diff --git a/pyiceberg/transforms.py b/pyiceberg/transforms.py
index 5e0027a829..10825f8f90 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/transforms.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/transforms.py
@@ -145,12 +145,17 @@ def _cast_if_needed(arr: "ArrayLike") -> "ArrayLike":
             else:
                 return arr
 
+        def _normalize_array(arr: "pa.Array") -> "pa.Array":
+            if pa.types.is_dictionary(arr.type):
+                return arr.dictionary_decode()
+            return arr
+
         if isinstance(array, pa.Array):
-            return _cast_if_needed(transform_func(array, *args))
+            return _cast_if_needed(transform_func(_normalize_array(array), *args))
         elif isinstance(array, pa.ChunkedArray):
             result_chunks = []
             for arr in array.iterchunks():
-                result_chunks.append(_cast_if_needed(transform_func(arr, *args)))
+                result_chunks.append(_cast_if_needed(transform_func(_normalize_array(arr), *args)))
             return pa.chunked_array(result_chunks)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"PyArrow array can only be of type pa.Array or pa.ChunkedArray, but found {type(array)}")
diff --git a/tests/test_transforms.py b/tests/test_transforms.py
index c977fcea14..ef43aeb967 100644
--- a/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -1710,3 +1710,21 @@ def test_calling_pyarrow_transform_without_pyiceberg_core_installed_correctly_ra
 
     with pytest.raises(NotInstalledError):
         transform.pyarrow_transform(StringType())
+
+
+def test_pyarrow_transforms_dictionary_encoded() -> None:
+    dict_arr = pa.DictionaryArray.from_arrays(pa.array([0, 1, 0, None]), pa.array(["foo", "bar"]))
+    raw_arr = pa.array(["foo", "bar", "foo", None])
+    bucket_transform = BucketTransform(num_buckets=10)
+    expected_bucket = bucket_transform.pyarrow_transform(StringType())(raw_arr)
+    assert bucket_transform.pyarrow_transform(StringType())(dict_arr) == expected_bucket
+
+    chunked_dict = pa.chunked_array([dict_arr, dict_arr])
+    expected_chunked = pa.chunked_array([expected_bucket, expected_bucket])
+    assert bucket_transform.pyarrow_transform(StringType())(chunked_dict) == expected_chunked
+
+    truncate_transform = TruncateTransform(width=3)
+    dict_truncate_arr = pa.DictionaryArray.from_arrays(pa.array([0, 1, 0]), pa.array(["developer", "iceberg"]))
+    raw_truncate_arr = pa.array(["developer", "iceberg", "developer"])
+    expected_truncate = truncate_transform.pyarrow_transform(StringType())(raw_truncate_arr)
+    assert truncate_transform.pyarrow_transform(StringType())(dict_truncate_arr) == expected_truncate