diff --git a/rust/arrow-flight/src/utils.rs b/rust/arrow-flight/src/utils.rs
index c28e39b8842..dbb5781aec9 100644
--- a/rust/arrow-flight/src/utils.rs
+++ b/rust/arrow-flight/src/utils.rs
@@ -23,44 +23,77 @@ use crate::{FlightData, SchemaResult};
 
 use arrow::datatypes::{Schema, SchemaRef};
 use arrow::error::{ArrowError, Result};
-use arrow::ipc::{convert, reader, writer};
+use arrow::ipc::{convert, reader, writer, writer::IpcWriteOptions};
 use arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
 
-/// Convert a `RecordBatch` to `FlightData` by getting the header and body as bytes
+/// Convert a `RecordBatch` to `FlightData` by converting the header and body to bytes
+///
+/// Note: This implicitly uses the default `IpcWriteOptions`. To configure options,
+/// use `flight_data_from_arrow_batch()`
 impl From<&RecordBatch> for FlightData {
     fn from(batch: &RecordBatch) -> Self {
-        let options = writer::IpcWriteOptions::default();
-        let data = writer::record_batch_to_bytes(batch, &options);
-        Self {
-            flight_descriptor: None,
-            app_metadata: vec![],
-            data_header: data.ipc_message,
-            data_body: data.arrow_data,
-        }
+        let options = IpcWriteOptions::default();
+        flight_data_from_arrow_batch(batch, &options)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert a `RecordBatch` to `FlightData` by converting the header and body to bytes
+pub fn flight_data_from_arrow_batch(
+    batch: &RecordBatch,
+    options: &IpcWriteOptions,
+) -> FlightData {
+    let data = writer::record_batch_to_bytes(batch, &options);
+    FlightData {
+        flight_descriptor: None,
+        app_metadata: vec![],
+        data_header: data.ipc_message,
+        data_body: data.arrow_data,
     }
 }
 
 /// Convert a `Schema` to `SchemaResult` by converting to an IPC message
+///
+/// Note: This implicitly uses the default `IpcWriteOptions`. To configure options,
+/// use `flight_schema_from_arrow_schema()`
 impl From<&Schema> for SchemaResult {
     fn from(schema: &Schema) -> Self {
-        let options = writer::IpcWriteOptions::default();
-        Self {
-            schema: writer::schema_to_bytes(schema, &options).ipc_message,
-        }
+        let options = IpcWriteOptions::default();
+        flight_schema_from_arrow_schema(schema, &options)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert a `Schema` to `SchemaResult` by converting to an IPC message
+pub fn flight_schema_from_arrow_schema(
+    schema: &Schema,
+    options: &IpcWriteOptions,
+) -> SchemaResult {
+    SchemaResult {
+        schema: writer::schema_to_bytes(schema, &options).ipc_message,
     }
 }
 
 /// Convert a `Schema` to `FlightData` by converting to an IPC message
+///
+/// Note: This implicitly uses the default `IpcWriteOptions`. To configure options,
+/// use `flight_data_from_arrow_schema()`
 impl From<&Schema> for FlightData {
     fn from(schema: &Schema) -> Self {
         let options = writer::IpcWriteOptions::default();
-        let schema = writer::schema_to_bytes(schema, &options);
-        Self {
-            flight_descriptor: None,
-            app_metadata: vec![],
-            data_header: schema.ipc_message,
-            data_body: vec![],
-        }
+        flight_data_from_arrow_schema(schema, &options)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert a `Schema` to `FlightData` by converting to an IPC message
+pub fn flight_data_from_arrow_schema(
+    schema: &Schema,
+    options: &IpcWriteOptions,
+) -> FlightData {
+    let schema = writer::schema_to_bytes(schema, &options);
+    FlightData {
+        flight_descriptor: None,
+        app_metadata: vec![],
+        data_header: schema.ipc_message,
+        data_body: vec![],
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +126,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&SchemaResult> for Schema {
 }
 
 /// Convert a FlightData message to a RecordBatch
-pub fn flight_data_to_batch(
+pub fn flight_data_to_arrow_batch(
     data: &FlightData,
     schema: SchemaRef,
 ) -> Result<Option<RecordBatch>> {
diff --git a/rust/datafusion/examples/flight_client.rs b/rust/datafusion/examples/flight_client.rs
index f33714f553c..3bc2a04a499 100644
--- a/rust/datafusion/examples/flight_client.rs
+++ b/rust/datafusion/examples/flight_client.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use arrow::util::pretty;
 
 use arrow_flight::flight_descriptor;
 use arrow_flight::flight_service_client::FlightServiceClient;
-use arrow_flight::utils::flight_data_to_batch;
+use arrow_flight::utils::flight_data_to_arrow_batch;
 use arrow_flight::{FlightDescriptor, Ticket};
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut results = vec![];
     while let Some(flight_data) = stream.message().await? {
         // the unwrap is infallible and thus safe
-        let record_batch = flight_data_to_batch(&flight_data, schema.clone())?.unwrap();
+        let record_batch =
+            flight_data_to_arrow_batch(&flight_data, schema.clone())?.unwrap();
         results.push(record_batch);
     }