diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_nested.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_nested.cc
index 6849aca089b7..8d0bc3f453da 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_nested.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_nested.cc
@@ -1380,13 +1380,35 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<Array>> DenseUnionArray::Make(
     return Status::Invalid("type_codes must have the same length as children");
   }
 
-  BufferVector buffers = {nullptr, checked_cast<const Int8Array&>(type_ids).values(),
-                          checked_cast<const Int32Array&>(value_offsets).values()};
+  // Longer value_offsets arrays are tolerated: only the first len(type_ids)
+  // offsets are used (and existing callers rely on that).
+  if (value_offsets.length() < type_ids.length()) {
+    return Status::Invalid(
+        "Dense UnionArray value_offsets must have at least the same length as type_ids");
+  }
+
+  // `type_ids` and `value_offsets` may be sliced differently, so slice their
+  // buffers (zero-copy) to their logical windows and build the union with
+  // offset 0. Unsliced inputs keep using the original buffers.
+  std::shared_ptr<Buffer> type_ids_buffer =
+      checked_cast<const Int8Array&>(type_ids).values();
+  if (type_ids.offset() != 0) {
+    type_ids_buffer =
+        SliceBuffer(std::move(type_ids_buffer), type_ids.offset(), type_ids.length());
+  }
+  std::shared_ptr<Buffer> value_offsets_buffer =
+      checked_cast<const Int32Array&>(value_offsets).values();
+  if (value_offsets.offset() != 0) {
+    value_offsets_buffer = SliceBuffer(std::move(value_offsets_buffer),
+                                       value_offsets.offset() * sizeof(int32_t),
+                                       value_offsets.length() * sizeof(int32_t));
+  }
+  BufferVector buffers = {nullptr, std::move(type_ids_buffer),
+                          std::move(value_offsets_buffer)};
 
   auto union_type = dense_union(children, std::move(field_names), std::move(type_codes));
-  auto internal_data =
-      ArrayData::Make(std::move(union_type), type_ids.length(), std::move(buffers),
-                      /*null_count=*/0, type_ids.offset());
+  auto internal_data = ArrayData::Make(std::move(union_type), type_ids.length(),
+                                       std::move(buffers), /*null_count=*/0);
   for (const auto& child : children) {
     internal_data->child_data.push_back(child->data());
   }
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_union_test.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_union_test.cc
index ec93329d0839..c373d210fa9d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_union_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/array/array_union_test.cc
@@ -425,6 +425,37 @@ TEST_F(TestUnionArrayFactories, TestMakeSparse) {
   ASSERT_RAISES(Invalid, SparseUnionArray::Make(*type_ids_, children));
 }
 
+TEST_F(TestUnionArrayFactories, TestMakeDenseSliced) {
+  // type_ids unsliced, value_offsets sliced
+  auto type_ids = ArrayFromJSON(int8(), "[0, 0]");
+  auto child = ArrayFromJSON(int64(), "[10, 20, 30]");
+  auto value_offsets = ArrayFromJSON(int32(), "[0, 1, 2]")->Slice(1, 2);
+  ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(auto arr,
+                       DenseUnionArray::Make(*type_ids, *value_offsets, {child}));
+  ASSERT_OK(arr->ValidateFull());
+  auto expected = ArrayFromJSON(arr->type(), R"([[0, 20], [0, 30]])");
+  AssertArraysEqual(*expected, *arr, /*verbose=*/true);
+
+  // type_ids sliced, value_offsets unsliced
+  auto sliced_type_ids = ArrayFromJSON(int8(), "[1, 0, 0]")->Slice(1, 2);
+  auto plain_value_offsets = ArrayFromJSON(int32(), "[1, 2]");
+  ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(
+      arr, DenseUnionArray::Make(*sliced_type_ids, *plain_value_offsets, {child}));
+  ASSERT_OK(arr->ValidateFull());
+  AssertArraysEqual(*expected, *arr, /*verbose=*/true);
+
+  // both inputs sliced
+  auto sliced_value_offsets = ArrayFromJSON(int32(), "[9, 1, 2]")->Slice(1, 2);
+  ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(
+      arr, DenseUnionArray::Make(*sliced_type_ids, *sliced_value_offsets, {child}));
+  ASSERT_OK(arr->ValidateFull());
+  AssertArraysEqual(*expected, *arr, /*verbose=*/true);
+
+  // value_offsets shorter than type_ids is rejected
+  auto short_offsets = ArrayFromJSON(int32(), "[0, 1]")->Slice(0, 1);
+  ASSERT_RAISES(Invalid, DenseUnionArray::Make(*type_ids, *short_offsets, {child}));
+}
+
 template <typename B>
 class UnionBuilderTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public: