diff --git a/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/column/ParquetProperties.java b/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/column/ParquetProperties.java
index 9aaef4b3cf..cb5931581f 100644
--- a/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/column/ParquetProperties.java
+++ b/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/column/ParquetProperties.java
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ public Builder withStatisticsEnabled(String columnPath, boolean enabled) {
     }
 
     public Builder withStatisticsEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+      this.statistics.withDefaultValue(enabled);
       this.statisticsEnabled = enabled;
       return this;
     }
diff --git a/parquet-hadoop/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/hadoop/TestParquetWriter.java b/parquet-hadoop/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/hadoop/TestParquetWriter.java
index c8e8f71a91..739aa85d2c 100644
--- a/parquet-hadoop/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/hadoop/TestParquetWriter.java
+++ b/parquet-hadoop/src/test/java/org/apache/parquet/hadoop/TestParquetWriter.java
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ private void testParquetFileNumberOfBlocks(
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testSizeStatisticsControl() throws Exception {
+  public void testSizeStatisticsAndStatisticsControl() throws Exception {
     MessageType schema = Types.buildMessage()
         .required(BINARY)
         .named("string_field")
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ public void testSizeStatisticsControl() throws Exception {
     try (ParquetWriter<Group> writer = ExampleParquetWriter.builder(path)
         .withType(schema)
         .withSizeStatisticsEnabled(false)
+        .withStatisticsEnabled(false) // Disable column statistics globally
         .build()) {
       writer.write(group);
     }
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@ public void testSizeStatisticsControl() throws Exception {
       // Verify size statistics are disabled globally
       for (BlockMetaData block : reader.getFooter().getBlocks()) {
         for (ColumnChunkMetaData column : block.getColumns()) {
+          assertTrue(column.getStatistics().isEmpty()); // Make sure there is no column statistics
           assertNull(column.getSizeStatistics());
         }
       }
@@ -589,6 +591,7 @@ public void testSizeStatisticsControl() throws Exception {
         .withType(schema)
         .withSizeStatisticsEnabled(true) // enable globally
         .withSizeStatisticsEnabled("boolean_field", false) // disable for specific column
+        .withStatisticsEnabled("boolean_field", false) // disable column statistics
         .build()) {
       writer.write(group);
     }
@@ -599,8 +602,10 @@ public void testSizeStatisticsControl() throws Exception {
         for (ColumnChunkMetaData column : block.getColumns()) {
           if (column.getPath().toDotString().equals("boolean_field")) {
             assertNull(column.getSizeStatistics());
+            assertTrue(column.getStatistics().isEmpty());
           } else {
             assertTrue(column.getSizeStatistics().isValid());
+            assertFalse(column.getStatistics().isEmpty());
           }
         }
       }