diff --git a/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java b/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java
index 9c7112f1c3..21cc3e431f 100644
--- a/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java
+++ b/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java
@@ -62,14 +62,17 @@ static Signature newSignature(final String sql, Schema resultSetSchema, Schema p
         parameterSchema == null
             ? new ArrayList<>()
             : ConvertUtils.convertArrowFieldsToAvaticaParameters(parameterSchema.getFields());
-
+    StatementType statementType =
+        resultSetSchema == null || resultSetSchema.getFields().isEmpty()
+            ? StatementType.IS_DML
+            : StatementType.SELECT;
     return new Signature(
         columnMetaData,
         sql,
         parameters,
         Collections.emptyMap(),
         null, // unnecessary, as SQL requests use ArrowFlightJdbcCursor
-        StatementType.SELECT);
+        statementType);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -105,7 +108,8 @@ public ExecuteResult execute(
             preparedStatement, ((ArrowFlightConnection) connection).getBufferAllocator())
         .bind(typedValues);
 
-    if (statementHandle.signature == null) {
+    if (statementHandle.signature == null
+        || statementHandle.signature.statementType == StatementType.IS_DML) {
       // Update query
       long updatedCount = preparedStatement.executeUpdate();
       return new ExecuteResult(
diff --git a/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightPreparedStatementTest.java b/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightPreparedStatementTest.java
index 774ad0081e..0369c3a162 100644
--- a/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightPreparedStatementTest.java
+++ b/flight/flight-sql-jdbc-core/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/driver/jdbc/ArrowFlightPreparedStatementTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertAll;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.sql.Connection;
@@ -83,6 +85,19 @@ public void testSimpleQueryNoParameterBinding() throws SQLException {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testSimpleQueryNoParameterBindingWithExecute() throws SQLException {
+    final String query = CoreMockedSqlProducers.LEGACY_REGULAR_SQL_CMD;
+    try (final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement(query)) {
+      boolean isResultSet = preparedStatement.execute();
+      assertTrue(isResultSet);
+      final ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.getResultSet();
+      CoreMockedSqlProducers.assertLegacyRegularSqlResultSet(resultSet);
+      assertFalse(preparedStatement.getMoreResults());
+      assertEquals(-1, preparedStatement.getUpdateCount());
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testQueryWithParameterBinding() throws SQLException {
     final String query = "Fake query with parameters";
@@ -174,6 +189,20 @@ public void testUpdateQuery() throws SQLException {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testUpdateQueryWithExecute() throws SQLException {
+    String query = "Fake update with execute";
+    PRODUCER.addUpdateQuery(query, /*updatedRows*/ 42);
+    try (final PreparedStatement stmt = connection.prepareStatement(query)) {
+      boolean isResultSet = stmt.execute();
+      assertFalse(isResultSet);
+      int updated = stmt.getUpdateCount();
+      assertEquals(42, updated);
+      assertFalse(stmt.getMoreResults());
+      assertEquals(-1, stmt.getUpdateCount());
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testUpdateQueryWithParameters() throws SQLException {
     String query = "Fake update with parameters";