diff --git a/awswrangler/_data_types.py b/awswrangler/_data_types.py
index 799a6849b..a71e09015 100644
--- a/awswrangler/_data_types.py
+++ b/awswrangler/_data_types.py
@@ -49,15 +49,17 @@ def pyarrow2athena(  # noqa: PLR0911,PLR0912
     if pa.types.is_binary(dtype):
         return "binary"
     if pa.types.is_dictionary(dtype):
-        return pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.value_type)
+        return pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.value_type, ignore_null=ignore_null)
     if pa.types.is_decimal(dtype):
         return f"decimal({dtype.precision},{dtype.scale})"
     if pa.types.is_list(dtype):
-        return f"array<{pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.value_type)}>"
+        return f"array<{pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.value_type, ignore_null=ignore_null)}>"
     if pa.types.is_struct(dtype):
-        return f"struct<{','.join([f'{f.name}:{pyarrow2athena(dtype=f.type)}' for f in dtype])}>"
+        return (
+            f"struct<{','.join([f'{f.name}:{pyarrow2athena(dtype=f.type, ignore_null=ignore_null)}' for f in dtype])}>"
+        )
     if pa.types.is_map(dtype):
-        return f"map<{pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.key_type)},{pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.item_type)}>"
+        return f"map<{pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.key_type, ignore_null=ignore_null)},{pyarrow2athena(dtype=dtype.item_type, ignore_null=ignore_null)}>"
     if dtype == pa.null():
         if ignore_null:
             return ""
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_athena_parquet.py b/tests/unit/test_athena_parquet.py
index afdff724d..2d50099e3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_athena_parquet.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_athena_parquet.py
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@ def test_store_metadata_partitions_sample_dataset(glue_database, glue_table, pat
 
 def test_store_metadata_ignore_null_columns(glue_database, glue_table, path):
     df = pd.DataFrame({"c0": [0, 1, 2], "c1": [3, 4, 5], "c2_null": [None, None, None], "c3_null": [None, None, None]})
-    wr.s3.to_parquet(df=df, path=path, dataset=True, dtype={"c2_null": "int", "c3_null": "int"})
+    wr.s3.to_parquet(df=df, path=path, dataset=True, dtype={"c2_null": "int", "c3_null": "array<int>"})
     wr.s3.store_parquet_metadata(
         path=path,
         database=glue_database,
         table=glue_table,
         ignore_null=True,
         dataset=True,
-        dtype={"c2_null": "int", "c3_null": "int"},
+        dtype={"c2_null": "int", "c3_null": "array<int>"},
     )