != null) {
+        System.setProperty(BaseValueVector.MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE_PROPERTY, systemValue);
+      }
+      else {
+        System.clearProperty(BaseValueVector.MAX_ALLOCATION_SIZE_PROPERTY);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
   @Before
   public void init() {
     allocator = new RootAllocator(Long.MAX_VALUE);