diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/type_coercion/functions.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/type_coercion/functions.rs
index 6836713d8016..bf3bd07949ce 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/type_coercion/functions.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/type_coercion/functions.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ pub fn data_types_with_scalar_udf(
     current_types: &[DataType],
     func: &ScalarUDF,
 ) -> Result<Vec<DataType>> {
+    println!("func - {:?}", func);
     let signature = func.signature();
+    println!("sig - {:?}", signature);
 
     if current_types.is_empty() {
         if signature.type_signature.supports_zero_argument() {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ pub fn data_types_with_scalar_udf(
 
     let valid_types =
         get_valid_types_with_scalar_udf(&signature.type_signature, current_types, func)?;
+    println!("validT - {:?}", valid_types);
 
     if valid_types
         .iter()
@@ -544,11 +547,20 @@ fn get_valid_types(
             for (current_type, target_type) in
                 current_types.iter().zip(target_types.iter())
             {
+                println!("curT - {:?}", current_type);
+                println!("targetT - {:?}", target_type);
                 let logical_type: NativeType = current_type.into();
                 let target_logical_type = target_type.native();
+                println!("cur_logiT - {:?}", logical_type);
+                println!("target_logiT - {:?}", target_logical_type);
                 if can_coerce_to(&logical_type, target_logical_type) {
-                    let target_type =
-                        target_logical_type.default_cast_for(current_type)?;
+                    let target_type = if &logical_type == target_logical_type {
+                        current_type.clone()
+                    } else {
+                        target_logical_type.default_cast_for(current_type)?
+                    };
+                    // let target_type = target_logical_type.default_cast_for(current_type)?;
+                    println!("new targetT - {:?}", target_type);
                     new_types.push(target_type);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/jctest.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/jctest.slt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3d6fb40ff1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/jctest.slt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+query T
+SELECT left(arrow_cast('abcde', 'Dictionary(Int32, Utf8)'), -2)
+----
+abc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/scalar.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/scalar.slt
index 3370bd854c7d..fe7d1a90c5bd 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/scalar.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/scalar.slt
@@ -1864,10 +1864,10 @@ query TT
 EXPLAIN SELECT letter, letter = LEFT(letter2, 1) FROM simple_string;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: simple_string.letter, simple_string.letter = left(CAST(simple_string.letter2 AS Utf8View), Int64(1))
+01)Projection: simple_string.letter, simple_string.letter = left(simple_string.letter2, Int64(1))
 02)--TableScan: simple_string projection=[letter, letter2]
 physical_plan
-01)ProjectionExec: expr=[letter@0 as letter, letter@0 = left(CAST(letter2@1 AS Utf8View), 1) as simple_string.letter = left(simple_string.letter2,Int64(1))]
+01)ProjectionExec: expr=[letter@0 as letter, letter@0 = left(letter2@1, 1) as simple_string.letter = left(simple_string.letter2,Int64(1))]
 02)--MemoryExec: partitions=1, partition_sizes=[1]
 
 query TB
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt
index 75be03278df0..2f4af80a9257 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/string/string_view.slt
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT
 FROM test;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: lpad(test.column1_utf8view, Int64(12), Utf8View(" ")) AS c1
+01)Projection: lpad(test.column1_utf8view, Int64(12), Utf8(" ")) AS c1
 02)--TableScan: test projection=[column1_utf8view]
 
 query TT
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT
 FROM test;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: lpad(test.column1_utf8view, Int64(12), CAST(test.column2_large_utf8 AS Utf8View)) AS c1
+01)Projection: lpad(test.column1_utf8view, Int64(12), test.column2_large_utf8) AS c1
 02)--TableScan: test projection=[column2_large_utf8, column1_utf8view]
 
 query TT
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT
 FROM test;
 ----
 logical_plan
-01)Projection: rpad(test.column1_utf8view, Int64(12), CAST(test.column2_large_utf8 AS Utf8View)) AS c1
+01)Projection: rpad(test.column1_utf8view, Int64(12), test.column2_large_utf8) AS c1
 02)--TableScan: test projection=[column2_large_utf8, column1_utf8view]
 
 query TT