diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FixedSizeBinaryVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FixedSizeBinaryVector.java
index 4add729358..2005036c78 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FixedSizeBinaryVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FixedSizeBinaryVector.java
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ public void get(int index, NullableFixedSizeBinaryHolder holder) {
    */
   @Override
   public byte[] getObject(int index) {
-    return get(index);
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return get(valueBuffer, index, byteWidth);
   }
 
   public int getByteWidth() {
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarBinaryVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarBinaryVector.java
index f38627b933..fe798494c9 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarBinaryVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarBinaryVector.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.arrow.vector;
 
+import static org.apache.arrow.vector.NullCheckingForGet.NULL_CHECKING_ENABLED;
+
 import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
 import org.apache.arrow.memory.ReusableBuffer;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.impl.LargeVarBinaryReaderImpl;
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ public MinorType getMinorType() {
    */
   public byte[] get(int index) {
     assert index >= 0;
-    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
+    if (NULL_CHECKING_ENABLED && isSet(index) == 0) {
       return null;
     }
     final long startOffset = getStartOffset(index);
@@ -127,7 +129,14 @@ public void read(int index, ReusableBuffer<?> buffer) {
    */
   @Override
   public byte[] getObject(int index) {
-    return get(index);
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    final long startOffset = getStartOffset(index);
+    final long dataLength = getEndOffset(index) - startOffset;
+    final byte[] result = new byte[(int) dataLength];
+    valueBuffer.getBytes(startOffset, result, 0, (int) dataLength);
+    return result;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarCharVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarCharVector.java
index 07a9a172f0..b7a765f310 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarCharVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/LargeVarCharVector.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public Types.MinorType getMinorType() {
   @Override
   public byte[] get(int index) {
     assert index >= 0;
-    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
+    if (NULL_CHECKING_ENABLED && isSet(index) == 0) {
       return null;
     }
     final long startOffset = getStartOffset(index);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public byte[] get(int index) {
   @Override
   public Text getObject(int index) {
     assert index >= 0;
-    if (NULL_CHECKING_ENABLED && isSet(index) == 0) {
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ValueVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ValueVector.java
index 0a45409eb9..3a5058256c 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ValueVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ValueVector.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public interface ValueVector extends Closeable, Iterable<ValueVector> {
    * Get friendly type object from the vector.
    *
    * @param index index of object to get
-   * @return friendly type object
+   * @return friendly type object, null if value is unset
    */
   Object getObject(int index);
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarBinaryVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarBinaryVector.java
index 7196e9c910..ad76504f0f 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarBinaryVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarBinaryVector.java
@@ -128,7 +128,15 @@ public void read(int index, ReusableBuffer<?> buffer) {
    */
   @Override
   public byte[] getObject(int index) {
-    return get(index);
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final int startOffset = getStartOffset(index);
+    final int dataLength = getEndOffset(index) - startOffset;
+    final byte[] result = new byte[dataLength];
+    valueBuffer.getBytes(startOffset, result, 0, dataLength);
+    return result;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarCharVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarCharVector.java
index c81e34558c..5ddc8b84d2 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarCharVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VarCharVector.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public byte[] get(int index) {
   @Override
   public Text getObject(int index) {
     assert index >= 0;
-    if (NULL_CHECKING_ENABLED && isSet(index) == 0) {
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarBinaryVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarBinaryVector.java
index 80d6952e00..c41854bb5f 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarBinaryVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarBinaryVector.java
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ public void read(int index, ReusableBuffer<?> buffer) {
    */
   @Override
   public byte[] getObject(int index) {
-    return get(index);
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return getData(index);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarCharVector.java b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarCharVector.java
index dc474b68e3..9ce7f85ef6 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarCharVector.java
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ViewVarCharVector.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public byte[] get(int index) {
   @Override
   public Text getObject(int index) {
     assert index >= 0;
-    if (NULL_CHECKING_ENABLED && isSet(index) == 0) {
+    if (isSet(index) == 0) {
       return null;
     }